frank Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Does anyone have positive experience with an open/ close sensor other than the Insteon 2843-222? I have a few of the 2843-222 and very disappointed in their battery life. Can’t get more than 60 days before needing a battery change and they primarily only send the heart beat. Any input would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
paulbates Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 That's interesting. I use a couple and get almost a year out of them before I get a battery alert, but they are very close to other dual band devices. Paul
oberkc Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 I use, also, a couple of z-wave sensors. I have not noticed one being better than the other as far as battery life. I, too, get much more than a couple of months with both insteon and z-wave sensors. Maybe a year...maybe more.
brians Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) I had setup my old 2421 TriggerLinc several years ago in my newer ISY994i (had old ISY before). I bought that ISY994i in Jan 2014 so must have been around that time. I bought the 2421 in 2009 and I don't ever remember using it and can't remember if I ever had it tested on old ISY. I actually misplaced it because i never found a use for it but it stayed in my ISY994i config, and I just found last month in its original box. The battery still works in it and I was playing with it and seeing it update in ISY. However since it has not been used really this probably is not a very good example of its battery life but it has been sitting in box "working" for past 4 years. Edited October 21, 2018 by brians
smokegrub Posted October 25, 2018 Posted October 25, 2018 I have found that batteries make a huge difference. I use lithium ion and a year + is the norm.
frank Posted November 2, 2018 Author Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks everyone for the feedbackSent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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