Re: No X-10 in dining room

[JimH <JimH@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

David White wrote:
> JimH wrote:
>> I just moved into a brand new house. My X10 stuff came along and just
>> plugged in and worked. The only problem is with my dining room.
>> Nothing works in there. Well, almost nothing. I have a chime that did
>> work in that room.
>>
>> I have a small lamp with an attached lamp module that I can carry
>> around, and I've tested every outlet in the dining room, and other
>> rooms. Only the dining room seems to have any problems.
>>
>> I initially thought it might be a phase problem with that room, but I
>> added a 4 prong dryer phase coupler. That had no affect other than to
>> stop the chime from working. It was pretty difficult moving the dryer
>> to install it, so I'm not planning on removing it.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> --
>> Jim
>
> One other thought, though unlikely in a dining room is that this circuit
> is protected by a ground-fault circuit. I have found x-10 to be
> unreliable on such a circuit.


Sorry I haven't responded. Moving into a new house makes for a lot of work.

Unfortunately, there is no GFCI on that room. There are also no other
devices in the circuit. It has two lights, and a few empty outlets.

I see that Smart Home sells an X-10 recorder with signal strength.
Unfortunately, it is $300.

Thanks for the ideas. If I come up with a solution, I'll post it here.
In the mean time, I'm using a mechanical timer for my china cabinet lights.

One more question... How well does mixing X-10 and Insteon work? Can I
run them at the same time without interference?

Thanks.
--
Jim