Instability -- Unresponsive Nodes

[jtp10181]

@rap18one

I have not tried cutting power to the device that the ghost is a ghost of.

Dont worry because that is pointless anyway.

Have you watched logs when trying to remove? What is the error / failure reason?

Have you followed these steps to try and remove?

@danabw

Using the hub's built-in ghost removal tools
Below is a detailed summary from @jtp10181 of best way to use the hubs built-in ghost removal tools. Try these tools first before trying Ghost removal with a UZB stick:

• Click Refresh on the device ONCE, wait for the page to refresh. The Remove button should then appear. Click Remove ONCE. Again, wait. May want to have logs open while doing this as well.
• Sometimes it takes multiple tries of the Refresh button to get the Remove button to appear. Try to be patient and NOT click Refresh furiously. If you start getting "Zwave busy" error messages in your logs, power down and reboot again.
• It is common for it to take multiple tries at the Refresh/Remove buttons to remove a ghost, give it at least five or six attempts before assuming it's not going to work. Shutting down/restarting between successful removals can also help.

If the above steps don't remove the ghost...

The hub may not be able to remove Ghosts that have too many existing neighbor nodes. You can use the "Hubitat Z-Wave Mesh Details" tool (available in Hubitat Package Manger) to easily identify the neighbors of your ghost device.