Recent content by kclark

So, when you tried ferrites on the power lines, did you get any reduction at all? This is the kind of AC line RFI filter I was thinking might work. Radio Shack Surge Protector You don't need the surge protector part but this one has up to 40db noise reduction in the 100kHz to 100 MHz band...

I think the common thread here is powered speakers. My bet is that your feeder lines and house wiring is a big antenna funneling the signal in through your speaker power. I'd try a filter on those power feeds. One other dead giveaway - Do you ever hear the radio station through your washer or...

Is $56 cheap enough? Is wireless OK? How 'bout weatherproof? Ugly Green? Take a look at this: Reporter RWA-300R Wireless I can vouch for these units. I replaced three x10 motion sensors that were giving me fits and I haven't had a single false positive or missed detection since. They...

Here's one that has the pump at the water heater and thermostat valve at the end of the run. Grundfos Comfort System I am seriously considering installing one myself soon.

How about having the Elk reprogram the switches dim level and ramp rate twice a day. At sunrise (or whatever), set the dim level to 100%. At sunset or bed time change it to 25%. No delays. Taking this one step further - if you set your system up to use modes (like press a goodnight button on...

Thanks for the link. That should do the trick.

What does anyone use to program X10 scenes into your Insteon switches (Switchlinc or Keypadlinc)? Manual says you have to send a series of house and unit codes without sending on or off commands. Is there a device I can use to send a series of just house and unit codes? Or is the easiest way...

So does this mean if you use a powered USB hub, you can turn your PC off and still get full Z-wave routing? Or do self powered hubs turn themselves off along with the PC?