I think this is great news. UPB works fantastic on one phase, but like many people, I have lots of trouble getting signal on the opposite phase. I saw PCS also released a split-phase repeater. I wonder if the HAI unit and the PCS unit are the same? Anyone use one of these yet? I current use THREE Simply-Automated Non-Inverting bridges in parallel and get barely any signal on the opposite phase. I'm guessing I should remove the bridges and buy a repeater.
HAI releases UPB repeater.
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So with Gen II its great, but I'm not sure I really understand what it will or won't do with a mixture of Gen II and Gen 1. Instructions seem to say it does help with Gen 1 but only in one direction?
Steve
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I don't recall all the details but I think the gist of it was the SPR was not as effective with Gen I. With no noise and just phase issues its hard to say how great the benefit will be, you probably just need to try. For me I just plugged it into the dryer outlet which is very close to my panel, so it was easy enough to just get it and see the difference. For anyone dealing with noise issues with or without phase issues then imho Gen II is a must.
I am using some coupler on three of my main panels and it works pretty good. My biggest Achilles heal is when I have florescent lights on in my house. Every time I do I miss calls to turn lights on and off. Anyone have the same issue or more like NOT have the same issue and have a good reason why? Maybe my split phase couplers aren't gen2? They are about 1.5 years old and I thought HAI?!
Neil
Neil
So my house is a UPB black hole. NO signal from one phase to the other. With the help of THREE non-inverting phase couplers in parallel, I can get an opposite phase signal of about 4, enough to work, but certainly not good.
So when I saw these repeaters I got all excited, but I have ALL Gen1 Simply Automated switches and a Simply Automated PIM.
From what I read on the net, it seemed to say this Split-Phase repeater would only slightly work at best unless I had Gen II switches, which I don't have.
Maybe out of stupidity I bought the PCS SPR-3 for $400+ I was fully expecting it to do absolutely nothing, in which case I'd pack it back up and return it.
So plugged it in, and noticed it had a setup button not mentioned at all in the instructions. So I pressed it 5 times to put it in setup mode and I started UPStart, found it on my network, and set it up.
Anyway, to make a long story short, it worked great. I switched off my couplers, and my signal was fantastic everywhere. From PIM to switch, switch to switch, and switch to PIM. All switch changes were picked up by CQC and my HAI panel.
So, why does it work so well? Did PCS modify the firmware to support Gen I devices better? (The instructions say nothing about Gen II or Gen I)
So when I saw these repeaters I got all excited, but I have ALL Gen1 Simply Automated switches and a Simply Automated PIM.
From what I read on the net, it seemed to say this Split-Phase repeater would only slightly work at best unless I had Gen II switches, which I don't have.
Maybe out of stupidity I bought the PCS SPR-3 for $400+ I was fully expecting it to do absolutely nothing, in which case I'd pack it back up and return it.
So plugged it in, and noticed it had a setup button not mentioned at all in the instructions. So I pressed it 5 times to put it in setup mode and I started UPStart, found it on my network, and set it up.
Anyway, to make a long story short, it worked great. I switched off my couplers, and my signal was fantastic everywhere. From PIM to switch, switch to switch, and switch to PIM. All switch changes were picked up by CQC and my HAI panel.
So, why does it work so well? Did PCS modify the firmware to support Gen I devices better? (The instructions say nothing about Gen II or Gen I)
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