RE: Random X10 lights on

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have just installed LD11's to all my lights in my house and have a
> IR/RF to X10 controller plugged in.
>
> 3 times today and at least on one other ocassion, lights have randomly
> come on or turned off. I haven't been using any IR or RF equipment at
> the time.
>
> I have a semi detached house and I'm sure my neighbour doesn't have
> X10, so why might this be?
>

No idea!

Perhaps you could have the first automated house to be featured on
"Most
Haunted" :-)

Have you tried changing the house code to a different one ?

Changing the address is a quick way to try and eliminate stray signals that
may come from a neighbour but I think someone would be very unlucky to
discover that their neighbour was also using X10 unless they got them
hooked
on the idea!

Dont forget to power the units down before hand so that they will then
detector the new address on power-up.

Basically the problem can only really come from 3 sources.

1. Rogue X10 signals that you dont know about causing the units to operate.
2. A faulty controller sending out random signals
3. Local control signals if you have switches wired to the LD11's. If cable
runs are long and adjacent to each other noise can be induced causing
unexpected behaviour.

What control methods do you have ?

Just the IR/RF to X10 bridge ? Try turning that off for a while and see if
anything spurious happens without the controller.

If you have local switches connected, try disconnecting them for a while
and
just use X10 or the manual switch on the unit.

Sorry I cant offer more advice but it could be anything at the moment!

Regards

Keith