Only if the device driver is generating an event for every one of the readings. Only when the reading changes should the system generate an event to trigger the rule. This is one of the reasons that this filter is in place.
What bothers me is a potentially underlying problem in the mesh, not the text...
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That's exactly what worries me. That, or something with the hub. I'm also getting a lot more spam run entries when I'm talking with other device. For example when I was refreshing the lock codes I sometimes have to retry a few times to update the two locks and the keypad. While this was updating I was getting an avalanche of temperature readings from various sensors, from all over the house. I've tried countless repairs btw.
I don't have a Zniffer but I have a spare Z-Wave USB I could flash. I was just hoping for a "ohhh you forgot to do this" aha moment before that.
A built-in Hubitat Z-Wave route/mesh debugging tool would be nice... 
Another slice of spam from this morning after using Lock Manager to wake up the mesh. As you can see, these messages are repeated many times per second.
app:66 2020-03-23 11:37:02.718 warnprocessJobs- job deleted on device not found codeState:pr, job:289_1={code=1234, name=test, codeState=pr, retry=9}
app:66 2020-03-23 11:37:02.666 info jobs:1
app:66 2020-03-23 11:37:00.540 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:8]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:37:00.472 info jobs:1
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:58.367 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:7]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:58.313 info jobs:1
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:56.275 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:56.177 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:6]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:56.115 info jobs:1
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:56.089 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:56.009 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.995 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.971 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.953 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.900 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.862 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.817 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.797 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.707 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.658 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.643 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.594 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.307 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.276 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.246 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:55.057 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:54.972 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:54.920 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:54.856 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:54.821 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:54.813 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:53.525 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:53.245 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:52.818 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:51.642 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:51.565 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:51.501 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:36:51.475 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:47.160 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:47.151 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:47.124 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:47.067 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:47.020 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.969 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.939 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.866 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.825 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.789 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.776 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.720 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.715 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.667 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.657 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.599 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.528 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.480 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.440 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.409 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.359 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.280 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.223 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:46.178 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:46.039 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:45.964 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:45.880 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.675 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.659 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.567 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.479 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:45.298 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:1]]
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:45.292 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.271 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:45.242 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:45.216 info jobs:1
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.172 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:45.101 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:43.815 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:43.740 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:43.730 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:43.669 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:43.623 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:43.125 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:0]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:36:43.065 info jobs:1
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:42.346 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:40.555 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:40.534 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:40.445 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:36:40.390 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:36:40.286 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:36.202 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:36.173 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:36.051 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.960 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.833 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.777 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.738 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.676 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.599 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.567 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.492 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.481 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:35.422 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.827 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.736 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.695 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.475 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.446 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.418 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.327 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.298 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.243 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.039 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:34.017 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:33.957 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:33.544 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:33.299 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:33.111 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:32.712 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:32.399 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:134 2020-03-23 11:36:32.269 info Furnace Sensor temperature is 79.2°F
dev:101 2020-03-23 11:36:20.664 info Piano Motion: illuminance is 45lux
dev:101 2020-03-23 11:36:20.450 info Piano Motion: illuminance is 45lux
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:55.247 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:55.151 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:54.321 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:9]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:54.231 info jobs:1
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:52.738 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:52.405 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:52.082 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:8]]
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:52.038 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:52.005 info jobs:1
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.479 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.448 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.421 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.342 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.288 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 11:35:51.242 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.3°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:44.099 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:44.063 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:44.011 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.937 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.911 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.893 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.841 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.749 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.730 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.654 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.647 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.585 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.531 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.455 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:43.445 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:43.268 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:4]]
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:43.205 info jobs:1
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:43.134 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:42.998 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:42.974 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:42.910 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:42.751 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:42.679 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:42.632 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:42.626 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:42.154 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:41.877 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:41.737 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:41.357 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:41.255 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:41.113 debug processJobs- try job:[289_1:[code:1234, name:test, codeState:pr, retry:3]]
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:41.099 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
app:66 2020-03-23 11:35:41.049 info jobs:1
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:40.909 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:136 2020-03-23 11:35:40.802 info Dishwasher Sensor temperature is 65.2°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:40.734 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:40.629 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°F
dev:129 2020-03-23 11:35:39.414 info Kitchen Sink Sensor temperature is 63.0°FCould it be a device setting. The device could be reporting if changes in temp down to the 3rd decimal for example but your log is only showing the first decimal?
Saw something like that with power reporting on a device. Modified the setting to not report on such a small change and it quieted things down.
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Good idea thanks. I poked it some more and had one of my in-wall switches do the same thing, reporting its state over and over again.
What's interesting is that the state was changed digitally (using RM) but the spam messages report physical, much like the switch reports in but the report is bouncing around on the mesh for a second or two?
