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[JeffW]

Hi,

I have a number of late 1990's, early 2000's Leviton HCM06 and HSM10 switches. A few of them have been acting kind of flaky lately, and I was wondering if there is a way to perform a factory reset on them?

Thanks for your help!

[brobin]

Flaky how?  I don't think there's a reset but here's a link to the manual:
http://www.electricians-answer.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadBody/1663-102-1-2354/Ins%20HCM06-1SW%20HCM10-1SW.pdf

[JeffW]

The front and back lights will stop coming on when our motion sensors trip, while the side-yard lights work fine. It often seems like they forget their X-10 codes as I can reset the codes and they seem to work for a while, then stop again. I'm just trying to think of things I can try to fix them.

I've looked at getting replacements on ebay, and they always seem to say "tested and factory reset". I didn't know if that simply means they've been set back to X-10 code A1, or if there is an actual reset that can be performed somehow.

[brobin]

Unfortunately, the term "tested and factory reset" on ebay often means they just blew the dust off. 

[dave w]

I've looked at getting replacements on ebay, and they always seem to say "tested and factory reset". I didn't know if that simply means they've been set back to X-10 code A1, or if there is an actual reset that can be performed somehow.

Do not believe there is any kind of "reset" on these. I believe they were made by X10 and branded for Leviton. If Jeff Volp happens to see this, he can provide an "in the know" answer as I believe he uses them.

[JeffVolp]

I've looked at getting replacements on ebay, and they always seem to say "tested and factory reset". I didn't know if that simply means they've been set back to X-10 code A1, or if there is an actual reset that can be performed somehow.

Do not believe there is any kind of "reset" on these. I believe they were made by X10 and branded for Leviton. If Jeff Volp happens to see this, he can provide an "in the know" answer as I believe he uses them.

Actually, I used their predecessor in our home - the "red line" series that has code switches.  Those have been working flawlessly for almost 2 decades.  If yours are not working reliably I would suspect a nearby powerful noise source or very weak signal level.

Jeff