Hello. I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with a GoControl HUSBZB-1 USB stick. I installed several Aeotec Z-Wave Water Sensors along with other Z-Wave devices. However, when I go to the Z-Wave Node Management section to check out the devices, my other devices say “complete”. However, the Aeotec Water Sensors always say “CacheLoad”.
I read a Reddit post which suggested that the z-stick should be attached to a USB extension cable to bring it further from the RPi due to interference. I did just that but I’m still seeing the permanent “CacheLoad” status. Any other suggestions?
How long is “Permanent” actually? If your water sensor is running on batteries, CacheLoad is perfectly normal. It will happen anytime you restart HA. They will go to the sleeping state once they wake up and the query process is completed. It could take an hour, or days, depending on what the wake up interval is set to. You can manually waking as outlined in the docs.
Thanks for this. It’s just that whenever I randomly check the Z-Wave Node Management section and look at the Aeotec Water Sensors, I’ve never seen them not be in the “CacheLoad” state. But this is normal? They should function normally?
The other z-wave sensors I’ve seen that say “Completed” are plugged in and not battery operated.
AFAIK, it’s normal. The water sensor saved me once but because of battery power I manually test the four I have every month. I replaced one of my old Aeotec sensors with the fancy new dual sensor. Expensive, when the casing is added, but with the casing I get power. Don’t bother getting their extension cord for the sensor, I found off the shelf cheap wires to work too.