RE: X10 FD10 filter advice

["Marcus Warrington" <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Craig,



Yes , your probably right about it being an internal piece of equipment.
I just anted to isolate the house as a first step (I'd already bought an
FD10 modules years ago but never got around to fitting it).



I can't think of anything that has changed , but I suppose it could be
something that has always been a problem (that I haven't noticed) that
has gotten worse of late.



If I could find the definite cause then an FM10u would be fine, I
already use one for the florescent strip lighting in the dining room as
they caused a lot a problems initially.

Problem with the FM10u is its size, as some appliances can not
accommodate the bulk , our fridge for example has the plug socket behind
it and the FM10u would not allow the fridge to be pushed into its space.
I guess a micro filter could be used in the socket as long as the
appliance is less than 5 amps load. Our boiler draws 6amps so its would
be suitable for that, and neither would a FM10u since the boiler is hard
wired to a spur rather than a plug. I guess I could mount an FD10 in
single gang box next to the spur.



Funnily enough next door neighbour has just bought a new 50" LG TV...
maybe I should be asking him to log when he turns it on and off to see
if its him :-)



Marcus

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of craig
Sent: 21 January 2008 16:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] X10 FD10 filter advice



> Up to now the X10 has been pretty reliable so I'm sure my issue can be
> solved with appropriate filtering.

Marcus, I would put money on a device (or combination of devices) in
your
house are causing this interference/reliability issue. You may be better
off
investing in a couple of FM10U's.

I have had issues with LG TVs and Sonos PSU's, they would cause
unreliability issues with X10 transmission. I now use several FM10U's
around
the house, with 4 ways plugged in where there is a high concentration of
electronic equipment.

I also moved the CM12 as close to the consumer unit as possible, and
extended the serial port to the computer via cat5. This, together with
the
FM10U's has made X10 transmission very reliable over the existing mains
cables.





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