Recent content by jeffw_00

if they're really old - you may be disappointed. but they may still be in warranty (or secret warranty) - can't hurt to call SH

The newer insteon stuff has gotten more reliable, and SH is honoring their warranties. For SW you could use the FREE InHomFre, or if you need more power, the not-expensive and wonderfully-powerful-and-reliable Powerhome. It all still takes a little patience, but i find things a LOT less...

what about an A/C relay (w/socket from Rat shack $11), plus an appliance module. Takes a little soldering (and you also have to buy a quik-plug, $0.69) but they work great for me /j relay: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=search socket...

how about the fact that if you are turning it off only for hours, it takes more energy to get it back to temp than to maintain it at temp?

I think a lot depends on how clean your base wiring is. If you have a clean setup, you may be able to tolerate a lot of insteon. but if you have some background noise, for whatever reason, some insteon can push your X-10 into the unreliable zone /j

So only if I have a non *Linc X-10 setup and start introducing Insteon will I see problems with the remaining X-10? Do you know if there is any locality to this? /j

i had a switchlinc fail as follows: 1) was sending noise into powerline 2) was stuck at 70% on 3) resetting didn't help SH replaced for free sh-- happens

oh my - you guys missed Mike Lin's startup.cpl Free, slick control panel that allows you to easily see and manage all your startup TSRs.. http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

can you be more specific (which Insteon)? also - is the Insteon stuff pricey (and overkill for my application?) if I punt that requirement what does that open up to me? I envision a system where all my keypad controllers trigger macros, and all modules are actually always turned on/off ONLY...

Hi - My house runs off a CM11A W/Activehome 1.42, nad has been successfully doing so for 6 years (before that, a CP290 for over a decade). - I have 19 modules and 20 macros, and a HCA02-10E repeater. It probably works right 99.5% of the time, but that 0.5% is an annoyance. Modules trigger...