Phantom Signals

I am pretty new to all this X10 stuff so not sure if this is normal.

I have noticed in the log that I get a lot of lines like this :

8:42:13 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G3 off
8:42:18 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G3 brighten by 7
8:42:20 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G3 brighten by 6
8:42:36 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:42:41 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:42:41 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:42:41 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 7
8:42:42 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 7
8:42:43 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 7
8:42:44 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:42:45 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 all units off (house code M)
8:42:47 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 all units off (house code M)
8:42:59 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M3 off
8:43:07 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M3 off
8:43:10 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 on
8:43:25 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:43:28 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 on
8:43:31 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 7
8:43:31 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:43:36 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M3 off
8:43:37 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M3 off
8:43:40 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
8:43:42 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 on
8:43:45 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 7
8:43:45 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:43:45 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:43:47 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 on
8:43:53 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 brighten by 7
8:43:55 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 brighten by 6
8:43:57 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 brighten by 7
8:43:58 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 all lights on (house code M)
8:44:01 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 brighten by 7
8:44:03 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 M8 dim by 6
8:44:07 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 all units off (house code M)
8:44:14 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G1 off
8:44:18 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G7 off
8:44:21 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G7 off
8:44:23 PM, 4/28/04 Received X10 G7 off

6:58:00 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
6:58:02 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
6:58:18 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
6:58:20 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 7
6:58:22 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 7
6:58:24 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 7
6:58:26 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
6:58:28 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M3 dim by 6
6:58:30 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M1 on
6:59:08 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M8 on
6:59:10 AM, 4/29/04 Received X10 M8 on


I do not have anything on G or M house codes. What should or can I do about this?

[matt (support)]

Do you have a RF computer interface (MR26 / W800RF320) or the X10 RF transceiver? If the latter, what house code is it on?

Regards,
Matt

I use to get those type of signals in my old house, especially on the M house code. I'm guessing it's noise.

It is the TM13 set to All House Code (P).

[matt (support)]

Greg is correct, this definitely looks like noise. Given the pattern of signals and the fact that most of them are on house code M, I think we can rule out a neighbor using X10 as the culprit.

Greg -- Did you ever figure out where the noise was coming from? I know that faulty X10 modules can throw off random signals, but I suspect that isn't the case here.

Regards,
Matt

I could switch the TM13 to just A and see how that performs. I assume that the noise will then not be shown.

?

[matt (support)]

I could switch the TM13 to just A and see how that performs. I assume that the noise will then not be shown.

It is worth a try, but I think you will see the noise regardless of the TM13 house code. The noise is coming from somewhere (appliance, light, compressor, lose wiring, maybe a faulty X10 module, etc.), and then CM11 is interpreting this noise as valid X10 codes.

Matt

Greg -- Did you ever figure out where the noise was coming from?

Nope. But I don't have them at this house. I've got the same appliances (without filters) and TV's and such (with filters).