RE: X10 reliability

["Keith Doxey" <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>]

Difficult.

A filter will stop interference getting into the house and stop your X10
from leaving. However if the neighbours house is effectivly shunting the
X10
then you need inline chokes which present a high impeadance to the X10
signal to stop it getting shunted by the outside world. These have to carry
the FULL MAINS CURRENT for your house typically 60-100 Amps and would have
to be fitted into the meter tails by an electrician.

I dont know where you would get such filters and the cost would be
extortionate :-(

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: steve [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 December 2000 16:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 reliability
>
>
> This is on the leccy boards side of the consumer unit. We basically
share
> the same 1" to 1 1/2" dia cable from the street this loops
in and
> out of my
> main fuse block.
> In from the street and out to neighbours assuming the one on the
> end of the
> terrace doesn't have it own this would make three houses (1 six
> bed house &
> 2 pairs of flats) on the one cable.
>
> As my house is on 3 floors, some cable lengths in my property will be
> greater than that to an appliance in the neighbour property. Phew
> does that
> make sense!
>
> So following Keith's cummulative theory. I assume as these are
terraced
> houses and over distances involved my neighbours downsteam could be
eating
> up my signal. This would make sense of more appliances being used in
the
> evening = problems mainly in the evening.
>
> I guess i need some kind of X10 isolator ? Keith ?
>
> Steve.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 reliability
>
>
> > I would have thought so, taking into account Keiths description,
and the
> > fact that it could be more than thing building up the
interference.
> >
> > How do you split your leccy bills if you all use the same feed?
> >
> > (Anyone seen that episode of Bottom "Gas"?)
> >
> > On 2000.12.21 14:35:27 +0000 steve wrote:
> > > No, but serveral houses are kinda wired together.
> > >
> > > The cable from the street come into mine then nips off thru'
> the wall to
> > > the
> > > neighbour. I suspect it does 3 houses. Saves digging up
every pathway.
> > >
> > > Could neighbours appliances attenuate ?
> > >
> > > Steve.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 10:10 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 reliability
> > >
> > >
> > > > A long shot, but none of your neighbours have X-10 do
they?
> > > >
> > > > On 2000.12.21 10:29:45 +0000 steve wrote:
> > > > > PC's on all the time. Oven & washing machine
not being used.
> > > > >
> > > > > I note what you say but it doesn't help WAF. When
during peak
> viewing
> > > you
> > > > > say 'just switch the TV off for 5 mins'
> > > > >
> > > > > As most appliances cycle i would expect any block
to be
> short lived.
> > > Its
> > > > > strange.
> > > > > Its strange how it can be fine for days. Its
strange how it stopps
> > > say
> > > > > mid evening nothing i do can get it going and then
next
> morning all
> > > is
> > > > > fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can see this is going to be a real problem and
as i have 16 more
> > > > > modules being delivered today i would like total
reliability.
> > > >
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