Sonoff Motion Sensor SNZB03 issues {Solved}

Hi,
I have a few Sonoff motion sensors, and for the most part they seem to be working quite well for me however the most recent one (paired yesterday) setup absolutely fine, however once I put it in the intended final location (about 2ft from the Hub as it happens) all of yesterday it did not detect any motion events at all (despite us being in the room) and this morning since the sun came up it has been constantly switching (every minute or so) from active to inactive:


any ideas how to sort it out?

Thanks

David

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Try removing the battery for 30 seconds.
Then put hub in zigbee pairing and then re-pair the device. Do not delete it first. The hub should find it ok as a known device.
As a rule now when I pair any new zigbee device I always pair it and re-pair it again.
Sometimes the initial pairing doesn't get all the information from the device to the hub.

Thank you.

Tried this and within a couple of minutes it started doing exactly the same again. I'm assuming it's faulty so will replace.

David

@david20 I have had similar problems before now and found the battery terminals weren't making contact. I had to 'adjust' the battery connector (bent it) to make proper contact. It works every time now :smiley:

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Thank you, That was a really helpful suggestion.

I have done a minor adjustment and after only a few minutes it appears to have solved the issue. I will monitor for a few days to be sure but all looks good.

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Hmm. I have one motion sensor that keeps giving out false motion detection.
I've just tweaked the battery contacts and see if this cures the issue.
Thanks for the pointer.

EDIT. No false motion alerts since I tweaked this sensor. Fingers crossed.

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I just bought one of these. What driver do you use? A generic zigbee motion or a particular one from Sonoff?
Thanks

Hey @rodapo , I use "Gerneric Zigbee Motion Sensor" with good result

Good luck

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Thanks, I use that too