Hi, just getting started with Zwave switches (Zooz). I'm not ready to take the whole HA plunge but want something that will allow me to program the switches and do some automation.

Eventually want to move this to HA when I get time. Is there a hub/UI that will have it's own programming and work with HA?

Thanks!

One of my first GE/Jasco fan switches kicked the bucket today after seven-ish years of service. To be honest, these switches have been tanks, especially when compared to the other GE/Jasco Z-wave plus offerings. To my surprise, the only fan z-wave fan switches with speed controls on the market are the rebranded Enlighten switches and the Leviton switches, both of which run z-wave plus.

What’s the deal with that? Why haven’t the incumbents upgraded to the updated protocol versions? Furthermore, why haven’t competitors like Zooz released a comparable product? Innovelli supposedly made one but, as is the case with most Innovelli products, it’s not available.

Strange that the choices are so limited for what should be the third most popular switch type.

Hi all,

I'm chasing down an issue with a moisture alarm that's supposed to turn off once the moisture drops beneath a certain threshold.

I have a ZSE44 800, and a moisture alarm set to 45% (param 9). As such I expect a notification (param 113) with moisture high alarm (value 2).

Unfortunately it only seems to trigger going up. Going down there seems to be a massive delay. Since I receive values by % at a certain moment I'll get between 40%-44% notification (if the previous value was between 45%-49%).

I would expect the alarm to turn off at the same time as the value falling below the 45% threshold. But that doesn't happen. The change in alarm is significantly delayed, and sometimes it doesn't come at all.

Am I missing something in the way I approach the problem? I could of course listen to the change in values myself, the individual changes come in perfectly, but I was hoping to use the alarm functionality itself.

Thanks!

I bought a https://products.z-wavealliance.org/products/4119 because I basically want a little control board on my desk to do a bunch of automations. I do not have vivint security. but zwave does list this thing as being a remote. i bought one on ebay and have it hooked up to my home assistant, BUT every button press shows up as the same.

so if i press 1 it shows up as

Z-Wave Secondary Keypad fired Entry Control CC 'notification' event for event type '1' with data type '2' Z-Wave Secondary Keypad fired Entry Control CC 'notification' event for event type '0' with data type '0'

or 9, it shows up as

Z-Wave Secondary Keypad fired Entry Control CC 'notification' event for event type '1' with data type '2' Z-Wave Secondary Keypad fired Entry Control CC 'notification' event for event type '0' with data type '0'

identical. this kinda ruins my plan as using this as a generic 9 digit remote. but maybe im missing something here?

New to z-wave and smart home so please be kind. I have a property with keypad controlled electronic lever locks (not z-wave or WiFi) on interior doors. I am wondering if there is a way to equip the locks that I have with z-wave so I can connect to my smart home controller. I do not need dead bolts and am having trouble finding z-wave lever locks. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Has anyone connected to Honeywell's 5877GDPK Z-Wave Device other than through Honeywell's panel??

The 5877 is a discontinued device that works with Honeywell's Lynx L5100, L5200, L5210 and L7000s security panels to open/close garage doors. The 5877GDPK includes a 5877 Z-Wave Relay Receiver.

There's nothing in my 5210 panel that suggests Z-Wave encryption, network codes, or anything Z-Wave related. A 6-digit code is used to program the 5877GDPK into the Honeywell panel. My 5210 and app work fine.

I have a Z-Wave controller in my Home Assistant and I wonder if/how I can access the 5877 Z-Wave Relay Receiver. I have tried unencrypted and other 'Add Device' settings and unsurprisingly nothing is discovered.

I have a Kwikset HomeConnect 620 that I've been having trouble pairing. I've done everything I can from resetting the lock to moving the base station right next to it. When I press the button to pair on the lock, I never get an indicator from the lock LED indicating it's trying to pair. Do you think its a defective lock?

New to HA and zigbee and zwave and all of this stuff. but after using zigbee for a bit (via poe with an smlight), I do think that zwave is actually what i want. seems like zwave is lower powered, more reliable, longer range, less interference, and while more expensive it seems like you get some reliability because of the cert process. in my home i rather pay a slightly higher price for the sake of all of the pros i mentioned above.

one thing thats interesting to me is that it seems like the only controller that's really recommended is the zooz usb controller. Are there any other that have a larger antenna (like the smlight for zigbee)? Bonus points if its PoE instead of usb (my hardware is in my basement with an available poe run to the center of the house. so itd made sense to put one there)

last question is that i just want a simple button for some automations. like this looks perfect https://www.amazon.com/Aqara-WXKG11LM-Switch-Wireless-Remote/dp/B07D19YXND but cant find anything like that for zwave. is there a go-to listing with all zwave products.

tldr;

anyway. im sure you can all relate to that feeling when you're just learning about something and you feel overwhelmed and a bit confused, but feel like there must be some concrete answers to this stuff. so anyway. best zwave controller for a home (possible poe option?) and a simple small button?

