EricK

If you always want the living room lights to turn off after 30 minutes then create a second program. Add run program 2 "then" after the line to turn the lights on, delete the rest. Program two: If. Blank Then. Wait 30 minutes Turn control living room lights off. There are a lot of ways to set things up. I would typically create a scene for the living room lights and control the scene with the program. One reason to do this if you add any cross linked devices such as a Kpl with a button to control the living room lights, then you would add those to your scene. Your program would then turn on and off all scene members keeping them in synch. Eric

One of the good things about the 6 button is that it somewhat mimics a rocker switch in function, top on bottom off. Plus you can get one as a non dimming switch. I do have a couple of 8 button kpls where I am currently using only 6buttons, does leave room for expansion. You don't just need to control scenes, you can create virtual multiway switches. There really is no wrong answer as long as you have enough buttons to fit your needs.

When I finally made the upgrade to the isy from houselinc it went fairly smoothly. I had about 40 devices, but a lot more scenes and events. Somehow I was able to copy paste my device list from houselinc into a word or excel document. This was essential to have a list of insteon addresses. I also used a notebook to make device lists for scenes and wrote down events that would become programs. I made the migration over several days going room by room. I would delete the devices from hl, factory reset them, then add to the isy. I have heat pumps and considered the venstar thermostats, however the reviews scared me away. I think people are having good success with z-wave thermostats and the isy. I installed a honeywell wifi thermostat in our basement and that works well. Not integrated with my isy, but is easily controllable with the honeywell app. Check this thread about temp monitoring. Eric

Looks like they ripped off the staple easy button. Obviously not real.

Ray, I do have the system running. Gear is in a Sockit box (http://t.homedepot.com/b/Electrical-Electrical-Boxes-Conduit-Fittings/SOCKiT-Box/N-5yc1vZbm4mZ9lu). What you want to set up is an autofill, I think there are a few threads on this. You can buy a float switch that is open or off when the float is up. When the float drops the switch/circuit closes. Your pump would be plugged into the float switch so when the float drops the pump turns on. http://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Float-Switch-6PNU5?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP Not an insteon solution but an option. You could set up something similar to what I have. When my float drops it turn on the io linc sensor turns and then shuts off the appliance linc that the pump is plugged in to. You could make it so that the pump is plugged into the appliance linc and is turned on when the water level is low. Eric

Jerry, Create a new scene called "button B". Add button B to this scene as a responder. You cannot directly command a button to turn on or off so you have to add the button to a scene and turn the scene on or off. What you want to do has nothing to do with brightness levels and you do not need to adjust a scene. I set up a program like I listed in problem 3 to monitor a scene I created in our dining room with some new gear I just installed and it works great. Let us know how it works. Eric

My second io linc just stopped working. These seem to have similar life expectancy to the smartlinc. Less than 2 years.

I ordered a few of them to try. These are the plug in modules that won't have much of a load. Non led rope lights.

Sorry to bring up an old topic, but I never resolved this issue. I have the KPL button that is set to non-toggle off, but the KPL stays lit. I had discussed this with insteon support and they said they removed this function. I just updated to 4.2.10 and did a device restore, but the button behavior did not change. Any additional thoughts on this. Eric

Jerry, I think you would get more traffic in the Q+A section. I am not an expert but here are my thoughts. Fan problem: If you press the big On button on the KPL does the fan turn on. You can probably set the response for the fan to turn off in response to the scene. However, if the fan is on then the big on button is pressed then the fan will turn off. I think you need a program. If control bathroom kpl is off, then set scene bathroom fan off. I use a program timer for the fan, so it always turns off after an hour. Problem 1: Click on the red text for the B button in the scene to set the on and ramp rates for the devices. You can copy the attributes for responses if the scene is triggered by the ISY. Problem 2: There are a few ways to handle this and this may be taken care of with programs for problem 3. The simple way to do this is to create two scenes, Button A and Button B. Make Button A a responder for Scene Button A and do the same for button B. Create the following program. If Control KPL A is switched on Then Set scene Button B Off You can probably add to the if, and Status Button B is on. Make another program for Button B to turn of A. If you are going to control these devices from the isy then you will need additional code lines for that. Problem 3. Essentially you want a monitoring program. There is a great tutorial here: http://adamsj.com/isy/basementa.htm I think if you use something like this you will get the desired result and I think would also take care of problem 2. If Mirror micro dimmer is not 65% Then Set scene Button B off Make a similar program for button A Eric

Hi, I just replaced some X10 gear in the dining room, thanks insteon sale. There are rope lights in the built ins, not Led, that were controlled by smarthome x10 modules. X10 signals from the isy do not reach these reliably. Are icon dimmer modules, 2856d, compatible with the isy. I would prefer not to spend 100 for new dimmer modules for lights that are turned on a few times a year. Thanks, Eric Edit: I did find the icon dimmer in the device list in the isy, missed it the first time.

