Kwikset 910 ZWave lock

[natebeck72]

All,

  I am having an issue with adding a Kwikset zwave lock set to my ISY.  I get the lock to add, it shows up in my network, but then after about 5 minutes it seems to lose communication with the lockset.  Also I noticed that it doesn't show the current status correctly.  Has anyone else had this issue?  I have removed and re-added the lock multiple times, but always with the same result.

 

 

[Michel Kohanim]

Hi natebeck72,

 

These devices need a beaming capable device in the network especially if it's far from ISY. Do you have any Z-Wave range extenders? Do you have any other Z-Wave devices?

 

With kind regards,

Michel

[natebeck72]

I do not have any Z-Wave range extenders, it is about 10-12 feet from the ISY, but it is through 3 walls.  This is my first z-wave device in the network, I will try to do a z-wave extender and see if that fixes my issues.

 

Thanks!

[Quasmo]

Just a follow up; I have had two of the Kwikset 914 locks for about 14 months now. If I had to guess, I used the motors on both an average of twice a day. Once when I wake up in the morning to take the dog out, and once at bedtime to lock up the house. Just last month I had to replace the batteries on both units, which would mean they would have made it 14 months without running out of battery. I have never had any communications issues between the ISY and the locks, but I believe that they are within range of the antenna, and don't need to use the mesh network.

[fryfrog]

Nice, what kind of batteries does it use? Standard AA? I've got a Yale deadbolt that gets used much, much more frequently and I feel lucky if they last a couple weeks. But I'm using rechargeable when they specifically say not to use them. I've got a few on less frequently used doors and they last much longer, but still just a month or two.