Zwave Door Sensor Aeotec Recessed Door Sensor 7 one year update

[Rupp]

Just wanted to give a one year update (16 months) on the Zwave Door Sensor Aeotec Recessed Door Sensor 7. The device has worked very well with HS4 and continues to work. I would have thought the battery would have been depleted by now as the is the door we use most often and it's open and closed several times a day. I'm almost certain that the battery reporting is in error as it still shows 100% after a year but otherwise this hardware works well and is hidden which I like not having something stuck to the door frame. Mine is about 20 feet from my SmartStick and it never has missed a beat. I'm expecting the batteries to die any time but so far so good.

[mulu]

Ah, I installed one of those for our side gate but forgot to enroll it again. A few months ago I installed a lock (too many people just walking into the back and stealing stuff) so it kind of forgot about it. I have to check if the battery is still ok. Based on your comment it probably is. Btw, are you using the 700 series z-wave stick? It is my understanding that the low power mode is only active when both the device and the z-wave stick use the 700 series chip.

[Rupp]

Ah, I installed one of those for our side gate but forgot to enroll it again. A few months ago I installed a lock (too many people just walking into the back and stealing stuff) so it kind of forgot about it. I have to check if the battery is still ok. Based on your comment it probably is. Btw, are you using the 700 series z-wave stick? It is my understanding that the low power mode is only active when both the device and the z-wave stick use the 700 series chip.

I didn't think about using these outside. Are they waterproof? I'm using a 5 year old 500 series SmartStick, It works so I leave it alone.

[mulu]

They are not meant to be used outside but other people use them outside successfully so I gave it a shot. Also in our area we hardly have any rain and since the sensor is inside wood there is no sun exposure, either.

[kenm]

Rupp You may want to check the configuration parameters for battery reporting. I have a couple of sensors that don't report battery status until they are below a threshold and that can be set with a Z-Wave parameter. The spec says 2 year battery life with < 20 activations per day.

[George]

I've also had good luck with battery powered ZWave devices but found out that some of them won't update the battery status unless they get polled. I put in an auto poll for them every 12 hours or so and getting reliable battery stats. But in general they are pretty thrifty in usage.

[mrceolla]

Rupp I just ordered one of these. I also have an older SmartStick. Could you please share if you included in secure mode or not?

[Rupp]

Rupp I just ordered one of these. I also have an older SmartStick. Could you please share if you included in secure mode or not?

I do not use secure mode on any Z-Wave inclusion unless the device requires it.

BTW, my battery died this week. Pulled it out of the door pulled the battery and put a new one in and it started back as expected.

[mrceolla]

Thank you!