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Thanks for all the insight so far. When we moved into the new house, I considered using just an Insteon switch but previously we did change the fan speed. One of the first things my wife complained about in 2 of the rooms was that the chain to adjust the speed was missing and you could only switch on the fan at a given speed. I will try the new GE/Jasco switch and keep you updated. I may even slip in a home seer combination and let you know the difference

It seems like it was 2011 when SmartHome came out with the fanlinc and people have been asking for a switch that will allow control from the wall. It could be that you are using a fan without a light kit or you have a house that is wired with both a light switch and a fan switch. SmartHome has been stubborn in not providing that switch. I have read through many posts and have come to the following conclusions: In the past I have used FanLinc and then put a dummy switch to blank out a hole. With 4 fans I had to replace 3 of the 4 fanlincs multiple times. This seem to be an unreliable proposition. There are at least four options available and none of those are insteon based: GE Zwave Plus Smart Fan Control Homeseer HS-FC200+ Leviton DW4SF-1BW Decora Smart Wi-Fi Fan Speed Controller Lutron Caseta wireless fan control All of the options have at least one issue... The GE ZWave does not report status to the ISY994 when controlled locally..., the homeseer HS-FC200+ works well but the color does not match and therefore does not meet WAF..., the Leviton is not a ZWave switch but use Leviton new propriety wireless protocol and the Lutron requires a caseta hub to integrate which adds to the cost. I would like to hear from others how they have tackled this issue. Is there a way to build an Insteon solution using relays and capacitors?(For obvious reasonsI do not want to use a dimmer to control fan speed) Have anybody used any of the new Leviton SmartWiFi switches and if so how would you integrated that with the rest of your system? I have not seen a node server for the Leviton Smart Wifi protocol yet although I have seen a python plugin on github. How well does Zwave devices work when included with scenes? Can I still use an Insteon remote to set the fan speeds? As for using the Homeseer switches and the color that does not match... I can get around that by buying a Homeseer light switch and face plate so thatthe color difference does not stand out. I am sure I can re-use the Insteon switches elsewhere in the house.

It seems like SmartHome in their infinite wisdom have decided to stop the manufacturing of the 2477SA 220V / 240V 30 AMP INSTEON Load Controller (Dual-Band). I wanted to use it to switch the power to the hot tub pump. Any recommendations for replacements... I am looking at these: https://www.amazon.com/Aeon-Labs-White-V3-26-AL001/dp/B00MBIRF5W https://www.amazon.com/GE-Appliance-Required-Works-SmartThings-14285/dp/B00YTCZZF0/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WXLRF2U/ TIA

Thanks Brian for the quick response. I actually remember looking at that thread oh about 6 months ago while browsing for interesting ideas. If you read through the thread it points to another thread where the thermostat is seen sending the remote probe information but the ISY is ignoring it. Part of the reason was given as the ISY not capable to hand the variable setting. I know there are major changes in the v5 firmware. Is there a time that ISY will show the remote probe temperature and when this can be used in programs?

As a follow-up ... I called SmartHome and explained the KeypadLinc behavior and was told that all sounds normal. At that point I asked for an email address and while I had the support person on the phone I recorded a short video whie stepping through some of the things and then sent it to him. End of the story after many tests and resets I was told to return and replace... Glowing red set buttons are NOT normal. Now if Smarthome can only send the replacement item as well as the other two items I am waiting for .....

I am wondering if the ISY994 supports the remote thermostats(2441ZTH) ability to have an addition temperature sensor(2433A3). It seems like you can add you can add a waterproof sensor to the thermostat and it it will display the temperature of the remote sensor on the screen. Can I see this temperature reported in ISY and make decisions based on it? What I want to do is use the 2441ZTH outside in a weatherproof container and have the remote sensor 2433A3 monitor the water temperature in the hot tab. Initially I want to be able to see and report the outside temperature and the hot tub temperature within ISY. Now sometime in the future I would like to maybe have some program react to the temperature being reported but that is not a requirement for now.. Thanks in advance

Thanks Paul, I tried the factory reset and then the device restore and the faint red glow is still there.. With one added oddity. Now when I hit a button, the backlights do not come on.

Over the weekend I installed a keypadlinc to control a fanlinc. I followed the same instructions as I did before and things seemed to work. However as I was finishing up and putting the switch cover on I noticed that the set button had a faint red glow that stayed on the whole time. I checked some of the other keypadlincs I have installed both connected to fanlincs and otherwise. I have not seen this on any of them. I have looked at documentation and have not seen any mention of the set button shining red. Does anybody have any idea why this may be? TIA

I am using ISy994 with UI at 5.0.10 and Firmware at 5.0.10. I added the EZFlora to the ISY and then got the following message during the process: I clicked on the FINISH button and it added the EZFLORA but no Zones or anything is listed: I have also removed the EzFlora and added it back in manually by setting the address and selecting the device type 04.00 EzFlora/EzRain. It then adds the EzFlora but still adds it as an unsupported device as per the screenshot above. ISY-Events-Log.v5.0.10__Sun 2017.08.13 01.23.10 PM.txt

rcwagner, In your post you question the viability of using something else to monitor your garage doors. One of the products you mentioned is the GarageHawk G07.. Although it is a great device, it is not supported by the ISY994. I thought you would like to know that... But your comment made me wonder... What would it take to add support for the GarageHawk myself? Can it be done? Can I access it if I use an Insteon Hub as a proxy? I do not want to derail your discussion but if support for the GarageHawk can be added, it may solve your issue too.. Any ideas?

No.. I have looked and I am using = in the program. Laundry - Variable Control 2 - [iD 0016][Parent 000A] If Control 'Leak Sensors / Leak Laundry-Heartbeat' is switched On Or Control 'Leak Sensors / Leak Laundry-Heartbeat' is switched Off Then $sLeakLaundry = 1 Wait 25 hours $sLeakLaundry = 2 Else - No Actions - (To add one, press 'Action')

Thank you very much for this program. I do however have a question since I can not figure it out. I used you program to monitor a single leak sensor and everything worked well. I was so happy with it that I added an additional 2 leak sensors to monitor. Since then the Status Code in the system seems to add up every 24 hours instead of resetting to 0. As of last night this is the message I got: ========================================================= A problem has been detected with a leak sensor. Details below: Sump Pump: 6 Laundry Drain: 14 Basement : 14 ---Status Key--- 1 = Heartbeat OK (normal status) 2 = Heartbeat missed 3 = Heartbeat check program not running 9 = Leak detected ---------------- Note 1: It may take up to 36 hours for a "heartbeat missed" signal to clear Note 2: Status Code 3 indicates the "Variable Control 2" program is not running for some reason. ============================================================ I have deleted everything and started from scratch and I am still having the same problem. What am I missing? Regards