Subject: From: Date:

Re: [ECS] HELP!! Central AC causing noise? Mark Gilmore Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:40:21 -0700

---

Steve, that's an astute suggestion :-).
Wish I had thought of it.

Lanter SB (Steven) at MSXSOPC wrote:
> 
> Could it be a neighbor who has started his own X-10 system, and the two
> houses share the same transformer?  Seems a stretch, though, someone getting
> a system up that is big enough, so suddenly, to cause this much havoc!
> 
> As far as noise from the AC compressor is concerned, I would've thought the
> noise would just block valid X-10 signals, not create them.
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: peter kraus [mailto:pkraus01@sprynet.com]
> Sent: June 10, 1999 4:16 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] HELP!! Central AC causing noise?
> 
> did anyone have any suggestions for this problem?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hutchins.ta@pg.com <hutchins.ta@pg.com>
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com <ecs-list@netbloc.com>
> Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 11:08 AM
> Subject: [ECS] HELP!! Central AC causing noise?
> 
> :I need some help.  I have had my system (HV-PC - ECS - many
> :receivers/transmitters) set up since Christmas and the only problem I had
> was if
> :the furnace fan was on I couldn't control a certain circuit. This wasn't a
> major
> :problem and I've been considering putting a filter inline(any
> suggestions?). Now
> :however w/ the central AC running my house seems to have gone crazy and the
> wife
> :ain't happy at all!!!
> :I have lights from different circuits going on and off all night, the
> doorbell
> :chimes at random day and night and fans are turning themselves on and off.
> :I assume that this is due to noise from the AC compressor. Is there an
> inline
> :filter of some sort that would work with the compressor? Or am I off base
> and
> :something else is going on?
> :
> :Thanks in advance,
> :Tom
> :
> :

-- 
Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

---