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This may work for me...thanks! I'll have to study your bulleted list as it's not very clear what you mean but I think I could easily write a program to solve my issue. Thanks again!

Thanks for the reply! Not sure but the back French doors are in the middle of an 18 feet wide section of windows so the switch is about 7 feet away and by the time I walk out the door I'm not sure I would hear it. The keypad is at another door about 25 feet away and I don't hear it either. I'm thinking along the lines of a very small radio set to on and medium volume on the screened in porch. I don't think Insteon makes an outdoor switchlinc so maybe a micro relay module would work. Or if I could get a wireless siren/intercom that works with Elk set to med volume and programmed to do what I need. Any other ideas?

The lamps are on two end tables that are in the formal living room so my wife won’t like the kaypadlincs sitting out on those tables. I may have to hide a remotelinc up close to the lamp switch. That may be the most hidden way to do it. Thoughts?

I have a very bad habit of walking out the back door in the mornings to let the dog out while the alarm (Elk M1G) is armed. I have to walk out the back door into the screened in porch so I can open the screen door to let him into the back yard. I stand at the screened door until he is finished. While I stand there the alarm goes off and the call center calls me. I need an Insteon device on the screened in porch to let me know the back door sensor was violated so I can go back in and enter my code during the 30 second delay thus preventing an alarm. I have thought about blinking the lights on the screened in porch but sometimes it's after the sun comes up and I don't think I would notice the lights blinking with the ceiling of the screened in porch being 10 feet. So I need something to produce a subtle tone or low volume buzzer. I could then write a program to enable the tone or buzzer if the back door sensor is violated and the system is armed. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks for your help!

I have an Insteon bulb in a lamp and use it in various programs. My wife however complains about not being able to turn the lamp on when she is sitting beside it. I told her she could turn it on via mobilinc/cell phone or her computer but that didn't go over well, lol. What is the best way to turn it off and on locally? Thanks!

No, I wanted it to be greater than 0.5". Shoot I didn't even see that mistake. That's the problem! Thanks for your help Lee! Problem solved.

All 3 programs were false the last run time (this morning) and it was way over 34 degrees. Any ideas? Thanks!

I have the following programs for my irrigation system... Sprinkler Run 1 If Time is Sunrise - 2 hours And Module 'Climate' Irrigation Requirement is 0.5 inches And Module 'Climate' Temperature > 34 °F Then Run Program 'Sprinkler Run 3' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Sprinkler Run 2 If Time is Sunrise - 2 hours And Program 'Sprinkler Run 1' is False Then Run Program 'Sprinkler Run 3' (Else Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Sprinkler Run 3 If - No Conditions - (To add one, press 'Schedule' or 'Condition') Then Send Notification to 'My e-mail' content 'Lawn Sprinklers Started' Set 'Sprinkler System / 9-Side (at Road)' On Wait 15 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 8-Side (Near Driveway)' On Wait 10 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 7-Back Flowers and Trees' On Wait 2 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 6-Back Near Pond' On Wait 10 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 5-Back Right and Bushes' On Wait 15 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 5-Back Right and Bushes' Off Set 'Sprinkler System / 4-Front Bushes' On Wait 5 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 2-Front Middle' On Wait 10 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 1-Front Left (Near Tina)' On Wait 15 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 3-Front Right (Near Driveway)' On Wait 15 minutes Set 'Sprinkler System / 3-Front Right (Near Driveway)' Off Irrigation - Cycle Complete Send Notification to 'My e-mail' content 'Lawn Sprinklers Stopped' Else Send Notification to 'My e-mail' content 'Lawn Sprinklers Didn't Run'

Yes and I can run the sprinkler program through the ISY. It's just that the irrigation module doesn't initiate it.

My allowable depletion says its, 0.165" and the irrigation requirement is 1.6214" in the climate tab. The program's irrigation requirement says if the irrigation requirement is >0.5" then the sprinklers are to start. For some reason the irrigation module never triggers my sprinklers to start. Any ideas what the problem could be? Thanks!

So if I change it to 15 minutes and random it will just wait for 15 minutes right? What does selecting random do? Thanks for the help!

It doesn't seem to be working.

I currently have this program to light 2 lamps when someone enters the house... Living Room Lamps If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And ( Elk Zone 'Front Door' is Violated Or Elk Zone 'Garage Entry Dr' is Violated ) Then Set Scene 'Living Room Lamps' Fast On Wait 5 minutes Set Scene 'Living Room Lamps' Fast Off Else Wait 5 minutes Set Scene 'Living Room Lamps' Fast Off I would also like to add a program to randomly turn those lamps on and off while we are away so I have this... Random Lights If From Sunset To Sunrise (next day) And Program 'Living Room Lamps' is False And Elk Area 'The Home' 'Armed State' is Armed Away Then Set 'Insteon Bulb 1' On Wait 1 minute (Random) Set 'Insteon Bulb 1' Off Set 'Insteon Bulb 2' On Wait 1 minute (Random) Set 'Insteon Bulb 2' Fast Off Run Program 'Random Lights' (Then Path) Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') Is there a better way to do this? The lamps aren't very random. They just turn on for 1 minute then the other one turns on for 1 minute. Thoughts?

