Everything has stopped working (May 2018)

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If it’s working fine, I guess you’re okay. If you being to see trouble, try turning them off.

A Warning About Iris Smart Plug Z-Wave Repeaters

These are NOT RELIABLE repeaters. After becoming increasingly frustrated with frequent Z-Wave power cycle events I blew away the entire Z-Wave portion of my system; well north of 100 devices, Since my Iris days I have always suspected their reliability. So I decided today to start the rebuild process by only connecting 20 of my 42 Iris Smart Plugs to create what was supposed to be a strong and stable Z-Wave plus backbone. The first 5 SmartPlugs were in the same room as the hub. After pairing them I ran a Z-Wave repair with no errors. I then moved to add devices in an adjacent bedroom, 4 Smart Plugs total. Added in the 4 devices then ran a Z-Wave repair. Three of the 4 devices in the adjacent room, no more than 12 feet from the hub failed with “Could not update mesh info” and “Could…