Re: Insteon with 400amp service (2 panels)

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glad to hear you got the defective units sorted out. As background,
Cutler-Hammer load centers use the alternating leg arrangement as
described in an earlier post. Specifically:

 AA
 BB
 AA
 BB
 etc

 When you get the new RF repeaters plug one in and press and hold the
side button for more than 10 seconds. When you let go the light should
be blinking.  Take the other one and try other outlets till it blinks
quickly (I had to try more than 5).  DO NOT press the button on the one
you just plugged in. Leave it alone and go back tot he first one and
press the button once. Both will stop flashing.  As for needing more on
legs from the other panel, you may or may not - you can'r assume
anything.
 One determining factor is where the panels are fed from. Are both fed
from a common meter? If so, you probably will not need extra repeaters.
If they are fed from different meters but the transformer is close by
you may not need more. However, if the transformer is far away or in the
unusual event that your home is fed from different transformers you will
most likely need more.


From:Someone
nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx

> Okay. Is everyone (but me) ready for a good laugh? I decided to call
> Smarthome again, but this time I wouldn't mention the 400 amp service.
> The rep quickly zeroed in on the fact that the Signalinc RFs were from
> the old batch that had not gotten the addresses set. I'm returning
> them for new ones.
>
> It's good to know I'm not crazy...although I was getting there. This
> also proves out what I've heard about Smarthome support.
>
> Thanks again for all of your help. I'll let you know how it all works
> out.
>
> Now, I'm going to have a good cry. :)
>
> - Leon
>
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:14:23 GMT, 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