Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / December 2006

We have an old mechanical Intermatic T107-30 timer which controls our
landscape lighting. In the last few weeks, the timer started acting up - it
is running extremely slow.
Basically for every hour, the timer will only run ~2 minutes.

Looks like the CF interference issue has hit me. I posted about on
Smarthome's forums.
http://www.techmall.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=921
I've had almost all CFs on one leg of my circuit for months and it just

I am looking for an all-housecode RF remote for X10. It does not seem
to me that this should be such a difficult thing to find, but I have
not found one. Any suggestions?
bblackmoor

Grow up Robert
By Steve Ryckman
From: Steve Ryckman (sryckman@simsware.com)
Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: Changes to alt.security.alarms

Morning all.
New to this NG. Was semi-active on the X10 forums for a bit but "forums"
in general kind of annoy me. Hard to "pick up where you left off" if you
go away for a few weeks.

The tree went up yesterday, and it was put on a lamp module set to the same
codes as our other Christmas decorations, which normally run about ½
intensity.  The tree exhibits the same flickering effect reported earlier
with some Insteon wall switches.

Hello, All!
Has anyone used this technology in home automation? Were there any
difficulties? Please, your emotions and facts.

I live in an apartment (so messing with the in-wall fixtures is out of
the question), and I have 2 lamps in my living room.  One of the lamps
is controlled by a switch on one side of the room ... flip the switch,
and there's light.  The other one, however, we have to turn on by hand

I wanted to know, im almost positive i saw something but cant seem to find
it now.
If there was something that existed that basically just monitored the
electric

Hey guys,
I've got a situation where there's a number of identical displays in the
same area, and need to be able to switch them on and off individually
from a PC.

I use a PowerLinc 1132B [http://www.smarthome.com/1132b.html] with a
Ware Brothers sprinkler controller [http://www.warebrothers.com].  It
sends X10 signals to control landscape lighting.
The 1132B fails fairly often, perhaps every six months or so.

On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:30:26 -0500, "Robert Green"
<ROBERT_GREEN1963@YAH00.COM> wrote in message
<ud6dnbYPAvgnruDYnZ2dnUVZ_h2pnZ2d@rcn.net>:

All,
Does anyone know of a home automation system provider in the UK.I was
thinking of a system that allows automatic control of: lighting,
heating, security etc. from a touch pad or remotely.

I use x-10 maxi controllers and am pressing against the 16 unit limit.  
Is there a max-max controller to let me reach another 16 units on
another house code?  I know I can change the house code, but if I do it
too often it is a pain and will wear out.  Can I put a button on the

Does anyone know of a system of playing MP3 files through an amplifier
without the use of a laptop etc. In other words is there a simpilfied
'Jukebox' computer that has a screen bigger than the likes of an
IRiver/Ipod - something the size of a small laptop screen without the