Athlon Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 I have a new Polisy on the way, and I have two questions about that: 1) @MrBill recommended in another thread of mine that I reset all of my Insteon devices for a smoother installation of my new Polisy. I got to thinking about that. Should I reset everything before plugging the Polisy in for the first time so it doesn't detect what I have now, or can I do that one room at a time after plugging it in for the first time. I guess I'm looking for the best order of things when it arrives. (I have about 40 Insteon devices.) 2) How do I remove Polyglot from my Raspberry Pi? (Obviously I won't be needing that on there anymore ?.) I watched those great videos by @einstein.42 to get it installed, but I cannot figure out how to remove it to reclaim some space on there. I've looked at a few websites about how to remove stuff, but if there is an easy method to target just the Polyglot install it would be great to know that command.
MrBill Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 1) you can go one room at a time. Insteon devices are detected automatically, the new won't know about the old until you add the device to the new. 2) someone else will know. I don't. 1
Athlon Posted October 3, 2021 Author Posted October 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, MrBill said: 1) you can go one room at a time. Insteon devices are detected automatically, the new won't know about the old until you add the device to the new. 2) someone else will know. I don't. Just to be clear - I can go one room at a time after I plug in the new Polisy, install the ISY software and complete the setup?
MrBill Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Athlon said: Just to be clear - I can go one room at a time after I plug in the new Polisy, install the ISY software and complete the setup? Correct. The ISY/PLM do not detect anything about Insteon devices that have not been added to the system. 1
Athlon Posted October 3, 2021 Author Posted October 3, 2021 Just now, MrBill said: Correct. The ISY/PLM do not detect anything about Insteon devices that have not been added to the system. Thank you! It's been a while since I set up my ISY and do not remember that. I have to say living 5 days without what my wife calls 'the brain' is weird ?. Imagine this - we have to walk to a switch to turn it on ?. 1
MrBill Posted October 3, 2021 Posted October 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, Athlon said: Thank you! It's been a while since I set up my ISY and do not remember that. I have to say living 5 days without what my wife calls 'the brain' is weird ?. Imagine this - we have to walk to a switch to turn it on ?. In the early days my wife didn't understand. She at first thought it was a lot of expense for no benefit, her famous quote once, "if you want to turn on the light, all you have to do is turn on the light"...lol. The turning point was when she said, "it's nice not to have to go down to the backdoor to turn on the backyard lights." then a few days later, "It's so nice to have switches for the barn floods and the barn lights in the house." She quietly learned all the switch locations where a double tap has a different outcome, I've noticed she uses them. The latest chapter to this story comes over a motorized shade in the master bath. She was opposed to spending the money. (there's a backstory, but to keep it short the bath was remodeled over the summer the old solution doesn't work anymore, and for a manual shade someone would need to step into the tub each night and again each morning to open/close a manual shade) A few weeks ago I got her to agree to a color but didn't show her what I was ordering. The shade arrived last Friday afternoon and I promptly installed it... Two days later, as in this morning at breakfast, she said "You were right, we do need the automatic shade", Small victories. 1 hour ago, Athlon said: I have to say living 5 days without Ours was down for about 5 hours one day a few months ago when the SD card failed, I can't imagine 5 days.... It's amazing how dependent we become on it... I think I've got a spare part for everything on hand, I just wish backups could be automated because I tweek this or that and after awhile it ends up being more than this or that and I don't remember to backup often enough.
Athlon Posted October 3, 2021 Author Posted October 3, 2021 Yep - I'm a tinkerer also, and forget to back it up each time as well. We just had a new roof installed which included blackout shades for the skylights in the family room. The look on my wife's face when she first used the remote for them was priceless. She said "I love these!". I'm currently looking for an automated solution for those as well. (Velux io-homecontrol) Like your's - my wife has embraced our 'smart' home over time as well.
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