getting frustrated with ted5000

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jlegault

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I've had my ted5000 installed for a few months now. I replaced the original ted1000 thinking that they were using a stronger signal in the 5000. I could not get the 1000 to sniff out a signal even with a sole circuit enabled - I figured my unit went bad.

The 5000 seems no better. I've put X10 filters on all my electronic ballasts, battery backups, and voltage regulators. The noise is either coming from my zwave switches, which are on every circuit, or our pool equipment is just far too noisy. If I close out those circuits, it works fine - but I am not sure how to filter out 12 light circuits with zwave switches or the 150amps of pool equipment circuits (150KBtu heat pump, 15HP swimming machine, 3HP variable speed pump). Right now I have it on a dedicated circuit to the main panel, on the strongest 120v leg.

Perhaps I should sell this puppy and get the Brultec. Any advice?
 
Well I have some of the Intermatic Home Settings Modules. I bought to mostly play with as my main setup right now is Insteon.

Since they use RF for communications. They have a AC rated capacitor across the power line input, to keep electronics noise off the power line. This capacitor will absorb X10 and Insteon signals. TED5000 sends signals on the power line at 132Khz. X10 is 120KHz and Insteon 131.65KHz.
It is possible the ZWave modules could be absorbing some of the TED5000s power line signals.
 
Do they make 'in-line' filters for X-10? You would have to worry about how much aperage you are putting through them though with all that equipment.

Will the TED receiving unit work on any plug in your home? I forget how they work on the sensing end, but are you on the same phase as it is?
 
There have been reports of ZWave switches killing X10 signals, so that may be the problem here.

What has worked for people using TED on X10 systems is to isolate the receiving circuit with a 20A X10 XPF filter, and then restrict all TED communication to only that circuit.

Jeff
 
JeffVolp said:
There have been reports of ZWave switches killing X10 signals, so that may be the problem here.

What has worked for people using TED on X10 systems is to isolate the receiving circuit with a 20A X10 XPF filter, and then restrict all TED communication to only that circuit.

Jeff
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Interesting, I have a 20amp in-line X10 filter, how would I wire it into that circuit?
 
jlegault said:
Interesting, I have a 20amp in-line X10 filter, how would I wire it into that circuit?
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You would put it in series with whatever circuit you use to monitor the output of your TED. That would isolate its signal from the ZWave devices spread thoroughout your home. Obviously, no ZWave devices could be on that special isolated TED circuit.

Jeff
 
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