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OK well, I could not pass up on the last Insteon sale of ~$25 a switch so we are going Insteon again! The quick question never had to deal with LED's and Insteon, but the new house is all LED both Lithonia 65BE in 4" and 6" cans and WF4 LED modules (wafer) for areas that cans cannot fit. Will these LEDs work for dimming or am I going to run into issues? Thanks!

Reading the reviews on the GE z-wave plus seems like there is a high failure rate around 2-3 years... (outside of the 2 year warranty)

That's great to hear, but surprised that the double tap etc is only an Insteon thing and not a Isy thing. Have you had any issues with having to run heal networks etc?

OK so how to you guys feel about the GE Z-Wave Plus dimmers vs Insteon https://byjasco.com/products/ge-z-wave-plus-wall-smart-dimmer for quality an feel?

All I do understand the discussion and I encourage it bc that is the best way to learn, but a lot of times when one searches for specific topics discussions like these get missed bc of the title does not include "popcorn effect" or something similar. And yes I did ask a very vague question so I should be prepared for a multitude of various answers. Basically all I am saying is that I hate make decisions for other peoples homes! I am glad I do not do this as a profession! Especially trying to find what would work for my in-laws... so hoping you guys could help me not make a mistake

OK guys I am thinking we are getting a little off topic

I would guess about 5 weeks or so.

Ok so still leaning towards insteon just bc of familiarity. My only concern is that Menards discontinued carrying them and they don't seem to coming out with anything new. But reading the news etc seem like they are sticking around. Thoughts? Does anyone have a contact for a good sale?

Lilyoyo1 are you referring to these? https://www.amazon.com/EATON-Wiring-RF9540-NDW-Aspire-Dimmer/dp/B00S9KMLCI/ref=asc_df_B00S9KMLCI/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=194019628201&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13185214876408767246&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018273&hvtargid=pla-340551338844&psc=1

See that is the thing my last house was new construction, lived in it for 4 years and my PLM was just fine, maybe I was lucky! Bc from what I have read failures are the norm.

Thanks all keep 'em coming. Yeah I just like insteon simplicity and not having to worrying about healing networks etc. But the fact that I cannot find a sale at this moment for the switches is a little annoying once I realized Menards had them for $19.99, I am looking for about 140 switches and @ $48 a piece is a little steep.

OK I just spend the day reading and I am more confused than when I started. My last house was completely Insteon/Isy and I loved it. My parents are building a very large vacation home and asked me what they should install. I would prefer Insteon/Isy again bc I know and like it. But with all the z-wave and wireless switches I am just not so sure. I love the fact that I can the keypads etc from Insteon. I am mad bc last night I went on Menards website and they were selling Insteon dimmers for $19! Tried buying 200 but only 1 left in all of the USA for Menards since the discontinued it... So no real good sale that I can find at this moment. I know the arguments for z-wave over insteon protocol etc, but not sure what is the future, which I know is the million dollar question and everyone wish they knew... If you guys have time and are not too annoyed at this moment since this question comes up every week. Which direction would you go? This is for my parents so no need for voice control or anything like that. If you recommend something besides insteon do you mind providing names not just protocols of what you would use. My main wishes are: 1. Whole house control-Basically all off function. 2. Remote sensor monitoring (vacation home- water leaks etc BAD) 3. Option to change light control for different lights or scenes 4. Dimmers for LED. 5. Reliable, if wireless stops dont want then to call saying nothing is working. Thanks in advance

I did the above mentioned with all my keypads by the doors, but for foolproofness mine requires a double tap to run that scene

Well there seem to be a consensus that there are better ways to do this for the next round. But for now what are your thoughts or steps I should take in my original post? If you guys don't mind by quoting my post and answering each question would be appreciated. All I know is that I am going to miss the days of just telling "Echo" goodnight and she shuts of all the lights, lock the doors etc!

Yeah I was surprised that they wanted it to stay as well. But gives me a chance to redo the next house with new stuff!

OK guys I was only able to find one post of what to do when your house sells. The whole house has insteon with network module, Amazon alexa (6), Nest (thermostat and smoke), and Mobilinc (app control) working together... the new owners wanted it all to stay. I cannot just simply reset everything bc of 3-way scenes and fan control. So what would be the most painless for me and the new owner be? It is been so long since I did the initial setup I cannot remember the steps of tying it all together anymore Isy: 1. Change user and pass to "Admin" 2. Delete all programs/scenes that does not have anything to do with 3-ways, fan control, or water sensors notifications 3. Rename bedrooms etc. to something more generic in the Admin console. 4. Anything else? Amazon Alexa: 1. Remove them all from my amazon account. 2. Anything else? Isy Network Module: 1. No idea? - Do I change login credentials? - What about the Alexa link? Nest: 1. Just remove my network or reset to default, since its not tied in to the Isy. Mobilinc: 1. No idea? Anything that should be added or I am doing wrong? What would the new homeowner steps be to get it all up and running under his name? ( I really wanted to take it all with me but they liked it a lot!) Thanks!

Yeah it is a KPL controlling a On/Off Module 1714 rev1.1s Will check on the programs

Ok, must be my house trying to tell me get off my chair and go sleep in bed, but this morning I woke up in my living room chair with the floor lamps on. I know they were turned off, so curious why they would be on? Couple screenshots of memberships and logs. As you can see took me about 30min to wake up but the used MobiLinc to turn it off. Loking back thru my logs it seems to have happened a couple more time over the last 2 years. not at the the same time either....

Disabled and re-enabled the Skill, and working great again! Thanks

Is there a good way to see when? If I have to guess about 7-9 days ago.

Will have to give that a shot, cant get Alexa to control any of my devices anymore, using V3

OK so the scene in ISY that contains all my lights as responders and 1 keypad button(non-toggle-off) as the controller will turn of the scene either using the controller or at the scene level in ISY turning of the scene will turn everything off as well. I went ahead and added the ISY scene to Alexa via ISY portal. The scene shows up in Alexa app under "Devices" I can go to the device and toggle "off" and it would work one time then never again, unless I remove the scene from the portal and add it back. The Alexa does respond with OK when I say "Alexa good night" I did try it with another scene that turns some lights on, which works just fine the only difference is that the scene that is working does not have a control device, only responders. Where the one I have issues with has one control device as well.

Turning off a scene with devices set to on, so I have the routine set to turn the scene OFF, but nothing- I actually have tried both on and off for the scene control in the routine

OK I have my morning routine setup , turns on a couple devices, weather etc. But my Goodnight routine I cannot get to work. I have a "all off" for my main floor that I would like to use. I have tried both setting them up in a scene that I normally control with a keypad button by my bed, and a program that runs the scene. But nothing I do makes it run. I can go in my alexa app and select either the scene or program and trigger it just fine, but it does not want to do anything in a routine?

Yeah I have always used a scene and I just had to double tap my keypad when I leave. Worked great, but of course i missed a couple keypads etc, and wanted it to work perfect. Will wait for daylight and my wife to be gone before I attempt that again! It was kind of strange after I did my restore from a backup my contact list was empty, which was no big deal but was just surprised.