Zigbee Contact Sensor - Issues and Recommendations

I am having all kinds of issues with my Sengled Contact Sensors (at least two of them). They stop responding to open/close actions but appear to be connected to the mesh (I can see them in the Zigbee Map 3.0 app) and I see entries in the logs when I click on the device "Save" button. The only commonality that I can see that they are using the Sonoff ZBMini as a repeater (after resetting one, it changed routes and is working now). The other one (Laundry Contact Sensor) will not reset or repair. I also have 2 other Sengled Sensors that seem to work just fine except that they chew through batteries pretty quickly.

I have tried resetting and re-pairing, changed batteries, but the Laundry Room Sensor is just being difficult (I have also changed the sensor before). I also added a Zigbee repeater (Kitchen Zigbee Plug) so see if that helps (I already have 4 repeaters there - 3 Sonoff ZB Minis, 1 IKEA repeater and now a Third Reality Plug).

Any suggestions on what to do next? Also, thoughts on the Aqara Contact Sensor or any other Zigbee or Z-Wave sensors that you would recommend.

Thanks for your help.

UPDATE: I managed to re-pair the problematic Sengled Sensor and this time it seemed to route through the Third Reality Zigbee Plug and is working correctly. However, I don't think this is a permanent solution, so still looking for recommendations.

I recommend the Moes Door and Window sensors. If you can wait the delivery time they are still way cheaper on AliExpress. I use a lot of them and have had zero issues with any of them.

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Every time...they are great sensors and dirt cheap at these prices. They work awesome, have temp sensors (I don't generally use) and work with a large separation between the main sensor body and the magnet part so you have a lot of flexibility on placement.

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