zerop Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Can I use an on/off module plugged into an on/off outlet (and control them independently)? Does this work or does the signal become too degraded to operate the on/off module after it's gone through the on/off outlet? I want to have two devices plugged into the bottom of the outlet. I would use a splitter to get these two devices on the bottom outlet. I would then plug in the on/off module on one side of the split to be able to toggle that device on and off. The other side of the split I would plug in a device I want to be always on. I would leave the bottom outlet always on (via the on/off outlet). I then want the third device (plugged into the top outlet) to be controllable (on or off) via controlling the outlet itself. Would this work? Any other better ideas? Link to comment
jerlands Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Can I use an on/off module plugged into an on/off outlet (and control them independently)? Does this work or does the signal become too degraded to operate the on/off module after it's gone through the on/off outlet? I want to have two devices plugged into the bottom of the outlet. I would use a splitter to get these two devices on the bottom outlet. I would then plug in the on/off module on one side of the split to be able to toggle that device on and off. The other side of the split I would plug in a device I want to be always on. I would leave the bottom outlet always on (via the on/off outlet). I then want the third device (plugged into the top outlet) to be controllable (on or off) via controlling the outlet itself. Would this work? Any other better ideas? I have an iolinc plugged into an on/off module and all works well. Jon... Link to comment
mwester Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 It'll probably work, but it sounds awfully "rube goldberg"-ish. Why not just use a power strip with at least three outlets, and plug two on/off modules and the always-on device into that instead - cleaner, more obvious as to function, and less likely to get into a bad state. Plus it's cheaper - the outlet on/off devices are pretty expensive. Link to comment
LeeG Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Is the OutletLinc the old version where only one outlet is Insteon controlled or the newer OutletLinc version where both outlets are under Insteon control? Link to comment
502ss Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I have an iolinc plugged into an on/off module and all works well. Jon... I have the same and it works fine! Link to comment
jerlands Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Z-Wave has some nifty products.. one I like is the Aeon Labs Power Strip. Problem for me is I don't have the Z-Wave Kit (aside from the fact multi-channel isn't supported yet.) Wish Smartlabs would come up with something like this. I have a number of places I'm using an on/off module in the middle of an extension run. Jon... Link to comment
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