Likewise, here. Z-Wave. Mostly a nice lock, works well, but sometimes has had Z-Wave problems. Haven't really seen those for a while, though.
Our two Schlage Connects are on Zwave, and batteries seem to last forever. I use rechargeable batteries and swap them out every six months for good measure, but I suspect they'd last more than a year - even on a door we lock/unlock multiple times a day. It's great that swapping out batteries doesn't require tools.
I also bought a Kwikset Obsidian because it looks very nice from the outside. But as I learned, it only looks good from the outside. The functional design is a bit poor. It uses batteries much faster than the Schlage, and it's a hassle to swap batteries.
All three locks work great with Hubitat. I need to check if the locks communicate to the hub who unlocked the door as I have ideas for rules to run if it was one of the kids coming home from school.
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Its possible, but who really knows? I have always thought it would be beneficial for users to share anonymous usage data with Hubitat. This would allow Hubitat to easily provide an automatic answer to the title of this thread. If 80% of locks that are connected to HE happen to be Schlage, it might encourage HE to better support this brand. As it is right now, no one really knows this percentage. I love and appreciate the privacy that HE provides to its users, but I personally would have no problem sharing the devices I use with HE, with the HE development team.
This reminds me when I first started out on my HE journey (spring 2019), I considered various options for a smart thermostat and settled on the Honeywell T6 zwave. It was from an existing maker of thermostats, it didn't look any different from their other thermostats in the same line (even used the same base plate). For me it was easily the first choice.
I had great difficulty trying to get it to work well with my HE, tried porting over a ST driver (there was no HE driver at the time) and received some help from this forum. At the time no one on the staff of HE seemed familiar with the thermostat, I remember watching a Hubitat Live video, where Mike dedicated a portion of the video to smart thermostats and the various manufacturers making zwave and zigbee thermostats. The Honeywell was not even mentioned, this was surprising to me, as I thought the Honeywell would have been near the top. I think if HE had data on what thermostats users where connecting to their HE, the Honeywell would have been supported sooner. I belive this same process could benefit many other users, using many other devices.
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I have been using my Nest Yale locks without any issues for several years. Now, considering how badly Google has screwed over us earlier Nest product owners (killing off the Nest Secure instead of integrating it with Google Home), I may still sell off my Nest locks at some point and purchase some Z-Wave/Zigbee locks for better integration with Hubitat and to future-proof my setup by not being locked into any single ecosystem.
That's crazy! (jealous) My 3 Yale SmartCode Z-Wave+ locks are done in weeks to a month or 2 for the least used. I went to rechargables to save the waste but they don't have as much ooomph as a non-rechargable.
Asside from lock design I think ZB uses a lot less juice. My ZB sensors are fine on batteries just chatting away without driving a motor.
@dnickel I use Tenavolt double a rechargeables. They have a built in bms to provide a constant 1.5v through their usable capacity, unlike most rechargeables that only provide usable voltage for about 20% of the capacity.
You have to use their battery charger but I got the big recharger and replaced all the batteries in my house with them.
This could be interesting but out of line with their policies I would think. I'm not sure if they would even be interested in collecting such data if for no other reason than appearences
Intersting. I did the same thing only EBL 1.5 Li 3300 Wh with a BMS. Project Farm did a great review but nothing is really that great Which "Lithium" AA Rechargeable Battery is Best? Let's find out! - YouTube
Frankly they seem to suck especially the black ones. One mV below 1.5 and they just turn off. You lock goes from reporting ok battery level and then 0. The Red ones seem to fare better as they don't seem to shut down at <1.5.
My locks report them at 15% when it's time to recharge them. Not sure what voltage that is but it was like that for about a week before I swapped them.
I'm in the minority with an August Smart Lock (zwave). The good thing about that model is that it also has wifi so you get the best of both worlds.
A couple of downsides are the zwave inclusion and WiFi onboarding was a huge pain in the ■■■ but once that is all set you never have to worry about it again. Also, as someone else mentioned, battery life isn't good but I just throw some rechargeable AAs and it'll last me 3 months. I mostly use it for status reporting so the motor isn't overworked in my case.
+1 on Schlage. have two of them (zwave Plus models) and they work perfect with HE.
Perhaps I am lucky though having access to the built in driver from when they were supported.
I also have been recommending the Schlage zigbee version for friends who are new to HE and they are using them great against the generic zigbee lock driver.
We didn't remove the drivers, they are still there for those who feel adventurous enough to try them out.
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Schlage BE 469's No problem operating and using lock code manager with them.
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I had a Schlage at my last house and for the most part, had no issues with it. I am sure if I had used a repeater I would have had no issues at all with it. When my new house is finished being built, I plan on getting another Schlage for it. I was interested in the Yale as well but the styling of the lock does not match my handleset like the Schlage does.
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Get the zigbee version of Schlage, no issues there
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KeyWe GKW-2000D best z-wave lock for hubitat. The design is sleek and it works.
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I probably would but the Zigbee version doesn't have the alarm like the zwave version does. It isn't the end of the world but it is still nice to have.
one BIG point that I researched when I bought my Schlage was the durability, bumpproof, pickability of the lock.
Schlage at the time was the best at my price point.
Kwikset was very pickable also, so even thought I bought one, I returned it and bought two Schlages off Ebay.
They both looked and operated like new and had the keys.
I know locks have improved, but before looking at a lock, do some research on the vulnerability of the different brands, and don't just judge on price/features.
The features might actually make the lock less secure!
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Yeah I agree with this - which is why I generally like the deadbolt / keypad only style like the Yale YRD256.
Of course that has it's own set of potential gotchas like having to leave the keyed entry knobs unlocked AND having to worry about any doors with glass panes as well.
Although I agree that things are getting better. "Bumping" is an interesting lock picking technique... very sobering to see how easily basic key locks can be opened this way...
Also what bumping may look like:
(@danabw demonstrating his groovy moves and awesome hair back in the 70's, probably)
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Mostly looks like me, but I had much taller platform shoes!
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