I started with a C5 a few years ago and put in the workshop in my basement. It ran everything - rules, z-wave, zigbee, etc. It still remains my main hub. I then added a C7 when it came out and being an idiot put it in the workshop. I have been steadily adding devices to it - mostly z-wave and no…

This depends on what devices you have and what your Z-Wave mesh looks like (the C-7 can give you some insight; the C-5, not so much). If they are all or mostly Z-Wave Plus devices, they should find new routes on their own. "Classic" Z-Wave nodes may need a Z-Wave repair to do this, or that would spe…

Make sure you have the zwave firmware updated on the C7. The Update Firmware button wont be visible if its already done (not the same as the update button for the region settings in the corner). Then I would just move it. You could run a full zwave repair if you want to speed up the process of ever…

@jtp10181 Thanks for the tip. I had no idea that there was even an option to update this firmware. It seems that this would be a nice thing to add to the hub update indicator icon so idiots like me don't miss it. I ran the update last night and I am going to see if this improves some of my quirki…

Hmm, basement is not ideal. Typically basements-at least in the US- are lots of concrete, metal, insulation, pipe which all affect radio waves. Try to get the hub as central as possible. I measured my home and the center happens to be on top of the china cabinet..shhh don't tell my wife. Good thing …

My house is not at all big, but I have enough various stuff around that I can do a bit of overkill. I have a wi-fi repeater that lets me have my Hubitat and various hubs and other such things in the center of the house.

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Tips on moving my hub to a more central location (Z-wave mesh)

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steve.maddigan August 4, 2022, 3:53pm 7

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