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Author Topic: Switching ON/OFF a Gas Fireplace w/ X10 controllers ??  (Read 2545 times)

driver8rws

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Switching ON/OFF a Gas Fireplace w/ X10 controllers ??
« on: March 13, 2007, 01:25:30 PM »


 I have a gas fireplace in my house that has a simple single pole switch on the wall to turn the flames on and off...
 I am slightly baffled by how this works in the first place because it works even when the electricity is off to my house...??   ???
 Anyway, I tried to replace the switch with a WS467 switch and it does not work...
 Does the WS467 "need" power to operate ??    ???
 
 Is it a LOW VOLTAGE wire ??     Like I said I really don't understand how this fireplace works... Is there a battery somewhere ??   ???
 I touch the wires together and the flames come on, I disconnect the wires and the flames go off.

 What X10 switch would work in this application ??  Maybe a UM506 (low voltage module) ????   ???
 
 HELP !!!!

   Randy Simmons
   Driver8rws@Yahoo.com

 
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Re: Switching ON/OFF a Gas Fireplace w/ X10 controllers ??
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2007, 02:23:57 PM »

I have the same setup and eventually gave up.  Never did find the answer, so I'm interested to know what you come up with if you find something.

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driver8rws

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Re: Switching ON/OFF a Gas Fireplace w/ X10 controllers ??
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2007, 03:44:20 PM »


 Did you ever try a UM506 (low voltage) switch ??

   I don't want to order one if it won't work...  ::)
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Re: Switching ON/OFF a Gas Fireplace w/ X10 controllers ??
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2007, 09:39:48 PM »

First, see the following thread (where we were trying to help ccrider67) as you will get most of the same questions and answers he did.

Topic: Gas Fireplace  (Read 800 times)
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