I use mainly the Ecolink Door Sensors. They're Z-Wave Plus. They're a little big, but I've never had any problems with them, and the batteries are still showing 100% after 2 years. They also have included brown covers if you have dark colored doors.
I also have 2 Monoprice Recessed Door Sensors. They're practically the same thing as the Aeon Recessed Sensors, except a lot cheaper. They also work flawlessly. I have had to change one of the batteries so far. No issues getting them in/out.
I like drilling holes in things, so if I ever have trouble with the Ecolinks, I'll happily swap them out for recessed.
Is anyone using any Zigbee door sensors? I'm wondering if they're any order of magnitude faster than the Z-Wave options.
I really like the Visconic MCT-340 E (zigbee) contact sensors. I have 5 of them and they're pretty small ; 2.6" tall X 1" wide X .4" thick (66mm x 25mm x 10mm) and unobtrusive. Battery (CR2032) life has been approx one year and they have pretty quick response time that I'd estimate at 1-2 seconds.
I didn't see that when I was using them on ST. On mine the battery went down I think 10% in almost 2 years service (but that does not mean it would really get 10 years life though).
I have 4 of the Xiaomi sensors and 3 of the ST multipurpose sensors.
The Xiaomi sensors actually work great for me. I felt like they always reported super quick. I have several of the iris zigbee outlets I got in clearance. So getting them to pair with the hub instead of one of the outlets was a challenge but I seem to have them all working as of now. I just ordered 2 Aeon recessed sensors to try out. Which will happen as soon as I grow the balls to strat drilling in a brand new house and have the opportunity to do it with out the wife noticing lol.
Just got my 2 Aeotec Recessed Door Sensors in. Can’t get them to pair. Exclude. Reset. Do anything at all actuall. LED stays on 100% of the time. Even let it sit for a couple of hours. No change. Is there a trick to these thinks or something?
I have 8 of them and just got a 9th the day before yesterday. Joined instantly and I'm 20+ ft and 2 walls away from the Hub. If the led is on, click the button. It should go out. Press and hold that button for 20 seconds to factory reset.
Already tried all that. Doesn’t matter if I hold the button down for 20 seconds or 20 min. No change. LED stays lit. Tried doing and exclude on Hubitat, ST, and even tried on my Z-Wave Stick. Nothing.
Yeah none of that has worked. Aeotec says they are probably bricked and to exchange them. I ordered some replacement batteries. So im going to try that and if its the same results they are going back.
