I've been on channel 14 for ages now. For me, it's been the most reliable for my devices and far enough away from my Hue hub (channel wise). I also keep my 2.4ghz WiFi on channel 11 as well even though I only have 6 total devices (out of the 110 total devices) on that spectrum.
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I have 105 zigbee devices, so changing the channel was a nail biter, especially since the Hue dimmers are so touchy. I tried just bumping down to 19 to get away from the SmartThings channel, but the Hues wouldn't stay connected for more than a few minutes even though they joined right away.
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Yeah, Hue products NOT on a Hue hub are a nightmare in terms of channels. If I remember correctly, the Hue hub itself only supports 4 channels (11,15, 20, 25) and I think that the Hue products are the same way. Using any other channel on a different hub (HE, ST, etc) usually produces the same conditions as you are seeing.
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I never took note of that apparently, but you are correct. I guess that explains it.
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As of this morning, both of mine seem to be working correctly on channel 20. But I need these to work while away from the house unattended too. Basically I need these to be reliable where I utilize them. I may need to use Z-Wave on any critical positions if I see more hick-ups with the Peanuts.
LOL I've put a LOT of trial and error into that theory. Part of the reason I am trying to dump Hue is because of stupid design decisions they make like that.
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That, OR, get some of the more reliable outlets. The SmartThings outlets (V5 I think?) and the Centralite 3200-C and the 3210-L are very reliable. However, it also largely depends on how strong your Zigbee mesh is though.
With that said, none of my SmartThings or Centralite outlets have ever failed me. I trust them enough that I use them on my reef tanks for monitoring equipment.
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I also have the Sylvania and last 2 generations of the SmartThings plugs. I would trust either of them to be reliable away from home. The Sylvania are quite a bit cheaper, but I don't think they have a ram buffer, and don't seem to repeat for as many devices, but at least for me they have had better range than any of my other plugs. I wouldn't trust my peanut plugs for anything critical, they are just for repeating at my house.
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I use Iris v2/Centralite 3210-L Zigbee outlets and they have always been bulletproof. And they are Z-Wave repeaters as a bonus. Available for a very good price on ebay still...
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If those EBay plugs are indeed reliable, I may try those. The Monoprice plugs work great but are relatively expensive and large which is why I was going for the Peanut trial.
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Just a heads-up... The Peanut Plug and Iris 3210-L outlet do not perform well as Xiaomi/Aqara repeaters (since the Xiaomi/Aqara devices are not Zigbee HA standards-compliant.) For those, you'd probably want the ugly, but inexpensive, IKEA Tradfri outlets.
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Now we know who's not on Ikea's payroll for sure 
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Ish. Monoprice has been known to use substandard radios from time to time that tend to die after a year or two.
LOL... That would be @Royski (and maybe me) I think he has about double the amount of GU10s that I do. I have 6 Ikea Drivers, 8(? I can't remember) GU10s, and 4 Signal Repeaters plus 6 sets of the Ikea strip lights wired into Sonoff Basics.
[Edit]: On, and I have 4 of the Symphonisk speakers. Those things are AWESOME. I actually want to get about 4 or 8 more of them. LOL
My wife cringes whenever I tell her I need an Ikea trip. 
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I certainly wish I was lol.
13 GU10s, 6e14s, 4 Tradfri dimmer units with Ikea LED strips, 4 Plugs and 7 puck dimmers hahaha.
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Do the puck dimmers work on HE? I thought Mike said those were verbotten and would never work?
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These are the round plastic things with no buttons They work nicely here. Better as a switch rather than a dimmer though. Although the dimmer driver I have does work, its just a little "jittery".
Good to know! I still need to get some kind of dimmer/remote/button thingy for a couple of rooms here and I ALWAYS gaze longingly at the Ikea pucks and then move on because I didn't think they would work.
I'll have to give them a shot.
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I have two drivers for them. One will dim properly (well as properly as these buggers can). The other is just a straight twist for on/off. On, clockwise, off is anti. That one works very well.
Give me a shout should you ever need the drivers 
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Not as ugly as the Monoprice light-show plugs! I'll put those at the top of the considered for plan-B column if the Peanuts continue to drive me nuts.
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