Re: Justify Upgrade from X-10 to Z-Wave?

["Bobby Green" <robert_green1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Tom" <donot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I read both of your reviews. They answered quite a few questions and
> addressed several concerns. Right now, all my modules work anywhere in the
> house (when conditions are ideal) which makes me assume that all the
outlets
> are on the same leg such that coupling between the two legs isn't
> necessary - is this a correct assumption? Assuming that the house is all
on
> one leg, could I not install, using a standard wall plug and outlet, the
> XTB-IIR anywhere in the house?

I believe that's the case, but you would have to ask Jeff to be sure.  Some
people are just lucky in the way their house wiring is laid out and the
components they are using.  Others are not so lucky.  You seem to be pretty
lucky so far.  If your luck holds, you might be able to make use of the
stock RF transceivers.  They vary wildly in quality and range.  Some can be
retuned or have antenna augmentation surgery, and some just happen to work.

I am unclear about one thing.  Are you having intermittent trouble already?
Are there times when things won't turn on or off as they should or as they
do at other times during the day?

> The articles are a big help in allaying my fears of coughing big bucks for
> hard-wired switches and the like. I've had some problems with them in the
> past but lacked a real understanding of causes of failures. Thanks for
> replying and the articles. I wish the signal was strong enough to switch
off
> my neighbor's terrawatt floodlight system off at night.

If he's using X-10, it might be possible.  (-:  When I first installed my
XTB the signal was so strong it coupled at the pole transformer across the
street.  I assume if my neighbors were using X-10, they might experience
issues, but thanks to the mortgage crisis, I am living in a virtual ghost
town.  My non-existent neighbors don't even use electricity anymore, let
alone X-10 to control it.

Good luck!

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Bobby G.