42etus
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We have many X10 light switches and one X10 receptacle (a PA011)in our home. They're controlled by an Elk M1G through a X10 PSC05 transmitter. It all functions fine except the PA011 receptacle simply fails after about 6 months. It seems that's a common problem with them. After the third one failed, I replaced it with a Insteon 2473 receptacle, programmed it to respond to the X10 signal and all is good as long as the X10 transmitter is plugged into the uncontrolled outlet on the 2473. When I move the transmitter to it's normal place near the Elk, the 2473 won't respond. It seems odd, because the X10 receptacle worked fine so it must have been getting a good (enough) signal through the house wiring. All my other X10 devices still work fine , but the Insteon won't respond unless the PSC05 is plugged directly into it. I've thought about a signal booster (XTB-IIR), but that seems like overkill for one receptacle. Any ideas or suggestions.