Light bulbs going "offline" daily

[JDRoberts]

@mitiliro

For the last few weeks some of my Osram A19 bulbs have been going offline. If I remove then apply power the bulb will reconnect. It may stay connected for a few hours, days, or even a week or so. I have all tried removing the devices and reinstalling them but the results are the same. No other devices are affected.

When I first installed the V2 hub and the devices (Bulbs, sensors, motion detectors, etc.) the system was highly reliable. Unfortunately that’s no longer the case. When the bulbs go offline and aren’t triggered by schedule or sensors, we end up stumbling in the dark. Most of the bulbs are within 30 feet of the router with no intervening walls. My 2.4GHz signal is channel 6 (if that makes a difference)

Any ideas?

Definitely report it to support. Unfortunately other people have been reporting the same thing, but we don’t know yet if they’re all related.

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