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palayman

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  1. @Michel Kohanim So if I have two different programs, say one that runs from sunset to 11 and another that runs from sunset to sunrise, do they get cued in the FIFO randomly or perhaps in the order they were created? Maybe I've missed some documentation on this. Cheers, Paul
  2. I don't use Alexa, but on Google Home I have found that I can add videos to Youtube and get Google home to play them from any device. I have created little home automation instructions for specific guest rooms and have them associated with the room. Maybe you can do the same thing on Alexa to get the audio you want to play.
  3. That looks like a tilt sensor for a garage door. Not sure how you would use it on a regular door. By chance did you mean this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5HB4U5/ref=emc_b_5_i
  4. Hi, I'm looking for a few Z-wave Door Open/Close sensors. They are intended for a couple or porch (Lanai) screen doors and a couple of nearby gates. Would be really nice to find some that are waterproof or at least water resistant. Any recommendations appreciated. Paul
  5. Hi, I'm looking for a few Z-wave Door Open/Close sensors. They are intended for a couple or porch (Lanai) screen doors and a couple of nearby gates. Would be really nice to find some that are waterproof or at least water resistant. Any recommendations appreciated. Paul
  6. You could put some kind of bluetooth device in the car and use the presence polyglot. It provides some range (signal strength) info and I there was talk about be able use more than one Rpi to triangulate the signal.
  7. You probably don't want to add the filter to the Insteon switches. You need to place the filters as close to the offending load as possible, on the line side of the load. They will attenuate any noise in the frequency band used by the Insteon switches generated by the offending loads. So if the offending load is for example a LED floodlight controlled by the Insteon switch, put it in the electrical box used by the LED floodlight.
  8. I tried those and they seemed to dim well and not flicker. Problem I had was the crown disperses most light up or horizontally. I have several chandeliers that are 15 feet or so off the ground intended to light my foyer etc. Not much light directed down, so it was pretty dim despite there being 10 or 12 bulbs in the fixture. Has anyone gotten their hands on any of the Dubai bulbs? They have 4 times as many LED's per Lumen to run really cool and a better voltage regulator circuit. A Dubai government mandate. Would be interesting to see how they dim. https://www.mea.lighting.philips.com/consumer/dubai-lamp
  9. Just built a new house and tried every brand I could find at home depot and lowes. Dimmers are 2477d's. I ended up buying a bunch of these from amazon. Perhaps they don't dim down the lowest, but no flickering for me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ7ZJXV?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details Paul
  10. I also just got CO. Had to put in some regular switches since I am missing 2 - 2477d's. Thought I found them on amazon but got 2474dwh by mistake and they are of no use to me. Funny when you search "insteon 2477d" the 2474dwh are the first ones returned and I didn't notice. I was wondering if we could build some artificial demand on smarthome by having a bunch of people sign up to notified when the 2477d's come back in stock. Any other sources besides used ones on ebay? Paul
  11. Just put in my first Z-wave devices, all GE. Had trouble getting the ISY to add them until someone suggested connecting them to short extension cord and adding them all to the ISY is close proximity to it before installing them in their final location. This worked great for me.
  12. So tried turning the ISY around so the bottom was now facing my switch. It was added! Go figure. Now I just need to figure out why it added 8 nodes.
  13. Don't see this in the menu. See network wide search, which was already on, but nothing about inclusion? My zwave version is 6.82.01 .
  14. Thanks, tried but it didn't see it to remove it. I thought 15 ft would be close enough. How close to the first device do I need to locate the first device?
  15. New ISY pro with 5.3.0 firmware mounted vertical more or less facing the switch I'm trying add about 15 ft away. Z-wave module activated. Tried to add new Z-wave device in admin panel. Pop-up says it's listening Touched a button on the GE Enbrighten Z-wave switch . Nothing happens. Try buttons several more times. Nothing happens. Suggestions on what I am doing wrong? Paul
  16. palayman replied to DAlter01's topic in ISY994
    That would annoy me. I don't think of 2 seconds as the same time. I don't want to sense any difference between the 20 or so outside lights I have on at dusk.
  17. palayman replied to DAlter01's topic in ISY994
    If you look at the confidentiality request with the FCC filing you see that it expires on the release date 3/10/2021. Won't have to wait long to see if it is real.
  18. palayman replied to DAlter01's topic in ISY994
    They actually have some interesting stuff in recent (last year) FCC filings including a new PLM. Will be very interesting if they deliver.
  19. I was under the impression, perhaps wrongly, that the finder only accesses the correct admin console if you are connected to the internet. The one I suggested will always be correct. Paul
  20. https://your isy ip address/admin.jnlp
  21. Your idea about turning off breakers in the barn is a good one. Any recent changes to devices in the barn, LED lights, motors, etc. would be suspect. I recently changed out a Halogen flood for an LED one. I could still turn the light on, but couldn't turn it off. LED ballast made too much noise.
  22. palayman replied to eas1205's topic in ISY994
    Same thing happened to me when I replaced a couple of halogen floodlights with LED's that had large electronic ballasts.
  23. Have a couple of these Zooz devices on my sump pumps. Very happy with them. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07578W7KY/ref=pe_3034960_233709270_TE_item
  24. So is it plugged in now? What kind of router?
  25. A good question, although the finder had trouble finding my newest ISY until I fed it the address.

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