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

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seen the heading and thought ...Keiths installed CBUS ;-))

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: "UKHA Discussion" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:32 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] 100% Reliable lighting control......


> ... 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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