Z-Wave

I picked up a used Honeywell T6 pro z-Wave off eBay for cheap based on recommendations here. It connected straight into HA via z wave. Works great. No apps or 3rd party anything. I have a second one that I got for my upstairs unit. DM me and I'll make you a deal if interested. My upstairs unit uses some Carrier bullshit and I can't use a regular thermostat without a new board.

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I can't speak for Ecobee as I use a Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave Tstat. I can however, highly recommend Reolink cameras. I have several of them, including the PoE doorbell and they've been super reliable. No cloud connectivity, so they're fully local.

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It doesn't fit your list of importance, but I have a Honeywell zwave thermostat - Honeywell T6 Pro

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Honeywell T6 Pro Zwave works really well with our radiant hydronic floor heating system.

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Want thermostat? Google or Ecobee Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave. Zero reliance on cloud services, and if you need an HVAC tech to work on your system, he or she will be very familiar with Honeywell thermostats.

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I have the honeywell t6 pro zwave that i havent had any issues with

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Since ZWave and Zigbee are already local only, you should be good. For ZWave, I'd recommend a Zooz 800 coordinator. For the Zigbee side, go with the SLZB06-MR. The samsung stuff may require more involvement. For the HVAC stuff, make sure your thermostat is local only like the Honeywell T6 Pro ZWave (my personal preference) or some other Zigbee option.

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I got the Honeywell T-6 Pro Zwave model, which a lot of people here recommend. Seems good so far. (Have to get the right one, they don’t ask coke with z-wave.)

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The Honeywell T6 Pro ZWave is very popular and works great with home assistant. Though you do need to set up a ZWave network, which may be an additional cost if you don't already have one. Ecobee is currently in the communities bad books, they recently dropped developer account support which negatively affects home assistant integration. It's effectively impossible for something similar to happen with the Honeywell T6.

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It's zwave, not zigbee, but I have a Honeywell T6 Pro, and it does everything I could ask of a thermostat.

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Honeywell T6 Pro z-wave ... completely local. I have 4 of them installed and they have been really stable; one small cosmetic glitch where they report temp in C instead of F occasionally. Previously had an unreliable radio thermostat CT-100 unit, and the Honeywell units feel like a step-up quality wise.

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I love my Honeywell T6 Pro Z-Wave thermostats. I picked them up because my system doesn't have a C-wire and these will run off AAs. But they're great thermostats overall. A nice simple touchscreen interface, plus perfect integration in Home Assistant.

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… when it's coupled with homekit, you can't make any adjustments in HA. Besides, that would only work connecting ecobee to homekit if you already have an iproduct. I personally went with the Honewell T6 Pro Zwave and use my temp sensors around the house that are already connected to HA for automations. I moved completely off of nest for the reason of requiring local control only and the "Works with Nest" api fiasco that google killed off.

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Honeywell T6 z-wave

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HVAC Control using Honeywell T6 Z-Wave Pro: I had a couple of Nest thermostats controlling my HVAC, but the presence detection was unreliable, and I wanted more control with less cloud. So I added two Honeywell T6 Z-Wave Pro thermostats. First, I followed the Honeywell installer guide for physical install, and wiring and selection of modes for my HVAC system, which thankfully uses the default. I declined Z-Wave setup, instead first testing them to make sure heat and AC worked before I added them to HA. This went well, so I went ahead and paired Z-wave. I have multiple use cases based on if …

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Honeywell z wave I just got in think.kts the t6 has been a legitimate game changer vs my wifi Honeywell inhad previously

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I have used both. I started with Ecobee and switched to the Honeywell T6. The Ecobee can do most functions via HomeKit (to keep it local), but not everything. I have a heat pump and needed more advanced functionality than what the HomeKit integration could offer. The Ecobee internet API is more complete than HomeKit, but it obviously relies on the internet and I found it only worked ~95% of the time which is just too unreliable for me. The T6 offers much more control of functionality via Z-Wave, and works very reliably. I use a mixture of automations and the Scheduler Component (installed via …

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I recently switched from my Gen 2 Nest to a Honeywell T6 z-wave. I love it. No horrible app that requires constant cloud connection. It doesn't randomly try to guess the temperature you want. There is an auto mode to set min/max temps. Any more complex temperature automations I just handle through home assistant. The z-wave is solid as a rock. I have a little usb z-wave dongle on an extension cable 2 rooms over. It's never lost connectivity. Setup was super easy. And it has some AA batteries as backups in case of power loss. I just wish I could find some more reliable z-wave stuff like an …

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The Honeywell works well enough for me. I'd recommend wiring up the C wire, however, if you don't already have one. The Z-Wave is a bit flaky when batteries run low. In my experience at least.

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This is what I use (T6 Z-Wave). No real complaints. It’s relatively basic but so is my my HVAC system, so it pretty much does what I want.

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I use the honeywell T6 zwave. It runs on 3 AA batteries which last over a year and connects right into HA with zwave integration. Honeywell T6

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I have 3 of the Honeywell Z-Wave and they work great. Paid less than $100 each.

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Breaking change - The Z-Wave JS light entities will now return unknown as state if the corresponding driver value is missing. Previously the state defaulted to off in these cases. Users should take this into consideration in automations and scripts that rely on a Z-Wave JS light entity state. ## Proposed change The V1 version of this sensor do

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… years before matter/thread really takes off. Even if thread/matter were the magic bullet for prime time today, there would still be other options. I have Inovelli 2-1 dimmers and they work very well when dimming smart bulbs... I even have the bulbs set to as a bound device, so the switch operates without HA.

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Innovelli and Zooz are both great

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I don't have a lot of devices in my home that are explicitly advertised as Home Assistant compatible, but Inovelli are my absolute favorite. I have probably 30 Blue Series switches in my home and they're fantastic. Another would be my RatGDOs

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Zwave to me is the most reliable and robust, so all my lights are on zwave. Now I have inovelli dimmers and zen34 remotes for most. Other less important sensors like doors and temp and motion are zigbee, zigbee stuff is usually cheaper, it has also been reliable for me.

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Not installed HA on an SD card. - 100% Inovelli light switches - Anything zwave I had in the garage died in the subzero winter. Go cheap if in harsh conditions. - Don’t enroll Z-Wave nodes as secure if they don’t need to be. Big speed improvement. Non secure nodes will pass secure traffic. - For some reason, where I currently live, zwave enrolling is problematic during the day but goes flawlessly at night. - Add all zwave first. Everything else is cake.

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I love the Inovelli Switches. I outfitted my home in 2019 with the 500 series red switches and added blue fan switches a few months ago. The LED status bar is now on EVERY switch in my home and it’s amazing IMO. I love seeing at a glance if laundry is done, a door is left open, or the alarm is armed.

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Zooz or Inovelli (both Z-wave for switches). Third Reality has quality products, I use their smart plugs. I also use Zooz for their temperature/humidity sensors and door/window sensors

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ZigBee and zwave. Inovelli is dope as hell, but $$$

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Zigbee or Z-Wave. Tons of choices, all fully local, fast, and responsive. I like Inovelli but that doesn't really fit the bill of cheap. Zooz is good too, and those are quite cheap

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I’m a big fan of inovelli switches. Rpi would be the easiest way to start. But honestly for about the same price you can get a mini pc with a ssd. I’m a fan of zwave devices. I got some Bali blinds (from Costco online) and they work great. But a little pricey. I also did end up getting some ikea zigbee blinds. These work good, but they don’t have custom sizes and a million options. For sensors I would go with zwave sensors. Zooz and aeotec make some good ones. Depends on what you’re looking for. They have lots of options. You can also look at zigbee sensors, they are much cheaper. But I think …

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Smart switches are the first step. My preference are Inovelli switches. You'll need a Z-Wave controller for them. The HUSBZB-1 is highly recommended around here because it can control both Z-Wave and Zigbee devices. Get smart bulbs in rooms that don't have integrated lighting, such as bedrooms and living rooms. I went Hue for mine, but Ikea and a few other companies have their own line. I'd also recommend getting some wall switches for them. Hue has some that run about $25 and will add dimming and scene capabilities. Motion sensors are great for turning lights on/off automatically. I use mine …

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Detached/decoupled mode, get switches with this feature. Inovelli, xiaomi and anything that runs tasmota or esphome

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Caseta or Inovelli If you want easy plug-and-play across HA, Google Assistant, and Alexa, Caseta is a little easier to setup because you can just do that through the Lutron connections to those apps, while for Inovelli since it's local Zwave you'd have to expose your devices from HA into those services (so paying for HA Cloud or doing the advanced configuration yourself to get them available).

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As a lutron and hue user, I would say Inovelli Z wave switches fall between them. I like my hue lights, have had zero issues with them, infinitely configurable, same for lutron. Been 2.5 years with both. Love love love them.

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\+1 for Inovelli. I started with one and liked it so much that I now have four. It works great with HA and has some really neat features with customized LED colors and an extra button. Oh, and it does not require a neutral wire.

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The Kwikset 620 z-wave has been good for me. The keycodes aren’t exposed by default but Keymaster works with it

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… Homekit. If you're not in Apple's ecosystm, you should skip it. I'm pretty sure the 913 is not smart at all (no connectivity, just an electronic keypad). The 914 or 916 (I use a 916) should be fine. You can get them in either Zigbee or Z-Wave, which IMHO is a better option than wifi or bluetooth. My biggest complaints about Kwikset are: * No Zwave S2 security. Probably fine, but for something like a lock it'd be best to support the highest level of security. But even with S0 it should be fine. * No firmware updates.

