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 Posted: Thursday Jul 14th, 2011 07:57 am
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ianh100
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Hi, I am finding my X10 control very unreliable. I have an X10 RF TM12U in the house and that seems to be able to control everything all of the time. The Comfort control does not.

My Comfort system is installed in the loft, the XM10U is in the case, this is wired on a spur. Could the fact that the XM10U is on a spur rather than the ring be part of my issue?

I wonder if I locate the XM10U more centrally (where I have the TM12U if it would help. What is the max cable length between the Comfort control box and a TM12U? I was looking to make up appropriate cables and patch it in using existing CAT5 cables if possible.

Many Thanks

Last edited on Thursday Jul 14th, 2011 07:58 am by ianh100



 Posted: Thursday Jul 14th, 2011 12:31 pm
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I dont think it is specified what the max length of wire to the XM10 but it is worth trying to relocate it. The digital signalls on the cable are quite high level, it is only when they get onto the power line where the problem starts.

Location is quite important. In general getting reliable performance from X10 is not a sure thing



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