Hi All,

I have a question regarding what nodes to hide and what to make visible.

I have a Fibaro HC3 and when adding devices like a two way switch I get a bunch sensors and actuators appearing below the parent, like remote, switch temperature sensor etc.

It makes a confusing mess. I suppose it depends on how the device is being used but are there any tips or conventions for naming and hiding nodes?

Are there any books on this?

Thanks for any help at all.

I currently have a few light switches that are Zwave. They are being controlled by our Qolsys IQ Panel 2 with an Alarm.com account. Basically I have a few small routines that are ran by Alarm.com - the most important one is if an alarm is triggered, it turns on all the lights.

However, I would like to use these switches with our Google Home setup. The current method is a rather cumbersome "Ask Alarm.com to turn on the kitchen light." vs "turn on the kitchen light"

Is it possible to get another ZWave hub, such as Samsung SmartThings to act as a hub that interfaces nicely with google? I want to be able to have the lights still controlled by Alarm.com, namely if an alarm is triggered but everything else I am fine going through Google.

Is this possible or is there a better way you can suggest? Thanks.

I'm trying to install under cabinet LED lighting in our kitchen. There are many options and I'm kinda lost.

Here's what I want to have:

• Z-wave (I'm open to WiFi or zigbee, but zwave works best for me)

• RGBCCT so it can be used for primary lighting and for automation (e.g. flash red when the garage door was left open)

• As few components as possible (e.g. combined driver and power supply in same component).

Can you share your setup?

Hi folks,

I have a light switch in my garage that controls an outdoor light on the deck. I want to put either a smart switch on it or put in a smart bulb, but I can't find anything rated for below 32 °F. For reference, I'm in the Atlanta area. It's about 33 outside right now, and a temperature gun pointed at the current switch is reading about 43. The rest of the garage is between 43 and 50. So I'm not too worried about it getting below freezing in the garage, but I'd rather play it safe if there's something out there that might be a little more robust. Any recommendations?

I know this was asked 4 years ago but does anyone know of a zwave-compatible smart door lock for a sliding patio door? I would lov to be able to assign passwords wirelessly and unlock remotely. Currently using a Bluetooth lockbox for keyed entry.

Looking to buy some z wave outlets (not the plugs) preferably some that monitor energy usage. What I've come across is some are a 500-series, some are 700-series. I've even seen some light switches that are 800-series. Being fairly new to this home assistant rabbit hole, can someone explain to me the difference between them or recommend something for me?

Hey everyone,

I’m using a Minoston 800 series outlet with the energy monitoring feature. I’ve set it up with a program designed to detect power draw on this outlet and use that data to trigger other smart outlets to turn on or off based on the load detected.

However, I’m running into an issue where the Minoston 800 series outlet has been randomly shutting off completely, even though it should only be acting as a monitor. There’s no automation or program that should be turning it off directly—it's strictly being used for energy monitoring purposes.

The device in question does have automations applied, but they are specifically designed for energy monitoring purposes only. The automation is set to detect energy usage from the outlet and use that data to trigger other devices. For example, I have a computer connected to this outlet, and the automation is configured so that when the computer turns on and draws power, it triggers other smart switches to turn on.

However, the Minoston 800 outlet itself should not be turning on or off, as its role is purely to monitor energy consumption. It should remain in a constant "on" state at all times.

Has anyone experienced similar behavior with this device or know why it might be happening? Any troubleshooting suggestions or settings I should double-check?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I've got a few dozen or so zwave devices. Some are powered from the wall, some from battery. Both types can, at times, go unresponsive - for instance a simple wall-switch which controls powering of lights - and it ignores commands etc. to the unit. It can in most cases be fixed with a "reinterview" and everything works after that. It's not the same device that does this every time, and even devices that are within 10 feet of the controller have done this.

I may have one device do this once a month. Not a big issue but still annoying. I use HA's ZWave JS plugin and outside of this, it works as expected.

What I'm asking is how to go around finding the root cause. I have the logs on "verbose" and I'm not sure it helps me at all. At least nothing that I can find.