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My doorlock is a Kwikset 916, and it works great with it (Z-wave, directly connected to HA). I have the Eufy doorbell... I wish was slightly better integrated, as you need a Custom Integration, and an Add-on to get it work. I haven't done anything complex with it yet, though.

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Kwikset HomeConnect 620 Z Wave. Supports long range z wave, paired effortlessly out of the box, over 6 months battery life with multiple locking/unlocking events every day, and the ability to enable/disable or create/delete pins with zwavejs. The only missing feature is a built-in or included door state sensor but I just use a cheap contact sensor

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Folks have a Schlage Encode at their house I have a Kwikset 620? at mine. Both solid with Z-wave, the Schlage has been set up for 8+ years. No fancy biometrics or NFC mine doesn't even have a keypad. Use zones based on phone locations, and time based scenes for locking unlocking and notifications.

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In use Kwikset Z-Wave locks and have for over a decade. They are outstanding. Battery life is great, range is amazing, keeps the 2.4ghz traffic low, and they are difficult to hack.

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People dunk on them a lot, but I have two Kwikset locks with zwave and once I switched to HA and zwave-js, they’ve been amazing. I had mixed results with hubitat, but the Zooz adapter has been fantastic.

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I have Kwikset locks. I like they have classic designs that fit my 100yo home. In addition all non-Kevo, Kwikset code locks have the same setup and ability to add a swappable wireless card. You can purchase a dumb code lock, then upgrade the card to a new protocol without replacing the lock. Z-wave to z-wave plus or over to HomeKit all with the same physical lock.

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I’ve used the Leviton Decora Zwave switches and had good success with those after a year or so of use. Conversely I’ve used the Enbrighten ZWA4011 Zwave switches and gotten a death click when switching them on and off after just a few months. As far as thermostats, I’ve got Ecobees and love them, but they’ve closed off their API to new users so that may be more difficult. I’ve read there is a way to integrate them using a HomeKit bridge, but since I have the API option I’ve never looked into that. I haven’t done blinds or fans so can’t help there.

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OK! I Got my Linear / Nortek / GoControl GD00Z-4 (Garage Door Opener/GDO) working! I realize now there seem to be 3 functions you can do with the single button on the side of the control unit. 1. Press and release the side button \- This let's you include and exclude the device in your z-wave network 2. Press and hold the side button for 3-5 seconds until you hear a single beep \- This seems to put the controller into pairing mode for the tilt sensor you mount to your door. Once you hear that single beep let go, then go operate the garage door using your regular button on the wall. The …

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Re: garage door controllers, I love the linear/gocontrol branded z-wave door controller. It includes a tilt sensor to allow for State tracking. However it's also easy enough to build a wemos mini+relay shield, install tasmota or espurna and wire it in at the opener with a wall wart (or several). The downside of these is not having immediate State awarenedd, you might need another sensor.

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Home Assistant Zwave with ZWA-2 … Impressed!. Recently I completed a dual function project, my goal was to begin moving away from my Harmony Elite Home remote, and to begin doing something useful with Home Assistant. As many know Logitech has discontinued the Harmony line, and while they still support the Hub based remotes (and others), I want to move away from the platform. I not only had a Hub based remote, but used the Hub Extender as my Zwave controller, I decided to first move off of the Extender by migrating my Zwave to HA and the newly released ZWA-2 controller / antenna. With the help …

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If you have any need for distance, the ZWA-2 with Zwave Long Range is a game changer. I use it with HomeKit Bridge to get my Zwave (and ZWLR) devices into Apple Home.

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I recommend HUSBZB-1 stick - it’s ZWave/Zigbee combo. I have most of the devices except for ZWave sensors from your list and they work well with HA. M y sensors are all Zigbee, but I do use GE ZWave switches/dimmers and ZWave lock. Neato is supported natively by Home Assistant. I have Botvac D7, but don’t use this integration much. For Arlo cameras I recommend aarlo integration from HACS repository, it works much better than the native one. I switched from ST last year after using it for a few years and absolutely no regrets. HA is just so much powerful. If you use Apple phones you can expose …

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We have an older house that I've been making smarter using various platforms and protocols (linked together with Hass). And my vote for best protocol by far goes to z-wave. It is a "network of devices" like zigbee, but the range is so much better. The Qubino relays and dimmers are reasonably cheap at Amazon.de (and made in Europe)

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I spent the last week diving into affordable alternatives to my Nest camera and Nest thermostat. For the thermostat, I went all in with a Z-Wave CT101. To replace the Nest cam, I used and the used cheap Wyze 2 cameras with the beta RTSP firmware. I stream the video to motionEye (where it watches for motion), I then run the motion frames through the HA TensorFlow component, and if there is a person in the shot it notifies me with an image via PushOver. A lot of the backend logic stuff is handled by Node-RED. I wrote a blog post about it here. …

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The problem My Z-Wave thermostat (a Remotec ZXT-120, using zwavejs) can no longer be added to HomeKit since 2022.03.02. It was previously working in 2022.02.09 ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.03.02 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2022.02.09 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Homekit ### Link to integration documentation on our website _No response_ ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML snippet _No response_ ### Anything in the logs that might be useful …

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Forgot to mention that you can also use Ring Alarm panels ($50 eBay) if you use Z-Wave.

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If you add a z-wave dongle, you can get ring sensors which are great and relatively cheap

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Alarmo is very good for prosumer I reutilised my ring Zwave sensors but you would be good to get zigbee kit as well

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2 can be achieved by using Scrypted to bridge the Unifi devices to HomeKit. https://github.com/koush/scrypted #9 Since you already want Zwave switches, Ring security devices also use Zwave and can be controlled within HA. Also, if you care about local control for garage doors, using a shelly relay or other similar device is easy to setup and not use remotes or their cloud services. https://youtu.be/WEZUxXNiERQ Edit: not sure why the text is so big, lol

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Alarmo is fantastic, and will work with literally anything home assistant does. As for sensors/panel I highly recommend ring and third reality sensors, both are super solid and easily supported. Ring sensors don’t need to be used with the base station, they are just refular old zwave and work with a regular usb zwave adapter. Realistically though any zwave/zigbee/whatever sensor you can connect to HA will do just fine, but I’m still fond of ring/third reality in particular. Of note thought, third reality stuff all (mostly?) uses AA/AAA batteries and are on the large side, but have fantastic …

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I believe it is the SCHLAGE BE469 Z-Wave lock.

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I'm using the Z-wave SCHLAGE BE469ZP Deadbolt. It works really well! My kitchen light turns red if it's unlocked :)

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I have the Schlage BE469ZP Zwave lock. It has an Allegion controller inside. It has been rock solid the entire time I had it. I made sure the strike plate and the lock bolt align perfectly so there is no friction on the lock when the door is closed. The only small gripe is the lock motor is LOUD. It's hilarious when I unlock the door from my truck and I can see my cat run to the door to see me. 😎

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Here are a bunch from Schlage. https://www.schlage.com/en/home/smart-locks.html I had similar requirements: 1. Must work locally 2. Must also accept a key 3. Must work if there is a power failure or dead battery. 4. Use zigbee or z-wave, not wifi. I went with Schlage ConnectTM Smart Deadbolt. My only complaint is that it's loud when it locks and unlocks via a remote trigger.

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I have the Schlage Connect and it has been great so far.

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Schlage Connect Z-Wave deadbolts on a pretty decent sale. I have two but haven’t installed yet so can’t offer feedback.

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First Alert has a zwave smoke & co detector. Schlage Connect zwave door locks. Anything zooz is top notch. I have way too many of their XS open/closed sensors.

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I got the Schlage Connect Z-Wave lock. Works perfectly with HA.

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Schlage connect zwave. The integration is flawless and key master is just icing on the cake. The other things I love about it is the look. You can get it in different styles and finishes to match your handle and/or door. And the security features are top notch from the deadbolt security plate to the tamper alarm.

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Check out the Schlage connect (z-wave version). I have been very happy with it.

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… these, and they are good locks once you get it going, you'll like it as well. Here's my setup. 1) Aeotec ZStick 7 , Sonoff ZBDongle - E, caseta hub pro 2) zwave-js-ui running in a docker container, with the ZStick device passed through. 3) HA running in a VM. The HA Zwave integration will allow you to \*not\* use the built in implementation and connect to the external zwave-js-ui docker container. 4) Install HACS, keymaster and battery notes on HA. ( though I think I read that the new lock cards do pretty well) 5) Enjoy all the cool things you can do with your lock. I have a large mix of …

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Been using the Schlage encode plus zwave since 2016 and it’s been rock solid, except lately the panel keeps stop working. It’ll still open remotely, but the keypad doesn’t work. Once I unplug the batteries it starts working again. Not sure if it’s just 10 years old and on its last leg or if there is an easy fix.

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I have a Schlage lock. Been rock solid through multiple homes. I also use Unifi doorbell. The Schlage lock is zwave so I have a zwave hub in home assistant and added the lock there. This makes the doorbell fingerprint unlock very quick with no lag. Been working like a charm.

