Re: X10 Question

["Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "arni_skarphedinsson"
<arnis@n...>=20
wrote:
> Beeing new to X10 equipment I have a simple question,
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> as X10 can not send it=B4s status over the wire, how do you handle=20
> situations where you have maby x10 din units to control lights, but=20
> also want to be able to switch them on and off with convenional=20
> switches, if someone witches a light off, the X10 equipment vont=20
> work, what is the workaround for this example ?

The simple answer is that there is no real work around. This is my=20
(and probably many others) biggest complaint about x10 in the UK. I=20
don't mind about the price difference so much, but I fail to see why=20
we can't have the same feature set as in the US >:(

There are the more expensive micro modules that do respond to status=20
requests, but other than that there is no way to be sure in an=20
environment where local control is permitted.