Timeline for What are the pros and cons of different types of smart switches (that are on the US market) ?
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| Aug 13, 2012 at 4:30 | comment | added | alx9r | I've had great success with Insteon so far. I've had about 20 modules for about 8 months. As with any complicated system, I expect components to fail. The controller I am using automatically reprograms an installation when a module is swapped. I have tested that and it works as expected. I haven't had to troubleshoot finding which module has failed, but I've read that it can be done. | |
| Jul 22, 2012 at 19:41 | comment | added | Jeremy W. Sherman | If you have any interest in building a smart home, not just something that replaces a wire or two with radio, Lutron is the way to go. Z-Wave is too focused on being low power to support whole-home monitoring and control -- tracking which lights are on/off in the residence is unreliable with Z-Wave because communications are so hush-hush, and keeping the network in one piece can be a pain, too. I don't have as much experience with Insteon, but what I saw looked like it would be more reliable and simpler than Z-Wave. Not sure about its support for whole-home tracking. | |
| Jul 29, 2010 at 17:13 | history | edited | Josh | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Jul 28, 2010 at 20:43 | comment | added | Vitalik | Agree, x10 is a toy that you'll enjoy for a day. | |
| Jul 28, 2010 at 19:45 | history | answered | Josh | CC BY-SA 2.5 |