Re: Water heater eating X-10 signal

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

graftonfot@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>On Apr 18, 9:48 am, nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:
>> ddl@danlan.*com (Dan Lanciani) wrote:
>> >In article <04YUh.314346$5j1.274...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, JeffV...@xxxxxxx (Jeff Volp) writes:
>>
>> >| That's an interesting thought regarding 240V modules.
>>
>> >Incidentally, it isn't my thought; I'm sure I read it somewhere though
>> >I can't remember where.  So I wasn't surprised when I saw how the
>> >CR230 was built.
>>
>> Phil Kingery mentions phase-to-phase cancellation and 240V modules in at
>> least one of his coupler/repeater articles.
>>
>>      http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/jun97/articles/kingery/kingery3.htm
>>
>> http://davehouston.nethttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/roZetta/
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>
>I have not tried removing the coupler, I'll give that a shot and post
>my results.  By the way, it's a Leviton coupler (sorry, don't have the
>exact model # at hand, but I do remember it has a black face.)
>
>I do happen to have an ESM-1 - I'll try to use that to supply more
>info.
>
>Thanks very much for the help - and for the interesting technical
>discussion (although I must admit I was left in the dust about halfway
>through.)

Simply put, it's possible the hot water heater, when on, is acting like a
passive coupler and cancelling your active coupler on one of the phases.
It's an unusual problem.

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