Filter LED Lights

[stillen_i30]

Installed new Hyperikon LED T8 tubes in the garage the other day and suddenly, communications have become difficult once again.

Any way to filter these? There are three fixtures with 4 tubes each for the garage. 

 

[mwester]

If they plug into a switched outlet, use an Insteon Filterlinc.  If they are wired in, use an X-10 wired-in filter: https://www.x10.com/xpf-20a-wired-in-noise-filter.html

 

[stillen_i30]

cool, thanks. Does the X10 filter wire in at the breaker panel? I may need several of these...

[Brian H]

The XPF is a 20 amp filter.  It is BIG and fits in a triple electrical box. If you wire it in to the breaker panel on a branch circuit. Everything on that circuit would be filtered. Though you maybe able to just filter the feed just to the lights themselves. You would only need one. If you can filter all the lights feed. The link in the earlier post . For the XPF has a manual you can download and see how it connects.

I believe some here have used the XPNR wired across the noisy load. Maybe someone could post their findings. https://www.x10.com/x10-pro/specialty-devices/filters/xpnr-noise-reducer.html

 

[stillen_i30]

Thanks for the info on these products. Is there any way I can confirm the noisy device? I don't have an oscillator...is there a cheaper solution that I could purchase to test various loads noise-making? I have nearly every bulb in my house LED and some I "think" are noisier than others

 

[larryllix]

17 minutes ago, stillen_i30 said:

Thanks for the info on these products. Is there any way I can confirm the noisy device? I don't have an oscillator...is there a cheaper solution that I could purchase to test various loads noise-making? I have nearly every bulb in my house LED and some I "think" are noisier than others

 

Try an FM and/or AM radio tuned "off station" close to the suspected devices and wiring. Noisy signals on wiring can completely blank reception under certain conditions..

[stillen_i30]

Ok great, will try that thanks