Hey guys, Ok i have a huge x10 module and wall switch set up in my home but im only going to explain the set up of my christmas lights. I have a ton of christmas lights on my house, which all plug into three different places. 2 locations are both of my evaporative air conditioners and the other, is my plug in the front yard. Each location has 1 AM486 Appliance module powering the lights it hooks up to. Now here are my questions:
1. Your probably wondering how i have my lights hooked into the air conditioners. First, I plug the module into the space where the pump plugs in (normal 2 prong plug). Then i turn the switch inside to pump only so that switch activates. The first question, is if the module is off late night and most of the day and only on during the evening, is it bad for me to have the electricity constantly running to the module (i mean leaving my switches on pump only) or is it the same as any other plug with a module in my house. I guess what im trying to say, if i have a module thats offed by x10 command, the electricity is running all the way to module and stops there until i turn on the module which lets it run through to the appliance or light, right? And if so, if the module is off to long, can the electricity burn the module or worse, surge my house?
2. My second question, is when i first plugged the modules into the air conditioners and turned them on via x10 command, i heard a CLICK noise. I called X10 and they said it was normal. After i got off the phone plugged in the module into the plug on my porch and when i turned that module on, i heard a click and visually saw the module, and it looked like there was a blue spark inside when it turned on.... what does that mean? Is that normal? Or does that mean i have too much on that module.... i have 2 blow ups, about 5 net lights and i would say 6 strings of lights hooked up.
3. My third question, is how do i know when i have TOO much connected to the module...... like will the module blow and no longer work..
4. Final Question, the module on the front yard plug is outside but sits under a small ledges that comes off the roof so it has someprotection from rain..not that we get much here in texas. But is the appliance module ok to be touched by water? RIght now i have it wrapped in a plastic bag with all the connections to protect it from water....
THANKS FOR THE HELP