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I think that's how he said he was doing it just in a different way. If I'm wrong then it should be wired to constant hot like you state

That's how I would (and do) set up a fan

Here we go again. Year 7 of insteon's demise. I guess if something is said long enough eventually someone can say they were right. There is no perfect automation system. All have their own problems and risks. If you have many zwave devices right now and want control of the door then I would go with with Mwester and use the zwave option as I agree it is a better option. However, if status is all that your looking for and you're already using insteon, then the 2450 with a sensor such as https://www.smarthome.com/seco-larm-sm-226l-3-magnetic-garage-door-contact-switch.html would be the better option.

I misunderstood what you were asking. I was thinking it was an 8 button connected to the load. The A button can be assigned to whatever you want it to be. If you no longer want it controlling the garage load simply unlink it from the device that it's link to which control that load.

The A button is always connected to the load itself. You cannot change that. It will always trigger the light regardless of how programmed.

Personally I'd replace everything at once if the cost is a few hundred bucks and you're that concerned about things not working properly with the plm. For starters, zwave is a different beast all together. Depending on where things are going, you may need devices in places you're not planning on changing out just to get the signal to devices that may be close by. My next reason is time. If you're spending a considerable time troubleshooting to get things working right, the cost in dollars may be worthwhile to have a working and stable system rather than spending hours on end getting stuff to work only for it to be flakey

Factory reset the switch and test to see if it works after the factory reset. If it does, right click on the ISY and choose restore devices.

I agree about ease of replacement. Especially with multi-gang boxes. I used extra deep boxes when I built my house so I wouldn't have to fight so hard if/when I needed to do a swap.

My exact sentiments as well. Well said. +1 on the whole house protection. I have one on my meter and panel. I recommend anyone using electronic switches to do the same.

I'm with Larryllix. I use ecobee 3s in my home and im highly satisfied with them. While they aren't directly compatible with the ISY, they can be added for additional control. With that said, I've found I haven't needed to add mine. It natively does what I need it it to do saving time and effort.

I know Insteons reliability has gotten much better over the years so I wouldn't be opposed to staying with them. You state you have 2476s dying. Since those haven't been made in at least 6 years, how old are your switches overall? Being an electronic device at some point they will die. That won't change no matter who you go with. As already mentioned you could try zwave but that comes with it's own set of issues that may or may not be a problem for you (no protocol is perfect). As with Mwester, I only use mine for lamps and accent lights (strip lights). I wouldn't use them for main lights. For me, It's not cost effective (house dependant). Secondly, should your router or bridge go down, they won't work until you replace them.

If it's it's been 5 years then it possibly be the plm.

It makes a nice paperweight. Lol

I have about a dozen of them and mine works without issue. I'm using the 5.0.14 firmware. I would check your firmware and clear your Java cache. It also may not be in range.

Did you hook up the ISY prior to connecting the plm? If so, unplug the ISY make sure the plm is plugged into the ISY and powered up before hooking up the ISY to power

Since you don't have many devices, I'd start with a clean slate. Factory reset your zwave dongle and lock. Clear your Java cache, Take your plug-in modules close to the ISY to get them to add. Exclude then include. Add the one you plan on using closest to the ISY first, then add the next. Move them to the locations you think they will be most effective. Once done, bring the ISY within 3 feet of your lock, exclude it and then include it. Leave it there for a few minutes just in case it has nodes that need to show up. Once all that is done do a network heal.

You will want to make sure every device you purchase has zwave plus to take advantage of any zwave plus benefits.

https://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/25183-replace-isy

I didn't have that issue when I used incandescent bulbs. I can see it present with LED bulbs now. Haven't dealt with RadioRa2 with newer leds to know if it's as prevalent. I do see it happen still with control4 as well. If it's not, then that's a really good benefit as I do like uniformity.

RadioRa has issues in itself as well as needing the use of repeaters just any other technology. With that said, to compare radio ra or any other high end system to insteon or zwave is comparing apples to oranges. First off is cost. Generally you get what you pay for. The same quality and performance will come with an increase in cost. Pepple already look for the cheapest devices so increasing cost isn't an option. Secondly radio ra is professionally Installed. Done properly this means someone else is doing the designing, installing, and troubleshooting rather than the end user. This means the things you go through now would be done by someone else. The end result is the appearance of a trouble free system when reality is, the kinks were worked out for you.

Insteon isnt a resurrected x10. It is its own protocol in regards to how it communicates, frequency etc. Yes Insteon allows its devices to speak to x10 devices but should one do that, they lose the benefits of insteon. With that said, I do get your point in regards to decoupling. some devices have this ability. Hopefully one day in the future they will bring it to all of them. Personally, I prefer both. Its much easier to fix line noise than troubleshoot RF interference.

There is no perfect system. Your comment about Powerline and needing a filterlinc is akin to someone saying zwave is terrible because they need 2-3 devices just to communicate with a lock 20 feet away. Your issue isn't a problem with Insteon, the problem is insteon in your particular home. There are many many people using insteon without issues just like there are zwave people without issues. RF only is not perfect at all. Personally in this day and age, I think its foolhardy to go all in on any 1 protocol. Why do that when you can pick and choose the best technology for any particular situation.

As Paul stated, this is the umpteenth time insteon's demise has been bought up....in the meantime, I see more zwave companies going out of business. That's not an indictment of zwave just the resilience of insteon.

Actually the answer to both is yes. Steve Lee is known in many circles as an automation guru. Hell, he's personally helped me a lot when I first learned about insteon.

What are the keypads? Are they the newer dual-band kpls or older Powerline only? Factory reset them, then restore them from the isy