Gathering real world feedback on how well (or not) Zwave Switch to ZWave-JS is going

bbholthome · October 1, 2026, 8:42pm

My Range Extenders have been in place for years. I assumed there was only the 1 driver available. I checked and realized I'm using a user written driver. I don't remember if a native driver was available at the time. There is no author in the source.

Ring Alarm Range Extender Gen 1 / Gen 2
version: 2.0

So @LearningHubitat it looks like you can try the JS update. Let me know if it works. I may change to the native driver.
Everyone else, I apologize for the confusion.

LearningHubitat · October 1, 2026, 9:04pm

No, this is how we all learn. You are helping me. Thank you and I will report back when I can make the change.

kahn-hubitat · October 2, 2026, 12:39am

what about the go control garage openers screaming bloody murder .... has that been resolved.

bbrannon · October 2, 2026, 12:52am

And for me the Zen55 goes back offline at the first refresh. If I roll back to the last 2.5.1 hub version it works as normal. I've been on JS on the 8 Pro almost since the introduction without issues. If you hit configure it goes online. Click refresh and it quickly returns to offline. Something in a recent 2.5.2 update has caused the Zen55 issue. I'm hoping my post in a different thread will get some staff or developer attention soon.

dJOS · October 2, 2026, 1:51am

Back in June I had to roll back to legacy Z-wave - I had 3 main issues:

My Yale Assure SL Locks (Z-Wave module) would only respond 60% of the time (using Generic HE Z-wave lock driver).
My half dozen Aeotec Smart Switch 6 Outlets won’t report Switch state changes (using official HE driver)
Occasional unresponsive periods, most frequently straight after my door locks have been commanded to unlock in the morning, but also in a couple of random scenarios

Overall, I think Z-WaveJS is better (when a device works correctly, its faster and more reliable), so I'll give it another crack this weekend.

bcopeland · October 2, 2026, 2:42pm

It only happens once during the interview.. I have no idea what is triggering it from a bunch of get requests.. A quick power cycle and it should never do that again..

kahn-hubitat · October 2, 2026, 3:20pm

thanks but that means I need to have a step ladder ready and I have 2 of them lol

CuriousB · October 2, 2026, 3:40pm

flip the breaker for that circuit(s)?

WarlockWeary · October 2, 2026, 8:27pm

I just switched over just now ..
Because of all the updates they've been doing.
Thought I'd give it a try. I was kind of scared to do it.
Took a little while, but it finished. ( Freaked me out a bit )
I did have to reboot two Z-Wave devices.
Sensor AEON Labs Power meter. and Door Lock Kwikset
But everything else seemed to go just fine. ( Wipes brow )

aaiyar · October 2, 2026, 8:31pm

Glad your migration was mostly uneventful. FWIW, those locks work well with ZWaveJS. I have an Aeotec heavy duty smart switch (40A) that I use to monitor my dryer. It used to pair only with S0 security with Z/IP, but I could re-pair it with no security under ZWaveJS.

WarlockWeary · October 2, 2026, 8:41pm

Using the : AEON Labs Power meter for my mains .. covers hole house.
AI and me, created an energy monitor tracker system. This is what it looks like:
I'd like to know what the whole house is using per day during the summer and winter.

WarlockWeary · October 2, 2026, 8:55pm

Spoke to soon I guess .. getting Multiple entries for opening and closing of the lock in the logs.
Pretty sure it didn't do that before I changed over the Z-Wave.

aaiyar · October 2, 2026, 9:15pm

What model lock is that, and which driver is it using? My locks are "Kwikset Homeconnect 620", and I don't see that.

Also tagging @bcopeland.

bcopeland · October 2, 2026, 9:18pm

Nothing that I know of, other than device spam, that would cause that many reports..

@WarlockWeary is it still happening?

If it is I will need some logs.. Z-Wave logging...

WarlockWeary · October 2, 2026, 9:32pm

Well, it's not quite as bad all of a sudden, but I'm still getting it.

WarlockWeary · October 2, 2026, 10:50pm

dJOS · October 2, 2026, 11:24pm

This is still broken in Zwave-JS - the outlet turns on and off as commanded, but status doesn't update. It doesn't matter if you manually turn them on/off or send the commands from HE.



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EDIT: ZWave logs (Node 079):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dJOS1475/HubitatRules/refs/heads/main/SmartSwitch%206%20Zwave%20JS.log