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You can buy a filter that plugs in between the
socket
and your UPS lead which will effectively isolate it X10 wise from the
house- if
I remember rightly LetsAutomate will sell you one and if it
doesn't
solve the problem they'll buy it back. Laser also do the same
filter.
X10 is basically an unreliable system and
is disrupted
mainly not by the length that it has to travel but the attenuation or noise
that
it receives from other devices that sit on the same phase. In my house
(which is
unusually sprawled across a wide area) I have managed to get fairly
reliable
transmission now. I started with everything unplugged and switched off
and
then slowly introduced things and noted the effect they were having. This
way I
identified about 4 key devices that were killing the X10 - DDAR - old
TV
- one PC and a HP Laser printer. I have these on filters now and all
seems
well. I think collisions are most of my problems now.
What I am really
saying
is that in a typical family house I feel sure that you should be able to
get
solid reception of X10 with a little investigation and corrective
actions.
Kevin
-----Original
Message-----
From:
Dave McLaughlin [mailto:dave@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 21 June 2002
10:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] X10
problems!! and footy free too
Hi All,
I have a problem with poor X10 reception.
I live in a moderatly sized detached bungalow
with the Homeseer PC at one end up in the loft and the X10 units dotted
around
the house. The devices at the far end of the house often don't respond to
commands. I also have an IR-X10 box at the far end of the house from the PC
and this can control devices close by but the HA PC doesn't always see the
commands in full. Homeseer shows in the log partial commands.
I have noticed an even greater loss of X10
commands since installing a Smart-UPS. The CM12U is located about 3-4
metres
of cable length away from the UPS.
Is there a device out there that I can get to
either prevent the UPS zapping the signals or to boost the X10 at the far
end
of the house. I need a solution fast as SWMBO is getting rather cheesed off
with the lights not switching on at her command and I am rapidly loosing
WAF
on this one.
Regards
Dave...
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