I bought six MultiPurpose contact sensors and I’ve had nothing but problems with these. They often do not show open or close correctly and I’ve had two completely stop working and stuck in “open.” One sensor was perminantly stuck in “open.” I tried everything with ST support. Move it closer to hub…

Do you have any zigbee repeaters (such as the SmartThings outlet)? If not, how far are they from the hub? I was having the same symptoms as you with a sensor I have on my garage door. I moved my ST outlet somewhere in the middle and it’s been working perfectly since. Zigbee is a mesh network but non…

Thanks for the feedback. I do not have repeaters as the hub is very close (>20ft). I also tried moving my router. Im thinking of selling all sensors and getting z-wave sensors.

[image] dseg: Im thinking of selling all sensors and getting z-wave sensors There have been some weird zigbee things going on with ST, so please let support@smartthings.com know that you are having problems. Since the latest firmware update, it’s gotten better. For any failed device, please…

SmartThings MultiPurpose Sensors- Horrible

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joelw135 (Joel W) May 7, 2016, 3:40am 3

Another thing highly discussed here is the WiFi channel you are on makes a big difference read this. FAQ: Networking and Reducing Channel interference between WiFi and Zigbee

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