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.

It is not required.

No. I have one in the tabletop case Smarthome sells. No load on it.

Thanks guys!

but be sure and put a wirenut on the load wire - it'll still go hot when you press the on button.

 

mark

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!).

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