OEX
02-06-2005, 07:50 AM
Oh Larry,
I am seeking your infinite electrical wisdom. Here's my situation. I my personal home I have Leviton MicroDim dimmers. You know, the kind that can dim from multiple locations. Anyway, when I first installed them 3 years ago, they all worked fine all the time EXCEPT when the primaries coming into the island slapped together in strong winds. This would turn on 120+ LV recessed at 3AM. Well, Leviton told me the originals were subject to this and the new ones had a diode in them to elminate this. Well, I changed all the dimmers in the house and had problems again. I switched them all out a third time and they still don't work right. Now, sometimes the three/four ways don't work. But here's the wierdness. When 1 doesn't work, none in the house work. When 1 does work, they all work. It would seem that some type of noise is present on the electrical lines. I have turned off all breakers but 1 and it still does it. Any thoughts? I think the noise may be coming from outside the house. I do have Levition noise/amplifier/bridge in the panel. My X-10 oonly worked after putting all devices on the same phase. What a PIA but thats what it takes to make it work.
Any thoughts or does this shack simply have some bad mojo?
I am seeking your infinite electrical wisdom. Here's my situation. I my personal home I have Leviton MicroDim dimmers. You know, the kind that can dim from multiple locations. Anyway, when I first installed them 3 years ago, they all worked fine all the time EXCEPT when the primaries coming into the island slapped together in strong winds. This would turn on 120+ LV recessed at 3AM. Well, Leviton told me the originals were subject to this and the new ones had a diode in them to elminate this. Well, I changed all the dimmers in the house and had problems again. I switched them all out a third time and they still don't work right. Now, sometimes the three/four ways don't work. But here's the wierdness. When 1 doesn't work, none in the house work. When 1 does work, they all work. It would seem that some type of noise is present on the electrical lines. I have turned off all breakers but 1 and it still does it. Any thoughts? I think the noise may be coming from outside the house. I do have Levition noise/amplifier/bridge in the panel. My X-10 oonly worked after putting all devices on the same phase. What a PIA but thats what it takes to make it work.
Any thoughts or does this shack simply have some bad mojo?