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Avoid Eufy for HA at all costs, nothing but headaches and still no RTSP for doorbell. I plan to sell mine off and get an Amcrest for the RTSP. Using a Schlage z-wave doorlock and couldn't be happier with it.

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Seconded. I have the Schlage Connect Zwave. I bought it on eBay over 2 years ago and it has been rock solid ever since.

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I have a Schlage z wave that works great for me.

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been using a schlage z-wave lock for about 2 years now and it's been solid. works great with HA and you don't need any extra hubs or anything, just plug straight into your z-wave network. the aqara stuff looks nice but like you said, you'd need the border router which is just another device to manage. z-wave locks are pretty reliable and battery life is decent too - mine lasts about 6 months in the batteries. for automations i just have mine unlock when i get home based on phone location and lock automatically at night. pretty simple setup in HA.

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Looked at all of that, and didn't include Schlage ? I have zero complaints for my schlage z-wave locks.

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I have our z-wave schlages hooked up to HA and use keymaster to manage codes, auto-lock, etc. I wouldn't have it any other way.

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I’m sure you’re way above my level of networking, etc, but I will say that for me, a major benefit of having a smart lock is not having to carry keys. I’ve lived in my current home for over 7 years; the builder installed a Schlage (z-wave) smart lock. I have NEVER carried the keys to this home with me. When the lock batteries get below x%, I get a notice to change them, and my lock has never once failed me. It has a physical key function to unlock, but it still wouldn’t do any good as a backup, unless I carried the keys with me. And if I have to carry the keys with me, why have a smart lock? …

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made the exact opposite experience. I had an Aeotec Z-Wave dongle with around 30 wired devices across my 3-story house (Shelly roller shutter, thermostats, Shelly Wave Mini for lights, and 2 range extenders). My main issues were: * difficult pairing process the farther away the device was from the Z-Wave dongle (although having the mesh active) * devices, especially blinds, becoming unresponsive randomly. Manually re-activating them by the wall switch worked most of the time, but was quite a hassle for automations * sending multiple commands within one automation with 10–30 (!!!) seconds …

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Proposed change Adds support for correct detection of tilt functionality for venetian blinds with Shelly Wave Shutter QNSH-001P10. The QNSH-001P10 reports two multilevel switches, one for shutter and one for tilt functionality. Up to now these were added as two shutter devices in Home A

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I have an Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro Z-Wave and it's been rock solid for four years. It integrates through Z-Wave in HA, which is totally local obviously. I did find that to access the local programming on the device, I did need to use their app over bluetooth and install the WiFi bridge to program it while away. But locally through Z-Wave was super quick response time.

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I've got the Ultraloq. Working well with Home Assistant via zwave. Battery life isn't stellar, but I'm happy.

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The only Z-wave device I have so far is a "VES-ZW-REM-010by Vesternet" - it's a 12 button remote. I've got a few Zigbee switches, Hue, Sonoff and 1 or 2 random ones... they all seem to have a sliiight delay. This Z-Wave remote feels a lot more snappier... and it's controlling ZigBee lights. I wish there were more Z-Wave buttons/remotes on the market! https://preview.redd.it/b8f15h1b7t5f1.png?width=371&format=png&auto=webp&s=9c704ad1cb8266454fd64539c408d8a326a38b38

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The Yale Assure 2 locks are pretty good (zwave), but unfortunately, none of them have fingerprint readings. As for the Ultraloq, it seems you need the wifi bridge to connect it to the app, as you cannot set codes or fingerprints through home assistant, only through their app. HA can only see the state and lock/unlock. Other than that, seems like a good solid choice

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I have Yale Assure 2 Z Wave and they work well

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I just got a Yale Assure 2 used on eBay and it has Bluetooth capability but I'm using z-wave with home assistant. Battery life has moved about 5% since installed a month ago with cheap Sam's club batteries

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Just installed Yale Assure 2 a few days back. HA integration thru Zwave, fingerprint and key codes work well. On HA - https://imgur.com/a/tFk11H8

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Yale assure 2 with z-wave. No fuss, no muss. Using it with keymaster to manage access though it's mostly just lock at night when I arm the alarm

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Yale Assure Lock® 2 Touch + ZWave module would meet all of your requirements. IMO that lock is fine but not outstanding. And the state of Zwave code management in HA is sadly a bad joke, fyi Personally i'm waiting on the Schlage Sense Pro. "Coming soon" The Aqara U400 has also been popular lately. Sadly both only meet about half of your requirements (but are better in other areas)

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I've used the Yale Assure Lock 2 with the z-wave module (zw3) and the Aqara U200 with matter/thread. I like both of them. Just depends on what protocol you'd like to you, which helps narrow down the choices.

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1. I can reccommend from personal experience the Yale Assure Lock 2 with the ZW3 Z-Wave module for a complete smart lock OR the Aqara U200 which runs on Matter/Thread if you want to keep your existing lock front, but add the smarts to turn the lock 2. Honestly I'm not sure about Zigbee thermostats, but for Z-Wave there's the Honeywell T6 Pro. I've heard nothing but good things. On my end though I use an Ecobee Premium, brought into HA throught the Homekit integration for local control. 3. Alarmo is a great custom integration to make a DIY alarm system

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Yale Assure Lock 2 (Z-Wave version). I just put this in my house. Works great with HomeAssistant with MQTT broker. And integrate nicely with Ring Alarm as the Base Station acts as Z-wave hub. They offer both Key-Free Touchscreen, and Touchscreen with Key version. It's expensive but works great and operate quietly. Z-Wave is good on battery life as opposed to WiFi only version.

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I use Yale Assure Z-Wave locks that work great.

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Which Yale smart module? Mine are all Yale Z-Wave and I didn't need any phone to set them up. I just put HA into Zwave pairing mode, entered the "join network" menu-code on the lock keypad, and it all just worked.

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Yale zwave lock + Unifi Doorbell. They've been great for 2+ years.

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The problem I have three homekit accessory mode devices in my configuration.yaml. During restarts, Home Assistant throws an error saying one of them randomly failed to setup. Although if I open the Apple Home app, the devices are updated and respond to commands. They are all zwave devices ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.12.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container ### Integration causing the issue Homekit ### Link to integration documentation on our …

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… with the issue: 0.68.1 Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): raspbian/virtualenv Component/platform: homekit Description of problem: Z-Wave Lights show up at 0% brightness in iOS through homekit component and do not update when brightness is modified outside of iOS. On/Off does reflect properly. So when turned on from HA, the lights display as "0%" and on in iOS. Modifying brightness inside iOS does work and the brightness does update properly. The homekit component is working properly with Hue lights. I have two GE dimmers, one in-wall (14294) and one plugin (45603). They are …

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Zen55 works great with connected detectors and distinguishes between smoke and co2

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I bought a Zooz 700 z-wave relay switch and wired it myself to my motor. Optionally add a door sensor and together they make a cover template which passes to HomeKit. Feels almost native and works while home or away.

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This was my first thought as well. The Zooz 800 series stick is known to be a solid controller. Something is wrong on OPs end. Possibly have a bad stick, but more likely needs a firmware update.

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I got zooz ones setup… it detected a small leak out of a bottle of cleaning solution under my sink. Unintentional validation of working system lol.

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i like my Zooz light switches. super useful with multi tap. you can control other devices easily as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w9B\_qwPZIs lots of cool HA hacks/advice on that channel

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I just got some Zooz Motion Detectors. They're just a little bigger than golf balls, can run on USB power, and has a cool base you screw or tape on a wall/ceiling that holds the detector with a magnet (quite well). It can be rotated like an eyeball. Works great.

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Currently only washer is monitored but I have everything to eventually do the dryer also. I have a zooz power plug monitoring for when power drops below threshold for more than 5 minutes turn on input “washer” input Boolean saying laundry is down. Door sensor sets “washer” input Boolean to false once opened. When boolean is on/true change inovelli leds to blue flash, when off remove them.

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My problem with most smart dimmers is they are not intuitive for the average person. You can’t visually tell a Zooz switch from a Zooz dimmer, for example. That said this is my take: I’m a Zooz fan because of all the available parameters and ease / flexibility of wiring in a 3 and 4 way scenario. Inovelli was expensive and honestly I didn’t like the setup process. Or the switch itself. Don’t remember details but uninstalled it. Leviton dimmers I really like because they have a physically separate dimmer rocker switch so anyone who walks up understands it’s a dimmer and how to use it. However …

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Zooz makes an add device for dumb smoke detectors, it’s a great option if you have zwave on you HA. I just accidentally set mine off last weekend, notifications came in on my phone as expected https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/products/zooz-800-series-z-wave-long-range-dc-signal-sensor

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I use 100% smart bulbs. I use Zooz switches in smart bulb mode. That allows power to always stay to the bulbs but still control as normal with the switch. This obviously allows smart control of the bulbs, but the added benefit is you can create scenes to control anything smart in your home. For example a triple click up or down on a Zooz switch opens or closes the blinds in the room. Or a single switch that controls overhead lights, lamps, etc in a room using different button taps or holds.

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Not investing in quality light switches. I started with cheap wifi ones that I flashed with Tasmota, and while some are still going strong others have failed for various reasons or required a lot of additional automations to account for temporary drops from wifi. Finally started swapping them for Zooz and haven’t had to give them a thought since.

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For switches/dimmers, garage door relays, smart outlets, etc I like Zooz. Their reliability is solid, and they offer toggle options (we prefer those over the paddle style).

