mitch236 Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Is it required that the KPL be connected to a load? The reason I ask is that I have a KPL relay that I didn't connect the load. I just use it to run Scenes. It seems to work fine but I just wanted to know if there are any instability issues using the KPL (or any Insteon device) without the load wire connected.
Brian H Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 No. I have one in the tabletop case Smarthome sells. No load on it.
MarkJames Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 but be sure and put a wirenut on the load wire - it'll still go hot when you press the on button. mark
mitch236 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Posted March 30, 2010 but be sure and put a wirenut on the load wire - it'll still go hot when you press the on button. mark Yup, got that! I do a fair amount of installations myself but most of the time, I use a buddy that is an electrician. I'm learning alot about wiring, but even I know not to leave bare wires in the box (except for ground of course!).
MarkJames Posted March 30, 2010 Posted March 30, 2010 Yup, got that! I do a fair amount of installations myself but most of the time, I use a buddy that is an electrician. I'm learning alot about wiring, but even I know not to leave bare wires in the box (except for ground of course!). Earlier this week I was testing an old KPL I had lying around the house. I took a power cord off an old pc and cut the female end off. I left the ground wire on it - stripped - plus it has a reinforcement wire running its length to prevent stretch. This wire is also hooked to ground. I wirenutted the load and neutral to the KPL and cord to energize it and was programming it. I had just finished programming it in ISY (it was plugged into the wall - wirenuts on load, hot, and neutral - no wire nuts on the loose ground wire or reinforcement wire). I flipped it over to see what labels it had and when I flipped it back the bare ground end slid up inside the wirenut on the load wire. The KPL literally exploded. So much for a $60 KPL - but a good lesson to cap/tape any wires not in use. mark
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