I have the Insteon "starter kit" installed. It consists of the computer interface, wireless/wired signal bridge units, several lamp modules, 2 wall switches and a table-top controller. It has the ability to be backward compatible with X-10 addressing and the new Insteon protocol is actually a 2-way protocol that uses each node in the net as a repeater to ensure commands are delivered and acknowledged. Bottom line is that it works. It works in places where old X-10 modules didn't. And it is MUCH faster than
Neutral and ground are not the same thing. Tying these switches to ground will sometimes work, but it actually puts current on your ground wire and ultimately through your entire house by way of your breaker panel. Don't use ground. Use neutral. If you don't know the difference, get up off the sofa and turn the switch off by hand instead of using X-10 or Insteon.
To the systems programmer, users and applications serve only to provide a
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Insteon works and it IS better than X-10 (Score:5, Informative)
Bottom line is that it works. It works in places where old X-10 modules didn't. And it is MUCH faster than
Re:Insteon works and it IS better than X-10 (Score:2)
Re:Insteon works and it IS better than X-10 (Score:2)