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Francorosso
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Here's the situation: In my basement I have 3 Insteon
Switchlinc dimmers in different places, all to control
the overhead lights. Only switch A is actually
connected to the load, switches B and C are connected to
line power. I have set switches B and C as CONTROLLERS
of switch A.
The question is whether switches B and C should also be
RESPONDERS to switch A. I didn't think so but somehow
when I imported my links from Houselinc they show up as
responders as well as controllers.
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I'd say no since B and C are not controlling anything.
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If all three switches are to control one light and
switches B and C are not also responders to switch A:
1. they will not reflect when you turn on the light
using switch A.
2. to turn off the light using a different switch than
A (the one you used to turn it on), you will have to
hit off on that switch twice, once to sync it to
switch A and once to actually tell A to turn it off.
When you make them responders to A it will be switch A
that tells them to also show the light is on (in the
leds on the switch) when A does turn it on. Being
responders to A keeps them each in sync with A.
BTW - They also should be responders to each other to
keep them in sync with each other. Then it doesn't
matter which switch tells A to turn on the light, any
of the switches will accurately tell A to turn off and
the leds on all three switches will all be in sync
with the actual state of the light.
Needless to say, because it is directly connected to
the light, switch A's leds are always in sync with the
light.
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Nicely stated Frank-H.
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