Re: is x10.com dead?

["Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx>]

"Marc F Hult" <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Marc, it is clear that people are very polarized in this discussion.  Some
people have had problems with X10, and to them it is junk.  Others dealt
with the proliferation of other electronic equipment, and have a very
reliable system.

Your point on that plastic piece in the outlet is well taken.  They should
have fixed that years ago.  We had one fail that way ourselves, reported
here in the past.  The others are still klunking away fine.

What is wrong with an irrigation controller run by X10?  The Ocellot tunes
the cycles to temperature and seasons.  A Leviton 16400 indicates which
zones are scheduled for watering that day.  And if things look a little dry
in the 110+ heat of summer, a simple press on that 16400 indicator will
trigger an extra cycle for that zone.  The only "failure" we've had was one
of the valves stuck last year.  I think some grit got in the line when they
tied in a new house down the street.

Some of us have had X10 systems that have served us well for decades.  We
have a significant investment in knowledge and equipment.  To us the choice
is obvious.  For others just starting out, the decision isn't so easy.  The
big question that nobody can answer is which ones will be around 30 years
from now...

Jeff