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glacier991:
I think that X10 still has a place in HA, though personally not as a purely (100%) X10 system.

Along the way as we encounter HA issues, many of the HA geeks on this board have devised solutions, many of them quite clever and ingenious. For me, I think the geeky problem solutions are what sets this board (and the old timers here) apart.

I have one or two ideas/solutions that I would like to post (like  $100 +/-) auto leak water shutoff system. But, there is no X10 in it.

Do the geeks here welcome that kind of post, or is it beyond what this forum is all about?

Chris

brobin:
I, for one, welcome it as I use a combination of X-10 and other things not all of which involve X10.  I use my Stargate controller for several non-X10 purposes.

bkenobi:
It depends on what you mean by "purely X10".  If you mean that the system can only have components that operate via X10 PLC/RF, then I would agree because that would be pretty much timers and very basic things triggered by motion sensors.  I personally don't have a need for things like Alexa, but there are a lot of options in-between that may or not meet what you mean.  Like, I use a RPi connected to my CM15A to run the events/timers/triggers/etc because I find Active Home lacking.  I do have a couple non-X10 devices (primarily a hardwired motion sensor) but the core of my system is X10.

To be fair though, many of the things I used to use X10 for have been replaced by lights with motion sensors.  If X10 had updated the PR511 to be compatible with LED (and not look so ugly) I might not have switched.  I'm don't have the biggest system so I'm not the right person to define the rules.   8)

glacier991:
Thanks bkenobi... Your response is exactly why I am asking. Posting a HA project that does not have, and never considered having an X10 component on an X10 website is a little presumptious, and perhaps a "bridge too far".

I appreciate your input, will ponder my earlier idea.

bkenobi:
I'd say that everybody here has X10 components in their system but I don't know if they have primarily X10 anymore.  There's nothing wrong with the protocol but there are a lot of obstacles created by modern electronics.  For those willing to work through those issues, the system is very stable.  I have tinkered with other systems (mostly WiFi based) and it's not like those are perfect.  Alexa type devices are pretty popular but I've seen a lot of posts around talking about issues so I guess they aren't perfect either.

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