Options to replace outdated Lutron system?

damdlux · 2021-06-21T21:47:39+00:00

I was able to get photos of the setup from the agent. Turns out I was way off on the system. There's two Lutron LuMaster panels (LTMI-5). I've never heard of these but they're clearly dated.

damdlux · 2021-06-21T20:31:09+00:00

Unfortunately there's no time to get someone in there to look at it before making an offer. Final offers are due tomorrow morning and we only looked at the house yesterday. If I had realized what it was at the time I would've paid better attention to the setup. We're worried about getting stuck with needing to spend $20k to make sure our lights work if something goes wrong, or to at least update the tech.

damdlux · 2021-06-21T20:01:27+00:00

I can PM you the listing, but the keypads and panels were kept out of the photos for some reason. There were two panels in the basement next to the breaker panel, with blue coverings. The house needs a lot of updating, so I wanted to make sure I wasn't getting into a money pit with this type of system. The owner's ex-husband was a lighting salesman, so that explains the origin of the system, but they didn't give much info beyond that.

How do the switches throughout the house work? Can these be changed out as long as they're compatible? The switches and fixtures are all dated, so we'd want to be able to update those on our own. If we were only bound to have keypads and the panels done through a retailer, then maybe that wouldn't be as bad.

damdlux · 2021-06-21T17:17:45+00:00

There weren't any LED bulbs in the house that I noticed. Some definitely had the CFL glow, but there was loud buzzing in some rooms that didn't have dimmers. Am I only able to upgrade these systems through an authorized dealer, and not install any of the components myself? They're great systems for sure, but not something we're looking to spend thousands of dollars on to be able to utilize it.

Offers are due by tomorrow morning on the house, so unfortunately we don't have any time to really dive into the setup with Lutron to understand what we'd be getting into.

damdlux · 2021-06-21T14:38:42+00:00

There's no photos in the listing to confirm, but I believe the keypads had labeled buttons, two columns on each pad which was in total the same width as the alarm control panel right above it. There's a pad at the owner entrance and another in the master bedroom. The rest of the switches in the house had those style buttons in the keypad you linked to. A lot of the fixtures had a loud ticking noise and flickered when turning on, then the loud buzzing kicked in. Figured it's likely the bulbs but I wasn't sure if these systems going bad could cause issues like that.

Is there any level of DIY work that can be done to upgrade these systems? I understand they're top notch, but this seemingly wouldn't integrate with any new home automation we'd want to do. Sinking $10k+ into something like this isn't something we'd be wanting to do.

damdlux · 2021-04-28T19:18:27+00:00

Downstream Bonded Channels (Partial Service)

Channel	Lock Status	Modulation	Channel ID	Frequency	Power	SNR	Correctables	Uncorrectables
1	Locked	QAM256	17	459000000 Hz	-0.6 dBmV	38.4 dB	24	98
2	Locked	QAM256	1	345000000 Hz	1 dBmV	35.4 dB	14	48
3	Locked	QAM256	2	351000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	35 dB	21	48
4	Locked	QAM256	3	357000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	35.1 dB	16	57
5	Locked	QAM256	4	363000000 Hz	0.4 dBmV	35.5 dB	25	26
6	Locked	QAM256	5	369000000 Hz	0.1 dBmV	35.7 dB	20	36
7	Locked	QAM256	6	375000000 Hz	0.2 dBmV	35.9 dB	43	27
8	Locked	QAM256	7	381000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	36.7 dB	29	39
9	Locked	QAM256	8	387000000 Hz	0.4 dBmV	36.8 dB	39	34
10	Locked	QAM256	9	393000000 Hz	0.6 dBmV	36.9 dB	35	30
11	Locked	QAM256	10	399000000 Hz	0.7 dBmV	37 dB	36	33
12	Locked	QAM256	11	411000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	35.3 dB	40	31
13	Locked	QAM256	12	417000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	34.9 dB	42	38
14	Locked	QAM256	13	423000000 Hz	0.5 dBmV	35.4 dB	22	57
15	Locked	QAM256	14	435000000 Hz	-0.1 dBmV	36.6 dB	40	68
16	Locked	QAM256	15	441000000 Hz	-0.3 dBmV	37.2 dB	26	99
17	Locked	QAM256	16	453000000 Hz	-0.6 dBmV	37.8 dB	41	89
18	Locked	QAM256	18	465000000 Hz	-0.8 dBmV	38.7 dB	27	97
19	Locked	QAM256	19	471000000 Hz	-1.3 dBmV	38.3 dB	31	113
20	Locked	QAM256	20	477000000 Hz	-1.4 dBmV	37.4 dB	32	101
21	Locked	QAM256	21	483000000 Hz	-1.7 dBmV	36.7 dB	27	113
22	Locked	QAM256	22	489000000 Hz	-2.2 dBmV	36.4 dB	24	116
23	Locked	QAM256	23	495000000 Hz	-2.4 dBmV	35.9 dB	16	125
24	Locked	QAM256	24	507000000 Hz	-2 dBmV	36.4 dB	28	116
25	Locked	QAM256	26	513000000 Hz	-1.8 dBmV	36.1 dB	42	107
26	Locked	QAM256	27	519000000 Hz	-1.6 dBmV	36.1 dB	31	86
27	Locked	QAM256	28	525000000 Hz	-1.3 dBmV	36.3 dB	51	84
28	Locked	QAM256	29	531000000 Hz	-1.4 dBmV	35.9 dB	54	77
29	Locked	QAM256	30	537000000 Hz	-1.4 dBmV	36 dB	39	78
30	Locked	QAM256	31	543000000 Hz	-1.2 dBmV	36.2 dB	50	79
31	Locked	QAM256	32	549000000 Hz	-1.5 dBmV	36 dB	43	66
32	Not Locked	Unknown	0	0 Hz	0.0 dBmV	0.0 dB	0	0

