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💬General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ave on July 07, 2010, 03:01:41 PM

Title: Two 220 volt lines in house
Post by: ave on July 07, 2010, 03:01:41 PM

I had planned to use X10 in a house we just purchased. But I found out that the house has two separate 240 volt 200amp power lines coming from the pole. One circuit feeds a bedroom wing and the other feeds the rest of the house. Each wing is about 2000 square feet. I know I can couple both phases of a single 240 volt line. But is there any way to couple/bridge the two circuits so that the X10 signal travels on the four lines?

Title: Re: Two 220 volt lines in house
Post by: dave w on July 07, 2010, 04:01:20 PM

I believe two XTBIIRs can be bridged to couple both systems. Jeff Volp can confirm or denie that, and he visits the forum daily.

http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/aug97/articles/kingery/kingery4.htm

Otherwise two ACT 234 repeaters can be bridged over their SSC lines to span the two systems.

Only the X10 signalling is coupled between the two units. Two passive phase couplers could also be used but with a lot of attenuation, so you would still likely need twp repeaters.

For the ACT unit look under the "Specifications" heading.
http://www.act-solutions.com/PCC