On 4/24/21 11:27 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 9:55 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 4/24/21 9:44 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
OMG you bought the X10! ;-)
Do you have a computer interface? Or do you just plan to use the manual controller. See below to see why I'm interested. ;-)
Ahh, fond memories of X10. I don't use it anymore (my current living arrangement isn't conducive) but I ran it for many years.
I still have X10 in my house and I use it every day. The living room ceiling fixture and upstairs hallway are on a 3-way switch, and the dining room chandelier is on a single switch.
I may have noise problems because every couple of weeks, one or more lights turns on by themselves.
That annoyed my wife so out they came. I have much better reliability with the ZigBee, Z-Wave and WiFi devices. The only time I have a problem with the system is after a Samsung update (SmartThings hub - always reboot it after an update) and after power outages when everything is still coming back up.
What really limits me is having to look for LED bulbs that are compatible with dimmers. I only have 1-2 CF lights left but some of the cheaper LEDs don't like dimmers. I've converted the basement 4' bulbs to LEDs but those are all on manual switches. I'd have to put them on appliance modules for strict on-off.
I've always found dimmers to be a bit destructive leading to shortened life span of the bulbs. I don't use them very often and I do need to check the garage porch lights. That switch location killed bulbs with X10 and Z-Wave. Might be a different problem. I do know that X10 dimmers do shorten the life span of the bulbs. But this becomes suspect for the Z-Wave outlet there now. I also try to avoid the cheaper bulbs as they tend to overdrive the LEDs leading to shortened life span. They dim a little bit at a time. I also tend not to like the color quality. I have notes on that as my wife really didn't like most of the bulbs as the tended to be too 'blue' ( -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies