Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

Warning: Working with electricity can result in injury, property damage, or even death if it is not done properly. Please keep this in mind while assisting others. If you are not sure about what you are doing, hire a licensed professional.

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X10 system (alien.top)

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Has anyone used the x10 home automation/security system? How did you like it? Any problems?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

X10 is very susceptible to powerline noise, and there is a lot more today than 20 or 40 years ago mostly being introduced by the increased number of AC-DC power adapters/chargers that are used in most homes as well as solid-state devices using AC-DC transformers for their circuit boards.

Despite that, I continue to reliably use a half-dozen or so X10 devices and a 25-year-old CM11A controller which are now integrated with my Home Assistant setup. Never worked with any alarm/security components.