Re: XPS3 Strangeness

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Whoa there on the advice regarding panels.  Are you a licensed electrician
and expert in the electrical code?

Has the gear been tested and certified as being safe for installation inside
a breaker box?

If not then why put the considerable value of your home at risk on such
nonsense?

Real bottom line?  Give up on the X-10 crap, it's junk.

> RE c: You don't HAVE to use dedicated breakers but if there's room in your
> panel it's good practice to do so.
>
> RE d: The size is 4.5"x4.5"x2" and yes, you could put it in the panel and
> hardwire it if there is room. It generates no appreciable heat.
>
> RE e: Insurance policies vary so you need to check yours. Unless it could
> be proven that the XTB-IIR was the cause of the fire I don't see how a
> claim could be denied.
>
> RE f: I have tried ALL of those over the years. They boost to a maximum of
> 5 volts and don't handle dimming very well. The XTB-IIR boosts to 20volts
> and is, by far, superior to the ones you listed plus the Smarthome plug-in
> version and the other ACT model you didn't list - and that's all there
> are.
>
> Bottom line: Don't waste your money on any other X10 signal coupler,
> booster or repeater.