Z-wave Exclusion issues, with Inovelli Dimmer

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I have a Red Series Dimmer that I am trying to exclude. It seems like this should be simple enough. I put the Hubitat into exclusion mode, then press the config button 3 times. After 30 seconds, they both time out but and the device is still in the list of devices and controllable by the hub. Am I missing something?

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That is the correct method.. And I have done that several times myself..

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Not sure why it's not working for you

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I have only one Inovelli Red Dimmer, but I've moved it back and forth between at least two of my hubs using that method. Worked everytime for me.

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I've found that sometimes the device needs to be very near the hub (or vice versa). It may be my system, don't know but you might try it.

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This might be an indication of a repeating device on the route to the device that doesn't support NWI/NWE (Network Wide Inclusion / Exclusion)

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Thank you ALL for the responses so far!

So I have a couple more things I can add.

  • It appears that this is only happening to my Dimmers. I was able to exclude an Inovelli Black Switch and another Z-wave device. Very easily! YA! Rules to fix.

  • I've tried to exclude two additional Red Series Dimmers, One that I just installed yesterday (Original FW) and the other I have previously excluded in order to update the FW. Both failed to be excluded.

  • If I hang out at the dimmers and wait for the exclusion process to time out, The dimmers LEDs flash red... Guessing that's the dimmer letting me know that the exclusion failed...

  • As I expected, moving the hub closer (within 4') didn't change anything. I have been able to do this several times before without issue.

So at this point, what are the implications of forcibly removing the two dimmers and performing a factory reset on them? I "thought" I read somewhere in this forum that this isn't a good practice to do?

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Not much..

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I actually do this more often than I will admit because I forget to exclude when I disconnect a hardwired device.. and too lazy to wire it back up for exclusion..

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LOL! Then the immediate problem is resolved :slight_smile:

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Because I try to advocate doing things the right way.. I just don't follow my own instructions some times..

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I hear you! I always try to do it the right way the first time as well.

Thanks for the feedback!

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anytime