lilyoyo1

You started all this. I need to find some old threads and restart them so we can argue again

True. But even then other devices would've done it (older devices)

Everything would've turned on with the all on.

Delete it from the isy and factory reset it. Leave it alone for a day. If it doesn't turn on by itself then there is something else within your scenes or programs doing it

If it's for the genie or the dish, neither should be plugged into it. Try a lamp for testing. Does your lights turn on and off at specific moments such as 5pm every time

If it was 1-12k the math is easy to do. But it's not. If a home is so small that having a smart panel and solar costs 12k are you really saving that much on an energy bill that may be 75-150 bucks max? That coupled with the fact that many people barely make it 5-10 years in the same home, they'll never get that money back. For large homes where you're looking at 30+. I remember someone came to the house trying to sell us solar. Long story short, after breaks it would've been around 45k. They talked about how much we would save (it was alot) etc. He went over their finance terms and our savings would've paid for the equipment. At the end of the day, we give up a cost that we can control for one (by using less energy) for a bill that will be there for a long time. I'm with you in that more should go into meeting the home itself energy efficient from the ground up. Outside of that I just can't see where its worth it.

Energy savings isn't much of an issue for me. I know if I use something its costing me money. With what solar costs and these smart panels, I would probably save more in regards to utility bills but not nearly enough to make up for what both systems initially cost and too maintain

No. There is no way to tell

Udi has made a point of not giving dates and I highly doubt that will change now or ever.

In general they are not needed in large installs of dual band devices. If it were my home, I would try to remove them from service as I hate looking at wall worts

Old age is a PIA. Lol. Yeah, it's the replace function

It shouldn't need to be removed just to write updates. Remote only needs to be in linking mode

Here's a link to a write up I did about zwave with the Isy. Hopefully it'll help you with a variety of things

Any hardwired zwave devices would work. I prefer using receptacles so that I don't have to worry about things getting unplugged or moved around (this can greatly affect your system). You can also use different plug in modules such as lamp modules or appliance modules. Aeotech has their 500 series range extender as well. The main thing is to make sure that whatever you buy is zwave plus

I wish I could help you with that one. I haven't used them. I don't think it matters as long as it's magic home. The software should be the same. Any strip light can be used however. Just make sure they are rgbww. That way you have full color and white

Any of them can be used with the magic home nodeserver. You'll just need the controller connected to your choice of led strip lights. There is also a hue and lifx nodeserver. For places I wanted color, I use hue

I like having multiple approaches to control. We use ours for ambiance in the evening with a basic timer, actual light when cooking via our cooking scene and motion control late at night should someone pass through. I use a diffuser as well. Besides the cleanup, it simply looks better and keeps you from seeing the LEDs reflection on the countertop

1) Having color isn't a bad thing. It allows you to "tune" the lights to your environment as well as better ambiance when things are dark. Setups such as the one larryllix linked to can also be cheaper and easier to install than your typical setups. 4) If your driver is wired directly to the load of a kpl it could work directly with your lights. Otherwise you will need your driver plugged into a dimmable insteon device such as a dimmable plug-in module or dimmable outlet. Most likely, you will not need the dimmable ballast. Just a dimmable plug-in module. However it comes down to what items you end up choosing. Back when I used to use magnitude, I never once needed the dimmable ballast. It was always plugged into a dimmable outlet since the transformer itself required line voltage. 5) it does not change my equation. LEDs are not 1 size fits all. Just because 1 brand works does not mean anything will work.... especially when you talk about transformers. In addition to how well they dim, you can run into noise issues, as well as a high pitched whine.

You dont need any programs or variables to accomplish what you are trying to do. Make sure all of your devices are configured properly in each controller as well as the scene itself. You would then add the scene to your portal as a device (lights) and you will have control over everything whether its from an app, locally, or voice. The only thing you wont be able to do is dim your scene via voice. If that is needed, you will then need to use programs and variables to keep things in sync.

No. There is a zwave switch that can do that if you have any zwave devices. It's the Hs200 (I believe that's the model#) from homeseer

My wife was like that when we first met. Then she felt the same after Alexa/google. To this day, whenever she uses voice in front of me, she refused to look at me. Lol

Didn't we already have this discussion? You got this

I tell people automation is like smartphones when they first came out. People questioned why the needed to see their email and surf the net when they were out and about. Now you can't imagine life without. The more you take advantage of the possibilities, the harder it is to go without it