"Replace with" no workie....

[nowandthen]

I did a "replace with". I did this one time before with success but this time no love. The replaced device showed a green tag with 1011 in it. So I had to go through my scenes and programs reconstructing what was once there (to the best of my knowledge: What ramp rate? What brightness?).

 

Maybe a routine could be added that tests communications to ensure replace with really "takes". If not it gives you another shot. Not sure why I ended up with the green tag and 1011?

 

I deleted the new device, added it back, then rebuilt from scratch.

 

Average bear.

[LeeG]

That green Icon indicates updates are pending. Should only be necessary to right click the node and select Write Updates to Device. Sounds like either an RF device was involved in one of the Scenes or communication to the new device is not reliable.

[nowandthen]

The original switch was a non-RF Insteon switch and was 100% reliable.

 

A few months ago I replaced the back porch Insteon switch with a dual band Insteon switch in an effort to spread RF around. The RF switch did not reliably respond to the motion sensor whereas the original non-RF switch was 100% reliable.

 

Odd that a non-RF worked just fine, and dual band is intermittent...

 

Hoping the old dual band switch is defective. Will know in a few days. So far I'm not buying 'Dual band is more reliable". I think it's just more expensive.