Ok so the Kwikset 916's in Oil Rubbed Bronze are like Unicorns. And then the Yale's are confusing as all get out. Do they or do they not come pre packed with a module? If not, finding the correct module is like an Easter egg hunt...
I have a Yale, forget the model number, it very well could be a 226, but I opened it up and after trying both a zwave and zigbee module realized that a pin was broken. (This was 18m ago)
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So it is sounding like folks are having luck with either Kwikset or Yale, and better luck with zigbee over zwave.
I just replaced all 3 of my Z-wave locks with Zigbee. Both Schlage and Yale have Zigbee now (I have 2 Schlage and 1 Yale). They work 1000x better for me. The Yale one locks/unlocks super fast, since it's a lever lock, not a dead bolt, it has less to move.
I've had them a few months and still running 100% so time will tell on the battery front. I expect the deadbolts to die before the lever lock due to the power needed to move the parts.
My August 3rd gen on Zwave is easily my most power-efficient lock. 4 Eneloop Pros last 3 months or more in a highly trafficked door w/ auto-lock after 10 minutes. I have two other August locks, one using the Connect and the other just on BT, and neither last as long. The Connect connected lock is probably the worst, tbh ... rarely used and it probably only last 4-6 wks on the same batteries?
Lowe's was practically giving these away at the beginning of the year as they clearanced the last of their zigbee devices.
I wonder if you could use the module from a Kwikset Convert.
I can't speak to Hubitat, but I have one of these in Smartthings on my front door. Batteries would last a week or two. Until I added a Zwave Plus switch right next to the front door.
In my case I had 3 zwave (non plus) in the same room with the front door. Going to the newer switch closest to the lock did the trick. I get 6ish months out of a set of alkalines now.
Some info from the ST community about these locks:
I need to find locks for two sets of french doors opening out of a bedroom. My wife doesn't want the Schlage 469 style that I have on the front door, on the bedroom doors. The issue is more the size of the hardware on the inside of the door, the keypad on the outside is OK. Any suggestions? We both prefer a smart lock that includes a key option. Zigbee or Z-Wave are both OK.
so stumbled on a Yale YRD216-HA2-619 Satin Nickel on Amazon Warehouse - $68. while I was hesitant to do so with something of this nature, it ended up not coming in the condition listed (it appears brand new in box, nothing had ever been opened, tape was original, etc).
factory reset just in case, but it synced right up no issue. lets see how the battery life life ends up in this one...
What is interesting is that the Schlage, which I still have up, is still reporting the battery level at 100% after a new set of batteries was put in on the 22nd. The renters only had access to use the front door as primary entry and exit so it was used a ton from the 22nd to the 28th. Close to 40+ in and 40+ out line items in the log and still at 100. I would typically see, if I look back historically, an avg of a 1% drop per day.
Also the new Yale reports a battery level of 200, which is even more interesting than the Schlage sitting at 100 still...
I wouldn’t give too much credence to that number. When my Kwikset 914’s batteries died (after 9 months) it still had been reading 100%. I decided to just switch them out on all the locks, that way I should be good until September.
It's at 98% today, so it is demonstrating a downward trend, as it should. Whatever battery replacements it takes, as long as the batteries last a month, are well worth it. At some point, changing batteries becomes a chore
Bought the Schlage BE468 Zigbee lock (after trying their zwave version). Always works 100%, and is very responsive to any commands. Installed it around 20 months ago. Have yet to change the batteries, hubitat reports battery at "76", which probably means they need to be changed very soon. LOL.
My Schlage Zigbee lock is used multiple times a day. It read 100% for at least the first six months. Today, after 20 months on the same batteries it reads "76".
I hate to say this, but sometimes people get stuck on a single use case scenario. Almost all smart locks out there will work with voice assistants, but not all smart locks are z wave or zigbee.
I'm just reminding people that if you have Google home or Alexa, think about all the options. It doesn't need to go through Hubitat.
I, for example, have many Kwikset WiFi locks. I find the battery life of WiFi and bluetooth locks to be better than z wave. I can still control all of these locks with Google home. I have them as part of many routines, ie "goodnight" which ensures they remain locked.
Some of the manufacturers have cloud integrations with Hubitat such as August locks. This would allow you to have rule based actions, again not using z wave or zigbee.
