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I've used the ezflora and its pump/master valve feature. The Pump/master valve will be managed by the EZflora based on when you turn a zone on. You configure that with the ISY Admin Console, and Zone 8 is lost as a zone to operate the pump / master valve. Only 7 usable zone connections are left when configuring this.. giving you one extra zone for your future expansion. You can use multiple ezfloras; because my system has 14 zones and 2 master valves, I used 2 Ezfloras. You'll need to write your own ISY programs. I spent a lot of time on this, from using a rain sensor to cancel an upcoming cycle, to programs to validate if either ezflora had failed. I also have the optional ISY Climate module, I used that to prevent an upcoming cycle if it was very likely to rain enough. Instead of the rain sensor, you can purchase the ISY Irrigation Module which I believe also requires the optional ISY Climate module. Paul

When I bought my backup on 5/16/16, it was a current manufacturing run, only a few weeks old. The sticker indicates that it was manufactured in the 17th Week of 2016. (April 25th - May 1st) The low price is more of a "keep your eyeballs on amazon" tactic, and not pushing old product. I guess the learning is wait for May to buy a backup PLM. "Should it be a fixed version?" Yes. My understanding is that it was 2.2 "Is it fixed?".. great question and depends on when the first 2.2 versions were installed and the 2 year failure clock is started. My current PLM (not the backup mentioned above), which was a 'refurb', is about on its 3rd birthday. Paul

Nope, you're good. I waited for one of these specials to purchase my backup PLM a few years ago. Paul

Hi- Here is a summary: http://forum.universal-devices.com/topic/19333-all-my-insteon-lights-and-devices-came-on-what-should-i-do/ Paul

Hi and welcome to the UDI forums! Here are 2 bookmark methods. I'm pretty sure UDI does not want the credentials to be auto entered from the internet through the portal. I have a shortcut on my iphone that takes me directly to my custom had page, ....but I must authenticate with my portal credentials https://isy.io/isy/<yourISYkey>/USER/WEB/INDEX.HTM ..or substitute your own page names stored on the isy and replace INDEX.HTM with their names I also use a browser link on my iphone to call IFTTT Maker to do really simple things. No credentials are passed in this case. The appropriate config needs to be completed in Maker with the correct key provided by the ISY Portal, and a Device/Scene/Variable/Program configured on ISY Portal to execute the desired function.: Example: https://maker.ifttt.come/trigger/GarageDoor/with/key/<key> Neither are very sophisticated, but I rarely need to manually trigger anything with my phone. In the first example, I have custom HAD pages that give me a house status, but I pretty much do that with pushover these days. Mobilinc and/or tasker both offer much more sophisticated ways of doing this that provided status feedback, if you need that. Paul

Hi Bill Can you repeat that with the admin console's event view set to level 3? That will give more details about the communications between it and the switch As a guess, the comms at that end are really bad: What is the load to be switched on and off? (LED lights, Fan, Low voltage lighting...) Was the switch off when attempting to link? Try it turned off if so. Paul

I suppose another option would be no If statement, and mark it as "Run on Startup"

Hi This is the general idea but you'll need to test it If From 12:00:00AM To 12:00:00PM (same day) Then Repeat Every 6 minutes Set 'Pump' On Wait 1 minutes Set 'Pump' Off Paul

To add to Brian's answer, If the devices quit working locally, it sounds like a power blip. Are are the devices, especially the keypads, buzzing, chirping or experiencing unexpected behavior when pressing the buttons? Paul

Many virus protection packags (Norton, Mcafee, etc) take a dim view of any java app. Can you temporarily turn that off and retry? If that's it, usually there is a way to tell the virus package to not evaluate certain apps, eg the admin console Paul

I like all my ISY notifications in one place with pushover. It creates a single house log of events to review.

The update states that "my.locativ.io has been shutdown, cloud features have been removed". The link still sends to the ISY portal when geofences are crossed. Its still a great solution for geofence notification that works with the V5.10 and ISY Portal Paul

You need to always install new devices that will be shared to the isy first. It's install process typically wipes out the existing links in the device. My suggestion would be to only link as few devices as necessary for testing, and/or use spares for testing if you have them. Paul Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a very slippery slope. Add/change/delete devices or scenes with test software could have unintended impacts, as the ISY could get out of sync with its last view of the PLM configuration. Not being able to make those changes may defeat your purpose of testing. The ISY will need to be unplugged, and then restarted after testing. Since PLMs have historically died often around the 2 year mark, another suggestion is to get a second serial PLM for testing, and also have it on hand as your back up when the primary dies. PLMs occaisionaly go on sale on Amazon, I got my backup PLM there for ~$30, Paul

Hi Phil In the ISY Portal, go to Select tool, Connectivity, Amazon Echo Click on an individual spoken on the list, on the right side. You can type in several different alternatives for each under the list Alternate spokens Paul

I make a backup after I either add/delete devices/scenes or 'qa' new program changes. Backups all go in a network folder, and I modify the name to briefly document what's new. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some devices can provide the interface to the skill locally by discovering devices and not installing a skill on the website, the rainmachine does this too. You can probably also say "What is the (thermostat name) temperature" Paul

Hi Mike, welcome to the UDI forums! Groups of insteon lights and buttons are controlled together by scenes. So you'll want to create a scene (Link Management menu in the admin console, last choice on the menu) that includes the buttons you want to light up in the scene with the switches. If the the buttons that light up are also expected to turn the lights back off, include them as a controller when you add them to the scene. If you have programs that control these too, then use "Set scene" on and off, and not control the devices directly. It takes a little practice, but you'll get it) Paul

Hi. There's this http://www.smarthome.com/insteon-2401wh6-6-button-change-kit-for-keypadlinc-white.html Toss the keys and use the new frame, Potentially the coloring may be a tad off.. This probably the only thing that says "keypadlinc" that's less than $50 Paul

Follow up thought: The concept of putting polyglot "in the net" poses a philosophical challenge, pick one: I want a completely local, non server/cloud coded solution I don't want the hassle of setting up a server to enjoy the benefits of V5 Paul

Yes, for sure. I posted a question over in the main thread about this topic. I realize that they are in the middle of getting v5 to beta and general release, and addressing this topic is a future thing, I get that. But its beyond proof of concept, it works, and well. If its not a portal intent, perhaps a dev kit / api for developers to look at. Paul

The occupancy function appears to work correctly with 5.10. I did a 'unit test' with the occupancy node and locative on ios. I had two programs, each turned on a lamp based on occupancy being turned off or on. I had to drive out of the zone to get to initially set the state, and then it changed the state when I drove back in. Very tight, <100 yard radius. I'm going to update my home/away program that was updated by IFTTT and give it a week and see how it does Paul

If you don't have it, a whole house surge protector in the electrical panels is a good insurance policy. I've had one since x10 days, and I still have the majority of my original insteon devices going back about 10 years. I agree that there are tradeoffs, and a lot plusses on the insteon list. Agreed on consistent double tap across devices, a consistent look/feel/operation. The insteon design kepads are very functional. On the minuses are these annoying capacitor manufacturing flaws and very little diversity, especially in the (analog) sensor department. Paul

Cool! Glad to help, been in similar situations myself. You might need to put a noise filter on the heatpump.. my noise problems have been related to low voltage lighting transformers and old style furnace motors.. both strong enough to blank out one or more circuits Paul

Good news Mark. It won't matter on the version. The back up is the firmware version. Typically a newer AC version doesn't hurt, but you can simply go to the 4.4.6 firmware page and download / install that AC Will be curious how you end up! Paul