KPL On/Off Flickers When Pressed

[smokegrub]

The On/Off button (6 button KPL) for the light on a ceiling fan (FanLinc controlled) flickers when pressed On/Off and occasionally works. The fan speeds consistently work from the keypad.

 

When accessed from the app or from MobiLinc On/Off works consistently.

 

When pressed at the KPL and it fails to work, using the app or MobiLinc to turn it on or off results in the switch on the KPL working again for a while but flickering when it does so.

 

I am stumped.

 

ISY994

[oberkc]

my first inclination would be to recheck connections. Make sure none are loose, and that it is bare conductor under the wire nuts.

 

What are flickering? The fan lights? The switch LEDs? What are the lights? Incandescent?

[smokegrub]

Each switch LED flickers when activated.

 

Note that the fan buttons work as programmed all the time. Only the light is presenting a problem.

 

Are there instructions as to how to properly program the scene for the light?

[kck]

I saw something that sounds similar with a KPL of mine. It controlled the LED vanity lights in my bathroom and it would go into an almost buzz like fast flickering when pressed on while the other keys worked ok. The default for the lights from that switch was a partial power setting like 50% or so. I factory reset the switch, cleared scenes associated with the KPL and reloaded it from the ISY and it would work for a while but then the problem returned. Ultimately I swapped it with another KPL elsewhere in the house and both have been fine since. All I can think is that in my case the "flickering" was some sort of marginality in the actual KPL electronics that was getting triggered by controlling an LED as less than full power. I don't recall where I swapped the failing unit now but I think it may be controlling an incandescent lamp or may be in a spot with no connected load. In any case, all evidence for me suggested a bad Insteon unit.

[oberkc]

Are there instructions as to how to properly program the scene for the light?

 

http://www.universal-devices.com/mwiki/ ... =Main_Page

[smokegrub]

Allow me to re-phrase the question about programming:

 

The FanLinc shows up as two devices on the ISY, FanLinc Light and FanLinc Motor.

 

To get the light to work I created a scene with the KPL "On" button as the controller and FanLinc Light as the responder. Is that the proper way set up the KPL button?

[LeeG]

Yes. The FanLinc Light node has no special requirements. It operates as any other Insteon Dimmer.

[LeeG]

What type of lights are in the Fan? That is often the issue with a symptom like this.

[smokegrub]

They are incandescent.

 

As I posted earlier, the strange thing is that I can turn the light on/off without fail using either the admin console or MobiLinc.

 

The KPL fails occasionally but will begin working if I manage the light for one cycle on/off using the admin console or MobiLinc.

[LeeG]

Next thing to look at is total watts. Devices such as KeypadLinc and SwitchLinc Dimmers handle 600 Watts. The FanLinc Dimmer is rated for 300 Watts max.

[smokegrub]

Reprogrammed the light and fan speeds and all is well now.