JKnight
August 23, 2024, 7:20pm
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Not sure how inovating a solution to the battery drain issues might be off topic here, but feel free to move the conversation to any of the following threads as I am very interested in how you and others might have overcome the issues:
Hey guys… I have a Samsung Multisensor that is Zigbee and it has been experiencing wild battery drains in the last month or two. I’m talking 1-2 days and it’s dead. I’ve tried multiple name brands. I also have a similar issue on a Zigbee motion sensor, but it uses AAA batts so has a bit more staying power then the CR2450s on the multisensor.
I’m tech savvy and have tried the usual things, including adding a Zigbee repeater nearby. Any ideas? These devices did not experience this issue before. The multisensor has been in use for 3 years without issue.
I have a mix of contact sensors, quite a few of them are these, and the battery drain issue hits some of all of them, regardless of type/variety.
The extreme battery drain issue has been well documented for quite some time, and from my experience, has nothing to do with what driver is in use… I have tried them all.
The SmartThings folks just aren’t quiet smart enough to go back and revert whatever feature enhancement/change injected the battery drain issue on their end.
In the meantime, to save money on batteries, I have reverted to using rechargeable batteries on the impacted contact and moisture sensors. This unfortunately means changing the batteries about 6 times more frequently as opposed to about 3 times as frequently with regular batteries ($) on the impacted sensors. When comp…
I am also wondering the same thing, as I have about 30 devices currently experiencing the dreaded and ridiculous battery drain issue(s). That said, it is encouraging to finally, after long long last, see an attempt to actually address the issue(s)… I won’t be holding my breath in anticipation of this actually working tho.