# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Homewizard 🧙‍♂️

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, official, homey-pro\
**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267 "2019-10-14T14:25:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 80

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1596 "2024-10-14T07:28:05Z")

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Hi Ron,

Log has no errors so this is strange. Is there anything that happens at 6am?  
To me it looks like you restarted the app at 6am.

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User Message:  
Lost connection

---- stdout ----  
HomeWizard app ready!  
HomeWizard has been inited  
HomeWizard Heatlink has been inited  
HomeWizard EnergyLink has been inited  
HomeWizard Thermometer has been inited  
HomeWizard Kakusensors has been inited  
HomeWizard Windmeter has been inited  
HomeWizard Wattcher has been inited  
HomeWizard Rainmeter has been inited  
2024-10-14T06:00:08.860Z [log] [ManagerDrivers] [Driver:energy] [Device:15081926-e810-4853-8593-3bd8d28dc7f0] URL: [http://192.168.1.15:80/api/v1](http://192.168.1.15:80/api/v1)

---- stderr ----

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**Author:** ![Ron\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ron_s/32/45496_2.png) [@Ron\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Ron_S)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1597 "2024-10-14T07:42:02Z")

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Oh yes. At 6 in the morning I preventive do restart the homewizard app. In the past sometimes the P1 meter of Homewizard disconnected and preventive I restart the app in the night, so the connection is re-established.  
I have taken this out now and check tomorrow again.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1598 "2024-10-14T07:53:43Z")

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Oddly I don’t see your sockets listed now, so my first hunch is mDNS is an issue.

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**Author:** ![Ron\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ron_s/32/45496_2.png) [@Ron\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Ron_S)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1599 "2024-10-14T08:39:35Z")

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OK. And that is something to solve in my Wifi network?  
b.t.w. I just restarted the app and all sockets are reconnected again.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1600 "2024-10-14T08:47:16Z")

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Multicast issue(s), local DNS resolver inside your wifi/network.  
Check if there are known issues with Netgear Orbi and mDNS (same as Google Chromecast).  
See if the Netgear communinity/forum/support has some suggestions there.  
I am not familiar with Netgear, using Ubiquiti and OPNsense myself.

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**Author:** ![Didier\_SmartHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didier_smarthome/32/97365_2.png) [@Didier\_SmartHome](https://community.homey.app/u/Didier_SmartHome)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1601 "2024-10-14T08:51:46Z")

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To troubleshoot and see if this is indeed the issue, you can check all mDNS records on your network using zeroconfServiceBrowser | Tobias Erichsen ([tobias-erichsen.de](http://tobias-erichsen.de)).

I would run it when everything works as expected (you should see an entry for your P1 dongle) and save a screenshot of it and then run it again when it fails and compare.

If this is indeed the issue, then depending on your network device, configuration and troubleshooting will be different. Sometimes, mDNS is also overloaded if you have too many devices using it. You can get more info here on a potential solution: [Issue with Google Chromecast](https://community.homey.app/t/issue-with-google-chromecast/110773)

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**Author:** ![Ron\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ron_s/32/45496_2.png) [@Ron\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Ron_S)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1602 "2024-10-14T09:02:16Z")

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Thanx. I will check it out.

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**Author:** ![Ron\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ron_s/32/45496_2.png) [@Ron\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Ron_S)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1603 "2024-10-17T09:28:11Z")

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A short update:  
Since I stopped 3 days ago the flows that restarted the Homewizard app every morning, the sockets and P1 didn’t go offline anymore. So far… so good. Stays strange for me that after a restart from the app, the sockets won’t come online. But for now I keep checking the next days.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1604 "2024-10-17T09:46:01Z")

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I understand your view, I did see some of my sockets are slow in mDNS updates.  
Not sure if you have some local/internal dns server like pihole or adguard running for adblocking. I use adguard for example to protect my kids for nasty stuff and some caching dns results does help. mDNS is \*.local so if you have for example something resolving locally it is advised to step away from that and use something else than .local like \*.lan for your private devices.

