GE Switch not reporting all activities

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Hey all,

I have a new GE Z-Wave Plus switch that doesn't seem to always be in the right position. It's setup to turn on a VS that is tied into my hot water recirculation pump

Friday, my wife turned on the light at 3:02pm, turned it off right away yet the log never shows it being turned off

This morning, when I turned it on, nothing happened b/c it thought it was still on so only the off was registered

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I'm using the Generic Z-Wave Smart Switch driver.

This is not the first time I have come across this situation
Thoughts on what could be causing this?
Rick

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https://community.hubitat.com/t/release-ge-jasco-z-wave-plus-dimmer-driver/9492

I have used these drivers for all my GE/Jasco Zwave Plus, switches and dimmers. 100% so far after 9 months (over 30 devices)

Note on the owner's GitHub there are drivers for each type of GE/Jasco device, not just the dimmer.

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Could be a device issue, but I've never seen the device itself not send he message in my many hours of ge switch/dimmer testing. So that wouldn't be my first bet.

It could be a weak zwave mesh, and the message is getting dropped/lost. Could try a zwave repair, if you haven't already. Could try adding more zwave plus device(s) between that switch and the hub (and the running a zwave repair again).

Try hitting the CONFIGURE button on the device detail page, maybe some of the configurations didn't get setup correctly.

There is really little/no practical way of screwing up the on/off reporting on the driver side for a switch, so I wouldn't bet it is a driver issue.

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Thanks guys,

I only have 2 other smart switches and this one is on the far end so maybe it is a mesh issue.

Z-Wave repair performed after installing the switch, no issues finished fine

Hit configure again like I have done before... we will see

I do have plans to upgrade my older GE switches to smart switches in the near future which might help

I was using the driver as noted by Stephan.J and when I asked a question a few months back, it was suggested to go back to the native drivers.... I'll give them a go again as well

Thanks, Rick