Yesterday I unboxed and setup my controller. I am making the switch from a Vera Plus. I unpaired six Fibaro flood sensors FGFS-101-USA-A-v1.00 and was able to pair them successfully.
In Basic Rules I made a scene that says when water is detected then turn ON a switch. The problem I am having is that when the sensor contacts water, it does NOT turn on the z-wave switch (I just get an audible alert from the sensor). By the way, the sensor is also not displaying the room temp like it's supposed to. The sensors were all working before I unpaired them from the vera.
Thanks in advance for helping a new user get up and running.... I appreciate the help.
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Ignore the rule for now - start by checking if the device is working. E.g., does the device page show wet? What events are shown on the events tab? Once you know the device is working, then we'll look at the rule to see if that has a problem.
Post a screenshot of the device page. (since you are new to the forum, you will probably need to join the Owners group (Hub owners - Hubitat) to enable image posting).
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Thank you for your assistance. Device page shows "dry" as the current state. When I put the sensor into water, the audible alarm on the sensor sounds but the device page still shows "dry".
On device info tab, what is the type? That's the driver it's currently using.
Well that looks right. I do not use this sensor but I have several leak sensors in my system.
As @jlv mentioned if your sensor is not updating on the device page then the rule isn't going to work. You mentioned you had 6 sensors, so is it just this one or are all your sensors not working? Seems like you have a Zwave signal issue.
For some more info on Z-Wave diagnosis check this thread:
Also can you post the Device Details and Device Data sections from your Device Info page (scroll to the bottom).
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That's correct.... all 6 sensors when wet do not change from "dry" to "wet". As mentioned, they all worked prior to removing them from the veraplus controller. I did excluded them and then installed on the Habitat.
I think the lack of a 0x5E in cluster means you have a non-plus device. 
Depending on the version of Hubitat hub you have that may be a problem.
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I'm not sure what "the lack of a 0x5E cluster" means but I'm sure the sensor is a non-plus device since the date on the box is 2016.
I guess I will have to get some updated flood sensors. Can you recommend a source to buy them? I'll probably need other sensors so a good supplier would be beneficial.
Thank you to all the people who responded to help get me up and running. As a new owner of the Hubitat it's certainly appreciated!
Just that it should be listed as an In Cluster.
As to what it means... that's above my pay grade. 
Personally I'm more of a ZigBee user and quite like the IKEA product line.
Depending on your location you might have access to different suppliers.
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Sorry in advance for newbie questions....
Can I have both zwave and zigbee devices running on my Hubitat at the same time?
Also, will a zigbee water sensor trigger a zwave switch device?
Absolutely, most people do this, as well as having a mix of other protocols. i.e. Lutron, Matter, Kasa, Wiz, etc.
Again, absolutely, anything that communicates to your hub and can act as a trigger will be able to control anything that communicates to your hub that is controllable.
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Thanks again for your prompt and informative information.... that helps a lot.
A non + device should work. Maybe you just need a Z-wave repeater to boost your signal, or install some additional Z-wave devices that can repeat, light switches, smartplugs, etc. If you only have these battery powered devices on your Z-wave network then it's probably just a matter of boosting you Z-wave mesh.
I assume your controller is a C8 Pro?
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Yes, you are correct... I have a C8 Pro. I have all six sensors temporarily in my office where the hub is located so I don't think signal strength is an issue. Once I manage to get things working, I will move them to the wet areas of my house.
By the way, the original box from the sensor has a 2016 date code on it so I'm guessing as was suggested that they are not compatible.
I just thought that since all six sensors were easily paired with the controller the sensors would work.
Well AFAIK a non + device should work. I still have a few non + devices in my system that are working.
That was my initial thought as well. I might try changing some settings (if I can) to see if I get lucky but I’ll probably end up with new sensors.
