ctwilliams
Active Member
Hi everyone...
I am having an interesting problem with Simplehomenet's EZswitch30 (Switch description).
I have been using two separate units to control a combination fan/light/heat in a bathroom (Unit info). One of the ezswitch30s controls the fan only and the other controls the heating unit.
It has worked with no problems for about a year until recently.
Now, if they are connected to the heater unit, as soon as the ezswitch30 is turned on, either by the button in the ezswitch30 or over the insteon network, the ezswitch30 immediately dies. To get it back I have to remove all power to it and then add power back.
I have hooked a regular outlet up to the ezswitch30 to test and it works just fine with normal items such as fans, tools, etc.
Simplehomenet actually recalled this unit for a smiliar problem, but I have now tried two newer/fixed ezswitch30s with the same results.
In talking with the simplehomenet tech support (which has been very helpful in trying to find out what is going on), he believes that when the heater initially starts that it is sending a large amount of "noise" down the wiring that is knocking out the ezswitch30. This "nose' level has been increasing as the heater has aged (1 year old now) and has risen to a level that is causing the problem.
He had a couple of suggestions including adding an "inductor" in between the heating unit and the ezswitch30 that would help with the noise. He was not sure what type of inductor but was going to try and research it for me.
His other suggestion was trying to get the heater "closer" to the earth ground. I am not able to do this however due to the way the circut is located in the house. His other thought was tying the neutral to the ground if the difference between them was minimal, but I thought I had read here that that is against the NEC.
Would one of the "noise" filters work? Something like Noise filter?
Has anyone had a problem like this or can think of anything I could try? I would hate to replace the heating unit every year or so....
Thanks for any ideas..
CT
I am having an interesting problem with Simplehomenet's EZswitch30 (Switch description).
I have been using two separate units to control a combination fan/light/heat in a bathroom (Unit info). One of the ezswitch30s controls the fan only and the other controls the heating unit.
It has worked with no problems for about a year until recently.
Now, if they are connected to the heater unit, as soon as the ezswitch30 is turned on, either by the button in the ezswitch30 or over the insteon network, the ezswitch30 immediately dies. To get it back I have to remove all power to it and then add power back.
I have hooked a regular outlet up to the ezswitch30 to test and it works just fine with normal items such as fans, tools, etc.
Simplehomenet actually recalled this unit for a smiliar problem, but I have now tried two newer/fixed ezswitch30s with the same results.
In talking with the simplehomenet tech support (which has been very helpful in trying to find out what is going on), he believes that when the heater initially starts that it is sending a large amount of "noise" down the wiring that is knocking out the ezswitch30. This "nose' level has been increasing as the heater has aged (1 year old now) and has risen to a level that is causing the problem.
He had a couple of suggestions including adding an "inductor" in between the heating unit and the ezswitch30 that would help with the noise. He was not sure what type of inductor but was going to try and research it for me.
His other suggestion was trying to get the heater "closer" to the earth ground. I am not able to do this however due to the way the circut is located in the house. His other thought was tying the neutral to the ground if the difference between them was minimal, but I thought I had read here that that is against the NEC.
Would one of the "noise" filters work? Something like Noise filter?
Has anyone had a problem like this or can think of anything I could try? I would hate to replace the heating unit every year or so....
Thanks for any ideas..
CT
