Brian H

Did a quick search. You can find all kinds of water flow sensors. You could find one that could pulse a I/OLinc Sensor Input or maybe the the external input on an Open/Closed sensor. Some have sealed Hall Effect sensor that may work. Others have small impellers the move on water flow. Both had pulsed outputs.

May not matter in this case. You are using the older ISY99i/Pro with the latest firmware it can accommodate? Did the 2441TH and all the modules add correctly? Standard question these days. Is the PLM the older 2412S or the present 2413S. If a 2413S how old is it? They have a reputation to fail at about two years and a few months.

The review section of the 2413S page. Indicated they had identified a problem component and V2.3 should have the fix. I believe it was the RS232 IC as the latest one has a ESD classification . The C7 and C13 are now 50 volt and component glued against the PCB. As they where a tight fit in the normal vertical position.

In April 2017 I received a 2413S PLM V2.3. Date Code:4216.

Time will tell. My V2.3. Date Code:4216. I see the same questionable brand Fujucon capacitors. Just C7 and C13 are now 100uF 50V and to fit them in. Laying sideways with a small gob of component glue holding them. As the space is too tight for them vertically in the normal through hole pads on the PCB.

I had seen vague reports of the serial chip on the daughter board having issues. Not sure if the brand was changed or normal production parts availability change. It is now a TI brand MAX232EI on my latest recently purchased V2.3 PLM. It has ESD rating I don't believe the older ones had.

I don't remember seeing any official statement from Smarthome or Smartlabs on the power supply issue corrections. I know V2.1 had C7 and C13 changed to 100uF/35V. My V2.3 Date Code 4216 changed C7 and C13 to 100uF/50 volts and they are horizontal stuck to the PCB with some component glue. Due to size maybe. I did see in the Reviews section for the 2413S. Smarthome said they had found a problem component and it was changed in V2.3. I also vaguely remember when the 2413S was back ordered and the serial chip on the daughter board was mentioned. The V2.3 no longer has the ST232 RS232 interface chip. It is now a TI MAX232E. With IEC61000-4-2 Protection. Could be just a prats availability thing or was an issue.

The Sensor LED is part of a pull up on the Sensor Input and can start to glow if pulled partway to the Ground pin. Mine will sense an on at about .90 volts measured to ground.

Week 29 of 2016 The failure clock is while powered. Reports usually show anytime after two years and a few months. Some users have had over three years it varies.

Ten amps at 120 volts. Is 1200 watts. There is no Insteon dimmer type with over a 1000 watt rating.

It may depend on if it is an Amazon sold and fulfilled or an Amazon Marketplace Store. I got mine from Amazon sold and fulfilled. It was a hardware 2.3 with a very recent Date Code. I believe it was a few dollars more than the one in your link. Though the Amazon prices seem to side up and down on a daily basis. I can't say if the Marketplace has the latest hardware revisions. I know in the Smarthome reviews of the PLM. They indicated 2.3 had a fix for a component they found was a problem. I know my 2.3 has a ESD rated RS232 IC on the Daughter Board while my 2.1 has an ST232 on it. Caps where the same brand but C7 and C13 are now 100uF 50 volt laying flat on the board with component glue holding them from moving. As they where large to go vertical. While my 2.1 where 100uF 35 volt. Depending on the age of your old one. It may have the original C7 and C13 of 10uF/35 Volt. They later went to 100Uf/35 volt. Now 100uF/ 50 volt. Yes there have been incremental changes as the revisions where made. I believe it ends tonight at 11:59 PM PDT. There is a 20% off sale on Insteon modules new and refurbished. I did see the 2413S PLM on the sales page for the 20% sale.

Thank you for the information on the choke you used and how it was installed. You used one of the two coils in the assembly? Not a bad price. $6.30 compared to the ones, if you can even find one, being sold by the dimmer manufacturers. Only thing to consider is the ten amp rating with regard to the total current the loads are using.

Did you purchase a ISY994i with a Z-Wave option installed? If not you can add it if you use a Z-Wave protocol lock. http://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Z-Wave:_Ordering/Assembly_Instructions

Thank you for sharing your solution. The module does have a external sensor terminal block but would have been hard to wire and probably more messy.

If the lights are flickering even when there is no Insteon power line traffic. You may have an electrical problem in your home and want to get it checked out. Some Insteon modules flash their LEDs on seeing power line signals. Power line noise can also make them flash. If there is enough power line noise it will stop Insteon power line signals from working correctly. I believe the Dual band models are polite. So again if the module thinks there are communications on the power line. It may not pass anything back to the power line.

If it was a power blip causing the issue. An AC power cycle to the module may correct it. Remove the AC power from the module. Wait fifteen seconds and power it back up. The Air Gap switch on modules can do the cycle. As long as when you push it back in. You don't go farther than its normal position. If pushed all the way in it does a Factory Reset.

I would suspect something else with that many things at one time. Maybe a real bad power line signal noise maker or signal sucker. Has anything changed electronically in the home? Due to their poor reputation. I routinely think of PLM issues. How old is your PLM? Can you see how many links are in the PLM Link Database? Is the LED on the PLM On and Green? If you power down the PLM and ISY994i. Then power up the PLM and allow it to initialize. Then power up the ISY994i. Has anything changed?

I have seen reports the a 1 or 2 second delay between X10 commands being sent was recommended. Especially if you had things like an active X10 phase coupler repeater in the setup.

If you are going to use a separate PLM on the computer and with the ISY994i. You could use a 2413U on the computer if it only has USB Ports. Eliminating the need for a USB to Serial Adapter. The Quick Users Guide gives you the link to the 2413U's built in manufacturers USB IC's drivers page. There will be PLM ID links in your Insteon Modules from both PLM's Things may still get messed up. As the software on the PC and the ISY994i. Will not know what the other added to each module.

I would not recommend using the same PLM on the ISY994i and other PC based software. Almost a 100% chance of messing up the Link Database in it with both links the ISY994i made and links from the PC software. Right now sold and shipped by Amazon 2413S PLMs are out of stock. One of their Amazon Marketplace vendors have it for $40.00. I got the latest hardware 2.3 2413S PLM from Amazon. Not sure if the Marketplace vendors is the latest revision. Smarthome has posted in the 2413S reviews. They changed some parts in the 2.3 revision for reliability.

If you use the USB to Serial Port adapter and a 2413S. The custom DB9 to RJ45 serial cable should be packed in the 2413S shipping box. Though many times in the packing frame and missed by many users. Since there is no mention of it being hidden in the packing frame.

The ISY99i and present model ISY994i. Only works with a 2413S or 2412S Serial Port PLM. There is no USB signals on the RJ45 Serial Port connector. The mini-USB Monitor connector on a ISY994i is for other purposes and not an interface to a PLM. If you are asking about a 2413U connected to a USB to Serial Port adapter and then the serial signals patched into an ISY994i. I believe there is no 5 volts DC on the 2413U's USB connector to power an adapter. Since it is the Down Stream square B type jack not the upstream A type jack.

Glad the module is back in business. OH yes. The screws are very small.

You may want to open a support ticket with UDI. They are very responsive to problems and will do their best to assist you. Maybe pointing to this thread in the request may make things easier. http://www.universal-devices.com/contact-support/

I also do one after any changes. When I update firmware. I do a backup just before the update and one after verifying the new firmware installed correctly.