Re: Insteon now or wait?

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

Bill,

I'm a long time X10 user, and also use the Ocelot.  We have our share of
electronics and compact fluroescents, but have virtually 100% reliability.
It does take some work to keep a "friendly" X10 environment.  Filters must
be used on major signal suckers and certain brands of compact fluorescents.
If you have a large house, you might consider the XTB.  It added a
significant signal level margin here, and I can't recall any X10 failure
since installing the first prototype.

Jeff

"Bill Stock" <me7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've read a few of the Insteon threads, both supporters (Bruce R) and
> naysayers (Dave H). I've also read about the recent recalls for warmness.
> Heh, can't be much worse than my CP290 (RIP) warmness.
>
> My X10 setup has been going to hell in a hand-basket over the past year,
> lights not responding, sending one code and getting another (?) and motion
> sensor lights (hardwired) turning on during the day when they should not.
A
> lot of these problems are due to new CFL lights, but I'm also starting to
> suspect my Ocelot is acting up, although it says it's fine. As for sending
> one code and getting another, it' either some code hidden somewhere I've
> forgotten about or a wonky coupler/repeater. Either way I'm going to have
to
> spend some time and $$s to get it working again.
>
> So I thought I might replace some of the X10 modules with Insteons to try
> and improve the CFL problems. But the Insteons only repeat Insteon codes,
> not X10 codes. So unless I have a Translator for the Ocelot I don't see
much
> value in upgrading now. I did check the Smarthome site for a translator,
but
> it looks like it was never produced.
>
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