Alexa can trigger SOME devices, but not others...?

[user5841]

C8 hub. Alexa works on some of my devices, such as "Alexa bedroom light 50" turns on this device to 50%.

But I can't come up with any way to get Alexa to control my Bedroom Fireplace, shown as:

Note that my Alexa App is configured to enable both devices:

I think I'm missing something foundational as to how and what Alexa can work with? All pointers appreciated.

[terminal3]

Alexa won't allow certain types of devices to be controlled not sure if a Fireplace is one of them as I don't have one.

If that is the case, however, you can work around it. Set up a virtual dimmer and call it Bedroom Fireplace. Then setup up a RM rule that when you set the Virtual dimmer to a level it passes that level to the actual fireplace in HE.

[Pantheon]

Have you used the remotec zfm-80 with any other device? If so, does it work properly? I have a generic ZWAVE device that turns my fireplace on/off with Alexa commands.

[user5841]

I have resolved the sneaky issue. The problem was that Alexa had ingested the devices from my old (non-Hubitat) hub, and then leased the new devices from Hubitat. So Alexa had duplicate entries for identical names, half of which no longer existed.

I had to remove all the old entries from Alexa's list through the Alexa app (Devices/All Devices). Annoyingly, each item had to be removed separately, complete with a confirmation, rather than a way to easily choose and delete multiple items. But Alexa is now working as expected.

[bjcowles]

Alexa will also take some liberties and create multiple entries for a new device that can have different connection options. The biggest headaches for me are non-Hue bulbs on a Hue Bridge. For instance, a Cree bulb on the Hue bridge nets Alexa devices "Connected via" Philips Hue Electronics, Signify Netherlands B.V., Cree, and Bathroom Dot. (If I shared through the Hubitat Alexa Skill, that would make another.)

Three of those four have to be disabled for voice commands to work. If they are deleted , they will reappear the next time any device discovery is done.