It may have helped of I would have said Becky is the cleaning lady and only comes when nobody else is home once every 2 weeks. Denise only comes about once every 6 months. Other is my dog sitter and only comes once every 2 months or so. So they don't ever interfere with each other. So the people in the programs do cycle the arm and disarm without anyone else interfering. If these were my kids (I dont have kids) then it would be a problem. The other thing I noticed is Elk will only use "last person was" if the arm and disarm is the same number. Meaning if Becky disarms turn 65 on and if she arms turn 65 off....that works but If Becky disarms turn 65 on and if Becky arms turn on 66 does not work. It has something to do with "last person" and using the same output number. I was able to split the programs up to eliminate the lights and thermostat being an issue. The only issue now is getting 3 texts on reboot. I think your suggestions will prevent those though. Thanks for your help! I'll try it and let you know what happens.

Well there is no toggle for the Elk outputs....

I think Xathros nailed it! I'll add the toggle to the programs and split them so there's no "else" then test. I'll let you guys know if this solves the issue. Thanks!

What if I include "and ELK Output X Toggled" in the if statements then split each program up such that they do not have else statements. Since the ELK outputs wouldn't toggle at start up of the ISY would this solve the issue? Thanks guys! PS There is no program for Kristen on purpose. Sent using Tapatalk2

You're station ID will be given to you by weatherbug.

I didn't verify the rain amount of 0.01" in the admin console, but I did verify it in weather underground. Since the program ran again last night I won't be able to verify if the program ran two days ago. Next time I will look to see the last program run time to see if it did indeed run before the next scheduled run. Thanks!

I have a program that notifies me of the amount of rain has accumulated that day. It goes like this... If Module 'Climate' Rain Today > 0 " And Time is 11:59:00PM Then Send Notification to 'My e-mail' content 'Rain Today' Send Notification to 'Other e-mail' content 'Rain Today' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') This has worked great until yesterday. We got 0.01" of rain yesterday and the program did not send a notification. Any idea why it would not send the notification? Is 0.01" to small? It's greater than 0 so it should have worked. Any ideas? Thanks!

Anyone? Thanks!

Ok I have an Elk M1G and the Elk module. I have the following rules in my Elk... -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Disarmed And last user was Becky (User3) Then turn Output 65 On -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Armed And last user was Becky (User3) Then turn Output 65 Off -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Disarmed And last user was Denise (User4) Then turn Output 66 On -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Armed And last user was Denise (User4) Then turn Output 66 Off -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Disarmed And last user was Others (User5) Then turn Output 67 On -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Armed And last user was Others (User5) Then turn Output 67 Off -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Disarmed And last user was Kristen (User2) Then turn Output 68 On -Whenever Home Arm State becomes Armed And last user was Kristen (User2) Then turn Output 68 Off Then in the ISY I have the following programs... If On Thu From 8:00:00AM To 4:00:00PM (same day) And Elk Output 'Output 065' is On And $i.Every.Other.Thursday is 0 Then Set 'Thermostats / Downstairs Stat' 74° (Cool Setpoint) Set 'Thermostats / Downstairs Stat' 70° (Heat Setpoint) Else Set 'Thermostats / Downstairs Stat' 85° (Cool Setpoint) Set 'Thermostats / Downstairs Stat' 64° (Heat Setpoint) If Elk Output 'Output 065' is Off Then Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Becky Out' Set Scene 'Becky Lights' Fast Off Else Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Becky In' Set Scene 'Becky Lights' Fast On If Elk Output 'Output 066' is Off Then Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Denise Out' Else Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Denise In' If Elk Output 'Output 067' is Off Then Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Others Out' Else Send Notification to 'My text' content 'Others In' That's all the rules and programs I have that involve outputs. When the ISY loses power then later regains power or is rebooted or is updated everything is ok but the next time I start the Admin console after that, I get the 3 text messages from the programs above saying Becky, Other and Denise has left (not Kristen). Also, my thermostat changes from the current setpoints to 85/64. And if any lights in "Becky Lights" are on, they turn off. How do I get this to stop? This really has me confused. At Christmas the power went out for a moment, I then started the Admin console to check on all my HA devices and when I did the lights went out, thermostat changed and the text messages started rolling in. I have tested the system and can duplicate those actions but can't seem to get it fixed. Can you help? Thanks!

Thanks Xathros! Would all those work if the ISY, router, modem, is on UPS?

Will do. Thanks!

Sure.... When I bought the ISY several months ago I was having issues with the ISY and it was determined the problem was Java 7. So the guys at UD and others here suggested I go back to Java 6 so I did. While trying to install the file from http://isy.universal-devices.com/99i/3.3.8/admin.jnlp it wouldn't install without me updating to Java 7. Is Java 7 not causing problems like before anymore>