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If you use ZWave leak sensors, you can use ZWave Association to pair them directly with the Titan. Combine this with a battery backup for the Titan and everything else in your house can lose power (including Home Assistant), but leaks will still trigger a water shutoff.

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Love my Zooz titan water shut off. I really loved it when I was installing new plumbing valves (shut offs) under sinks and could test leaks by turning my water on and off without getting off the floor. Ha. Super handy use.

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The Zooz titan is a z-wave shutoff designed to fit over and use the existing manual shutoff. I don't have one, but I do use z-wave and like the idea I don't have to get into plumbing to install it.

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Zooz Titan is a solid pick, the z-wave range on those things is no joke. I've got one on my main line and it's been flawless for like 2 years now The aeotec sensors are good too but have you looked at the fibaro ones? They've got external probe contacts which is nice for tight spots under dishwashers and stuff. Just something to consider if you haven't already bought everything Wall burst thing is always the elephant in the room with these setups. Flume is decent for catching that but you're right about the wifi dependency. You could look at a whole home flow meter that works over z-wave, …

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Yes I have droplet for flow monitoring and zooz Titan for the shutoff. They both work great. Also have various point sensors around the house for leak detection.

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… security needed, load the Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) Alarmo security integration. Zigbee sensors, entry, leak, motion, vibration etc. all local. Zooz Zwave, dongle needed, Zooz Titan water shutoff for ball valve closure of leak detected. No plumbers needed. All local. Reolink integration for cameras no cloud needed with many or most, wifi and POE. Their app for initial setup though. Geofence zones for arming and disarming by cell phone tracking, open garage doors etc if wanted. Esphome, (part of Nabu Casa Home Assistant) build you own devices. Door locks. I don't go there, probably …

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My s tier devices are those that will potect my home from major issues: zoos titan water valve actuator automatically closing when a leak sensor detects a leak, ratgo garage door closing at night incase I forget to close it, zoos zen55 co2/smoke detector and an automation to send me an email incase it detects something. Probably my biggest ones.

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I didn't want to fuss with in-line due to potential malfunctions I went zooz shutoff valve and droplet for water monitoring. Noninvasive installations and work perfectly with HA

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First Alert has a zwave smoke & co detector. Schlage Connect zwave door locks. Anything zooz is top notch. I have way too many of their XS open/closed sensors.

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I have Zooz (z-wave) contact sensors on my fence gates. Zooz also sells a sealed plastic enclosure for these that's designed for outdoor installation. They've worked perfectly for a few years now.

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Zooz or Inovelli (both Z-wave for switches). Third Reality has quality products, I use their smart plugs. I also use Zooz for their temperature/humidity sensors and door/window sensors

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+1 for Zooz Zwave devices, all mine are rock solid including the controller. I've also had good luck with Android TV remote but only after power on. I use the Homekit integration alongside Android TV for power commands, then and.TV for everything else.

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All of my Zooz stuff has been rock solid. I recently set up a second instance of home assistant in our condo and went for z-wave everything. Battery life is so much better than wifi, and no cloud nonsense.

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I have dozens of Zooz devices. Never had an issue. I've replaced a lot of other vendor devices with Zooz because they are *damn good*

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All of my zwave devices (800LR) are Zooz and I've never had a single issue with any of them. Switches, plugs, power strips and sensors.

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I'm using Zooz, been happy with them so far. I have a couple dimmer switches and plugs so far. They operate on z-wave, you'll need a USB hub attached to your HA machine.

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I frequently have Aqara sensors going offline needing re-pairing. I've switched more important things over to Z-Wave Zooz sensors that are far more reliable and kept the less reliable Zigbee stuff for convenience-items.

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I've mostly been using Zooz Z-Wave equipment (with the Z-Wave JS UI add-on) and have been happy with that. Z-Wave has been very reliable for me and pretty easy to setup. I also use a mix of Sonoff and Ikea Zigbee equipment, along with a SkyConnect Zigbee dongle and ZHA. Some Ikea stuff took a few attempts to pair, but once it was, that's also worked reliably for me.

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After problems with zigbee devices dropping from network for water detection I only use zwave sensors (zooz) that have been flawless

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I'm not sure how Plex relates to this discussion, honestly. Unless it was a typo and you meant anything else? I started with 4 Zooz Z-Wave leak sensors. They have a very small footprint, so great for under appliances. I then discovered the world of rtl-433, so I bought a RTL-SDR dongle so I could integrate devices that send out a 433mhz signal. Then bought Govee leak sensors (H5054): - $8 each when often on sale - audible alarm - leak sensors on top and bottom - standard AA batteries (2x) - very long battery life - great range with my RTL-SDR dongle

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Love it! I started my Home Assistant journey in February for the purpose of water leak detection and water shut off. My setup: - EcoNet Bulldog Valve over ball valve for water shut off. (Z-Wave) - 4 Zooz Z-Wave leak sensors - 7 Govee leak sensors (via RTL-SDR dongle) All of the above is local and on battery backup (both the valve and my Home Assistant Green) Also have Flume 2 over my water meter that tracks water usage. Use this to catch potential water leaks not caught by the point of use sensors. I've also had it catch one small leak after I had installed a bidet.

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They're not necessarily the most popular choice, but all my light switches are Zooz (Z-Wave) and have been workhorses for 3 years and counting.

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Zooz for zwave light switches are the best.

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This is one device, along with the smoke detector, that I wanted to absolutely work no matter where I put it. So I used ones that support Z-Wave LR from Zooz. I also used with their smart shut off valve.

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I have just been through this with the Shelly Flood Gen 4's. What a freaking nightmare. Ended up going with the Zooz Zwave LR Water Sensors. Firstly these are TINY so super easy to put anywhere. Second thing is with Zwave LR they just work. I have them squirreled away all over the place. The other nice thing with the Zooz sensors you can also pair them with a Zooz titan water shut off. I have the Moen whole house system (it's what my insurance liked) but the Zooz Titan is awesome. Oh and Zooz support is amazing. Sorry but as a US customer Shelly support is a nightmare.

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I have a zooz passthrough relay and a garage door tilt sensor. The rest can be done with scripting.

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Zigbee and zwave devices are the best. 100% local Zooz makes some zwave plugs that work well. Even for motors , you can use a Zen15 Or the ikea plugs work good too (zigbee)

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Wemo is hot garbage. The only 3 switches I have on my entire network (60+ devices) that give me any trouble are Wemo. They’ll be replaced with Zooz Zwave plugs shortly.

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I’m renting, so I couldn’t replace the whole system. I used a combo of a Zooz Z-Wave relay and Z-Wave open/close sensor on the door. I can also run the trip laser through the relay to get a sensor if it’s blocked, but I haven’t done that. But even without, it was super easy to set up and create a “cover” entity out of the sensors. Had that setup for about 6 months and have really only had issues from HomeKit being its stupid slow self. Control and automations through HA have been flawless.

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Hello! I think there is some brands with smart Sirens that can be easily connected to Home Assistant, Zooz has a Z-Wave Siren, Aeotec has the Siren 6. If you have any of those connected to Home Assistant I would think you could do an automation that if the door/window opens or something else is triggered, the Siren would go off. There is also a HACS addon called Alarmo that allows you to Arm/Disarm the house. On mine I simply used one of the Home Assistant Voice PE and one of my Alexas, so whenever the house is armed and the door is opened if it is not disarm in the next 10-15 seconds both my …

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Tried my first Z-Wave device as a ZigBee user.... ...and wow. I am so impressed. Been using ZigBee for about 30 devices now (bulbs, sensors, buttons, etc). I've run into issues with interference with wifi as well as range issues. Despite having multiple devices acting as routers, a light toggling could take anywhere from 0-3s (and I'm in a 1 floor apartment!) So, I wanted to try out Z-Wave as I have always heard great things. I got a Zooz adapter and a Zooz smart plug (that I'm using with my fridge currently). Setup was very easy, and pairing devices was even easier. Compared to ZigBee, I'd …

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IMO go with something akin to Option 1. You can get smoke, CO, and heat (for garage) detectors that all tie together, are cheap, well tested, and code and UL compliant. Then the Zooz bridge can be the link to HA without interfering. If you want CO2, just get a separate CO2 sensor.

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Zooz Z-Wave or Lutron. I'd first check to see your neutral wire situation before committing to anything.

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Definitely Zooz. I have probably 25 switches, 6 leak sensors, and a few other miscellaneous things from them that work flawlessly. They have pretty good support and provide firmware updates for their devices, something that not that many companies offer. I'd recommend staying away from Jasco/Enbrighten because customer service is non-existent, and while they did release some current firmwares, they haven't added any new ones or provided any updates for newer devices. I have an issue with their 700 series fan controller, and they don't care.

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I’m all in on Z wave. I’ve had enough frustrations with WiFi (Shelly, TP Link) and Zigbee. Z wave just works. No microwave or other 2.4GHZ interference. Everything has just works. Good range. Zooz switches have been great

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I would generally recommend Inovelli, but those are also about $50 (USD) per switch. I've also had good luck with Zooz, they have Zwave switches starting around $30 which are a lot more basic (I basically just use them in closets and my garage) but they're solid

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Definitely 😂. The zooz switches all work that way and have built in relays. She normally loves everything I do, until it stops working! It took me a Everything Presence 1 to get the kitchen auto lights to her liking. Motion alone wasn't cutting it.

