Re: X10 noise issue

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, noise can come from any neighbor on the same street transformer.
Baby Monitors are notorious for this kind of problem. Any new babies
nearby? Do you have a repeater/coupler? That will go a long way to
solving the problem. The whole house blocker will help only if the
problem is from outside and is a PITA to install as you have the pull
the neutral off the bus bar and put it through the blocker.  Either have
an electrician do that or kill the power AT THE METER. If there's no
main cutoff at the meter then physically pull the meter out of its
socket.
 Try looking for other sources in the house and filter as required.
Also, before doing anything else, try changing the bulb in the light
you're having a problem with. Sometimes a bulb that's about to fail can
cause problems.

From:Art Todesco
actodesco@xxxxxxxxx

> Hi All,
> I thought I had solved a sudden change in X10 behavior, however, it
> seems to be getting worse.  I thought I traced it down to a battery
> charger which definitely had an effect, but that doesn't seem to be
> the case anymore.  The problem is that some "talker" can't get to
> "listener" but can get to others.  One channel (a wall switch module)
> just seems to turn on randomly.  It is then very difficult to turn it
> off via X10. You have to actually use the wall switch.  BTW, earlier
> in the day I could turn it on from one of the 16 button manual
> controller, however, some times it would take 2 or 3 tries before it
> would succeed.  It seems to change from hour to hour ... seems worse
> in the evening, best in the morning and mid afternoon.  Can noise be
> coming in from outside the house?  Does anyone have an experience
> with the so-called whole house noise blocker/couplers like Smarthome
> PZZ01?  This is starting to drive us nuts!  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.