Z-Wave no longer responding nor eventing

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I successfully moved a Z-Wave Aeotec switch from Smartthings to Hubitat and it worked. I turned it on/off and then used the Maker API to turn it on. Now it's not responding at all and I don't see even see any new events even when I use the control panel. I just the initial 3

|switch|off|||DEVICE|digital|2019-02-08 01:20:43.203 PM EST|
|switch|on |||DEVICE|digital|2019-02-08 01:20:39.147 PM EST|
|switch|off|||DEVICE|digital|2019-02-08 01:20:30.706 PM EST|

to be safe I rebooted the hub using the control panel but still nada.

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As part of debugging I'm trying to add an Aeotec Appliance switch and it is not being found even though the light is blinking. And once I do that I can figure out how to reset another one what was connected to Hubitat but I removed it in a cleanup (oops).

How does one reset a Z-Wave device? All the documentation assumes that you must do an orderly removal and that nothing must go rong otherwise you're hosed. Is that true?

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It depends on each device. Some have a factory reset procedure. Others rely on performing a Z-Wave Exclusion process. Even if the device is no longer properly paired with a hub, you can use any Z-Wave controller to perform a General Exclusion process. In Hubitat, go into Settings, Z-Wave, and turn on General Exclusion - then follow the device specific instructions on how to exclude the device. Once you exclude it (verify in the live logs) you should be able to pair it again.

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I did a z-wave repair and can now do on/off property. I'm surprised repairs aren't done periodically. One quirk is that Maker API forget the authorization.

As to the exclude - will need to experiment to better understand the process.

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I don't see a need to do Z-wave repair periodically unless you are adding/removing or relocating Z-wave devices.

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Yup, you definitely shouldn't have to unless you move devices, or add new ones.

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I added a device but it worked for a while. Why would that happen?

As I understand it the z-wave map is relatively static and things do move around. Since repair seems to be lightweight and figuring out you need a repair is heavyweight then, on balance ...

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So I have been adding zwave switches and devices periodically but have never done a zwave repair since installing the hub. Should I?

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Yes, some devices when you pair them just get 2 routes, after a repair they can get more, depending the total repeaters, I have devices with 26 routes

Maybe you have the device a little far from the hub, and it's the first device so it has one route.

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Nothing moved in this case.

(As an aside, I hate Z-Wave, Zigbee, Bluetooth which with their own special networks and no synergy)

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Lol, in some point I was concerned about RF exposure, now in a 1200sqft home I have only 40 wifi devices 24/7 if nobody is at home, when we are at home is at least 5 more, and 100 devices which 30 are zigbee and 70 are z wave. Not bad huh... We will die some day anyway, right?

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It seems consist -- I need to reboot after Z-Wave discover in order to get the Z-Wave event queues unstuck. I can send events but they aren't recorded and the updated status isn't reported.