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Homeseer, Zooz, and Inovelli 500, 700, and 800 series switches throughout my house on a Zooz 800-series Z-Wave stick plugged into an RPi running HomeAssistant. No issues with any except those I create for myself. In my book, Lifx is the least reliable. I've had so many problems with my Lifx stuff.

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Curious as to why z wave instead of thread? How prevalent was Thread in 2020? I looked at a SmartThings Hub originally, Lutron switches, Innovelli... I chose Zooz mostly due to cost, and originally had a Hubitat for a Hub... The Zooz switches and dimmers have been rock solid for me, so I'll likely stick with those. >Eve makes an energy monitoring smart outlet that works over matter. Yes... these seem like the best option for a smart energy monitoring receptacle. I will likely pick up some of these... they seem like a great way to monitor washer/dryer usage. >For blinds, Lutron is the obvious …

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I have several Zooz switches and plugs and have no issues with them so far after a year. For the price and feature set I was unable to find anything better for many of their products.

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Rewired a majority of the main level of our 50 year old house with smart switches. Used the GE Z-Wave switch for anywhere that we didn't have a three way switch. And for those three way switches we used the Zooz Z-Wave switch. It was pretty sweet as you can only replace the first switch in your three way setup with the smart switch and re-use your regular dumb switches for the other switches. Once it installed the dumb switch will toggle the relay inside the smart switch -- very cool.

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Do you have little kids? If so, record them saying, - The washer is done - The dryer is done - The dish washer is done - etc.. Then get some power monitoring plugs like the zooz zen15 and create an automation that broadcast the recording on your home speakers. Everytime mine broadcasts, my wife gets giddy.

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Either a CT clamp in the electrical panel, or a smart plug rated for appliance use. For example I use a Zooz ZEN15 for my dishwasher.

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I've never had any of my Zigbee or ZWave smart plugs fail in 5 years. Kasa on the other hand... 8 purchased in the past, 8 have all landed in the trash (including their power strip). Maybe about 1 year or so. No more anything from TP-Link for me. My ZWave smart plugs are all 40A Zooz (Zen15). All of my Zigbee smart plugs are Sylvania Smart+ Zigbee. If you have any Aqara devices in your Zigbee mesh, don't use the Sylvania plug... they are not compatible due to Aqara's non-standard Zigbee lib. User something like Ikea's smart plugs instead.

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The Zen16 is still a really good method. I made a video explaining all the features of the Zen17 here. Since they updated the firmware of the Zen16 you get all the features of the Zen17 like the ability to separate the input from the outputs and the ability report specific device information like door opened or motion detected. Because the Zen16 has 3 inputs and 3 outputs you could do something like wire the preexisting button to input 1 and use that to control the door then wire a contact sensor to input 2 and use that to only report door opening and closings. Also the door sensors I used in …

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As others have said, almost any garage door opener can be a "smart" opener with very little effort. I use the zooz zen 16 relay and it is a breeze. It also doesn't interfere with any other functionality. My garage button on the wall works, openers, etc. And it controls three garage doors. Highly recommend.

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I ordered an extra remote and a Zooz Zen16. Paired the new remote, opened it up, wired the button contacts to the Zen16. Using a tilt sensor for door status. A bit of a hack job, but it works

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… sounds,as an alarm if something is opened after hours sounds different,or other sound if basement is flooded, can be useful and can be quite loud if you want Zooz zen 16 or 17(newer),is hard to explain what's for,but is kind of versatile

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Another vote for the Zooz relays and Seco-Larm sensors. I like the ZEN17, and the 4201 for side/rail mount, and the 226L for top/floor mount.

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… should work for most openers, but you can test it with a jumper to make sure closing the loop actuates the door. For Home Assistant integration, I added 3 Zooz ZEN17 Relays along with 3 Ecolink Tilt Sensors. I could have doubled up two doors on 1 relay, but I am going to use the second output on these for something else. Physical install was pretty simple. I put the tilt sensors on the upper side of the garage door so they close when it's partly open. Pro tip: for wireless sensors like this make sure you add them in the final location, not somewhere else in your network. They only come on …

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… titan water valve actuator automatically closing when a leak sensor detects a leak, ratgo garage door closing at night incase I forget to close it, zoos zen55 co2/smoke detector and an automation to send me an email incase it detects something. Probably my biggest ones.

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If you currently have wired detectors... Zooz ZEN55 is the way to go.

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Any dumb smoke detector connected with the Zooz Zen55. It's about as close as you can get without pathway lighting. You can set up the warnings through HA using the Zen55 entities for triggers.

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Using a standard wired smoke alarm/co detector with a zooz zen55 bridge wired behind it to relay if it detects anything.

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Obvious shill post but i'll bite. DO NOT buy any specialized smart smoke equipment. Use your already linked dumb detectors that are already installed in the correct/compliant places and just buy a relay like Zooz ZEN55 detector bridge. It can piggy back on your existing system and notify you when either alarm goes off. Spending a bunch of money on something with an expiration is not necessary. Home Automation can be a hassle sometimes and there's no reason to complicate these alarms. Ever have to re-pair or troubleshoot a smart device? Great it's on the ceiling.. Who needs extra sensors and …

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A Zooz ZEN55 Detector connected to traditional smoke detectors - in my case Kidde wired w/battery backup. I would MUCH rather have an industry-standard smoke detector that my insurance isn't going to turn it's nose up at if (god forbid) I ever have a fire. Super happy with this setup! The Zooz ZEN55s: https://www.thesmartesthouse.com/products/zooz-800-series-z-wave-long-range-dc-signal-sensor

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If you can get a bunch of dumb detectors interconnected then I recommend the Zooz Zen55.

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Get the zwave coordinator that looks like a paper towel holder. Same for ZigBee. Go to The Smartest House and buy a bunch of their ZWave light switches and dimmers. I think ZEN70 and ZEN71. Use that for all your lights and fans. They 100% reliable and less than $30 each when on sale. Go on AliExpress and buy 10 packs of the Aqara PIR motion sensors (the basic one, not the fancy one it doesn't like HA), leak detectors, and door open close sensors. Mmwave I recommend if you have a room you want zones or distance in. Ex a single mmwave sensor from Screek 2A can tell me if someone is by the …

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I’ve had success buying chain controller operated fans wired to Zooz ZWave switches - ZEN72 dimmer for the light and ZEN71 switch for the fan. Always confirm the specific ceiling fan load is supported for the ZEN71 - heavier duty fans are not. Zooz (ZWave) works great with Home Assistant and you could probably expose these controls to HomeKit. But, you could probably use some Matter over Thread switches to do the same slightly more native if you have thread capable Apple devices. And of course there’s also Zigbee switches - mainly depends which ecosystem you already have in your house. The …

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I’ve had a Zooz ZSE29 outside under an eave for the last 4 years or so. Batteries last between 8 months and year.

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For Zooz, you have two solid options: ZSE44 (Temp/Humidity): Weather-resistant but not waterproof. Setup in covered patio to avoid rain and direct sun. ZSE70 (Motion/Temp): IP66 rated

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Never get the XS sensors, they use disc lithium batteries and constantly need replacing 1-2 per year. I have several of each, get the ZSE70.

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… with the issue: 0.101.0 Last working Home Assistant release (if known): N/A Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hass.io on a RPi3b+ with Aeotec Z-stick, Aeotec Nano Dimmers in house Integration: Z-wave, Daikin A/C, HomeKit Description of problem: After using the Home app (not Home Assistant app) to set a variable, then asking Siri to set a different variable, the Home app does not reflect this correctly. I’m using Home app ie. HomeKit as my frontend. I can replicate this everytime. Steps below. Lights 1. Lights off 2. In iOS Home app, long press the dimmer and set it to 50%. …

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Watch out with pi4, aotec stick needs powered USB hub. Also, what do you want to accomplish? Home assistant is nice, but I would still put it as hobby. Like, for my parents, a normal hue/tradfri setup with some lights and outlets does the job. For people that don't want to play with it and don't have a specific need for it, I wouldnt install it

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/dev/serial/by-id/usb-0658_0200-if00 Try this first, i did the whole ssh thing a while back and found this name. I found this name somewhere else aswell, leading me to beleive the aeotec gen5 carries the same name for us all.

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made the exact opposite experience. I had an Aeotec Z-Wave dongle with around 30 wired devices across my 3-story house (Shelly roller shutter, thermostats, Shelly Wave Mini for lights, and 2 range extenders). My main issues were: * difficult pairing process the farther away the device was from the Z-Wave dongle (although having the mesh active) * devices, especially blinds, becoming unresponsive randomly. Manually re-activating them by the wall switch worked most of the time, but was quite a hassle for automations * sending multiple commands within one automation with 10–30 (!!!) seconds …

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Do you a thread or post on this? I've been running Bali zwave blinds for years with no issues. Kinda curious what you're struggling with.

