Yale lock dies after 2 weeks

[dc1515 (David)]

Is it near the hub or a repeater that supports beaming? If it is far away or not solidly in the mesh network you might have communication problems and thus the radios are constantly trying to get in touch with the hub.

I have similar situation going on in my garage - I just have not installed enough other devices out there yet to make the mesh solid enough for the wave commands to get out there. The lock on my back door has no issues because the mesh is stronger. The batteries in my garage also drain faster (but last longer then 2 weeks!).

Here is an FAQ from the always helpful @JDRoberts:

FAQ: Zwave lock (any brands) locks and unlocks, but the hub doesn't know the status

This is typically a failure of the status message to get through. Or it can be a defective lock. But more commonly a range issue. Zwave locks use a special kind of repeating message. Because the manufacturers don’t want there to be any delay while the person is standing there waiting for the door to unlock, but they also want the batteries in the lock to last as long as possible, the repeater which is closest to the door lock is supposed to keep sending the message until the lock wakes up and hears it. This is a different kind of repeating than anything else in a zwave network. But it will only happen if the neighbor which is closest to the lock supports beaming. Not all repeaters do. So the first thing is to determine if you have a mains-powered device which supports beaming within …