In my experience it is always possible to solve range issues by moving devices. There are no possibilities for factory supported range extenders.
Range extender desperately needed.
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Originally posted by paulockenden View PostIn the world of Z-Wave and Zigbee, you'll usually find that devices with permanent power (i.e. not battery powered) will act as repeaters. Even if they aren't currently part of the network.
It's a shame that BDR91s don't act the same way.
P.I work for Resideo, posts are personal and my own views.
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Originally posted by top brake View PostIn my experience it is always possible to solve range issues by moving devices. There are no possibilities for factory supported range extenders.
Mine works 'most' of the time, but there are a couple of areas that just won't behave. I can see the only solution at present being another (third) controller to deal with part of the upstairs.
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Originally posted by top brake View PostIn my experience it is always possible to solve range issues by moving devices. There are no possibilities for factory supported range extenders.
If you can get a system working on one or two controllers then I'm happy to purchase a system today. In the meantime I'm hoping Paul's project might provide something workable.
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Originally posted by Cchris View PostUnfortunately when the boiler control is at one end of the house, and a radiator at the other, with a few solid or cavity walls in between, sometimes it just isn't possible.
Mine works 'most' of the time, but there are a couple of areas that just won't behave. I can see the only solution at present being another (third) controller to deal with part of the upstairs.
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Hi all,
Since I sometimes still get communication errors between controller and the farthest of my HR92 driven zones, I googled "evohome range extender" and found an UK online store that sells a
"Honeywell HR92UK with signal boost kit". I'm not posting links here, anyway it shows a HR92 with the little window on the side removed (it exposes a sort of microUSB socket) and a cable plugged in. Kit description talks of a "plug in signal booster antenna".
As far as I knew, that socket should be for a window sensor switch (HCA30) and/or a remote temperature sensor (RF20) connected by means of a specific cable (ACS90)... is it possible that the ACS90 lead could act as an antenna as well? Or maybe the HR92 needs to be modified too?
Thanks!Last edited by emmeesse68; 22 November 2017, 12:16 AM.
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Originally posted by Cchris View PostUnfortunately when the boiler control is at one end of the house, and a radiator at the other, with a few solid or cavity walls in between, sometimes it just isn't possible.
Mine works 'most' of the time, but there are a couple of areas that just won't behave. I can see the only solution at present being another (third) controller to deal with part of the upstairs.getconnected.honeywell.com | I work for Honeywell. Any posts I make are purely to help if I can. Any personal views expressed are my own
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Originally posted by Kevin View PostIt is a very long three floor 18th century property with solid internal walls of over 1m thickness and ceiling space filled with stone/rubble. My onsite assessment and range test by an EvoHome 'Expert' or whatever the elite tier of authorised installers are called indicated I would probably need four controllers (maybe three). This is due to RF range and not due to the number of zones required. Whilst this is not out of the question from a cost perspective the lack of system functionality in not being able to merge/control zones across controllers makes the usage of such a system from the controllers messy. Range extenders would be most helpful or alternatively selecting which zones are visible on which controllers, with the controllers communicating via IP with each other. The latter could be achieved by just firmware enhancements.
If you can get a system working on one or two controllers then I'm happy to purchase a system today. In the meantime I'm hoping Paul's project might provide something workable.getconnected.honeywell.com | I work for Honeywell. Any posts I make are purely to help if I can. Any personal views expressed are my own
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Originally posted by G4RHL View PostMay be any cable plugged in there becomes an antenna. If no modification has been done then perhaps it is wrong to describe it as a “boost kit” and it is no more than an external antenna. Interesting though and useful if it works.
Just, before snapping off the little cover... I did not try before... does anybody know if the little plastic bit can be fitted back in place afterwards? Should I be careful taking it off?
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