The pic is for the responders of the togglelinc and appears correct. Unfortunately I cannot help with the test results. Hopefully someone will chime in. What is the load for the devices, meaning what type of bulbs. Do you have the legs of your electrical system bridged.

Shouldn't this work: If ( Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched On Or Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched Fast On Or Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched Fade Up Or Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched Fade Down Or Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched Bright Or Control 'Upstairs Bathroom Light' is switched Dim) and Status 'Master Bathroom Light' is not Off So if the light is not off (on) the then runs. If the light is off the program is false and the else runs.

In the admin console click on the red togglelinc text under the scene name. This will show the responder options for the scene when controlled by the togglelinc. Make sure this matches the scene responses that are listed when you click on the scene name (if that is what you want). E

Create a scene called kitchen lighting. Make all three devices, toggle linc and two kpls, controllers of the scene. Makes sure to set on levels for all scene controllers by clicking on the scene name and all three red controller names in the scene. Delete the program you created.

Jay, You should use set scene on, not adjust scene. If the sensor is on when the door opens, then just create a scene with the sensor as the controller and the A button as a responder. You can do this with the 3 wire secolarm door sensor. This should work better than a program. Eric

I am not sure where the thread is, but someone who travels a lot set up progams to monitor devices in the house. If no device was manually activated for a period of time then an away mode was triggered. This assumes that during typical home living you hit a button or switch every so often. Obviously the time window for this (ex: 10 hours) may be greater than the time you run out for an errand. Or just set up an away button by the door to turn off the lights and trigger your away mode when you leave.

Yes, you need all of the programs. My point was simply that you do not need to have the line for the variable in this program, unless it is to reduce signal traffic. You always want the light to turn on when the door is opened. I hope you got things working well. If Control 'Door Sensor' is switched On and i.Light1.Status = 0 Then Set scene 'Light1' On

Sorry to keep jumping in since I am not nearly as good with programming as Xathros and oberkc. I do not think you should give up on this. The ISY should be able to handle your initial requirements. I do not see why a tenth program like this would not work. If Status Light1 is Off Or Time is 1:15:00AM Then $i.Light1 = 0 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') So if the light, say light1, is turned off by any means, then the status is off, the program runs and sets the variable to zero. I added a time so maybe at night if you want the light to turn off by closing the door it will. if you had an all off button you could add that to the if section. However, I am not sure about the second set of programs that Xathros posted. For turning the light on it does not really matter what the variable is. You only want the variable to determine if conditions are met to keep the light on or to turn it off when the door closes. If Control 'Door Sensor' is switched On and i.Light1.Status = 0 Then Set scene 'Light1' On If the variable = 0, the scene turns on. If the variable =1, well the scene is already on. So the program is useful in that it does not allow a scene that is already on to turn on. I think you should try these things out to see how they work. Eric

Oberkc, I understand your point in the earlier post regarding knowing what the op wants. If the op did use an all off function then his variable would be out of sync. The status program I suggested would be in addition to the other programs to be sure the variable=0 for a light that is turned on by a local switch and then turned off by an all off, timer, etc. E

What if a light is turned on by the switch then turned off by something other than the switch, say another scene such as an all off. Then it does not look like the variable will reset to zero so next time you open the door the light will not turn on. If you have any such scenes take that into consideration. Or are more programs needed. If status light is off then set variable = 0 E

Did you set the on levels for all controllers (isy and the switchlinc).

Here is my program: If Status 'Basement / Basement Devices / Basement Door.3 - Low Battery' is On And Time is 2:30:05PM Then Send Notification to 'Eric text' content 'Basement Door Low Battery' Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action') For some reason my low battery was on. I pulled it again, put it in linking mode, then hit query. The low battery went to off. Thanks for your help. E

Last night I did put a disable code line into my programs so at most I would get one notification with my programs. Mike, I had read about your issue in that thread. Xathros, I think I will try using status as you suggested. I did not think this would work with a battery powered device. I will just set it to notify me once during the day. I may add a disable program line since I don't need a daily reminder to change the battery in case it takes me a few days to get around to it. Thank you guys.

MW, Thanks, I stumbled with the else there. Do I just need two programs. If Control 'Basement Door.3 - Low Battery' is switched On And From 8:30:05AM To 10:30:05PM (same day) Then Send Notification to 'Eric text' content 'Basement Door Low Battery' Else None If Control 'Basement Door.3 - Low Battery' is switched On And From 10:30:10PM To 08:30:05AM (next day) Then Wait 12 hours Send Notification to 'Eric text' content 'Basement Door Low Battery' Else