X10 Coupler-Repeater & UPB?

[svandehouten@yahoo.com]

Will the Leviton 32120-1 whole house surge suppressor or, Leviton DHC
System Amplifier/Repeater/Coupler Module; HCA02-10E adversely affect
UPB signaling or devices?

http://www.worthingtonsolutions.com/activekb/index.php?ToDo=view&questId=25&catId=5

Has anyone seen the need for the HAI UPB Phase Coupler in a residential
deployment...yet?
http://www.homeauto.com/Products/HLC/PhaseCoupler.asp

Is UPB living up to it's hype for reliablity and speed?

Thanks,
Scott

[Dave Houston]

The surge suppressor might affect UPB which, in essence, uses a transient
noise burst as a data marker.

svandehouten@yahoo.com wrote:

>Will the Leviton 32120-1 whole house surge suppressor or, Leviton DHC
>System Amplifier/Repeater/Coupler Module; HCA02-10E adversely affect
>UPB signaling or devices?
>
>http://www.worthingtonsolutions.com/activekb/index.php?ToDo=view&questId=25&catId=5
>
>Has anyone seen the need for the HAI UPB Phase Coupler in a residential
>deployment...yet?
>http://www.homeauto.com/Products/HLC/PhaseCoupler.asp
>
>Is UPB living up to it's hype for reliablity and speed?
>
>Thanks,
>Scott

[Dave Houston]

I can't find the clamping voltage rating for the Leviton suppressor but it's
an MOV based device rather than a sine wave following device. It's clamping
voltage is probably higher than the UPB pulses.

nobody@whocares.com (Dave Houston) wrote:

>The surge suppressor might affect UPB which, in essence, uses a transient
>noise burst as a data marker.
>
>svandehouten@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>Will the Leviton 32120-1 whole house surge suppressor or, Leviton DHC
>>System Amplifier/Repeater/Coupler Module; HCA02-10E adversely affect
>>UPB signaling or devices?
>>
>>http://www.worthingtonsolutions.com/activekb/index.php?ToDo=view&questId=25&catId=5
>>
>>Has anyone seen the need for the HAI UPB Phase Coupler in a residential
>>deployment...yet?
>>http://www.homeauto.com/Products/HLC/PhaseCoupler.asp
>>
>>Is UPB living up to it's hype for reliablity and speed?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Scott

[Brett Griffin]

It is claimed about 10% of the homes in the US require a UPB Phase coupler.

I have found you will know in the beginning. Unlike X-10 they may not need
it now but may later, UPB seems to be now or never. I installed switches in
a clients home of 6k square feet. I had to install it immediately to get
all switches working.

For professionals it is always safer to use it and not need it.

Homeowners, I suggest wait until you need it... you may not. HAI's phase
coupler is about the same prices as a light switch.

I have yet to dicover a problem in UPB in reliability and speed. I use
them, and like the felxability in programming they provide.

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<svandehouten@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1133546321.536947.166330@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Will the Leviton 32120-1 whole house surge suppressor or, Leviton DHC
> System Amplifier/Repeater/Coupler Module; HCA02-10E adversely affect
> UPB signaling or devices?
>
> http://www.worthingtonsolutions.com/activekb/index.php?ToDo=view&questId=25&catId=5
>
> Has anyone seen the need for the HAI UPB Phase Coupler in a residential
> deployment...yet?
> http://www.homeauto.com/Products/HLC/PhaseCoupler.asp
>
> Is UPB living up to it's hype for reliablity and speed?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>