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:54.122 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:54.097 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:54.031 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.999 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.973 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.962 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.857 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.656 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.653 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:53.384 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:53.048 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.958 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.906 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.830 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.734 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.710 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.694 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.667 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.618 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.521 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.313 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:52.310 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.271 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:52.228 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.971 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:51.969 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.909 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.896 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.608 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.560 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.516 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:51.059 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:50.966 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:50.931 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:227 2020-03-23 16:16:50.879 info Laundry Sensor temperature is 60.7°F
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:50.681 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:50.288 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:50.242 info Storage Light is off [physical]
dev:20 2020-03-23 16:16:50.203 info Closet Light was turned off
dev:20 2020-03-23 16:16:50.165 info Closet Light was turned off
dev:34 2020-03-23 16:16:49.977 info Storage Light is off [digital]
^^ [digital] set but the rest of the spam says [physical]
dev:22 2020-03-23 16:16:49.743 info Master Toilet Fan is off [digital]
dev:17 2020-03-23 16:16:49.720 info Master Bathroom Light is off [digital]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:48.761 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:48.492 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:46.942 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:46.790 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:46.489 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.814 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:44.786 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:44.724 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [physical]
dev:28 2020-03-23 16:16:44.696 info Kitchen Entry Light is off [digital]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.570 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.455 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.374 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.244 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
dev:481 2020-03-23 16:16:44.185 info Downstairs Fan is off [physical]
I have turned off all logging for all my devices where possible. I attribute this to the shorter maintenance time I'm already enjoying. Getting the old Z-Wave stuff off my main hub has definitely also been a major contributor.
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Again... I'm not worried about text displayed on my screen or stored on the hub. I'm worried about the storm of RF Z-wave messages on the mesh. Turning off logging and saying it's done is much like taking Vicodin after the ankle is sprained and just moving along.
You take care of your ankle your way, I'll take care of my ankle my way! 
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Same here. It also makes real issues, i.e. error messages, much easier to trouble-shoot.
You guys suck 
Stop hijacking my thread with bandaid comments.
Hmm... since its not one device type showing this I doubt its a setting or a driver issue now.
Could it be a bad router in there somewhere? Maybe queuing up the messages and releasing them all at once. Just throwing this out there. Not sure if this is the case though because by the logs they seem to be coming from all over the house.
Another idea. Would it be worth it to just reset the zwave network stick and exclude/include every device again? I know a lot of work but maybe one day of work vs many days of trying to troubleshoot the issue. If it even solves your issue.
Also depends on how much this bugs you or what it impacts.
I'm guessing that's it but no easy way to debug ZWave with Hubitat. I think there is a way for them to get better Z-Wave logs remotely but I haven't heard back from them after emailing support yesteday.
I'm exhausted going back to square one, adding back devices and redoing rules. This is supposed to be fun and that is not. I've done it so many times with SmartThings, OpenHab, Home Assistant, and OZW. I'll see what support says.
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So I'll share an anecdotal story with no resolution....
I was also getting floods of zwave messages on my main hub. Pretty much exactly like the OP. It started somewhere around 2.1.6. That could just be coincidence, though, as I know I also made a number of motion lighting changes around that time.
In my case it was always triggered by the motion lighting app. I couldn't make motion lighting do it every time/at will, but if I triggered motion lighting events enough, I could get it to do it a few times a week - and it was 100% of the time initiated by motion lighting, nothing else in my case.
In my case it would go on spamming things until the hub was powered down. I mean graceful shutdown and pull the power cord for 30s.
My THEORY is that something was causing a race condition on the hub and THE HUB was actually bombarding the device with requests (not a rogue device bombarding the hub), So I broke out the sniffer, and yes - the hub was really sending the commands every ~200ms (typically setLevel and off commands in my case). Why? I have no idea, and I don't have time to debug/troubleshoot a commercial hub for free (especially without access to the source code).
At that point I moved almost all of my rules/logic off of Hubitat and into Home Assistant and Node-Red. And it has never happened again. So when people ask why I moved all my logic off the hub, that is the real reason why.
The End.
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Super interesting Joel thank you. I really hope it's not the hub.
I have a ZWaveToolbox on the way (Z-Wave ToolBox - ZWP-TBX – ZWaveProducts) and a Z-Wave USB stick waiting for me tonight turn it into a Zniffer. We will see.
@JasonJoel:
I completely understand why you gave up on using HE that way. Nonetheless, it's really too bad that you couldn't easily identify the condition that caused the Hub to race. That bug is still in the weeds waiting to trap some poor sod (maybe me).
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I agree. If I could have made it reproducible I would have submitted the issue to Hubitat for sure. But without being able to reproduce it on demand, there isn't any good way to report it to support.
Honestly, if it was "turn off all user code and see if it still happens" versus "migrate logic to new platform", the second option is less disruptive and less work for me. 
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I think you should report this to Bruce, even if you cannot reproduce it. At least put it on his radar...
I have been having larger and larger slow downs recently, ive tried turning off every community app, re-doing my dashboards as advised. The realty came I had to do daily reboots that I didnt want to have to do.
2 days ago I shutdown my hub, left it for 20mins and switched it back on. In the last 2 days every motion sensor has fired ontime and quickly. I am not holding my breath, but by now I would of noticed slowness etc. I wondered if the reboot was enough thats why I tried a shutdown-restart.
I hope what @jasonjoel has said is correct and gives @bobbyD or @bravenel some light on the situation.
One thing to be aware of is that if you power off the Zigbee controller, the Zigbee mesh goes into a self healing mode. When the controller comes back on line, this rebuilding of tables can take another 24 hours. So it could be that you had Zigbee mesh issues. As for the hub itself, there is no difference between reboot and shutdown/power-up -- both completely restart the hub.
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for reference I only have 4 z-wave devices for motion and about 10 zigbee ones (if that helps).