Shelly Qubino Wave Pro 3PM ? It is largely out of stock in Europe though I have found a supplier .
But is it out of stock because it’s not good ( in some way) and/or pending a new version ? I have ( not for the first time ) “reached out” to Shelly themselves and they do not reach back - I won’t bother trying again.
The product is obviously interesting to me but ( again typically ) , there are basic questions about its functionality that are ( it seems to me ) deliberately obfuscated by this manufacturer. For example , the primary question for me is :- can it be used as a switch for 3 phase mains ?
On the supplied specs, there seems no reason why not so, one looks further into specs and or asks the manufacturer. Shelly publish a video called “3 phase installation video” on YouTube which by title, would seem to answer the question right ? Wrong - in the video it says “ not to be used in place of 3 phase contactor “ So - a whole video on the subject, leaving the core question unanswered . So - please go ahead and chip in, any thoughts ? Thank you, happy new year.

Hi everyone,

I’m encountering an issue in the Scilab UI where clicking on the "Force Read Attribute" button results in no response.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

1. Checked the basic Force Read Command to ensure it’s being sent correctly.
2. Mqtt topic are also published
   • topic:ucl/by-unid/zw-C294350E-0003/ep0/Basic/Commands/ForceReadAttributes
   • payload : {"value":[]}

above example for basic so there is fore read attr each cluster Unfortunately, the issue still persists. I’m using [Scilab version 1.6].

Has anyone experienced a similar issue or have suggestions for debugging this further? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

My master bathroom has three Zooz ZEN72 switches. I want to be able to both control all three switches individually and double tap up or down to turn all three switches on or off, respectively. I've set this up in Home Assistant, but the lights never turn off at the same time presumably due to my zwave controller (Zooz ZST10) sending commands one at a time.

I have some more ZEN72 switches in my basement that are directly associated and both switches function near instantaneously. Is it possible to associate the three switches in my master bathroom together but only trigger the association when someone double taps the switch up or down? Or are the direct associations non-conditional all the time?

Is there a way to see detailed Z-Wave logs through either Alarm.com or a 2GIG GC2 Panel?

I have a brand new Kwikset HomeConnect 620 lock that’s intermittently failing synchronization of user codes. It’s installed about three feet away from the main panel.

I’ve tried factory resets, re-inclusion, and network rediscovery. That hasn’t helped so I’d like to look at error logs if possible.

Kind of new to home automation and z-wave stuff. I have a DSK number on a piece of paper that goes to one of my devices but I am not sure which one. I could go to each device and see if it matches the sticker on the device, but am hoping there might be an easier way. I am using HA for my hub.

Tyia

This is a very minor issue that I'm struggling to run down. My basement has six lighting networks so I replaced all of the switches with GE/Zooz light switches and set up an automation such that when the light switch to the stairs turns on, it then turns on all six lighting networks in the basement. The automation works fine but there's about a one-second delay between turning on that steps and then the other ones turn on. The weird thing is, in my testing, turning on those lights via the home assistant app is near-instant as well as if I set up a test automation to turn on those six networks via a contact sensor. I've dabbled in HASS to see if there's something I can modify but I'm at a loss on how to fix.

My working theory is that maybe the delay is caused by the switch/HASS awaiting to see if it's a single button press or double-click or button hold but I'm not sure how to disable that delay. Any help is appreciated!

Hi, all.

I had to replace my dawn simulator(sad day) and I wanted to do it with some automation via hubitat and zwave bulbs...

... But it seems kind zwave is dead? I can't find any zwave bulbs and few other devices, while there's a ton of thread, wifi devices.

First, any leads on zwave bulbs? Archive is zwave dieing?

I'm pretty new to home automation and set up some new Minoston plugs recently. One of them is an outdoor plug. I'm curious, since the plugs have the DSK QR code and PIN sticker on them, is it a security risk to my system to leave them on my outdoor products? I understand I don't want to lose that information if I need to re-add the device later but as long as I've saved the full code off somewhere else should I remove the information from the easy access of passersby?

I have my HA running on raspberry pi and have zwave up and running with the newest firmware (used the PC controller method to upgrade to 1.5). I'm new to zwave but purchased two Minoston smart plugs that are not being detected despite the blue (add/inclusion) light. I've also tied manually using the QR code with no success.

Note: As a test I tried using the smart things app on my phone and scanned the qr code and it said I need a hub. I was under impression I could just use a zooz zwave usb to act as a controller (on my pi) in place of a hub but does this mean certain products (Minoston) are only really compatible with dedicated hubs and not usb sticks? Any help is appreciated.

Hello! We have ADT/Alarm.com which works with Z-Wave. Does anyone have any suggestions on compatible motion sensor light camera combo devices? We are trying to add it to our system, but the only "official" thing I can find is the Google Nest one, which would require an extra $50 a month for their pro plan.