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

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

Maybe, maybe not. It's hard to say without knowing how the apartments are
wired. If there's only one entry point, a blocking filter can handle
continuous noise that would affect X10 but it may be of little use against
spikes.

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

>If the cause of the problem is noise coming from the outside, will a
>coupling blocking filter help?  Or do they only block pure x10 signals?
>
>
>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:45389b91.547484750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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