Comments on: Disappointed with SmartHome Quality http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/ A father and programmer's skewed view of the world Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karl http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Karl Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:25:02 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-664 I replace my Insteon modules with SA each time another Insteon device fails. Not one singe failure on any SA device yet. I replace my Insteon modules with SA each time another Insteon device fails. Not one singe failure on any SA device yet.

]]> By: Jay http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Jay Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:42:28 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-663 Well, I would have to agree 100%, total junk, cheep on the components...i think it must be a heat thing, as they are always kind of hot. I did the same, spent about 5k buying all insteon for my house and poof...about 50% failed...they replace them but I still have to do all the work...@#$%#@$%@ Now Indigo does not support the Network module yet...and my USB controller has failed...past the 2 year warranty. Guess these guys made 5 cents more per module and wasted alot of my time and money. so you like the simply automated stuff? not junk... Well, I would have to agree 100%, total junk, cheep on the components…i think it must be a heat thing, as they are always kind of hot.

I did the same, spent about 5k buying all insteon for my house and poof…about 50% failed…they replace them but I still have to do all the work…@#$%#@$%@

Now Indigo does not support the Network module yet…and my USB controller has failed…past the 2 year warranty.

Guess these guys made 5 cents more per module and wasted alot of my time and money.

so you like the simply automated stuff? not junk…

]]> By: Karl http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Karl Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:23:49 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-647 It was around 1 year when the started to fail. The most frustrating part is that some of the devices that have failed, started working again, only to fail again later. Of all the Insteon devices I own, only one has never experienced failure. It was around 1 year when the started to fail.

The most frustrating part is that some of the devices that have failed, started working again, only to fail again later.

Of all the Insteon devices I own, only one has never experienced failure.

]]> By: Ron http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Ron Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:58:28 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-646 I wish I had read this before I spent all this money installing Instion I would to gone a different direction. How long until things started failing? So far I have not had one fail. I wish I had read this before I spent all this money installing Instion I would to gone a different direction.

How long until things started failing?
So far I have not had one fail.

]]> By: Marc http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Marc Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:39:48 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-532 I wish I would have seen this blog before I installed 36 insteon switches in my house. I just spent last weekend tearing out 12 of them, but in the next month, they're all coming out. This insteon is crap. So frustrating. I wish I would have seen this blog before I installed 36 insteon switches in my house. I just spent last weekend tearing out 12 of them, but in the next month, they’re all coming out. This insteon is crap. So frustrating.

]]> By: guest http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-83 guest Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:44:45 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-83 don't know much about automation but heard that control4(www.control4.com) does make pretty good stuff. check them out. don’t know much about automation but heard that control4(www.control4.com) does make pretty good stuff.
check them out.

]]> By: Karl http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Karl Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:40:52 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-82 @brian: no, I haven't heard of ISY-99. but I'll take a look. Thanks for the tip. BTW, I lost another INSTEON device last week. An ApplicanceLinc that had been working for nearly a year gave up the ghost. @brian: no, I haven’t heard of ISY-99. but I’ll take a look. Thanks for the tip.

BTW, I lost another INSTEON device last week. An ApplicanceLinc that had been working for nearly a year gave up the ghost.

]]> By: brian http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-81 brian Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:46:46 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-81 Have you tried the ISY-99? It get pretty good reviews. It can handle switch replacement/programming and all the linking. Have you tried the ISY-99? It get pretty good reviews. It can handle switch replacement/programming and all the linking.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.spoolz.com/2008/05/07/disappointed-with-smarthome-quality/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dave Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:19:58 +0000 http://blog.spoolz.com/?p=6#comment-18 Wow! Pretty harsh. Karl, let me know if you're still willing to play with Insteon and PH. If you're interested, we can setup a remote control session and I can try to help get things working for you. Wow! Pretty harsh. Karl, let me know if you’re still willing to play with Insteon and PH. If you’re interested, we can setup a remote control session and I can try to help get things working for you.

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