Vik Olliver is on permanent record as saying: : :> What's the status of the power your planing to control, cause X-10 isn't :> immune to mains bourne noise created by computer PSU's, fridge, freezer and :> water pump motors. : :This is where the fun starts. I'll be trying things out before I commit :to a large order. But I'll be using 2-way systems, so I should be able :to spot when things are and aren't off etc. and retry.
Here's a quick summary of my experience with x10 stuff. It was pretty handy and relatively reliable. Noise was a bit of a problem, but that's what happens in a cheap apartment with an elevator nearby. The big problem I ran into was using a socket controller on a sunken light. The sunken surface reflected a lot of heat back to the controller, which succumbed to the temptation to melt. When the controller failed to shut the light off, I turned it off at the switch. This allowed the melted plastic to cool and break the glass. The whole think looked really cool after the fact, but I spent a lot of time looking for glass shards in the carpet under the light. You should probably double check the current specs, too. I recall them being kinda low (300mA, I think). Greg --- -
