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Not a big deal just something to keep in mind. Also if your battery only hardware is newer and has the heartbeat node. You can create a program to update those devices when the heart beat comes in. The update works on some pretty good while others are hit and miss. Playing with a wait time seems to help in this aspect. Since the update can you see all of the programs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bare in mind this should be done when you're able to do so while on site. As doing so will leave any battery operated devices with a unknown state icon or not reflect its last state until it changes.

I have been using Prowl for many years with excellent results. Others like Pushover as I believe its supports multi platform OS and offers some extra features.

That's great to hear one last tip for you in case this hasn't been done or known to you. There are two versions of ISY firmware that anyone can use on the system. One assumes you have and use Insteon and requires the 2413S PLM. Should the 2413S PLM ever fail and not be seen by the ISY Series Controller it will declare a fault and more often than not you will not be able to access the Admin Console (AC). The other firmware supports Insteon, Z-Wave, and ZigBee. If you install that firmware should the 2413S PLM fail it will still allow you to access and use the controller. Even though the Insteon network is not fully operational or at all at least this isn't one extra thing to worry about. Please do consider updating your ISY Series Controller to this firmware version. Happy New Years . . .

I would reboot the controller first and report what you can see. If you select restore ISY that will leave any battery operated device in a unknown state. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At 26 months its probably time to replace that 2413S PLM. If you accessed the ISY Series Controller from home where you are you need only select the *Reboot* in the general tab on the Admin Console. This of course assumes you set up port forwarding on the router where the remote system resides.

Programs not visible in the Admin Console would point to an issue with the ISY Series Controller. I would suggest a remote reboot and circle back as to what is seen afterwards. Please keep in mind when you're accessing remotely the terminal you're on and using should have the same UI / Firmware. Otherwise strange issue can and will be present. Also clear and delete the Java Cache if you do find a mismatch when selecting Help -> About. Is the 2413S PLM at the two year mark? I ask because sometime last year you had similar issues of things happening and never heard back what you did to resolve those past issues? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you want the best value purchase the $49.00 Dot as the process is exactly the same to setup regardless of the hardware. If and when you're satisfied I would encourage you to purchase the larger Echo Plus as this offers direct ZigBee control of Phillips Hue lighting hardware. Going this route allows you to have X-10, Insteon, Z-Wave, and ZigBee. Once the Echo Plus supports more ZigBee enabled devices this will be my next home automation purchase.

Once set up its literally the next best thing since sliced bread . . .

I was living a completely different lifestyle many years ago before the whole *Energy Management* bug caught me by the tail. The back story on the UPS is I am a avid auction / close out goer. Back in the day winning over 150K worth of hardware at fraction of the costs was something I couldn't pass by. So I bought the lot and it was the first iteration of my back up systems . . . As time went on my needs, goals, and priorities changed and thus have been on the endless journey to be NET Zero. These legacy UPS's don't fit into that goal and given their physical size don't fit into my home if I want to recoup that space. So they gots to go . . . The (approx) 150 ~ 200 watts RMS is the standby draw on the home at all times from the systems in the home. Candles???

I don't understand your question?

The APC UPS that is in my home is intended for Enterprise / Industrial applications. You would be looking at Data Centers & Industrial applications for that category. These units are *On Line* all the time and draw their trickle charge from the utility. Upon a electrical fault (loss of power) there is no spool up or cut over the system simply continues to power the branch circuits the person has assigned. They are intended to provide short term filtered *Transitional Power* and not for extended power outages. A whole house generator whether gas, diesel, NG, LP is better suited for long term outages. Because the APC UPS are a hundreds of times over rated for my personal use my run time is also reflective of that. My homes mean average load is under 200 watts RMS and because the system is spec'd to provide more than 16kVA per tower X 8. That is 128 kVA . . . Which is weeks of power for my home and family. The single phase 120 / 240 VAC Symmetra I have are older units which are at this time being deprecated in my home. Having eight fridge sized UPS in the basement wasn't something I planned on having over the long term. Six of them have been taken out of rotation and are being readied for a new home.

Power Line signaling would be lost but RF would be used in that case. Keeping in mind this assumes you placed the PLM on a Insteon Filter Linc. Simply placing the 2413S PLM on a small dedicated UPS would probably introduce signaling issues. There have been a couple of users who have gone this route who state it works fine . . .

Not sure if your question is directed toward me or the OP. In case its for me the entire home is powered by a 24.7.365 pure sine wave 120 / 240 APC Symetra UPS. That is only one of four layers of redundant power systems in the home which protect the home and its electronics.

This has already been addressed by using the firmware that supports Z-Wave / ZigBee. Where the system assumes there is no 2413S PLM. Using this firmware will allow your system to boot up fine even if the PLM is not present or on line. Having said this if your network is not up and online (Router, ISP Modem) you will have other issues regardless of the firmware in use. Deploying UPS for the entire network even a small one is a good investment over the long term. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I haven't been actively using the new App but when the *Tell Me* feature stopped working. I had to take action because this is the cornerstone of many projects on the go now. Well, besides the fact they killed off iHeart radio and Flash Briefings!! There is no good reason to restrict news and sponsor paid Internet radio . . .

