Re: Bypass GFCI using Transceiver?

["BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The CM11/15a transceiver sends X10 PLC and can receive RF - it does not
transmit RF. Insteon, on the other hand does exactly what you describe
and is useful for "phase coupling" and reaching trouble spots - like my
infamous bathroom!



From:Chris Shearer Cooper
chrisnews@xxxxxxx

> I've got some circuits that are protected by a GFCI outlet - which,
> after doing some testing, seems to also mean that those circuits are
> protected from receiving X10 signals.
>
> (yes, I've tried the various other suggestions about things on the
> circuits that can cause noise that can drown out X10 signals - at
> this point I've pretty well convinced myself it's the GFCI that's the
> problem).
> I want to control things on this circuit using my computer interface
> (currently a CM11A but I'll probably buy a CM15A soon).
>
> Can I put a transceiver (like the RR501) on the circuit, on the far
> side of the GFCI, send radio signals to the transceiver from my
> CM11A/CM15A, and have the transceiver send those signals via X10 to
> other X10 devices on that circuit (simple lamp controllers)?  Is that
> the whole point of the name "transceiver", or am I just having an
> extraordinarily dense night?
> Thanks!
> Chris