GE Dimmers and flip flopping toggle state in Web UI

[smazman]

FYI, someone created a feature request for an “optimistic mode”, which (if it works) should help the extra false triggering in the HA UI. Go here to vote for it:

Optimistic mode for Z-Wave (helpful for GE Dimmers)

Hi, I would like to have optimistic mode for Z-Wave the same way we have it for mqtt. When a state_topic is not available, the switch will work in optimistic mode. In this mode, the switch will immediately change state after every command. Otherwise, the switch will wait for state confirmation from the device (message from state_topic). This would be useful for the GE Z-Wave and other dimmers that don’t immediately report their status so the switch flips back to the previous position for a f…

[ideal2545]

Hi Obrienlabs, just wondering if you ever got this resolved since its been over a year since you posted. Running into the same issue myself right now.

[pmd5700 (Peter)]

Just checking in to see if anyone sorted this out. I haven’t seen much talk of it in the past year. Thanks!

[petro]

Nothing to sort out, it’s a hardware thing. Jasco switches don’t report values during ramp up and ramp down. All you can do is adjust the delay to a point where its acceptable.