Re: Add New Insteon or X10 Switches to existing X10 installation?

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

It's not clear from the documentation that I've read whether the Insteon
capable modules & switches attenuate X-10 when set to X-10 mode. They do
suck X-10 when set to Insteon mode.

Mitch <sumcoolgai@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I've got about 70 X10 receivers (dimmers, switches, appliance modules
>and lamp modules) in my house today.  Almost all of these are Smarthome
>(some are Leviton).
>
>I need to add about a dozen or so new modules (some inline modules, new
>lamp modules, appliance modules, relays and dimmers).
>
>My question is: should I stick with X10 modules or go with the Insteon
>modules?
>
>I have no immediate plans to switch to Insteon, but I'm wondering if it
>is wise to get them to give me this option in the future.
>
>I'm also concerned with signal attenuation.  It's my understanding that
>the Insteon modules suck signal the way the 2-way modules do (but I will
>probably add a few 2-way X10 modules anyway).
>
>Thanks for any inputs you have!
>
>Mitch