Re: Insteon with 400amp service (2 panels)

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

This may sound stupid but wouldn't you need four RF units for an
installation like this?  Two to connect *each* phase of *each* panel or is
there an assumption that the panels are electrically interconnected close to
the building?  Since more and more modern houses are using a similar setup,
this problem is should be something Insteon really should run to ground.

--
Bobby G.


"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43cbb8d9.428462609@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
>