PLM surge protector?

[Blackbird]

Can a surge protector be used for the PLM?  Im thinking of the kind that plug into the outlet then the PLM plugs into that.

Thanks

[kzboray]

Often times surge protectors also filter line noise. Unfortunately line noise and Insteon signaling look a lot alike to filters. Your best bet is to try one and see what happens.

[kissfan]

See if your power company offers one that installs at the meter and does the entire house.

Besides that benefit, it shouldn’t hurt your Insteon signal.


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[Blackbird]

Thanks

[captainc]

surge protectors will reduce the insteon signal significantly along with ups products.  you really need the plm on a good clean circuit to get reliability.

 

[KeviNH]

If you were feeling really paranoid, had a dual-band PLM, and a nearby 2992-222 (or other dual-band repeating device), you could get away with having the PLM surge-protected or even on a UPS.

Assuming 2413S PLMs start showing up in 1Q2023, then maybe paranoia will become less justifiable...

[Geddy]

@Blackbird There have been lots of questions/comments on this subject through the years. Either searching the forums with the search bar at the top of the page might find the posts or using Google Site Search will find you several comments. 

What @kzboray states is the typical answer for the issue. Surge protectors or UPS devices tend to filter the traffic for larger system installs. While it "might" work sometimes it could be problematic. Best practice has always been to suggest plugging directly into the wall.

I had a whole home surge protector installed (about the time I started installing Insteon), but also use point of service surge protection for high value equipment. However, the PLM is plugged directly to the wall outlet. 

Think of it like a Powerline Wi-Fi extender. Those have to be plugged directly into the outlet to propagate the network signal to other parts of the house.

 

[Blackbird]

Thanks everyone