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To answer your first question, I've found that some things don't trigger it reliably. Things that are hard relay contacts work fine for me, other things, not so much. On X10 with Powerflash (PSC01) I could read if my furnace was on with a simple current sensing doughnut around the hot. The sensing part worked perfectly, but the X10 signal part sometimes was lost. I connected the doughnut to an iolinc, i got a faint green glow from its led, but it would never trip it. I got advice on changing the doughnut, putting in optically isolated sensor,, could not get it to work. I now have a thermostat that reports the on time and reassigned the iolinc. Point is, what type of contact source it is can make a difference.. and having said that, when they're connected to something that is a clean contact, they work fine last for years. I've had one in my attic and garage for 6+ years, they continue to function great. So its not been reliability as much as the sensing mechanism as you point out. Also, as they are single band, you do have to make sure that you have a range extender if you don't have another dual band device in the area. Everything in my garage is single band so I had to add put an access point (old version of the range extender) there. Paul

I agree with oberkc. Another route, if you have issues with them, is to put filters on them near the transformers. See if you get unpredictable behavior.. one being that they can be turned on remotely, but not back off Paul

A separate question. Are the pendant lights low voltage? Low voltage transformers can create a lot of line noise that disrupts insteon switches Paul

This has happened to me. Factory reset one of them and then restore device to it. If that works, continue to the rest. Let's get through this part and then move on to the mystery device offs if its still an issue. Paul

Correct, it's as oberkc described. Disabled only means the if logic won't run on its own. The if logic will work on a disabled program if you 'run if' from another program. I have a number of programs that I use as subroutines... disabled but work when called from other programs Paul Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you want to remote access your ISY via the portal: Method 1 Go to the ISY Portal https://my.isy.io -\ Fill in your credentials Next to the Portal Login button is a drop down... Pick Go to My ISY You will be presented with the ISY Web Page, secured via HTTPS Method 2 Go to the ISY Portal https://my.isy.io -\ Fill in your credentials and click portal login Select Tool > Information > ISY Information Copy the long URL next to URL to ISY Save a link to that. You still need the portal credentials to login, frequently Also, you may mean using the Admin console remotely Paul

You can plug the sump pump into one of these, add it to your SIY, and monitor its on time with an ISY program to count up the runtime. There are several ways to write the program. The simplest <this counts runtime in addition to the cycles Ron documented above> If status sumppump is on then repeat every 1 minute sumpminutecounter +-1 Sumpminutetimer is an integer variable in the programs tab. You can clear it out when you want to, write a program to do it daily after sending a notification. You can also write a program that says If sumpminutecunter > 20 (whatever number you want then send notificaiton to https://www.smarthome.com/synchrolinc-insteon-2423a5-power-synching-controller.html They're on sale.. I've been wanting to do this for my dehumidifier in the basement..... Paul

Are the ISY power supplies the same between the 2 iSYs? Can you try moving the ISY Powersupply to the other ISY along with with the zwave card? Maybe the one powersupply is weaker not able to power both the ISY and zwave card? Paul

You'r right, I did overstate what comes from the module vs what is done with ISY programs. The IM gives you the irrigation requirement value and deficit, you have to translate that into zone runtimes with your programs, if you choose to use it that way. Paul

Bueno. I just went in and did that. It shouldn't be that much surgery, its Android OS under the hood, which means its linux under the hood. Have a "bake off" of a few top contender USB NICs and push the driver. I'm really happy with mine and the support has been great, never more than a few hours for them to answer a question. Thank you for the info & link Paul

Do say more. My sprinkler wire pulls all come into the house encased with the electrical panel, furnace and duct work. Its always worked on wifi, but I have an ET pull down there for my ISY, and always wished I could use that other USB port for an ET controller. Can you provide the link to the adapter you've used? Paul

Another option is the Rainmachine. I have that now. It connects to my wifi, downloads the weather and does the (evapotranspiration) calculations all on its own. You can set up schedules pretty easily on its touch screen, or sit at a phone or computer and program it. It can be coupled to the ISY, but you need V5 FW and Nodelink and a computer to run Nodelink. I do this, but the rainmachine is standalone and can handle things on its own. I like to kick a few rainmachine programs off from the ISY and also add its notifications in with the rest of mine. So the rainmachine is another option. Paul

The ezflora is an 8 zone insteon/isy compatible irrigation controller from SmartenIT, who makes the EZxxx branded products. Buy it at smarthome or amazon. It installs like and other insteon device. If you have more than 8 zones, buy another (and another). If you have a pump or master valve on your system, zone 8 is sacrificed for that capability.. so only 7 zones... and that applies to each controller if you have more than 1. Example, I used to have 2 ezfloras. I have mastervalves... I could only have 14 zones with 2 controllers. After you hook it up and wire it, you have to write ISY programs for your sprinkler schedules, or read a rain sesnor, etc. The option extra you can choose is from UDI is the irrigation module. It helps determine how much water is needed for each zone. In old school controllers, the zone time is worst case... how long do I need to water each zone on the hottest day of the season. But here in SE Michigan this time of year, Its about half of that time, and half of the water. The Irrigation module uses the industry accepted calculations to increase/decrease zone times based on forecast, heat, wind, sun brightness to figure out how much water that you have. I think you need the climate module too to use it, but you'll want to look at UDIs site. I'm not 100% sure. Paul

Yes, single band and worth a try. Only use the the 2 wire when there is no neutral and you have no other option Paul

If you ever exported your Network Resources, you can import that file back in. Paul

Aaron Any chance that permissions are a problem? I log into the "Pi" account on my Pi, yet I have prefix many commands with sudo Either sudo the install command, and/or chmod the directory(ies) that need directories created in them Paul

Have you tried waiting for sunrise the next day? It might actually have to pass the sunrise time to start working.. Not sure about that, but it could be the problem Does the sunrise time at the top of the admin console line up close to what your actual sunrise time is? Paul

Hi Can you post your program? Paul

Good to hear that its helping. My wife has a chronic illness that's not improving. HA provides a number of small conveniences that add up for sure.

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If you are growing your system in your home, its probably worth getting the ZW... it gives you more flexibility to add zwave devices.. many more types than Insteon, especially sensors. As an alternative.. you can buy the Zwave card from UDI later and install it. Ether way, I would say get Insteon working/migrated first before adding zwave devices. Paul

You do not have to have both, but there advantages to both. Advantages of the Hub It works with Apple Homekit, ISY does not Insteon does not always release their new device info to companies like UDI who makes the ISY. Example.. the new Motion Sensor can be configured by the Hub, but not the ISY (yet) I found it very difficult, however, to keep the same device defined in both the ISY and Hub. Homekit doesn't matter to me and I've been buying out the old motion sensors from Menards. I eventually got rid of the Hub I would say keep it for now, but plan on migrating your Insteon devices and schedules (by create programs like above), a few at a time as you get comfortable with the ISY. The ISY can do so much more than hub. Eventually you can decide to get rid of it when you're ready. Paul

Hi Sean, welcome to the UDI forums! You'd actually not use a scene. Scenes are fast, but dumb.. no logic other than devices linking to each other The ISY analogue to a Hub schedule is a program: if status sensor is on and from 7:00pm for 6 hours set light on else set light off Delete the scene, it works all the time Paul

Hi Rick: Welcome to the UDI Forums! Let's start with what version of Firmware does your ISY have, and also what version of the Admin Console (they should recent and match) to make it "apples to apples" as much as possible with the Hub, is your PLM plugged in to the same outlet as the hub? Can you try that? Paul