Re: Insteon with 400amp service (2 panels)

[Someone <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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