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Not at all. I am saying that this was different from my experience and that I have no explanation based upon my understanding and perceptions of how things work with our home automation system.

"Surge Protector" and :battery backup!!!??? Is this on a filterlinc? Those things have been a problem for me...enough that I put all mine on a filterlinc. And...you don't actually have to "move" things. Get an extension cord into which you can plug the PLM without much moving it. Take the other end of the extension cord into another outlet on a different circuit.

I believed this part, it was where the admin drop down boxes quit working that was so different from my experience:

I wonder if these six devices are simply experiencing communication problems during the restore process. How easy would it be to try moving the PLM to a different electrical outlet on a different circuit (a long extension cord can be useful)?

I am curious how you have done this? Have you unplugged the EISY or by a different method?

No. I don't believe that the load can be "on" and the backlight to be off.

I had a zwave device fail, impacting the response of many other zwave devices. Unlike you, I did NOT experience the impact to IoX or to the dongle. Mine continued to appear to operate normally. While I have come to understand why a single device failure would affect zwave communications, it makes no sense in my head that it would affect the EISY and admin console operation in the ways you describe. Still, I am glad you got it working again.

@hart2hart 's solution should work in your particular situation. If, for some reason, you cannot change the variable to an "integer" type, then allow me to expand upon @Techman 's suggestion to try a second program: if IF status Device_X is off AND status Device_Y is off AND status Device_Z is off then run a second program (if path) Second program (disabled): if variable Poll_Running =1 then do something

I think I would figure out why this is happening, rather than trying to create a bandaid program to correct the first error. I assume that you now have a program somewhere that is turning it on and now a program trying to turn it off. It sounds as if the first program is winning.

I have no experience or knowledge to supect that this is true, but maybe it is my turn to have a good day

I believe the solution from @dbwarner5 is the simplest (thus most elegant) solution. The program will be triggered upon chage of status of ANY of the six switches and evaluated based upon the entire program logic. Problem solved.

Well, in fact I DID get some ambition. Unfortunately, I must have recycled my -994. The only backup device I kept was the Polisy. Sorry.

I have the same recollection about needing the IR "module" for proper operation. If installed I expect it would show up under Help>>About>>Product. I also recall that the IR hardware could be added and removed but I don't remember enough about it to describe how one would recognize whether or not the hardware was installed. I think my old 994 had the IR module and, perhaps, still does. If I get ambitious, I will check.

I can also mean that there is something interfering with communication between valid linked devices. Hopefully, the advice from @paulbates will solve your problem. Troubleshooting communication problems is more trial-and-error, in my experience.

Yes, that is how I understand that the plug-ing should work. The notifications look a lot like this: I also recall that my notifications did not come up at first, but I don't remember what I did, if anything, to resolve that problem. I can tell you that restarting the node server and rebooting the EISY are often methods to solve such nuisances and maybe that was my solution. Once one has this code, I added it to apple home. The single code will add the Insteon devices in your system, but I recall that other devices (z-wave, govee, hue, etc....) may not add as part of the matter node server.