Temp sensor communication

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How do the temperature sensors work; do they talk directly to the thermostat, or can they route communication through other z-wave devices?

I ask because I’m having new trouble with one of my sensors. The short of it is I had my system divided into zones with dampers, and this required a relocation of the thermostat with which the trouble sensor is associated. The sensor itself did not move and had been working without issue prior to the stat moving.

Best I can tell from the z-wave diagnostic screen on the panel, it is trying to communicate through either the panel or another z-wave device. If that is true, there really should be no issue because I have several other devices between the sensor and stat. I have run network rediscovery twice. I even added another z-wave light near the stat’s new location.

Another piece of information that might be helpful is that I originally had this issue with two sensors, but I did relocate one of the sensors and that appears to have resolved the issue. But I really don’t have the ability to relocate the other because of the configuration of the room.

Finally, I have the older sensor (the one that doesn’t read humidity). Wondering if the newer one has a stronger radio that might solve this issue.

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The main consideration to keep in mind with the ADC-S2000-T temp sensor which causes a lot of confusion is that it does not participate in network rediscovery.

If you remove, move, add, or otherwise change Z-wave devices on your network, it can impact the temp sensor if that node was used as a repeating node.

The way to resolve signaling for that sensor is to make the necessary changes to the network, run a network rediscovery, then when done with all other devices delete the temp sensors and relearn them in place, last.

They must not be brought to the panel for pairing, as they use NWI network wide inclusion only, requiring that they map routes to the controller during pairing. Make sure they stay in their permanent spot when pairing.

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Ah ha, makes total sense. Will try that tonight. Thank you.