Re: X10 FD10 filter advice

["David Gumbrell" <david.gumbrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

You have to fit multiple FD10s into sub circuits that are protected by
MCB/RCBO rated at 63A or less. Exactly how this would work out depends on
the design of your CU. You use the phase coupling connection to couple the
FD10s together so that the signal can get from one circuit to the other.

It might take an additional breaker in a typical split load box since the
rings are likely to go through a 63A RCD but you want a second one to
common
up the lighting circuits through one FD10 before splitting to their
individual MCBs. The FD10s need to go into the same CU really so that you
can make the phase connection.

Since it's notifiable under Part P it's probably easier to find a friendly
sparky than explain it to LABC.

Cheers

David

On 21/01/2008, Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Over the Christmas period (and now beyond) I've noticed that we have
> started having trouble with our X10 lighting. This is mainly
manifesting
> itself with the lights turning themselves off. Looking at the
HomeVision
> logs it looks like we are periodically getting bursts of random
messages
> on random house codes. Mainly these seem to be status hails and status
> responses etc so I suspect its noise on the line that is sometimes
being
> seen as valid X10 codes. I've not notices these before so suspect they
> are a relatively new thing but I could be wrong. I've unplugged all
the
> RF receivers in case it as picking up RF signals but its still doing
it.
> Next step is to eliminate the possibility of noise coming into our
house
> on the mains from outside by installing an FD10 filter at the consumer
> unit.
>
> Looking at the FD10 its says its rated for 64 amps but the master fuse
> feeding the house is 100amps, so is it OK to install the F10 at the
> consumer unit immediately after the main MCB (is 64amps enough to feed
a
> whole house safely ?), or should I be looking at installing 2 FD10's
one
> for the lighting side and one for the Socket side .. and if so how do
I
> link the X10 signals between each circuit ?
>
> Marcus
>
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