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Wow, you guys are all renegade daredevils compared to me. I kill power to the whole house until everything is back in the box. Brian

That will almost certainly NOT dim like you want it to. In keeping with the whole "start simple" theme, I suggest incandescent bulbs for locations you plan to dim. CFLs are fine for relay switches. Brian

I wish we had that still! Where I work, they were at butt level and right next to the doors. Then, some guy bent down so his chest mounted badge would trip the sensor, and caught a door in the face from an outgoing person. Now they are all mounted high and away from the door. Doh!

Well, what is the total load you are switching? If it is a light just add up the lightbulbs. I can't speak to UPB or Z-wave, but Insteon comes in 600W and 1000W flavors. If I was above 500 watts, I'd go with the 1000, just to be on the safe side. Mostly it is an issue if you are turning on a...

Oh please, embarrass me. Show everyone the big "Pending" stamp right across that refund. Dan, I apologize for my part in bringing discord to the site. I shall post no more about it. Brian EDIT: Incidentally, I considered the public portion of this complete when the last thread was locked. 2...

If I can arrive in time to yell "Stop the presses!", I think you are not going about this in the most efficient way. If you have future plans to use Z-wave or UPB, why waste money on X10 parts you will not ever use again? Why not buy parts that will complement your future use? I suggest: 1...

Well, if you really want to continue this in public... Your parts did finally arrive. So, you have my money, and I have the parts. Transaction complete. You say you have refunded me some money, none of which has arrived yet. If it does, I will send it back to you. One of the Appliancelincs...

This is where I have to add the "I am not an electrician, do not listen to me" disclaimer. It's because the ground does not complete the circuit and should not be carrying a current. If it is completing a circuit somewhere, then the GFCI is doing its correct function by tripping. My house had...

It should work, although once you solve this problem you may run into a signal strength problem. My GFCIs absorb X-10 signals. If the GFCI is not bad (and they do go bad, eventually), then it would indicate you have a connection between neutral and ground somewhere. My house had that at the box...

Thank you, Dan. That makes me feel better about the situation. It is my fervent hope that this ends with me getting my parts and David getting his money. Brian

I just received the mail today, no packages. Brian

David, I see I have an email from Paypal dated 10:24 pm yesterday showing I have a "Pending" refund from you for $100. Very cute, I hope you enjoy the $7. If you did not have the parts to sell, you could have just manned up and said so. On the off chance you did actually send the parts to me...

It did not arrive today, and the USPS tracking website says that is not a valid number. I will look for it tomorrow. EDIT: I also do not have any Paypal refund from you. What is going on here? Brian

Thanks for the update, I will keep an eye out for it. Brian

Digger, I sent you Paypal two weeks ago. You have not provided me with anything, not even a tracking number or estimated ship date. You are not responding to my PMs, even though I see you have posted since I sent the PMs. Please send me what I purchased or refund my money. Unless you contact...

So I'm up at the In-laws this weekend for Thanksgiving, and I get a "Motion Detected in the Garage" from my house message on my phone. I pull up Indigo Touch and look at the device list just in time to see someone turn on my garage light and turn off my driveway light. So I remotely turn on the...

Keep ripping it out, I'll keep buying them. :+D I always find this fascinating. When I hear about devices that die early, or are DOA from the factory, or have the paddle switch go out, I understand. That sucks, and "budget solution" or not, companies should replace devices that are poorly made...

Well, I've been running a medium size (~50 devices) Insteon setup in two separate homes, and I've never had a problem. No failed devices, not even any DOA devices that I had to send back. Nothing wrong with Z-wave, but then I'd only have half the setup or much less money. Insteon may be the...

You have a PM. Thanks. Brian

Funny, that Crestron box is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind, but for $90? Wow! PM me if your similar ones are in the $50 range. Thanks. Brian