Low Battery Alerts

SmartApps & Automations
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I was emailing ST support and they mentioned that ST has a built in low battery alert, which I did not know about and so I thought I would share.

…they fire off at 15% again at 5% and again at 1%

The values are not currently configurable.

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I’ve never been alerted the dozen or so times I’ve been shocked that my Kwikset locks were completely dead.

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Do you know if your Kwikset locks have the battery capability in its device type? One way to check is to see if it has a battery tile.

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My bedroom handle lock does report 60%, while my front door deadbolt reports nothing at all. This COULD be due to the fact I am using custom device types since the default ones do not allow you to set codes – a huge oversight.

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Since you are already using a custom device type, I would try adding the battery capability.

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If I’m using the same device type for both locks, I would suspect that normally I have battery capacity under my ST Android app – it’s just not showing up right now.

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Hmm, interesting. I don’t know what to say other than the two locks might report their battery statuses differently.

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I’ve created a SmartApp that you can get alerts at whatever battery percentage you want. I want to get my alert around 30-40% so I’m not needing to rush in replacing the battery.

Hope this can by of use to someone.

Enjoy!

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Thank you for taking the time to create this… I have it installed but my battery life is still at 99% so I haven’t tested it out… Thank you though !

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