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… working Home Assistant release (if known): - Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Docker on QNAP with Aeotec ZW090 Component/platform: Danfoss living connect Z 014G0013 thermostat z-wave HomeKit generic_thermostat Description of problem: When setting temperature in HomeKit devices, temperature coming to home assistant is not always the same, it often being set to *.1, *.3, *.9 etc., not *.0 or *.5 what is minimal step in home assistant and HomeKit. So when setting in HomeKit temperature to 23.5 (°C) it is coming as 23.6, after that changing temp in home assistant is not good …

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The problem After upgrading to version 0.109.0 and 0.109.1 my thermostats are not working anymore within the HomeKit integration. ## Environment - Home Assistant Core release with the issue: 0.109.1 - Last working Home Assistant Core release (if known): 0.108.9 - Operating environment (Home Assistant/Supervised/Docker/venv): Home Assistant - Integration causing this issue: HomeKit - Link to integration documentation on our website: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ ## Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` [code] ## Traceback/Error logs [code] ## Additional information …

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… machine: raspberrypi3 supervisor: "193" Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hass.io Component/platform: homekit Description of problem: If i set a devolo thermostat to X degrees using Siri i am getting the following error. After that error if i repeat the command everthing is working properly. Here is the error: [code] Regards Richard

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I’ve used the Leviton Decora Zwave switches and had good success with those after a year or so of use. Conversely I’ve used the Enbrighten ZWA4011 Zwave switches and gotten a death click when switching them on and off after just a few months. As far as thermostats, I’ve got Ecobees and love them, but they’ve closed off their API to new users so that may be more difficult. I’ve read there is a way to integrate them using a HomeKit bridge, but since I have the API option I’ve never looked into that. I haven’t done blinds or fans so can’t help there.

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Proposed change The Enbrighten/Jasco 55258 ZW4002 3-speed fan controller on firmware 5.50 maps the low speed range to 1-32. Home Assistant currently treats the low range as 1-33, which causes Low to be interpreted as Medium on this firmware. This change adds firmware-aware mapping for 55258: Firmware 5.51 and newer uses the existing 1-33 / 34-66 / 67-99 mapping. Firmware 5.50 and older uses 1-32 / 33-66 / 67-99. Tests were updated to cover both firmware paths. I have two of these fan controls both on 5.50 and have verified this behavior and the fix. ## Type of change <!-- What type of change …

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The problem I have 4 different kind of devices 1. Thermostat (climate from Eurotronic Technology) 2. Light switch (Fibaro) 3. Light dimmer (Fibaro) 4. Denon amblifier and every device shows an additional button which I can't delete in Homekit on my iPhone. In HA configuration I can't see this button to select/deselect, so it's not visible anywhere (not visible ~~in Z-Wave.me or~~ HomeKit add-on) in HA, but I see it in HomeKit on my iPhone. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2023.8.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What …

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The problem I have 4 different kind of devices 1. Thermostat (climate from Eurotronic Technology) 2. Light switch (Fibaro) 3. Light dimmer (Fibaro) 4. Denon amblifier and every device shows an additional button which I can't delete in Homekit on my iPhone. In HA configuration I can't see this button to select/deselect, so it's not visible anywhere (not visible ~~in Z-Wave.me or~~ HomeKit add-on) in HA, but I see it in HomeKit on my iPhone. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2023.8.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What …

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… the most basic configuration of HA. Zwave and HomeKit components enabled. Homekit delayed start, waiting for the ZWave to become ready. I use a Fibraro Dual Switch FGS223 and an AeoTec USB Key plugged into a Rasberry Pi, running HASSIO. The Dual Switch is running firmware v3.3 and with default parameters, paired securely. In normally operation the switch works fine, the lights switch on and off manually as well as from HomeAssistant, everything stays in sync. But if I removed the power from the Fibraro switch the GUI doesn't show me any warning and seems to hold the state of the switch. It is …

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The problem My Fibaro Roller Shutter 3 gets recognized as device_class window via z-wave js integration. That's not the case with the Roller Shutter 2. Further I can customize it to device_class shutter, to be reflected correctly - which does work for the front ent of HA, but it still gets exposed to HomeKit as window which causes some issues. Regarding exposure to HomeKit: I already tried to remove and add accessory again after customize the device_class manually and also reset it through the reset accessory service but it remains to be exposed as window, why it seems that this needs to be …

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The problem My Fibaro Roller Shutter 3 gets recognized as device_class window via z-wave js integration. That's not the case with the Roller Shutter 2. Further I can customize it to device_class shutter, to be reflected correctly - which does work for the front ent of HA, but it still gets exposed to HomeKit as window which causes some issues. Regarding exposure to HomeKit: I already tried to remove and add accessory again after customize the device_class manually and also reset it through the reset accessory service but it remains to be exposed as window, why it seems that this needs to be …

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We have support for Fibaro FGR222 in our discovery matching, but that device has the following Command Class data that we match on: [code] I don't see that Command Class data in your network dump on the Fibaro FGR223 device. @kpine do you have further insight?

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My FirstAlert z-wave ones do. But they don’t report battery correctly, which was the biggest reason I wanted smart ones.

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I migrated my First Alert Z-Wave (ZCOMBO), from my Ring Alarm system to home assistant, but seemingly the Home Assistant integration doesn't include the ability to silence the alarms remotely, which is something that could be done with Ring. Otherwise they work pretty well.

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Finally setup my GD00Z Zwave garage door openers. They were not compatible with the openers my builder installed, so I had to hard wire them directly to my LM888 wall control. Having the garage door automatically open when arriving is very nice. Also, added an automation to make sure the garage doors are closed when going to bed. Installed my first Dahua security camera. I can see the whole front yard since it has a 180° FOV. I use QVR Pro for my NVR, but it only supports motion events from the camera. Ended up using a Docker container running psyciknz/CameraEvents to enable use of the events …

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My advice is generally: get one, make sure it fits your needs and you understand it, then scale out. I bought a GE motion dimmer on strength of reviews. It works well, but you can’t keep pressing events from turning the attached light on and off, and 1 time in 60 the light will switch but the Zwave event won’t fire. You should have that level of familiarity before committing to it.

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… (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hassio (Raspberry Pi 3B+) Component/platform: https://www.home-assistant.io/components/homekit/ Description of problem: I have several GE Z-Wave devices paired directly to Home Assistant via an Aeotec Gen 5 Z-Wave USB dongle. Some of my GE Z-Wave Light Switch will _sometimes_ not show the correct state in HomeKit when I physically toggle the light switch on or off. However, it does show the correct state in Home Assistant. If I toggle the light switch off and back on, HomeKit will usually then show the correct state. Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` entries …

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So the same issue occurred but for a different GE Z-Wave switch. This one is a motion light switch I have in the garage that is set to occupancy mode, so it turns off after 5 minutes of no motion. I noticed in my iOS Home app it said the garage light was still on but I checked and it's definitely off. I checked Home Assistant and the state is correct (off). ``` 2018-12-27 15:44:13 DEBUG (Dummy-2) [libopenzwave] notif_callback : new notification 2018-12-27 15:44:13 DEBUG (Dummy-2) [libopenzwave] notif_callback : Notification type : 2, nodeId : 11 2018-12-27 15:44:13 DEBUG (Dummy-2) …

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… environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hass.io on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ Component/platform: HomeKit - Home Assistant Description of problem: I have a GE Z-Wave Switch (paired to Home Assistant via an Aeotec Z-Wave dongle and exposed to HomeKit) and an iDevice Switch (paired directly to HomeKit). Both device appear and function as expected in the iOS Home app. I have an automation setup within HomeKit that turns on the iDevice Switch for 10 minutes when the GE Z-Wave Switch is turned on. The automation will usually work for a few hours before it stops working. Both switches still function as …

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My entire house is GE/Jasco zwave switches, all installed five years ago. In the past 6 months, five of them have randomly failed. Not sure about their longevity.

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I have no idea how to program a zwave or zigbee button.. Hassio installed on NUC with 8 gigs of ram. I have a GoControl WA00Z-1 zwave switch, and a Sylvania 73743 dimming zigbee switch. I need either one of these to control a light group. Maybe it's just me, but I haven't found a clear cut way to do this. I have them both added to HA, and and I can see them and the different control modes, but I cannot figure out how to make either device interact with anything else that is not on the same network as they are (zwave or zigbee). I created a scene, but I again I cannot find a way or information …

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Ah ok, I see! For the T6 Pro, `Auto low` is basically OFF' since it won't start the fan unless it is actively heating/cooling. So I think it should be mapped as OFF. "Low" is, as you said, basically ON at "100%". I don't even think the T6 Pro supports multiple fan modes with the HVAC pinout. However, HomeKit Bridge doesn't even seem to get the Low setting. Maybe because of the uppcase as you pointed out? Here is an output of the developer tools for `climate.t6_pro_z_wave_programmable_thermostat`: ```yaml hvac_modes: - 'off' - heat - cool min_temp: 7 max_temp: 35 fan_modes: - Auto low - Low - …

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… Assistant 0.96.4 in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi 2B+ using the `homeassistant/raspberrypi3-homeassistant` image. I use a Linear HUSBZB-1 USB Z-Wave Controller. Component/platform: Either Z-Wave or Climate. Description of problem: I included a HoneyWell T6 Pro Z-Wave Plus thermostat in my Z-Wave network. When I open the Home Assistant UI, I see four near-identical cards: I use the built-in HomeKit component to make Home Assistant entities available to HomeKit. In Apple’s Home app, I see five near-identical cards for this thermostat: I asked in the forums whether this is expected …

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I've been using Honeywell T6 z-wave thermostat for a few years. I have occasional blips in it being unavailable recently, but that might be my z-wave antenna placement. Otherwise it's great, has quite a lot of configurations available, and can work either on batteries or from the 24VAC if you have a C wire.

