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I am a noob returning to my home automation system 6 years after putting it in place when I built my house. I now have to replace my Milock (insteon) door lock system and it's discontinued. I have read the forum and decided to go for Schlage with Z-wave. Instead of simply buying the module, I bought a Polisy. ( I have plans to expand my system with NS) Then, I was about to order the Schlage Door lock and found that many people give it bad reviews saying it does not work in Canada... It is not clear for what system they are talking, but can someone confirm that it works with UD and my set up mentioned in the title? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I thought I would share my experience in case it happens to other people, especially since Michel told me that it does not happen very often. About 2 month ago, when asking for my morning scene to Google Home Mini, it went on but the lights did not lit. I asked to open them, and it worked. No biggy. But as the days were going by, there were more and more communication errors. But it would eventually work after repeating the commands once or twice. On moth later, the communication was very unreliable. Unfortunately, I was super busy with work, family and personal stuff. Si it took at least 6 weeks before I could start to investigate. I was super happy to receive a super fast answer from Michel K. when I created a ticket for that. First, we verified that It was not the Home app, the GHM or the UD protal that were causing problems. I had already reset all that (unlinking from UD, emptying cache, relinking, etc.) and it did not change anything. So I opened the admin console and tried a couple of commands. It was also working randomly. Same with UDajax. So It seems like it was the PLM, but nothing had changed with it when it started doing the problem, and the fact that the problem was intermittent was unusual according to Michel. I still tried to move it elsewhere (of course, on it's own power outlet without extension cords or splitter. Close to very strong Wifi router. Nothing changed. We thought it could be «noise» on the line, but no new devices were installed in the house when it started, and why would it be progressively getting worst, regardless of where the PLM was plugged... I ordered a new PLM, and that was it. After resting the devices status, everything works alright. In fact, it seems, after reading many of your posts about the poor reliability of the PLM, that I was lucky to have it working for 5 years! I went from V2.0 to V2.7, hoping it will be good for awhile. Good luck to you all!

Hi, About 5 years ago, I installed a MiLocks door lock kit. Since I was busy with home improvements, I did not immediately install the required add-on gadget to control it with ISY... By the time I wanted to do so, it was not available anymore. Now, only 5 years after the installation, some buttons need to be pushed way too hard to work and the system is not reliable anymore. So, time has passed, now we have Google Home integrated with the ISY944 and many insteon devices. I would really appreciate if anyone could recommend a door lock kit that would be reliable and easy to control and integrate with the hardware that we have. Any suggestions of set up that you have and that satisfies you? I join a picture of the actual kit I have, since I will need the same type of hardware to replace it. Thank you!

Thx everyone. I brought the first extension in a metal heavy duty box for exterior plugs. Fed another box beside it with the In-line dimmer connected to the lamp. It works great, it's secure and it's ready to feed my next exterior plugged-in chrome cast speaker.

About 3 or 4 years ago, I installed a Milocks kit on our new front door. At that time, I did not install the lock controller, I was waiting to complete my set up first, with the door bell and camera, etc.. Now that the Ring doorbell is compatible with ISY, I just ordered one. And now I would be interested to unlock the door at range, since I will be answering the door at distance... But I just found out that there is no more specific system sold for Insteon. So, anyone know what can be done? Is there still a place to buy a lock controller? (Are they discontinued because they could be easily hacked?) Any help would be very appreciated!

Wow. Thx Jec6613! It will be more trouble, but the second option seems like what it should be. I'll cut the cord of the light at one foot of the plug, bring all the wires in in a sealed junction box with the in line dimmer and leave it plugged as it is on the end of the cord, to keep the other things untouched at the extension. Thx for you time guys, very appreciated!

Thx for your answers! I had a Lamplinc dimmer in stock, I was to try it with some kind of protection against water, but it's only a two holes plug, and my lamp is connect to a 3 pins. My light is actually connected to an extension, which is also connected to an extension with other things that can't be dimmed (both extension are much more heavy duty than needed and winter proof). So, the solutions with the inline module to put in an electric box would be complicated... You guys know any products compatible with ISY like the remote control plug in, but dimmer instead of just on/off? Maybe in Zwave? Or maybe a smart bulb?

Hi, We just finished building an new patio (500sf) with a dinning table under a covered pergola. Just bought a suspended light that I would like to be able to use with ISY, and be able to dim the light with scenes. I live in Montreal, Quebec. So we have rain, humidity, snow, etc. But the device would be under the UV protecting polymer roof. Any suggestions of device would be appreciated. Because I only see a on/off exterior switch module...

Thanks guys, First, it's not a constant buzzing sound. It's more like a fast double beep, but not the cute one. One that seems to say : something is wrong. Then, I was about to try the hard resetting. But before I did, I updated a couple of scenes that inflicted on the settings of the Keypad. And when I went to test the keypad triggers of these scenes, I noticed that it stopped doing the weird noise... Seems like I might never know what was wrong. Maybe, by changing the scenes related to the keypad, the controller did a soft reset just by updating the links? Also, two questions came up while updating my scenes : when you click on the scene name in the left menu, it shows every devices added to the scene. Is it not that way that you set up the scene? It's what I did first and it didn't work. I had to redo it all by clicking on the controller device in the sublist under the scene name... So, what's the first menu for? Also, I wanted to duplicate a scene (exiting from the front door instead of exiting by the garage). To create the second scene, I wanted to copy the settings of the first one and only make one or two changes... I thought that the option "copy scenes attributes" was for that, but when I checked the box, it did nothing... Can you guys tell me where to read to understand these two things?

Hi everyone, Yesterday, we've had a 30 minutes shortage of electricity. It's not the first time, but it's the first time that it seems to have messed with my keypad-8. Strangely, it seems to work flawlessly, both physically and by the controller. But when I press any buttons, it makes that noise which seems to indicate an error. Looked in the troubleshooting part of the item's manual, and found nothing about that kind of noise. Anyone has a clue about what could be happening? Any solutions other than making an hard reset of the keypad? And if I need to, will I be able to rewrite in a simple way the many scenes that are related to the keypad? Tanks in advance for any advices.

Stusviews, can you please direct me to a source of information about those Micro Modules?

Unfortunately not. Otherwise I would not have been asking this question in the first place. As explained in my previous reply. It is because they are apart and misplaced by the electrician that I was wondering about this possibility. I also am aware that I can use an APP to control it. But that is not what I wanted to do. Thanks.

Thanks again for your time. Indeed, I am not asking how to set a virtual 3-way. It is easy to do so with the creation of a scene, as said earlier. What I was hoping for, is to set dimmer A to control dimmer B, and for dimmer B to control dimmer A. A is physically connected to the exterior lights in the backyards. B is connected to the interior garage lights. The problem is that A is by the garage door, and B is placed closer to the backyard access... I know that if I use an APP or the ISY portal, I can name the switches the way I want. But I would like those switches to emulate the other one, physically.

I think Larryllix understood what I meant. I was hoping to use ISY to program the dimmers in such a way that they would behave physically like if they had been switched one for the other. But I guess I am daydreaming. Thanks for your answers guys.

There's two dimmers (Insteon 2477d) that were connected physically to the electrical wires by my electrician, but they have been misplaced... Is it possible to use the controller to make dimmer A control dimmer B and dimmer B control dimmer A? So basically, switching the switch without rewiring... Thanks in advance.