Re: leviton vizia RF switches (Z-wave)

["David Rothman" <drothman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i've been using x10 for years.  i simply can't/won't use it if there are
viable alternatives (albeit more pricey ones). thanks


"Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "David Rothman" <drothman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> I'm replacing all my old X10 stuff (too flaky).  i also have just redone
>> several rooms in my basement, so i'm going to wire up all those rooms
>> with a mix of non-RF and RF switches.  If the technology is reliable, I'd
>> likely get to work changing many of the switches throughout the house.
>
> Before your throw in the towel on X10, it may be worth seeing what you can
> do to improve your X10 reliability.  I have been writing a troubleshooting
> series to help those who have X10 reliability problems:
>
> http://jeffvolp.home.att.net/x10_info/x10_troubleshooting.htm
>
> Even with all the electronics we have in this house, X10 was virtually
> 100% reliable before I added the XTB.  Since then, the only problem we
> have had was due to the DST shift (forgot to re-enter latitude into C-Max
> after installing the update).
>
> Jeff
>