Re: Does any wall dimmer have overload protection?

["BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter,

 If the reason you're switching from X10 is for signal reliability let
me suggest that you try one of Jeff Volp's XTB-IIR units first. It is a
truly amazing device that is far better than any
repeater/booster/coupler solution you may have tried.  I switched to
Insteon before the XTB-IIR came out but I still put one in and run some
X10 devices with it.  In my new second home I'm putting in all the X10
stuff I took out along with an XTB-IIR and I don't expect any problems.

The new technologies are nice but a bit cumbersome to manage and none of
them offer a truly sophisticated whole house controller.

 peter wrote:
> I have a remote wall switch that controls an outlet that I plug a
> lamp into. This allows me to turn on/off the lamp from a remote and
> from the wall switch.
>
> Currently, this wall swtich is x10. Based on past experience, if I
> accidently plug in a vacuum cleaner into the switched outlet (there
> are two in this room), it would fry the dimmer.
>
> I'm about to replace this wall dimmer with an insteon or z-wave based
> dimmer. Do any of these offer better protection against overload
> (vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, etc)?