lilyoyo1

What are you trying to use the beep for? Some type of alert device would probably be better depending on what you are trying to do

Is what's showing in your event viewer the same exact device? It could be something constantly running which is slowing down your system

I avoid 5s and 0s for that very reason and add a couple of seconds to minimize the change of something happening at the same exact time I want something else to run

If you simply want it to turn between 12 and 12 then the second way is how you would write it. However if that's the case I would do away with the time anyway since it's supposed to happen regardless. No use adding extra steps when none is needed

How is your family room scene configured

I've seen the same behavior on 5.0.14 myself. I've figured out ways to program around it but I haven't figured out the why either

I generally won't separate the fan from the light when it's set up that was as I feel the way to control it is worse than both running at the same time. If a bathroom has enough loads where having a kpl makes sense then I would simply put a micro-module in at the loads themselves. My bathroom is setup with a similar amount of loads except the loads are close to each thing vs all at the entrance. Walking into the bathroom I have a single light that turns on the recessed lights. The shower is in the middle of the bathroom against the back wall between the closets and sinks. with a switch on either side and tub lights is next to the tub. Our sinks h has their own switches next to them. The toilet is in the water closet with it's own light and fan inside. The entrance has a keypad which sets the bathroom up for us as we walk in. This one controls the recessed lights in the bathroom. I would probably do the same in your bathroom. While I prefer having the individual loads wired to switch locations (just in case a device fails it makes it easier to change) I understand not wanting a large amount of switches. I would probably wire the kpl to the recessed lights like I did my bathroom and then put individual micro modules or inlinelincs (my preference) at the fixtures themselves.

It does work. I replaced my syncrolincs with those. You just have to update the parameters to show the values. For auto reporting; Parameter 90- Size 1 value 1 For all reports Parameter 101- Size 4 value 15

All of that is possible just not simple. It'll take a multitude of programs and scenes to make it happen. Personally Id simplify things alot more but it can be done

One last note.....Test everything you plan on using i that house for compatibility. You can ask people on here which can help guide you with their past purchases but you should always test prior to investing. Components in your bulbs and switches can be changed which could potentially effect performance.

I am assuming you will be doing the programming. Personally I am not a fan of how zwave is when it comes to lighting but to each their own. I would recommend buying 6 or 7 switches and installing them in your place to play around with. Its imperative (since its not cheap and its someone else home and they are trusting you) that you have first hand knowledge and experience with what you are using. The last thing you want to do is fill a house with switches without knowing great detail on how they perform. The zwave lovers will sing its praise while overlooking its obvious deficiencies while detractors will do the same in regards to pointing out its cons while overlooking the pros. The same goes for insteon. Since you are already familiar with insteon you have a baseline to work with. Having multiple zwave switches will allow you to see first hand how zwave as a protocol operates and whether or not it fits what you are trying to do and your expectations for an automation system.

It's actually easier than what you think since most times the client doesn't know what they want.....just that they want it and don't know how.

I know our debates may seem out of hand but its really not. Many of us that you see going back and forth simply have alot of experience that expands on the initial question. This is actually good for other users. I and others on here may not agree on many things, however both viewpoints gives others (especially new users) a broader picture than if we simply answered a question and moved on. Many of us are advanced users of multiple protocols. While we may have our favorites, competing viewpoints give a broader picture versus if we all just simply agreed. As Palayman said, it provides alot of information for others. While you may not need the information, someone else might. You will be surprised how much goes into a system (any system) to get it running optimally. Take @Scottmichaelj for existence. If I had to pay someone to do my home I would have no problem turning to him to do it outside of distance. I've seen the knowledge that he had and while I've had quite a few debates with him, I can see he knows what he is talking about. Just because we have a difference in opinion doesn't lessen what he knows. The same with @Teken. Even though he has let me down this past year with arguing, I have to admit he is one of the most knowledgeable people here. When we built our dream home alot of what I did came from his posts over the years that I ended up implementing in my own installations.

I don't have the popcorn effect either. Different led bulbs do respond differently to ramping but that's a different situation to me

You're splitting hairs with your argument. The same things stands with any system. There's a huge difference between different factors causing something to happen vs how any particular technology works. This isn't about fine detail which effects everything in life. Im not going to start making long winded posts to cover every detail because someone feels the needs to cover every minute. Detail on any given topic. With all things being equal (for those without issues) insteon devices generally do not turn on 1 at a time while zwave devices will always turn on in some erratic way.

Scenes is the only way to achieve that. Any other way of messaging means you are sending the signal 1 at a time. If all devices are working optimally they would respond at the very first command and would not need subsequent messages. Granted the farther away a device was, the longer it would take the signal to reach. In the end it gets down to nitpicking an argument

If you say so. Call it what you want. I stand by what I say as what you are describing has more to do with the load itself rather than the devices. What you are experiencing happens with all technologies including lutrons (though not to the same degree with bulbs on their compatibility lists)

They discontinued it unfortunately. I loved that little thing. I tried to talk them out of doing it but was unsuccessful

The plm going bad is a different story. This is especially so since everything with the controller starts there. Since links are stored inside individual devices, you can get away with the plm going bad for standard control. Anything your controller handles would be affected though. Any system degradation or swapping of individual devices should not cause any issues since all devices repeat. 1 loss should not take out your entire system. Obviously there can be outliers which can impact things but for the most part you should be ok.

I'm speaking about devices themselves specifically. Not how a load itself behaves. Popcorn describes a very specific occurance which is not what you are describing. With you being an installer you should know that as well. Put 5 insteon light switches into a scene together without a load and all will work simultaneously. Do the same with zwave and each device will turn on 1 at a time in no particular order. How a load (led bulbs for the most part) responds cannot be helped for the most part regardless of technology used. Yes, even with lutron this happens at times. But then again you're comparing technology that costs 5 times that of insteon and zwave. I would expect it to happen at a lesser extent

With a house full of dual band devices, I highly doubt a phase coupler can do what standard insteon devices aren't already doing. Since all insteon devices broadcasts it's messages instead of using routing tables any degredation (if there was some) would be irrelevant since the signal would be repeated by another anyway.

When do you need the switches by? Smarthome's big sales are usually around major holidays

The popcorn effect with zwave is different than how different bulbs (namely led) respond to dimming/ramping which is what you're referring When the popcorn effect is mentioned it's each device turning on 1 at a time without rhyme or reason vs simultaneously.

I agree that using the isy gives a person options that they should know about. Once mentioned, the pros and cons should be discussed/debated. I personally don't take issue with debating the merits of either system. It trips me out though when persons act as if one is better simply due to a bad experience without making the op aware of the shortfalls of another system they push them towards.

We get it, you had a bad experience with Insteon. Obviously the op has not nor have many on here. It is well known that people will voice their complaints much faster than compliments. That's not to say issues haven't plagued some users. It's obvious that it has. However there are many out there with great running systems. While I speak for myself (I'm sure many others would concur), I'd rather buy a new plm every 3 years and have light turn on/off in sync vs zwave popcorn effect