Schlage Touchscreen Deadbolt Battery Life

[smart (Ron S)]

I think @garyd9 mentioned somewhat a similar behavior…

Discussion: The best way to implement device specific features in generic device types

As we all have seen, ST tends make generic device types for broad categories of devices. For example, all z-wave switches share the same device type, even if some support indicator lights, some don’t, etc. Sometimes, this just makes ST look stupid and/or have a support headache (such as the example above) and other times, it can lead to a huge inconvenience for an owner. Today, I discovered that my schlage z-wave lock reports a 70% battery strength and then an hour later reports 0%. (While at 0, the deadbolt motor won’t run, but it still is reporting z-wave events.) My first thought is that I can take this into account in my custom device type for this door lock. However, it got me to thinking: What would be a good way for ST to handle this (and SHOULD they?) It seemed like a good …