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Insteon reliability

I was at my cardiologist this AM for some tests. One of the technicians there (who I met on my last visit when she administered a nuclear stress test) has a daughter in her early 20s who has been a quadriplegic since an accident at 16. I volunteered to advise her and her daughter on simple home automation related topics.

Previously, I usually advised people in her situation to use X-10 with appropriate cautions about reliability and with suggestions (and occasional custom hardware) on ways to implement specific tasks.

I would like to start recommending Insteon but my direct experience is limited and my views of its expected reliability is more academic than empirical. I would appreciate feedback about its reliability in small to medium sized installations. I would especially appreciate feedback from anyone who experienced the flicker problem and who replaced the flickering devices with newer, "fixed" devices.

I notice that they have just issued recall notices (with free upgrades) on all of the Insteon interfaces (2414S, 2414U) but I haven't yet researched the reasons. If anyone can share these details it would save me a bit of time.