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**Author:** ![Ron\_S](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ron_s/32/45496_2.png) [@Ron\_S](https://community.homey.app/u/Ron_S)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1605 "2024-10-17T13:30:08Z")

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I use nothing like that. I will see if it keeps working this way. Thank you for your help.

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**Author:** ![Lacobo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lacobo/32/154741_2.png) [@Lacobo](https://community.homey.app/u/Lacobo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1606 "2024-10-29T10:06:56Z")

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During the month I get curious about my KWH use of that month and if the daily use is on average the same how it would be at the end of the month. For this I created a small VB app, but I would love to have this permanent visible in the Homey app. Is this doable in a flow or can it be built into the Homewizard app? I’ve asked Homewizard to get this in the Energy display, but they have no intension to add this feature soon.  
Now I go to the Android app, click the Year, read the current month usage and fill it into my little application and get the requested values. That works fine, but there must be a smarter way.

 ![EnergyMM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/9/99503a75810c41630f10350073686f92616d859e.png)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1607 "2024-10-29T22:18:15Z")

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> [@Lacobo](#):
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> During the month I get curious about my KWH use of that month

I think the [Power by the Hour app](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-power-by-the-hour-insights-per-hour-day-month-and-year/20535) is an excellent choice for that.

 ![1000037035](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/2/d2223e4e252db9bbc924d9965e7f5792fad0428b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Lacobo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lacobo/32/154741_2.png) [@Lacobo](https://community.homey.app/u/Lacobo)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1608 "2024-10-30T07:05:55Z")

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Thanks! I will look into that. Update: It works! At least for the month total. The rest will be a bit more complex but that’s part of the home-automation hobby 😀

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**Author:** ![Takie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/takie/32/86573_2.png) [@Takie](https://community.homey.app/u/Takie)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1609 "2024-10-31T12:58:55Z")

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I too sometimes have my Homewizard devices unavailable in Homey Pro 2023.  
My entire network is ubiquiti based (access points, switches and router). Usually I can fix this by restarting the Homewizard Homey app and reconnect the devices in the ubiquiti portal.

Related to mDNS/device recognition I have these settings in Ubiquiti:

On device level:

- All homewizard devices have a fixed IP address

On the wifi level:

- Multicast enhancement ON

On the network level:

- IGMP snooping ON
- mDNS ON

For the remainder nothing too fancy in Ubiquiti (no special VLANs, DNS, … configs). Is there anything else I should be mindful of to increase the uptime of my homewizard devices in Homey?

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1610 "2024-10-31T15:19:22Z")

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Do you use something like .local as your local lan domain?  
Internal dns setting or domain in your dhcp can have this.

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**Author:** ![Takie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/takie/32/86573_2.png) [@Takie](https://community.homey.app/u/Takie)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1611 "2024-11-01T12:58:14Z")

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It’s “localdomain” (default I presume). Should I change this?

Full DHCP settings:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/c/8cb4814c0d3f75575acc223e420fdf571511d529.png)

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1612 "2024-11-01T14:47:14Z")

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I think .localdomain is ok, I know from documentation .local is giving conflicts with mDNS.

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**Author:** ![Niek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niek/32/10973_2.png) [@Niek](https://community.homey.app/u/Niek)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1613 "2024-11-02T08:17:02Z")

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Hi, are there already plans to integrate the temperature and humidity measurements of the energy display into homey? Would like to use the display as a thermostat measurement point.

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_tebbens/32/62246_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Tebbens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Tebbens)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1614 "2024-11-02T08:19:57Z")

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Sadly there is no API for the display made available by HomeWizard so I can’t add this functionality.

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**Author:** ![Niek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/niek/32/10973_2.png) [@Niek](https://community.homey.app/u/Niek)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-homewizard/19267/1615 "2024-11-02T08:51:54Z")

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Too bad, tnx for the quick response!

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