Ewicp wrote:Anyone know of a way around this? I wish I could relocate the appliance module but that's not possible.
Hi Eric,
The 2380 is the 2-way switch, which means that it is also an X10 transmitter. Each X10 transmitter will, as you mentioned, reduce the signal strength of other X10 transmitters.
You can try to improve signal strength/quality throughout the house (repeater/amplifier if you don't already have one) or locally near the circuit that is causing having problems (SmartHome BoosterLinc). If you don't have a repeater/amplifier, then I'd suggest this route. Although they require circuit breaker box installation, they greatly improve signal quality and strength throughout the home.
The other option is to not use a 2-way switch in this case. You can try to disable the "Switch transmitting" checkbox in the devices dialog (press the download button after you uncheck it). I don't think this will help -- it will cause the switch to not transmit local changes back to Indigo, but I believe the switch will still reduce your signal level. I'm not positive tough, so it is worth trying. Or you can replace this switch with a 1-way receive only SwitchLinc. Either one of these (one is scene capable, the other is not):
http://www.smarthome.com/2384.html
http://www.smarthome.com/2386.html
If you go this route, instead of returning your 2-way switch you could try using it somewhere else. It might be the case that the current circuit path with your 2-way switch and appliance module is a particularly bad combination. Moving the 2-way switch somewhere else might solve the problem.
Good luck!
regards,
matt