Kwikset Z-Wave to Z-Wave Plus Radio Conversion

I have several older Z-Wave Kwikset 910 door locks that I was hoping to covert to Z-Wave Plus... I found this deadbolt conversion kit which has a plus radio inside...

I ordered one and sure enough, the module is exactly the same as in my current 910 but with a plus radio...

I installed it in my lock and securely added it to my hub...

The problem is it won't accept lock codes from LCM or the device page...

I'm guessing this module might be specific to the non-keypad locks and therefore a waste for me to try?

Thoughts?

I would try Kwikset support to see if it is possible to connect the keypad. They may have some options.

I'm now able to enter lock codes via the keypad but not via the hub... (Did a device reset and that fixed the keypad) It will lock and unlock and the status updates correctly... Says I have 30 max codes but none showing in the hub device status... The manual input of codes works and can lock and unlock the door... Hitting the command "get codes" does nothing... Could this be a driver issue? I've looked this module up online and it looks just like the Z-Wave Plus modules for sale on ebay... bravenel or mike.maxwell any ideas?

I wanted to replace my Kwikset 910 on my front door for some time. Even under SmartThings the performance was iffy. So, I did some research and I found that some of the Kwikset units are z-wave plus and some are not. I ended up getting the following unit from amazon, which is zwave plus:


An additional side benefit is that the battery compartment is insulated to a much higher degree than previously. (We all know what can happen to batteries in cold climates!)
I have never, ever, had any issues with this device and Hubitat. It paired right from the start, and after putting in codes, I've never had an issue.
In comparison to a $100 conversion kit, this is $200 (YMMV, perhaps ebay has it much cheaper).

Thanks for suggestion jtmpush18. I might have to try something else... Just this unit was one of the cheaper alternatives... :grimacing: What does your device fingerprint say? Mine is:

  • deviceType: 3
  • inClusters: 0x5E,0x72,0x5A,0x98,0x73,0x7A
  • deviceId: 566
  • manufacturer: 144

The older non-plus lock is:

  • deviceType: 1
  • zwaveSecurePairingComplete: true
  • inClusters: 0x72,0x86,0x98
  • deviceId: 1
  • manufacturer: 144

EDIT: Crap, just noticed the secured pairing is not there... I've added and deleted this this so many times I didn't notice that... It was there in the past before I did the factory reset... Lemme try again. :frowning:

The following are the fingerprints for that Kwikset Smartcode 888 (by the way, be careful, not all Kwikset Smartcode 888 are the plus version):
Data * deviceType: 3

  • zwaveSecurePairingComplete: true
  • inClusters: 0x5E,0x72,0x5A,0x98,0x73,0x7A
  • deviceId: 1345
  • manufacturer: 144

Also, the following is for the older version:
Data * deviceType: 1

  • zwaveSecurePairingComplete: true
  • inClusters: 0x98,0x72,0x86
  • deviceId: 1
  • manufacturer: 144

Those fingerprints look identical to what I'm seeing... I'm gonna do factory reset again and start over... I believe the factory reset was necessary in my actual lock to let the module know it was in a device with a keypad... Just dropping it in from the conversion device didn't work as that device does not connect to a keypad... Anyway, when I did the factory reset, I was able to use the keypad.

Gonna do it again and re-pair (watching to make sure its a secure pairing) and try again...

This is the error I'm getting in the logs...

UserCodeReport- unable to enter code, it is in use on the lock

Weird because I have done a factory reset multiple times...

I understand that there are multiple ways to enter codes.
One way, is to strictly do it manually - that is, from the lock itself.
I'm sure that's how I entered at least one of the codes that I have.
However, the other codes I entered from the Set Code box on the device page.
I'm also confident that it's possible to enter codes from the app called Lock Code Manager.