Re: Problem with x-10 system that used to be stable

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Noise might cause both. It sounds like someone in another apartment has some
gear that's putting noise on the powerline. This may be very tough to track
down and even tougher to fix unless you can find the source and get the
owner to plug it into a filter. A filter may not help if its spikey.

I think I would start by buying an ESM1 meter ($50-60) to see if it
indicates X10-like noise on the line. Note that it will not show noise
spikes but will show continuous noise in the 80-175kHz range.

If it's spikes causing the random turn-ons and you have WS467 (or similar)
switches, this may help...

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.home.automation/msg/62d41d8a36fef5ea?oe=UTF-8&output=gplain


"Carlos M. Contreras" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Maybe.  But the problem continues on the same switches when I changed the
>housecode (I have tried several codes).  Maybe there is some noise in my
>lines, but I don't know if it is generated in my apartment, or if they come
>from the outside.    Again, i have two problems.  Some switches turn on at
>random, and other do not respond to x-10 commands.  I'm not sure if the
>cause of both is the same, or if I have two different problems.
>
>"D&SW" <dsweatherwax@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:n8WYg.3389$kG5.2136@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>I think one of your neighbors has discovered X10.
>>
>> "Carlos M. Contreras" <cmcontreras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:452c122a$0$19641$88260bb3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> My x-10 system has worked w/o problems for aprox. 5 years.  Last week it
>>> started turning some lights on at random times. I removed my RF receiver
>>> from the outlet with no succes.  One of those lights is in my bedroom, so
>>> I'm really mad.  I have changed the house code of that particular switch
>>> as part of the troubleshootingm but the problem continues.   Is this a
>>> problem with the switches, or it is an external signal that i'm
>>> receiving?
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>


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