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Title: x10 outlet on 3 way circuit
Post by: rxbytran on March 07, 2010, 09:27:44 AM

Im trying to use SuperSocket - Wall Receptacle Module (SR227) as an outlet to plug my pool table light into. The outlet is on the same circuit as my game room lights which just so happens to be a 3 way circuit. The constant receptacle on the outlet has power but I cannot get the switched receptacle to do anything...Is this due to it being on a 3 way circuit?

Title: Re: x10 outlet on 3 way circuit
Post by: dbemowsk on March 07, 2010, 09:51:14 AM

We need more information. 

What other devices do you control with X10?  Are you using ActiveHome Pro?  Are you using a wireless remote or some other controller?  If you are using a wireless remote what kind of wireless receiver are you using?  Do you have a phase coupler installed at your breaker panel?

Dan

Title: Re: x10 outlet on 3 way circuit
Post by: Brian H on March 07, 2010, 10:16:34 AM

Maybe but more likely the X10 signal is not getting to the outlet.
Do you have any X10 filters on known signal suckers or noise makers?
Do you have any phase coupling between the phases?
If your controller is on one phase and the outlet on the other. The signal may not be getting to it.
You may want to try turning the House and Unit Code dials a few revolutions as sometimes they get dirty and the code is not correctly set.

Have you had a chance to look at some of our troubleshooting threads?
http://forums.x10.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=fia4somvt646m1f9ar60hogk94&topic=7951.0
http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=9899.msg57946
http://jvde.us/x10_troubleshooting.htm
http://www.act-solutions.com/PCC/uncle.htm

Title: Re: x10 outlet on 3 way circuit
Post by: evadorev on March 12, 2010, 08:53:29 PM

electrically talking how it`s wired?  does the 3-way control the power of the plug ? is there any kind of X10 modules whose part of the 3-way circuit ? I don`t think you can control an X10 module via another even if it`s a switch

Title: Re: x10 outlet on 3 way circuit
Post by: dbemowsk on March 12, 2010, 10:29:40 PM

Quote from: evadorev on March 12, 2010, 08:53:29 PM

I don`t think you can control an X10 module via another even if it`s a switch

evadorev, the standard X10 switches like the WS12A or the XPS3 would not be able to control a SuperSocket outlet, however an XPT switch would.  The standard switches cannot control it because they do not contain a transmitter whereas the XPT switch is strictly an X10 PLC transmitter.  With the XPT switch, you can get a number of different keypad configurations (http://www.x10pro.com/pro/pdf/xp_keypads.pdf) to control a number of different X10 modules from a wall switch.

Hope that gives some clarification to your post.

Dan B.