Re: 100% Reliable lighting control......

[Jon Payne <jgpayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a similiar experience and found it was the
batteries going flat in of the X10 PIR's and it was
sending out rubbish :(

--- Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> ... has been returned to Amber's Bedroom.
>
> Just ripped out the LW11 and fitted a standard light
> switch !!!!
>
> The LW11 is possessed by the devil.
> Recently her bedroom light would be ON when we
> expected it to be OFF eg the
> middle of the night.
>
> Because I am in the process of decorating the room
> her MiniTimer has been
> unplugged on several occasions and at first I
> thought that she had set up a
> timed event whilst setting the clock. (This happened
> on a previous
> occasion).
>
> Examination of HomeVisions log file did not show any
> A1 events being
> received from the MiniTimer but HomeVision could
> control the light OK.
>
> I have previously had problems where the MiniTimer
> signal wasnt strong
> enough to be detected by HV but would control the
> light so I still suspected
> the timer.
>
> I then removed the timer from the room.... the light
> still kept coming on at
> strange times, nothing in HV log, HV could control
> it.
>
> I did notice that some of the Macro names in the log
> were spelt incorrectly
> so assumed that HV may have a corrupted program so
> reloaded it from the
> schedule.
>
> Last night.... the light came on again !!!!
>
> Apart from HV, the only other X10 controllers
> connected were a Minitimer in
> my room set to "B" which HV detected OK and the
> IR543 in the lounge which is
> controlling housecode "L".
>
> Still nothing in the log.
>
> Decided to change the setting on the LW11, from A1
> to E5. Cant control it at
> all now but still works using the button. Oh well,
> will deal with it later
> as I had to go out.
>
> Turn light off.
>
>
> Get home.... BLOODY LIGHT IS ON AGAIN !!!!!!!
>
> Goodbye X10 wallswitch.... hello MK wallswitch.
>
> When its 0n its On .... an when its Off its Off  :)
>
> AAARRRGGGHHH !!!!
>
> Keith
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