Re: Insteon with 400amp service (2 panels)

[Someone <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I realized that I didn't even answer your question about
distance. On my latest attempt, I had the units about 8 feet apart.
That appears to be the closest I can get them while still being on
different phases. This assumes that the way I've tried to identify the
phases is correct - I've assumed that breakers on one side of the box
are on the same phase.

Thanks.

   - Leon

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:33:43 GMT, Someone <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Thanks for the quick response, Dave.
>
>I don't have a lot of options for distance, based on what the labels
>on the panel tell me. On panel 1, one phase appears to cover the
>second floor,while the other phase covers the first floor. Will the RF
>signal make it from one floor to the next? I'm not sure I had them as
>close as I could (one room above the other), so I can try that. Also,
>I had both antennas oriented veritcally. Would horizontal orientation
>for both make a difference?
>
>Thanks.
>
> - Leon
>
>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:21:20 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)
>wrote:
>
>>How far apart are the two RF units?
>>
>>When you initialize the RF units they need to be on opposite phases and
>>within RF range of each other. The range is rather limited. Both antennas
>>need to have the same orientation (i.e. both vertical or both horizontal)
>>for maximum range.
>>
>>Someone <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>I just got my Insteon starter kit and discovered that I cannot get the
>>>to Signalinc RFs to talk to each other. I have 400 amp service using
>>>two panels. I talked to Smarthome and they said they don't support
>>>this because they don't know if the signals will get through reliably.
>>>I thought maybe I could get things to work if I started with both
>>>phases of one panel. I had hoped that I could figure this out by
>>>reading what the builder had marked on the panel (which seems to be
>>>quite accurate). Once I got Insteon working across one panel, I was
>>>hoping two more Signalinc RFs would bridge the two panels.
>>>
>>>Am I missing something here? Is this even possible? If Insteon doesn't
>>>work, do I have any hope even for X10?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>>>
>>>  - Leon