I have had UPD devices (about 100 of them) in my house for a number of years now (I don't even remember when I put them in). Every now and then one of them dies --- is UPB still a reasonable choice or should I start a migration to ZWave?
UPB works reasonably well for me but there are some units that seem to have a hard time communicating. Also, I have several that are 50 to 100 feet from their nearest neighbor (and they work great): I assume those would be hard to do with zWave, wouldn't they?
I want to add enough zWave that I can at least have some Zwave locks and thermostats and the HS temp/humidity/brightness modules. Just wondering is I should start a wholesale miogration? Or simply add enough zWave to create a viable network throughout the house. If the latter, what do I need? A module every 15 feet or so? (the 4500 square foot house is spread out over about 100 feet long and 30 feet wide with a second story over about half of it, so I think it will take a bunch of zWave devices to cover it, won't it?)
Thanks for any help!
Pete
UPB works reasonably well for me but there are some units that seem to have a hard time communicating. Also, I have several that are 50 to 100 feet from their nearest neighbor (and they work great): I assume those would be hard to do with zWave, wouldn't they?
I want to add enough zWave that I can at least have some Zwave locks and thermostats and the HS temp/humidity/brightness modules. Just wondering is I should start a wholesale miogration? Or simply add enough zWave to create a viable network throughout the house. If the latter, what do I need? A module every 15 feet or so? (the 4500 square foot house is spread out over about 100 feet long and 30 feet wide with a second story over about half of it, so I think it will take a bunch of zWave devices to cover it, won't it?)
Thanks for any help!
Pete
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