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I don't want to hijack this thread, but for everyone suggesting the Honeywell Tx thermostats, yes they are compatible with Home Assistant as far as adjusting the temperature and maybe switching the mode (Heat, Cool, Auto). But with my T9/T10 thermostats, in HA, I have no control over the fan, the schedule, the filter reminders or even be able to set the A/C to 74 degrees F\*\*. All of which is no problem in the native Resideo app, but I like using HA for my control and automation. So for other Tx series, do the same issues exist in HA or are you able to do all these things and its just an …

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The problem I replaced a Inovelli LZW30 switch (firmware 1.22) and replaced it with an Inovelli VZW31-SN switch (firmware 1.0.0). After replacing the firmware entity for the device reported I should update from 1.0.0 to 1.22. I expected the firmware entity to know that 1.0.0 is the latest firmware for this device and not report an update. I did not attempt to press update for fear of loading incorrect firmware on to device. Steps: 1. Remove z-wave node with device name "Device A" 2. Add new z-wave node (device name "Node X") 3. Rename "Node X" to "Device A" 4. Firmware reports update …

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All of my GE (Jasco) dimmers died on the second year. I'd highly recommend going with Inovelli over Jasco.

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I believe this is one of those dimmers that need to be polled for status updates. > Polling is by default not implemented in Z-Wave JS (like it was in OpenZwave) and you need to poll a value yourself. > We're working on a service that allows you to poll the device/value. I also own Qubino ZMNHDD dimmers. With the old Z-Wave integration no polling was needed for status updates. With the old Z-Wave integration all my Qubino ZMNHDD dimmers updated correctly in the UI after using the hardware switches connected to the dimmer. With the Z-Wave JS integration only one of my ZMNHDD dimmers updates …

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I have two schledge ones you mentioned. I had a bit of difficulty pairing one. The battery lasts forever and no issue whatsoever for the past 5-6 years. PM if you want more details

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I have the same Schlage z wave one. A few downsides. It’s slow to respond, noisy as hell, and occasionally stopped responding. However, after updating my zooz hub to the latest firmware, it feels better. Also, key master does not feel smooth to use. It filled up my HA with a BUNCH of helpers and stuff. Lock Code Manager is on my list to try. But OP I would still use zigbee or zwave for locks over wifi.

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I've been using the SLZB-MRW10 for a few weeks now. I bought it primarily for its Z-Wave functionality and because I've had good experiences with this company in the past. I was already using the SLZB-MR1 for Zigbee and Matter/Thread support. The MRW10 is still a prototype, and they make sure you know it. Every mention of Z-Wave in the documentation comes with a disclaimer, likely because Z-Wave certification hasn't been completed yet. That said, it's been working flawlessly for me. I currently only have six Z-Wave devices, so it's not a large network. Still, the devices are a mix: four are …

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The problem I have several Somfy shades that use a battery. A few months ago, zwavejs started exposing many more undefined battery attributes. I had disabled all of the entities in Home Assistant except for the first two. However, I then noticed that HomeKit was no longer surfacing battery status and throwing this error: > Logger: homeassistant.components.homekit.accessories > Source: components/homekit/accessories.py:249 > Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state …

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The problem I have several Somfy shades that use a battery. A few months ago, zwavejs started exposing many more undefined battery attributes. I had disabled all of the entities in Home Assistant except for the first two. However, I then noticed that HomeKit was no longer surfacing battery status and throwing this error: > Logger: homeassistant.components.homekit.accessories > Source: components/homekit/accessories.py:249 > Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state …

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The problem For the past year or so, I've had 4 shades working as expected in Home Assistant, running the full HAOS on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM. I've also successfully used the HomeKit integration to pipe them into that ecosystem for the same amount of time. I was recently forced to reboot that Raspberry Pi. When it came back online, I noticed in the Apple Home app that those 4 shades were each showing up as a "Window" instead of a "Window Cover". This new designation changes a few subtle things: * Different icons available in the Home App * The Home App thinks they are "secure" …

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The problem For the past year or so, I've had 4 shades working as expected in Home Assistant, running the full HAOS on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM. I've also successfully used the HomeKit integration to pipe them into that ecosystem for the same amount of time. I was recently forced to reboot that Raspberry Pi. When it came back online, I noticed in the Apple Home app that those 4 shades were each showing up as a "Window" instead of a "Window Cover". This new designation changes a few subtle things: * Different icons available in the Home App * The Home App thinks they are "secure" …

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Was thinking about you as I started moving my devices off Wink and onto native HA support. (Again, thanks for all your fine work on Wink over the years!) Was having no luck with moving my GoControl door/window sensors; they unpaired from Wink fine and added to HA fine as well. But the binary sensor didn't seem to change state, no matter what I did. Then I found an old post of yours on the forums where you said that the GoControls were notoriously slow in completely adding to HA and yours took almost 20 minutes to work. So I added mine in one more time and then went out and did some yard work. …

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The Yale ones work with Bluetooth without the modules. You just need to deploy Bluetooth proxy near the lock with esphome. The HA will detect these locks automatically as Yale BLE locks. However to be able to use HA to open locks you will need a key that can only be obtained by signing up with Yale initially. Once sign up you have to use the auto unlock at least once which will create a key under your Yale account. Then install the August (not Yale) integration in HA and log in with the Yale account. After this add the automatically detected Yale BLE locks (if you do it without the August …

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I have a Yale Assure 2 and it is not reliable. It’s not broken, and I haven’t gotten much help making it better, so I’m kinda stuck with a sketchy but nice looking lock. First weird thing it does is turn off auto lock. Can’t trust it to lock the door for me, it constantly turns that feature off on its own. Next is it fails to Auto Unlock for my wife a lot and sometimes for me. Gives you a nice error message saying it failed so that’s good. Third is it went crazy and thought it wasn’t locked when it was and would click like mad and then say it was unlocked but it was indeed locked. I …

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The problem I have the CT101 Z-Wave thermostat added through zwavejs2mqtt, and it shows up in Home Assistant with these attributes: [code] The fan modes are "Auto low" and "Low", but HomeKit seems to hard code "low" (lowercase) when setting to 0. I get this error in the log whenever I try to use the HomeKit fan (the HomeKit fan doesn't actually work or even show the correct state, so this just for sake of conversation): `ValueError: Received an invalid fan mode: low` This error happens whether you set the fan to 0% or 100%; I'd expect it to try another fan mode at 100% as opposed to 0%. The …

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So I’m using the RPi with HA, with an Aeotec z-wave stick, with Aeotec Nano dimmers. The dimmers do give me brightness ranges from 0 to 255 on the HA frontend.

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The problem Zwave locks disappear from HomeKit after update to core-2021.4.0. They just disappear from HomeKit like they do not exist. I'm using OpenZwave without MQTT on Aeotec Gen5 zwave stick. I also tried switching to Zwave JS, but it seemed to have the same issue. Everything else from Zwave network seems to work as usual from HomeKit. ### What is version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.4.0 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? core-2021.3.4 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Supervised ### Integration causing the issue …

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The problem My 4 Zwave door sensors show up in HomeKit as occupancy sensors even though their device type is set as "door". What is version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.2.3 What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2021.1.X? What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container Integration causing the issue HomeKit Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ Example YAML snippet [code] Anything in the logs that might be useful for us? [code] The binary sensors I set to device class of …

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The problem My 4 Zwave door sensors show up in HomeKit as occupancy sensors even though their device type is set as "door". What is version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.2.3 What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2021.1.X? What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container Integration causing the issue HomeKit Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ Example YAML snippet [code] Anything in the logs that might be useful for us? [code] The binary sensors I set to device class of …

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The problem Z-wave devices disappear/reappear as new devices in Apple HomeKit land too often. Their persistence is fragile in software updates. When this happens, the devices are lost from all HomeKit scenes and automations, custom naming in HomeKit is lost, room assignment in HomeKit is lost. At the same time, room assignments in Home Assistant are maintained. The concept of same-device persistence seems to be different between Home Assistant and the HomeKit integration. Multiple poorly controlled scenarios have impacted me. Over about 6 months of use, I think this has happened 5 times. Home …

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… include "lock" entities, I'll get three entries. One "Bridge:1234", and "Lock 1:1234" and "Lock 2:1235". The "bridge" integration will not expose any locks. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.4.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2022.3.8 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Homekit ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML snippet _No response_ ### Anything …

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The problem I have a z-wave scene controller that has 4 scene buttons. When I bridge this into HomeKit via the Device Trigger it exposes 30 single tap buttons into HomeKit that show up as "Button 1", "Button 2", ... , "Button 30". As I understand it, this is expected. The HomeKit documentation under "Device triggers" suggests using the Eve app to be able to see the name of button instead of just a number. However, when I view the device in the Eve app, it just shows the device name as the name of every button, not the trigger text that is shown in HA. So either this is a bug or something has …

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… problem I have about 60 lights from HASS that I bring into homekit with the bridge. Recently a couple of them have been starting to have issues. I have a zwave switch and a lutron radio ra3 switch that both show up as "No Response" in homekit. All other zwave and lutron switches are working fine in homekit and both devices work fine within HASS itself. The first thing I tried was totally removing the bridge for my lights and re-adding it. This fixed the problem briefly, but now the same two lights are in the same state. Today I tried to use `homekit.reset_accessory` however they just come …

