Michaelv

Yes, I am the original owner. Not sure I follow you on disabling or deleting programs I created to turn of devices. I want those programs to run when they are supposed to, not at a reboot. Is there a setting for these programs not to run at reboot?

I reboot my ISY994i from time to time, usually after I back it up. Every time I do, at some point during the reboot, all the lights, and I assume other devices that are linked to the ISY turn off. Is there a way to stop this from happening? Thanks!

Thank you so Much Mr. Bill. I'll try it out and let you know how it goes. MV

Hi Mr. Bill, I neglected to follow this topic so I did not see your suggestion until recently and I was away for 3 weeks but I want to tell you what happened while I was gone. The northeast got clobbered by rain last week and I got water in the basement. The program did run and the 12 gallon wet vac was full of water when I got home so it did run properly. I do want the program to run in an endless loop until I can intervene. Not sure how to write the command in the "repeat while" architecture or how would it be written the other way. is just this simple? See Below: I would also like to change the message of the notification email to : Wet Vac Program has started. I know I need to do something in the following screen but not sure what the customized content would be. I copied all this programming stuff of the forum so although it may look like I know what I am doing, I just copied it, trial and error and got it to work. Lastly, The leak detector that triggered the program to run last week did not survive the event. So I need to replace it. I have added a new leak sensor to the system but I was wondering if there is a detailed procedure to replace it so I do not have to do all the reprogramming over again? Can I just rename the "wet" - "dry" and "heartbeat' nodes the exact same name as the dead sensor outside the folder, delete the dead sensor then move the nodes to the folder where the old nodes were? That seems too simple. Thanks for all the help. The dead sensor is Basement Turret. See Below:

I have a basement that gets water every now and then so I have an Insteon water sensor placed that when I get a leak, it will turn on a Insteon ON / Off module that will run a wet vac and floor fans at a 5 minute interval with a 20 minute pause period then repeat 2 times. The program also sends me and email notifying me what is going on. We are having quite a storm here in the Northeast over the past couple days and I am getting some seepage in the basement. The leak sensor responded and I got the email but the program did not run. Have a look. What is wrong? MV

Ok, I guess I would just replace all the capacitors if they will all fail after about two years. is there a kit somewhere or just order them from Amazon?

So the Revision # on the back is 2.5 4718, and I'm hearing you cant buy a new one as Insteon had discontnued them. Is this correct? MV

I bought it 8/21/2019.

Ok, Had a little time to do a count. Plugged the PLM into a UPS and shielded it with a metal dome. 1st count - 1614 2nd Count - 1060 3rd count - 313 4th count - 3543 I will admit I did not unplug the UPS as the battery expires while the first few counts I tried were in progress. Something does not seem right. Is my only option taking the ISY and PLM to a separate structure that has no know Insteon traffic to get an accurate count? I did a PLM reset recently to try to get rid of the orphan links. But 3543 seems crazy high. In any event, It looks like I have to decrease the amount of links I have. Is there a tutorial or do I just have to convert scenes to programs? Thanks

Ok, New issue. I tried to re install the 6-button on/off switch and it does not recognize the switch. I did a factory reset on the switch and tried again. Still wont recognize the switch after putting ISY in linking mode and pressing set button on switch. I tried rebooting the ISY and now I get the message Error-Discovering Nodes; Retry!. Rebooted again. Same thing. It's like I'm stuck in a loop. Any Ideas? MV

Have not tried yet as I wanted to see how the count would come out after the reset and restore. So, to get an accurate count, take the ISY and PLM to a location with no Insteon devices, log into the ISY admin console, and run the links table count?

Ok, So Performed the above and ran the ISY links table 5 times. Here are the results: Before doing the PLM reset, I got 991. After PLM Reset: 1st - 501 2nd - 289 3rd - 533 4th - 1166 5th - 992 What's up with that?

Great, seems pretty straight forward. Do an ISY back up. Factory Reset PLM per Insteon instructions. then, File>Restore Modem (PLM). Then I guess it would make sense to do another Link count to see if any of those orphan links got wiped out. then, I will try adding those switches to see if all the buttons work. Thanks

So I ran the Links Table count twice and came up with 991 each time. Any Comments?

It’s a 2413S and a ISY994i/ir/Pro. so, it looks like I have the maximum link capacity. I’ll look at the link table to get the count.

Yes, I tried that. I made one of the buttons a controller to a scene and it did not work. I then put one of the working button into the same scene and it did work. That’s why I first suspected the switch itself was bad. But when two new ones right out of the box did not work, I started this post.

Thanks for that info. Is there a way to see if I have used up the link capacity in the PLM? I thought you had to have a Polisy to use Polyglot I am looking into Purchasing UDI’s Polisy. I have a few questions into presales, but would a newer version of the PLM handle more links? Any other way to increase capacity?

I am not that skilled in changing components on a PC board. I have a back up PLM I could try if I cant get the switch to work by plugging it into the same circuit as the PLM. Yes, I have a lot of Vintage Insteon switches that are not dual band but they still exist in the system and as switches fail, I replace them with dual band switches. I guess I will always be playing catch up.

ISY Error Log.v5.3.4__Sun 2021.09.05 05.52.49 PM.txt Here's the error log. I'll open a ticket. Thanks MV

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Is there a post detailing how to check the capacitors?

When trying to get the mobile app to work, I discovered that I when I log into the online ISY portal, it says that it’s been off line since February. I have internet access enabled in the Administrative Console and my subscription is still active. The IP address for on line access is 10.0.0.75. That looks like an LAN address to me. what should I try?

Yes, I have been down the noise issue rabbit hole. I was a heavy X-10 user before switching over to Insteon. I have had electricians come to the house to double check the grounds and add grounds. I have over a dozen filter Lincs installed, a dozen access points installed, I have removed every CFL and Fluorescent bulb in the house. I have phase couplers installed. I have a power line noise signal meter. I have gone around unplugging noise suspects while watching the meter and putting filters on them then retesting the device. Been there done that. Come to find out that the biggest culprit was coming in from the outside my House as my town had an antiquated power substation with poor and failing equipment. They built a new one a few years ago and my system has become way more reliable. I made up a version of the extension cord thing pictured above. I use that to get my switches into the network before installing them in the wall. My System is 95-99% reliable so I think I have put noise issues behind me. I will try plugging the suspect switch into the same circuit as the PLM and I'll let you know. Thanks

OK, I am spending some time today replacing switches that are bad, so that should clear up some of those red exclamation points and the Failed communication message. I just posted another topic called " Insteon ON/Off Keypads not working properly. Would you mind having a look at that? Thanks

I have over 150 Insteon devices in my network and most the devices go back to 2008 so I get a fair amount of failing switches. I keep extra switches on hand so if one goes down, I can replace it right away. Recently, I had to replace a 5 Button On off switch, Model 2487s with a new switch of the same model I bought in 2018. I linked it to the ISY but when I tested the buttons, none of them responded. How I tested the device was to open the Admin Console, select the button on the switch in the device tree, push the buttons on the switch and look to see if the status on the Admin console changed. It did not. So I tried every button and got the same thing. So, I removed the device from the system. did a factory reset, re-linked it and the same thing happened. No response when I tested as above. So, I thought. I have a bad switch. So I grabbed another brand new switch (Rev. 7.2, same as the other) linked it and tested it. The main button responded as did the A, B and C button. But the D button did not. I tried a device restore. that did not help. so I factory reset it, relinked it and now the C and D button do not work. I can't return the switches as the warranty is up even though they were never used until now. I just had them for back up. Any Ideas? MV