Strange X10 behavior

[stuorguk]

Six months ago, I got a new washing machine and dishwasher. I put an X10 Appliance module on the dishwasher, to take advantage of cheap rate electricity at night. It's been working fine, until now - I have changed nothing. Now, the X10 Appliance module refuses to accept new commands. So I swapped the appliance module for a known good one. However the fault remained at the dishwasher socket, not with the Appliance module - both of them work in other sockets! Then I discovered, if I unplug the washing machine (plugged into the adjacent socket), the appliance module works again! What has changed to make the washing machine effect the dishwashers Appliance module?

[Otto-Mate]

Re: Strange X10 behavior

Welcome to the wonderful world of X10

I have seen exactly this sort of thing in my own house and it's very frustrating. You could try a filter on the washing machine socket.

M.