Re: X10 FD10 filter advice

["Simon Coates" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can you use the filters in parallel?
If you can, have you considered using a split load board (or 2 boards) with
2 x 64A filters.

Regards

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Wilkins
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: 21 January 2008 13:29
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 FD10 filter advice


Many homes (mine included) have 60A not 100A supplies.
I would guess that 60A is 'older' whilst nowadays newer places (or ones
it's
specifically requested) are 100A....

64A seems a logical rating if your whole house is one of those on a 60A
fuse. I realise this doesn't help you but it explains why they sell
something rated at 64A.

Perhaps you can find another supplier that makes a 100A device?

On Jan 21, 2008 12:07 PM, Marcus Warrington
<marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Jon,
>
> My thoughts exactly, but given that the FD10 is only rated for 64amps
> and its meant to be used as a whole house filter how are you supposed
to
> use it ?
>
> Marcus
>
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>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> Of Jon Wilkins
> Sent: 21 January 2008 11:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] X10 FD10 filter advice
>
> I'm not an electrician and just looking at it from the point of view
of
> the
> current rating, I would think that if the main fuse is 100A then
> anything
> between that and the next fuse (probably the bank of MCBs for each of
> your
> lights & socket circuits etc at 5A, 30A etc.) should be rated
>100A.
> Certainly not less than the 100A fuse protecting it.
>
> Imagine what could happen if all your circuits were actually pulling,
> say,
> 90A. The main fuse wont blow, but th load is exceeding the 60A rating
on
> the filter..... A Bad Thing.
>
> On Jan 21, 2008 11:12 AM, Marcus Warrington
> <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx <marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com>
<mailto:
> marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com> >
>
> wrote:
>
> > Over the Christmas period (and now beyond) I've noticed that we
have
> > started having trouble with our X10 lighting. This is mainly
> manifesting
> > itself with the lights turning themselves off. Looking at the
> HomeVision
> > logs it looks like we are periodically getting bursts of random
> messages
> > on random house codes. Mainly these seem to be status hails and
status
> > responses etc so I suspect its noise on the line that is
sometimes
> being
> > seen as valid X10 codes. I've not notices these before so suspect
they
> > are a relatively new thing but I could be wrong. I've unplugged
all
> the
> > RF receivers in case it as picking up RF signals but its still
doing
> it.
> > Next step is to eliminate the possibility of noise coming into
our
> house
> > on the mains from outside by installing an FD10 filter at the
consumer
> > unit.
> >
> > Looking at the FD10 its says its rated for 64 amps but the master
fuse
> > feeding the house is 100amps, so is it OK to install the F10 at
the
> > consumer unit immediately after the main MCB (is 64amps enough to
feed
> a
> > whole house safely ?), or should I be looking at installing 2
FD10's
> one
> > for the lighting side and one for the Socket side .. and if so
how do
> I
> > link the X10 signals between each circuit ?
> >
> > Marcus
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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