This is an old issue that has gotten worse over time.
I have a large house, 2 phase current, and a separate pool house. The pool house has its own breaker which feeds as a 100 AMP service into my main breaker in the basement. I have 3 Insteon devices at the pool house. An outside light, an overhead light, and a fan with a light. The outside light is on a dual band switch link dimmer (2477D), the overhead light and the fan are both connected to a fan linc (2475F) and are controlled with a 2486D 4 switch dimmer.
The 2477 D generally is accessible by Insteon, although its gets an error about 50% of the time. The 2486D is not accessible anymore. The 2475F can and will respond to a status request, but will not turn on and off. It used to be accessible, most of the time (but not all the time).
Possible issues that I see are (1) the pool house is remote from the mail house and the Insteon power line signal is sent through two breakers (the pool house breaker to a 100 amp breaker in the main panel). So the powerline may be weak. Alternatively or additionally, the motors of my pool pumps (in same breaker) may interfere with the power line. I am guessing RF does not work because of the distance.
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Any ideas how I can get the pool house switches to connect better to the rest of the system?
(not insteon transmits fine within pool house. The switch controls the fan and lights fine. It also registers in the insteon log when I press teh switch button (most of the time) but I cannot use Indigo to turn anything on.
Aug 9, 2020 at 5:24:28 PM
Error "Pool House outside" status request; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "Pool House outside" status request; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "Pool House outside" status request; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Sent INSTEON "Pool House outside" status request (received: 100)
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" on (button 1)
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" off (button 1)
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" on (button 3)
Aug 9, 2020 at 5:25:22 PM
Error "Pool House outside" off; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "Pool House outside" off; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Received INSTEON "Thermostat-TV Room" temperature changed to 74.0
Error "Pool House outside" status request; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Sent INSTEON "Pool House outside" status request (received: 0)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "Pool House Overhead Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "pool house fan - Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "pool house fan - Light" on to 100; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "pool house fan - Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Error "pool house fan - Light" on to 100; send failed (no acknowledgment)
Error "pool house fan - Light" on to 100; failed (PowerLinc not in module's database -- try the Define and Sync process in the device dialog)
Aug 9, 2020 at 5:27:55 PM
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" on (button 1)
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" on to 100% (instant) (button 1)
Aug 9, 2020 at 5:28:12 PM
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" on (button 1)
Received INSTEON "Pool House Fan Switch" off (button 1)