Issues with Aqara E1 door/window sensors - devices keep going offline after a while

Configuration Zigbee
#1

Door Sensors: Xiaomi MCCGQ14LM (Aqara E1 door and window contact)
Repeater: Sonoff S31ZB Smart Plug
Coordinator: Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus (ZBDongle-P, based on CC2652P). Type: zStack3x0, Revision/Firmware: 20211217
Software in HA: Zigbee2MQTT, version 1.27.2

Whenever I pair my two E1 door/window sensors to the above repeater, the connection is successful and the devices work (the open/close status all works). However, after some amount of time (maybe 20 minutes? maybe an hour?), the E1 sensors start showing as offline - even though their LQI was 60+, and they’re located in the same area as other Zigbee sensors that have never gone offline once.

This leads me to believe there is something wrong with the “heartbeat timing” on these E1 sensors and either the Sonoff smart plug or Sonoff coordinator I use. I’ve already confirmed that my coordinator (CC2652P based) has FW (20211217) later than the version recommended on the Z2M E1 sensor info page (linked above). Assuming a FW update is not the solution, are there any other things you can think I should try?

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#2

Watching… have the same hardware and issue.

Firmware: 20220219
Zigbee2mqtt: 1.28.0

Third Reality 3RMS16BZ motion sensors are working fine with no disconnects.

#3

FYI, when I replied to this I had just connected my new contact sensors. I’ve restarted HA and it hasn’t happened in the past day

#4

I’ve had nothing but trouble with this sensor in general. I see frequent state changes when there have been none. This was happening even before I installed it, when it was sitting on a desk with the magnet about 5mm from it (desk wasn’t in use, so nothing moving it either)…

#5

Same issue. Had better experience with Tuya contact senors. Ordered more Tuya ones, even though they have a bigger form factor due that they use two AA batteries; but sensor is reliable. Aqara ones keeps disconnecting and I abandoned taking time to reconnect them continously.

#6

Did you ever find a solution to your problem? I’m seeing the same issue with my new E1 sensors and I have all Sonoff S31 Lite smart plugs acting as repeaters.