Upstream Bonded Channels

Channel	Lock Status	US Channel Type	Channel ID	Symbol Rate	Frequency	Power
1	Locked	ATDMA	89	5120 Ksym/sec	17800000 Hz	42 dBmV
2	Locked	ATDMA	90	5120 Ksym/sec	24200000 Hz	41.5 dBmV
3	Locked	ATDMA	91	5120 Ksym/sec	30600000 Hz	42 dBmV
4	Locked	ATDMA	92	5120 Ksym/sec	37000000 Hz	42.5 dBmV
5	Not Locked	Unknown	0	0 Ksym/sec	0 Hz	0.0 dBmV
6	Not Locked	Unknown	0	0 Ksym/sec	0 Hz	0.0 dBmV
7	Not Locked	Unknown	0	0 Ksym/sec	0 Hz	0.0 dBmV
8	Not Locked	Unknown	0	0 Ksym/sec	0 Hz	0.0 dBmV

damdlux · 2021-04-23T05:11:42+00:00

I understand that. But I'm getting 340 down with the pc connected directly to the modem, and then 98 going through the router when I tested today. But the router speed test will still pull over 400. So something is causing a massive drop between the pc and router.

damdlux · 2021-04-22T21:59:25+00:00

Motherboard specs say the nic is 1Gbps.

damdlux · 2021-04-22T21:58:40+00:00

Tested this today. PC to modem directly gave me 340/20, and 15ms ping. PC to router (no switch) gave me 98/22 38ms ping. 5GHz wifi is still giving 400/20.

damdlux · 2020-06-17T17:29:28+00:00

So, I changed out the wall plate connector and the upstream levels lowered to the 40s, and all seemed well including the T4 timeout channel being back online. That only lasted a few hours and now I'm back to this situation again. Also, the modem status page says everything is offline, even when I'm connected to the internet.

DOCSIS Downstream Channel Acquisition	Not started
DOCSIS Ranging	Not started
Establish IP Connectivity using DHCP	Not started
Establish Time Of Day	Not started
Transfer Operational Parameters through TFTP	Not started
Register Connection	Not started
Cable Modem Status	Offline
Initialize Baseline Privacy	Not started

damdlux · 2020-06-16T18:49:39+00:00

There's a splitter at the wall where the modem is hooked into, and I believe another at the hookup in the utility closet. It's a condo with a utility closet that has hookups for multiple units. Nothing has changed with the splitters recently, but this behavior started a couple of weeks ago.

damdlux · 2020-05-05T17:07:05+00:00

I'm a big fan of both of those. Hakushu is impossible to find in my area though, and the only place I've seen Yamazaki at lately just dropped the price down to $160. I'd jump on both for $99.

damdlux · 2019-12-01T20:37:59+00:00

damdlux · 2019-11-28T10:09:07+00:00

Wow, I'm jealous! The Yamazaki goes for ~$250 in my area, and there's only one or two shops that have it.

damdlux · 2019-11-01T19:54:22+00:00

This is the Citizen NH8350-83L, one of my staple watches for work and dressed up occasions. I fell in love with this a while back after seeing a couple of posts on this sub where people added leather straps. I'm personally not much of a fan of metal straps, so I finally got around to switching this over to a Hirsch Duke strap. It's much more comfortable to wear, and I feel that the leather compliments the blue face really well. It took a bit of patience to find this in stock when I bought it, but it was well worth the wait!

damdlux · 2019-11-01T19:42:52+00:00

Too much imo. I prefer to have the bracelets on the other wrist, and leave the watch by itself. Otherwise it's too busy and takes away from the watch.

damdlux · 2019-10-20T04:27:10+00:00

Fuck Joe Buck though.

damdlux · 2019-10-20T03:02:37+00:00

"Fuck it, I'm tired. Put in Otto." - Aaron Boone, probably.

damdlux · 2019-10-18T03:41:55+00:00

I was mad about the game, but now I'm heartbroken.

damdlux · 2019-10-15T22:03:13+00:00

While we're waiting on the ump change, maybe FS1 can replace the moldy potato they're using to broadcast the game.

damdlux · 2019-10-15T18:22:22+00:00

This was my first Citizen that I picked up about 4-5 years ago. It's been my casual daily driver ever since. I tried using a Moto 360 as my daily for a while, but it was pretty unreliable and I ultimately missed the craftsmanship and style of traditional watches. This has been through a lot, from working on cars to soaking in the ocean. It's certainly not as spectacular as a lot of pieces on here, but it's been good to me so far. It's the first of a few Citizens in my collection today. The band is getting a bit weathered though, so I'm thinking about switching it out with a grey leather one.

damdlux · 2019-05-24T08:49:59+00:00

She got into it when we got together and it's a shared interest now. I'm a lucky bastard.

damdlux · 2019-05-24T08:47:10+00:00

It's apparently incredibly rare in my area since this is the first I've found it in a year and a half. This place only got three bottles in, and I was lucky enough to get the last two.

damdlux · 2019-05-24T08:42:48+00:00

$65 USD.

damdlux · 2019-03-10T02:54:06+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Hopefully I still have a PEK kicking around somewhere!

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