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[BentBrother]

Been gone for well over a year- building a new house. Old AH user & I experienced all the 'sorted' issues and abnormalities with x-10. yeehaw---!
So I give AH Pro a try and it's like I'm back in 2007  ► Trying to figure out all the freekin' SAME bugs.! it's like DejaVu  .
SIMPLE setup   ► 
I have 2 ws477 wall switches ~ A3, A4 / and 2 lamp modules A1, A2. Simple right.? 
{{Trying to find an outlet for Mr cm15a to work was another story but it finally talks to the switches--→ {sometimes}}}.
AHP (from computer, using mouse) turns on only 1 of each type switch~ A1 and A4.
A2 and A3 →nothing.
My remote, 5in1 UR73A turns them ALL on without a hitch. Even AHP sliders for every switch move ON and OFF when using remote / but when I use the mouse to do it →nothing.   

Any ideas on what the heck is happening now 

Please, I'm cursing WAY to much over here, and ~AGAIN~my wife just wants me to dump the whole setup on the lawn and cut the grass !!!

HELP

[Brian H]

Sounds like noise; signal suckers or no phase coupling. Maybe all of them.
Do you have any coupling between the phases of your home?
Have you tried selectively disconnecting things like cell phone chargers etc.?
Do you have any noise filters on things like your computers and other electronic goodies?
Have you read may of our Troubleshooting Threads?
Do you know if the lamp and switch modules are the newer Soft Start Versions?
Good data at this site on X10 problems: http://jvde.us/x10_troubleshooting.htm

[BentBrother]

Do you have any coupling between the phases of your home?   Nope not yet
Have you tried selectively disconnecting things like cell phone chargers etc.? Nope not yet
Do you have any noise filters on things like your computers and other electronic goodies? Nope
Have you read may of our Troubleshooting Threads?  Yes I have- filled with frustrations
Do you know if the lamp and switch modules are the newer Soft Start Versions?  Yes they're are the new soft switches
Good data at this site on X10 problems: http://jvde.us/x10_troubleshooting.htm    I will try all of your ideas.
It's just frustrating-- so many glitches still → but I'll get it to work, (I Hope)  just like I did with the old AH.

[trol1374]

 I can understand your frustration that things don't work as advertised.  But, there are fixes/work arounds to get things going.  Its safe to say that every home has some kind of issue that needs to be located and addressed.
  Phase issues and noise problems are the common culprets in causing problems.  Until you deal with that, you will be banging your head for many years.  It won't fix itself.
  There are lots of topics here on how to identify phase issues and how to correct.  Also dealing with noise issues, there too are lots of topics on how to identify and correct.

[Brian H]

The problems with noise; signal suckers and phase coupling are not unique to X10. I have seen Insteon Users with similar problems and they paid much more than what X10 modules cost. 

Yes; sometimes it feels like  . I have been there myself.

[HA Dave]

......... Please, I'm cursing WAY to much over here, and ~AGAIN~my wife just wants me to dump the whole setup on the lawn and cut the grass !!!

I once considered throwing an [early] sheet-feed scanner out a third story window! (It turned out I had the scanner working all along... I just needed to replace the * with a file name). I have also known some frustration with X10. But unlike with the scanner... all the information you might need is here at the forum.

Sounds like all you may need to do is map your circuits<link, and add a phase coupler (or coupler repeater).

X10 setups are rarely static. The setups grow and become more complex.. and more, newer, or other [replacement] devices are regularly added to your home wiring. It can be nearly impossible to know what new device is plugged in by a child or spouse. Knowing what circuits run where, and providing filtered areas where needed, and coupling (or repeating) phases is what changes X10 from a remote light switch... to great Home Automation.

Learning to search the forums can save much time and effort. Or just a few evenings of reading through the new posts and replies can be both entertaining and educational as well.

[BentBrother]

Thanks for the advice guys→ I'll start seaching the noise and phase issues etc.,etc.,  and report back later-
I'll save the Lawn Mowing for another day as well--     
?what phase ? & what circuit breaker ?   Φ  what phase? what outlet?    oh boy-