Re: Control Hot Water Circ Pump With X10?

["Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:42:06 +0000 (UTC), David White
<whitedavidp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello. My house has a hot water circulating pump built in and located
> near my hot water tank. It currently runs 24/7 and this is excessive. So
> I would like to put it on a timer controlled by my X10 system. The pump
> is wired to a wall switch so I think it easiest to replace the standard
> wall switch with an X10 switch. I have done this with many of the lights
> in my house so it should be easy for me to accomplish. My question is
> which model switch should I use? Is something like the WS467 ok? Or is
> there another unit that would be better for use with the pump? Thanks
> for your advice.

I do exactly this by having the pump powered though a flying lead with a 110v
plug and then use an X10 appliance module in a 110v socket.

If your schedule is fairly regular and you do not need remote control from
outside the property then a simple socket timer instead of using your X10
system would give a more robust and reliable solution.

E.g: http://tinyurl.com/2vkct8w or http://tinyurl.com/2v7xznl

Tony