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In HA if you go to the device, there's an option Zigbee info which shows latest seen.
If humidity doesn't change it won't update it, to save battery, at least that's how I understand it.
At the start I've struggled a lot with devices that became unresponsive. Adding a bunch of mains powered devices solved that.
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on it. It's literally sitting right next to the Skyconnect dongle so shouldn't be a range problem. I'm pretty sure the temperature would have changed so I'll try re-pairing and see if that helps.
If it goes out of range then back in, does it automatically reconnect? And do you know if the button on the humidity sensor does anything other than holding it in for 5 seconds puts it in pairing mode? Wondering if you press it briefly does it turn it off or reset the connection or anything.
So... Zigbee should be self correcting / fixing. But I've had sensors become unresponsive and had to re Add them to ZHA. Don't have to delete them first.
The button wakes up the sensor if pressed briefly, something you should do when you click reconfigure. I've never had luck with reconfigure though.
Thanks, that's helpful! I've readded and it seems to be working now. Humidity went from 48% at 20C to 65% at 20C in an hour or two, presumably from cooking dinner.
Great that it's working! Enjoy :) And yes it's interesting to see the charts.
Thanks for all the help!
Glad to help! Any questions, just ask :)