Re: Justify Upgrade from X-10 to Z-Wave?

Tom, your house uses two legs, 110 volts each and is balanced between
the two. In your breaker panel the breakers are A-B-A-B... going down
each row of breakers. The best place for the XTB-IIR is at the panel but
any location wired for 220 will do.

"Tom" <donot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I read both of your reviews. They answered quite a few questions and
addressed several concerns. Right now, all my modules work anywhere in
the house (when conditions are ideal) which makes me assume that all
the outlets are on the same leg such that coupling between the two legs
isn't necessary - is this a correct assumption? Assuming that the house
is all on one leg, could I not install, using a standard wall plug and
outlet, the XTB-IIR anywhere in the house?

The articles are a big help in allaying my fears of coughing big bucks
for hard-wired switches and the like. I've had some problems with them
in the past but lacked a real understanding of causes of failures.
Thanks for replying and the articles. I wish the signal was strong
enough to switch off my neighbor's terrawatt floodlight system off at
night.

Tom

"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Tom" <insync50@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is there any reason for this product over, for example, Leviton's
HCA02-10E
Amplifier/Coupler/Repeater?

There's almost *every* reason. (-:

I own both. The XTB just works and works but the HCA02-10E locked up
nearly
once a week. The XTB outputs a repeated signal at 25+V and the HCAr
somewhere around 5V. That alone blows the doors off the Leviton
product
since the XTB signal can overcome lots more noise and signal sucking
than
the much weaker output of the Leviton HCA. Lots of other features
too,
including Jeff Volp's technical support for the product.

After about three weeks of resetting the HCA (when it locked up, NONE
of the
lights in the house would work! VERY low SAF) I put it in the junk
box.
Make me an offer. (-: Check out my recent review of the XTB at:

http://www.hometoys.com/ezine/08.04/green/xtb.htm

--
Bobby G.






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