Hi all,
Well after moving into my new house, I have decided to automate the house. Whilst I appreciate that running a full network would provide a better solution, the Wife wont let me dig up all the carpets or chase through the walls, so it looks like it will be X10 for me.
Anyway, to test everything is going to go as I hope, I have purchase a couple of test devices, a PC controller (to connect to my always on home server), and a Marmitek X10 Appliance Module AW12 (Micro Module)
But I have a few questions on the Marmitek MicroModule. I can see the live and nateral points, and the switch point. Whilst this seems all clear to me for say a light switch, not sure about the main part of it - applicance control.
I was thinking of the Micromodules as they go behind the existing face plates, so there are no bulky boxes on display. But, not sure of the wiring. I could just pass the cables through the Micromodule, and I would assume that would work... to a degree.
But with a standard say twin outlet, it means that if the faceplate switch is off, the micromodule wont work as whilst it switches the power through, the switch on the faceplate will stop the power to the device. And unlike the light switch, the faceplate switch cannot be wired to override the micromodule (or can it)?
Am I missing something here?
What is the best way of controlling applicances (table lamps, heated towel rails, extractor fans, etc etc etc) with the abilty for easy override, and with the minimum of disruption.
URL to the Micro modules is...
Many thanks in adnace
Jaffa
Well after moving into my new house, I have decided to automate the house. Whilst I appreciate that running a full network would provide a better solution, the Wife wont let me dig up all the carpets or chase through the walls, so it looks like it will be X10 for me.
Anyway, to test everything is going to go as I hope, I have purchase a couple of test devices, a PC controller (to connect to my always on home server), and a Marmitek X10 Appliance Module AW12 (Micro Module)
But I have a few questions on the Marmitek MicroModule. I can see the live and nateral points, and the switch point. Whilst this seems all clear to me for say a light switch, not sure about the main part of it - applicance control.
I was thinking of the Micromodules as they go behind the existing face plates, so there are no bulky boxes on display. But, not sure of the wiring. I could just pass the cables through the Micromodule, and I would assume that would work... to a degree.
But with a standard say twin outlet, it means that if the faceplate switch is off, the micromodule wont work as whilst it switches the power through, the switch on the faceplate will stop the power to the device. And unlike the light switch, the faceplate switch cannot be wired to override the micromodule (or can it)?
Am I missing something here?
What is the best way of controlling applicances (table lamps, heated towel rails, extractor fans, etc etc etc) with the abilty for easy override, and with the minimum of disruption.
URL to the Micro modules is...
Many thanks in adnace
Jaffa
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