I just updated C7 firmware from .136 to .140. I have one rule that turns OFF about 22 devices. That rule has become unreliable and leaves random devices ON. Nothing has changed in my setup except updating the firmware. I tried a 5 min power off in an attempt to clean any radio weirdness but it had no effect.
For probably a year I was using Bruce Ravenel's "All Off" app (which has metering and retries) and it worked like a charm. Months ago I read here that metering is no longer necessary with the latest zwave radio update so I removed the app. But now it seems the problem has returned.
@JoeJ Are you saying that the meetering option is gone in .140? I don't see that in the release notes. If so, I won't upgrade. This is essential to me.
Metering was never removed from any app that had it (Groups and Scenes and Rule Machine custom action, off the top of my head) -- just not added to any new apps (e.g., Room Lighting). I'd probably look into any device or network issues first, but if there's truly a need in your environment, both of these options and possibly others are still around.
Coincidentally, I just made a Simple Automation Rule that turns all the lights on and off from a Zen34 button switch. They all turn on and off, and I've tried several times. It takes a little while, but none have been missed, knock on wood.
edit: I too am running .140 on C7.
Okay, I know you guys are kind of writing me off and saying it's my problem with the network, mesh, etc.
All I know is that my setup was working perfectly since I set it up early this year. Then I updated to .140 and it broke. Perhaps there is a way to downgrade to a previous version as I would rather do that than use this metering kludge.
I don't feel like anyone is writing you off, everybody is just trying to help you get to the bottom of the problem, a mesh is a living thing that changes all the time, you might have a device that is acting up and causing problems on it and could be the cause. We are all just here to help!
I'm already using a rather simple Basic Rule for this: If a button is pressed, turn off 22 devices (consisting of 15 dimmers and 7 switches).
It's just not reliable after I updated from .136 to .140. I went back to using metering, and everything works okay now. Perhaps this bug will be discovered in the future and fixed in a later release.
