Z-wave stability

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#1

Hi all,

Ok this is confusing me.
My simple setup of 2 appliance switches and 1 dimmer were almost working.
The dimmer hasn’t moved physically; and now after a ‘heal’ has a zero rating!!.
It was becoming temperamental hence the heal.
I don’t understand - nothing has changed and suddenly reliability has gone to 0 after 1 day!

The heal report says 0 out of 5 for the dimmer (though it’s physically nearer than an appliance plug. Though now an appliance plug whilst 5/6 has a crossed circle for configured (whilst it was fine before)!

If z-wave is this unreliable after 1 day with 3 simple appliances near to each other - what hope do I have!!?

Very frustrated!; so any advice welcome

#2

Just done heal again; and the dimmer is 5/5 and configured and the appliance module is 4/5 unconfigured!!
Stability an issue then?; the distance between any unit is 7m max; line of sight no walls!!!

Ermmmmm, this makes it useless unless I am missing something!!!

EDIT:

Just run again no dimmable is 5/5 and unconfigured!!.

HELP! :cry:

#3

Hmmm, in 'setting’s none of my nodes have neighbours!!! ??? ??? ???

#4

Ok;
Someone explain too me please!! :stuck_out_tongue:

When I do ‘heal’ I assume this will recreate the routing structure etc.

But no devices end up with any neighbours; why is that???

So I go into all 3 devices and do ‘update neighbor nodes’
They have neighbours!!!; this is good yes!!!?!!!

Do I have to do this manually for any nodes I add? ; why does heal remove neighbours??

I have no idea if this will improve the reliability of my arrangement!! - but hope it will.

Please guide me someone!! :wink:

#5

Hi @pocster,

Do a search on the word “heal” and you will find heaps of information and get answers to all of the question you have asked.

#6

Also don’t expect to have someone answer you right away. It is considered being rude to demand a response in less than 24 hour time period.

  • Garrett
#7

Hi,

I did try and read up on ‘heal’. But I still can’t find why it doesn’t add neighbours . I assumed part of the heal would be to rebuild the routing tables and hence neighbours.
But thanks anyway; I’ll do some more reading

Cheers