Popp/Duwi dimmer nervous light

by **William.abbo** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:29 pm

@Alexander

Obdam (near Alkmaar)

by **Alexander** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:26 am

@ezhome: FYI: When light is 100% (so no dimming) the problem isn't there. Duwi responded already?

Alexander

by **EzHome** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:50 am

I've send an e-mail but have no response now, thanks for the extra information.

I'll send the extra info to Duwi and will update you a.s.a.p.

by **pvdspek** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:37 am

Same problem here in Gouda at (most probably) the same moments...
I'm using Merten Connect 507900 dimmers with Duewi 05443 Z-Wave-Wandsender.

By the way, you can contact Sascha Schulz at Schwaiger. He's a member of the R&D division of the Reitz Group (mother company of Duewi and Popp) and working on the Z-Wave products.

by **Alexander** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:19 pm

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You sre in contact with this person?

Alexander

by **Alexander** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:57 am

@everyone: do you use any x10 filters? I'm wondering if such a filter (xanura sperfilter for instance) also blocks the problems we have.

Alexander

by **EzHome** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:47 pm

Still have no answer from Duwi, but working on it.

by **EzHome** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:14 pm

The engineer @ Reitz asked me if you can please send me the details about the units what are being switched with this dimmer.

by **Alexander** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:17 pm

Behind one dimmer: 3x light bulbs
The other one: 8x hologeen 25 watt 230v

So just normal lights (which are most used still today?)

Alexander

by **William.abbo** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:50 pm

The engineer @ Reitz asked me if you can please send me the details about the units what are being switched with this dimmer.

Just ordinary bulbs, 60-100 watts

by **Alexander** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:01 am

@ezhome: any update on this?

by **Snelvuur** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:28 pm

i have noticed this too, not that much but enough to notice.. doesn't happen for some time and then out of the blue it happens a bit.

by **r_255** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:22 pm

Anyone noticed this topic on the hsboard.... > ?

http://board.homeseer.com/showpost.php? ... stcount=10

by **Vullisbak** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:49 pm

Same nervous lights problem with in-wall dimmers here.
My network contains solely Duwi Z-wave controllers so no interference from other home automation devices on the power line.
There doesn't seem to be a specific period of the day, although I usually don't have my lights turned on during daytime hours. Most events occur between 1800 and 1900.

Dimmers connected to:
- 4x 20W halogen spots
- 4x 10W halogen spots
- 4x 40W regular light bulbs
- 2x 40W regular light bulbs

It looks to me that the halogen spots are mainly affected by this behavior, although it sometimes also affects the regular bulbs.

It probably has nothing to do with it, but I also have a clearly audible high frequency tone coming from some of the dimmers, especially when set to off mode (annoying).
Removed the dimmer in my bedroom because of this.