For those Canadians who were fortunate enough to have the Amazon Echo prior to its release in country. We have all enjoyed the ability to use different skills, news, music, etc. Since the official launch on December 05, 2017 the system has been hobbled and disabled. Today I made a phone call with the Amazon Technical Support Team and (She) made the changes on my account to restore all the features I came to enjoy in the past. What they need to do on their end: - Change your account from the Canadian Market Place to the American side. - Change your address from Canadian to American. - I am not sure if the web hack works anymore as the new system doesn't show the listing it had before to edit out the address to a local one. Besides hearing the news, music, the *Tell Me* skill which I rely upon for real time metrics was no longer working. This has now been restored and working as before. The CSR is going to escalate this issue with the development team in hopes of feature parity for the Canadian market. Lets be frank, everything that was offered on the Canadian side was pure junk . . .

Hello Sandry, People have simply created a folder and placed these new nodes into them. People are saying Z-Wave automagically creates these unrelated nodes out of thin air. Which nobody has ever been able to explain how something that operates for years and never displayed such nodes could just appear one day. Also, some devices do no support these nodes and its not anywhere listed in the API at all. Anyways the UDI team is aware of this and working toward a long term fix.

Does it at least alert the user when the cycle is done? [emoji848] Given how many people have asked and tried the same. I would hope the appliances would send the user a notification that it was done. I think the benefits to start, stop, pause a task would be for those who subscribe to ToU or demand response (DR) energy load shedding. I've seen a few members showing us crazy KWH costs that exceed $0.65 per KWH!!

I would encourage you to test this out on a smaller and isolated scale. This way you can see first hand the cause and effect while reducing threats and hazards to you and the home. The best case you will waste a whole lot of energy and be lighter in the pocket book. Worst case you could burn down your house like a few others have in the past. As you correctly noted its important to have other independent system(s) that offer critical insight to the local weather, temperature, and reality there is indeed snow on the roof. What I can tell you is at the moment relying on the weather module in its current form isn't practical. Keeping in mind this assumes a few things like which station is being used and how accurate it is to your micro climate. Back in the day when the system updated every five minutes the data was at least timely. Now that its set to update every 30 minutes along with no easy method to select a micro weather station your whole project hinges and gambles upon that data being accurate and relevant. There have been a few good folks who have engaged me to do something similar and the only way they do this is with lots of checks and balances along with fail over protection. This involves the use of a PWS on site, IP Camera, 1-Wire sensors array, and programs that have been tested, validated, and proven over time to operate as expected. Please consider testing your project out on a small isolated system to validate it works as intended. Identify how long something takes to react and then adjust to compensate. You may find out quickly having 3rd party systems as noted up above is required to make a safe system operate. Lastly, it should be clearly noted the system must be taken off line when seasons change. On the surface this may sound very silly to state and would be expected. Sadly, that thing called life always gets in the way and as noted up above a few people have burned down their homes . . . Please be safe in this deployment Merry X-MAS . . .

I have been working on a long term project which seems to have no end in sight. There are several facets to this project from basic to very advanced in the way the systems in my home communicate to the end users. At a high level my goal has been to have various devices relay important information to me and the family visually and orally. The system has three tiers from basic (KISS), medium, to advanced display & messaging. At the moment the basic alert notification is something I finally found the time to work on due to other competing projects. So here are the objectives and hope the forum members can offer their input for the best conditional logic to make this work. Please let me know if there are gaps or missing details that would be helpful to craft these conditional logic programs. KPL Display: Imagine custom keys that represent energy, security, temperature, etc. A set of keys are labeled as low temp, mid, temp, high temp. What is the ideal program to light up a single key to reflect such a condition without conflict of the others? So for example I have defined a low temp of 0 ~ Minus X, mid temp 10 ~ 24, high temp 25 ~ X. What would that program(s) look like to light up those single keys and avoid a conflict? If during the evening it was 0 ~ 9 that low temp key would be lit. As the day progressed it got warmer now its past 9'C and into the 10 ~ 24 range that key would be lit and extinguish that low temp key etc. I already have a general idea of how the programs would look but wanted a fresh perspective in case I missed the obvious. As the logic needs to be rock solid and bullet proof. If this basic (KISS) program works out as I hope then the other mid and advanced reader board elements can be integrated with very little problems. Thank You!

You may be in luck give this a try: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA05W01B6828&cm_re=insteon-_-9SIA05W01B6828-_-Product Happy Thanks Giving . . .

Maybe one of the members here could do you a solid and purchase one on your behalf and send it out. I had a few really great folks that did that for me a number of times when there was something that couldn't be shipped to Canada. Some of the best people are on this forum ~ Just Ask!

https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/doorbells-alarms-security-systems/security-devices/insteon-synchrolinc-power-synching-controller/p-1444442767818.htm

This is the WiKi entry to complete all of those tasks: http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=ISY-99i/ISY-26_INSTEON:Advanced_Configuration_Guide#FR_.E2.80.93_Factory_Reset The 2413S PLM you need only remove it from power for 10 seconds. Then hold the black set button and apply power while holding the set button. The unit will beep to let you know its been erased. You can also issue the *Delete PLM Modem* command in the Admin Console . . .