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Since you have a backup, is factory reset the isy and restore your system

I do not believe any of the ring doorbells can integrate wit a DVR as ring uses its own cloud services. I use door bird (more expensive) but can be integrated with your own equipment

Try recharging and then factory resetting. Which actual remote are you using (they've had different numbers over the years)

The ISY doesn't lock the remotes. The manual for the remote does recommend unlinking prior to a factory reset as responders could still respond to the remote. When you attempted the factory reset, did you continue to hold the set button until the buzzing stopped?

Yes you will as that's the only way for insteon to work

I would check your repeaters to make sure they are working and do a heal. The problem with having the bare minimum when it comes to repeaters is when something goes wrong. The self healing properties of zwave can't bail you out since there are no alternatives

Same here. The couple routines I do have set up is simply for syntax and they run the programs that I need them to run.

I agree with that assessment. I use both Both have their pros and cons. I'm not a fan of how google automatically groups lights in the same room together but I like their routines much better than Amazons. I'm actually in the process of swapping my google homes and echos with Sonos one's since they allow a user to use either one. Their google implementation is still new so its very limited but long term I like that I can have a single system for uniformity. The fact that they integrate together is even better since I use Sonos as part of my whole house audio system

I gave you the best answer anyone can give you. It could be a second or less. It could be 2-3 seconds. Sometimes it may be more. The best thing to do is buy one or 2, set them up, and see how it responds.

It can be. However no one can say how things will be in your home. We don't live there to see how your network is used, bandwidth at any given moment, construction material, program setup, lifestyle, etc. You just have to try and see.

It makes sense but in the end it doesn't matter to me. I'm actually waiting for mine to die so I can justify getting the new version. My first generation has been outside for years now hanging upside down (and thats with southern humidity). There's many people online with the same experiences. From a company standpoint, I can see them being cautious and wanting their products used with optimal placement to maximize it's life expectancy

No one can answer that definitively. It depends on a variety of factors at any given time. The delay for my lamps with hue bulbs is generally no more than a second. Depending on your network, interference, other programs running it could be anywhere from a second to a few seconds. Your #5 scenario will probably take longest since the request has to go out to Google servers and back to your house. Shouldn't be longer than anything else you currently voice control.

Only 1 person said they can't be hung upside down. I'm assuming he's talking about regular bulbs. However I've never seen or heard it to be an issue

I've used bulbs in all sorts of conditions over the years without issues. Upside down, outside in the south, sideways. In fact, my original bulbs that was used on my old patio is still in use in my wall sconces outside hanging upside down.

I like direct control of my main lighting. If my hue hub goes down or my router broke (Murphy will ensure it happens while I'm gone and coming home at night) then I'm stuck trying to get lights in the dark. If my lamps don't go on I can fix it later. If all lights are broke I'm screwed.

I think he was meaning on in the sense of state vs powered. Either way it's an easy fix. Since you're using automation, simply cap the red wire and run the switch leg to the hot

With Polyglot, you can turn on your switch when using the app. It allows for 2 way control. With NRs you don't have that ability. I only use the hue app to change my colors schemes not to control my lights so NRs work for me. The best way to do anything is based on how you use things. From your questions it sounds like Polyglot is your best choice.

I've recently started using presence poly myself for managing my alerts and it has been on point every time. It actually works much better than geo-fencing did

But has it happened since this last time

Has it happened since then

When it comes to the ISY, you don't have to pay for any service that they provide. The system.itslef is open enough that anything they have a subscription for can be done on by yourself for free.. With that said, it is on you to set up your system on your own for outside access. Personally, UDI's portal price is extremely low that it's worth the cost vs the hassle of port forwarding

The plm does not have an internal timer built into it so most likely there is an errant program somewhere. I would also check the scene itself to ensure that you don't have one of the sensors set to turn the lights to the lower setting

I would disable the errant devices in the ISY for now, factory reset them and leave them alone for a few days. This will allow you to determine if your signals are coming from the isy or something else. Once you're satisfied that it's not something else, you can restore them back to the ISY. If it happens again after they are part of the ISY, then you can either remove move it completely and rebuild your programs with it or go through your programs 1 by one (even the ones you don't think it's part of)

I would also factory reset the devices. One thing I do when seeing up a system is create a backup of all my devices prior to linking and so forth. This gives me a clean slate to go back to if ever needed and cuts down on extra work

It says insteon on the sensor so it would be compatible. If it were Skylink then it would not work. The information in the listing is bad as insteon and Skylink are not the same and their motion sensors are not compatible with each other's systems.