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The problem I have a switch based light showing up in homekit as battery powered. This is z-wave light that for sure has no battery. This is also a switch entity that is set to "show as" a light, in case that is helpful. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2024.8.0 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue HomeKit Bridge ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit ### Diagnostics …

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The problem With the old native ZWave integration in Home Assistant core you were able to go the home app and set your thermostat to auto and the home app would display a min/max for your temperature range. The thermostat behind the scenes, was a zwave thermostat exposed to homekit by home assistant. After moving to OZW and now still present in ZWaveJS the thermostat in homekit when in mode auto only shows a set temperature rather than a range. I posted this post on the community forum but not sure if anyone else is facing this issue. I can't test this with a different kind of thermostat as I …

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This is what I see in the zwavejs integration debug logs when I try setting the thermostat to 75F using homekit. For some reason, it looks like there is some rounding issue (it's not exactly 75F) and either the integration or the zwave thermostat doesn't like the value. This then changes the temperature to 44F. ``` 2025-03-01 18:02:30.088 DEBUG (MainThread) [zwave_js_server.server] 2025-03-02T00:02:30.950Z: 2025-03-02T00:02:30.950Z CNTRLR [Node 019] [~] [Thermostat Setpoint] setpoint[2]: 75.020000000000 [Endpoint 0] 01 => 44 2025-03-01 18:02:30.092 DEBUG (MainThread) [zwave_js_server] …

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The problem I just added a zwave water valve, that in homekit shows up as a switch. I believe that water valves are supported in homekit, like the eve Aqua. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.3.2 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue _No response_ ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/#supported-components ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML …

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Zooz tilt sensor for garage (debating, reviews are mixed) I had one of these for a while. It worked very reliably during the summer and autumn. During the winter months, however, the battery in it would last only a few days at most because lithium batteries don't perform well in sub-freezing temperatures. If you live in a colder climate, I would not recommend this sensor.

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The problem I am unable to update the firmware on any of my Zooz devices (e.g. Zen17 relay). The update progresses between 6-20% and then fails. I'm using a Pi4 with HAOS and a Zooz USB stick. I tried moving the devices next to the USB stick, healing, and still ran into the same problem. See attached for sample log (debug is on). ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.11.5 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue z-wave js ### Link to …

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… lately. They are cheap, have decent customer service, and provide firmware updates..... but they're cheap. I've had a lot of flicker problems with the zen30 (I have the 1st and 3rd gen.... havent tried the newest). I ended up bypassing the dimmer all together and just use it to control a smart bulb to avoid the problem. Also, one of my three zen51s has a very faint buzz that bothers me. I'm looking forward to trying out https://inovelli.com/products/zwave-800-red-series-mmwave-presence-sensor-smart-dimmer-switch when that comes out.

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I am also seeing this for my Zooz ZSE11 sensor. Resetting using homekit.reset_accessory nor removing and re-adding to the HomeKit bridge is resolving the issue.

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… Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.small_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.laundry_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.laundry_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.family_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.family_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.bay_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.large_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace Note I had to patch HA to get the actual sensor ID to log: …

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… Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.small_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.laundry_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.laundry_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.family_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.family_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.bay_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.large_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace Note I had to patch HA to get the actual sensor ID to log: …

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… Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.small_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.laundry_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.laundry_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.family_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.family_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.bay_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.large_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace Note I had to patch HA to get the actual sensor ID to log: …

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… Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.small_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.laundry_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.laundry_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.family_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.family_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.bay_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.large_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace Note I had to patch HA to get the actual sensor ID to log: …

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… Integration: HomeKit (documentation, issues) > First occurred: 7:59:51 AM (4 occurrences) > Last logged: 7:59:51 AM > > cover.dining_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.small_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.laundry_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.laundry_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.family_room_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.family_room_window_recharge_or_replace > cover.bay_window: Battery sensor state missing: sensor.large_dining_room_window_recharge_or_replace Note I had to patch HA to get the actual sensor ID to log: …

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I used zwave for several years in which it was OK but flaky, then I moved to a different USB stick (Aeotec Z-Stick 7) and it changed - devices would work for a short period after manual association but eventually become inactive. I was absolutely fed up with it and considering binning the whole lot. I cannot overstate how incredibly frustrating it was. AND THEN.. I replaced the firmware. Clouds parted, angels sang and for the first time in nearly a decade I had a solid, reliable network that recovers properly if a device goes offline briefly. And this is in a 300 year old house with meter …

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Add Aeotec Z-Stick Gen 5 to homeassistant container Windows Docker Desktop. So I'm currently running homeassistant as a container in docker desktop (Windows 11 Pro) using the following command: docker run -d --name="homeassistant" -e "America/New_York" -v C:/Users/ibeg2dfer/Documents/homeassistant:/config -p 8123:8123 --restart=unless-stopped homeassistant/home-assistant:latest I have a factory reset Aeotec Z-Stick Gen 5 that shows up in Device Manager as UZB (COM3). https://preview.redd.it/2n6727uu90ih1.png?width=180&format=png&auto=webp&s=3895b1e5bf8c4d26c87ec13cdb4fae83b4bdf7ea I follow …

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Wow, this is telling. You don’t often see this bot providing a useful “look out!” but here it is. My personal experience with the Enbrighten (GE/Jasco) Zwave products has been terrible with an unacceptably high failure rate.

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The First Alert zwave smoke detector has given me so much trouble it's sitting in a closet with no battery in it. Thing just refuses to pair properly.

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The problem as indicated by the title, I lost access to using the lock function from homekit. The only sensor I am getting into homekit is the battery level. The lock is a kwikset 914C. I am able to control the lock and see the status from within home assistant, so I believe i have it set up correctly in home assistant. I have verified that I have included the Lock 'group' as part of what is accessible in home kit. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.3.8 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? the last version of zwave integration ( not ozw) ### …

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The problem Log : [code] ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2023.7.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue zwave_js ### Link to integration documentation on our website _No response_ ### Diagnostics information Diagnostics ```json { "home_assistant": { "installation_type": "Home Assistant OS", "version": "2023.7.3", "dev": false, "hassio": true, "virtualenv": false, "python_version": "3.11.4", "docker": true, "arch": "x86_64", "timezone": …

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Schlage BE469 (lock) and Linear GD00Z-4 (Garage Opener) Timing out on ZWAVE commands from UnRaid with HASS CORE + ZWAVEJS2MQTT with Zooz zst10. (Sorry for the long title, I'm hoping if I fix this it may help others in the future) Edit 10/16/2021 \- I got my garage door opener working, the process I followed with whatever details I think may help others in my comment in this post. LINK Edit 10/17/2021 \- I've come to terms with the fact that my Schlage BE469NX with Firmware (FW\_VER) Main\_5.8 is no longer supported on more modern zwave hubs and newer releases of zwavejs. As one of the earlier …

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… SmartThings for five years now and went full-on with it when I built my new home 2.5 years ago. Today we have almost two hundred smart home devices, but my Schlage Connect Z-Wave locks have all at the same time (all eight of them) stopped working. They are the most important smart home devices in my home. We are in a large footprint ranch with doors all over the 3400+ square feet. Walking around to check the locks at night sure gets my steps in! 🤦‍♂️ So, I've done all the normal troubleshooting steps to get them working and am not here to rehash that. I'm in trouble. I've been thinking a …

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… `self.hass.states.get(self.linked_battery_sensor).state` is returning `NoneType` for the `.get()` call. The only device I have in my HomeKit config that would have a battery AFAIK is a Schlage Z-Wave door lock. Problem-relevant `configuration.yaml` entries and (fill out even if it seems unimportant): ```yaml homekit: auto_start: false entity_config: climate.downstairs: name: Downstairs climate.upstairs: name: Upstairs light.back_outdoor_flood_lights_level: name: Back Flood Lights light.front_outdoor_flood_lights_level: name: Front Flood Lights light.stairs_light_level: name: Stairs Light …

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… this space, and will be building all this out over the next couple weeks. First the parts -- I've discovered so far this home has 1. somfy windows 2. ge zw3005 dimmers, ge zw4005 switches, lutron smart switches 3. homewerks bluetooth fan my plan is this 1. buy home assistant green 2. buy zwave usb to plugin 3. use either https://github.com/Nickduino/Pi-Somfy, https://github.com/rstrouse/ESPSomfy-RTS or buy the bond bridge to hook blinds up to home assistant (which do you recommend here?) 4. hook lights up through zwave usb (is there a usb recommendation? any pitfalls to usb over something …

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Full zwave. Hey All, I'm adding a bunch of zwave switches to my setup so I'm thinking of making the full switch. For those full zwave let me see your stack! For those curious on the switches and dimmers, I'm grabbing the Leviton 800 series.

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My zooz stuff works fine. The HUSBZB is a very old stick, it’s not something I’d recommend.

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How did you get Ikea blinds to work directly with HA? You must have a Zigbee controller somewhere in your system. Just like Ikea blinds use Zigbee, the Ultraloq uses Z-Wave (a competing 'standard'). The reason there's no Bluetooth support is likely because Ultraloq don't publish any kind of API to interact with it (and there's probably not enough demand for someone to reverse engineer it). Their Z-Wave support is apparently appalling too, so I would steer clear of them if I had the option.

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