Can't be this hard

As an aside, an alternative to consider is:

  1. Get a separate HE for just your bulbs (an HE is about $70, in contrast; 10 RGBW bulbs are $150+).
  2. Link your two HEs using HubConnect.

Bulbs are fine when all they're repeating for is other bulbs. The instability issues arise when mixing bulbs on the same zigbee network as zigbee end-devices like contact & motion sensors.

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