# Can't add several fibaro dimmer 2

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [September 13, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648 "2020-09-13T12:16:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/1 "2020-09-13T12:16:27Z")

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Have problems including fibaro dimmer 2. These have been included by the system before, but I had to remove these as these should be included as unsecure. Homey I have placed 10 cm away. I have turned off the power of the dimmer 2 unit, reset to factory settings (dimmer 2). I always take an exclude (in developer tools) before I start adding it. I get this message: There was a problem adding your device. Try again later. Restart of homey is also tried …  
This happens on most dimmer 2 I have. Luckily I get some included again. So then the question is. What am I doing wrong? 😕

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/2 "2020-09-13T12:53:56Z")

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Does it make any difference if you include via the switch-input or via the include button?

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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/3 "2020-09-13T13:00:21Z")

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Sorry. I don’t know what you mean by switch-input. Can you clarify? 🙂

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/4 "2020-09-13T13:09:07Z")

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Switch input is the connection for the local wall switch.

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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/5 "2020-09-13T13:26:14Z")

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Same results.

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/6 "2020-09-13T13:35:49Z")

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Bit out of ideas, maybe unsecure inclusion? Search for how to do that the easy way.

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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/7 "2020-09-13T13:48:32Z")

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Thank you. Though i have tried bought unsecure and secure 😕

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/8 "2020-09-13T14:22:31Z")

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does this message show up between step 1 and step 2? if so then you don’t wait long enough between step 1 (which resets the device) and step 2 (includes device), when the dimmer 2 gets reset it needs to go through a certain initiation (/calibration) before it can be included, so a small wait between step 1 and step 2 is needed.

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**Author:** ![Doos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doos/32/19812_2.png) [@Doos](https://community.homey.app/u/Doos)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/9 "2020-09-13T15:18:42Z")

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I have the same problem but with the Fibaro walli outlets. Have added 3 without any problems and the 4th gives me problems like you said. Did do the same as the previous 3.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/7/072038577057473e4b275fab66edf906954ab362.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/10 "2020-09-13T15:59:51Z")

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Thanks, but no. I get 2 green check marks and then after a few seconds i get this message.

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/11 "2020-09-13T16:23:09Z")

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What Homey version are we running?

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**Author:** ![osa-it](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/osa-it/32/28722_2.png) [@osa-it](https://community.homey.app/u/osa-it)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/12 "2020-09-13T16:34:48Z")

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5.0.0-rc26. Also tried with the stable 4.2.0.  
App version 6.1.0.633

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/13 "2020-09-13T16:54:45Z")

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Homey v5 does have a few issues with z-wave currently, so if you updated for that, then it was a wrong choice.  
The only answer I can give now is to keep on trying after a proper PTP, eventually it will include.

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/14 "2020-09-13T17:37:32Z")

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I had the same problem this week with my new Abus smoke detectors. Ok, these are battery operated, but I could find out that I had to include them extremely close (\< 1 cm) to Homey. Otherwise it worked fine with a distance of 5-10 cm. For each faulty inclusion a NodeID was already assigned, but it is not visible in Developer.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/9/298870db2fb45347a816fe669f691e8af004f7bd.jpeg)

Try it again with a distance of \< 1 cm.

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**Author:** ![cjvs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cjvs/32/8115_2.png) [@cjvs](https://community.homey.app/u/cjvs)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/15 "2020-09-14T19:02:50Z")

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I have had similar problems (on earlier homey version though). My solution was another reset of the fibaro dimmer 2 (did it multiple times, should be done with the button on the dimmer itself.)

As per the [manual](https://manuals.fibaro.com/dimmer-2/) you need to press the b-button at least 2 seconds, and keep pressing until yellow, then release. Dimmer will initiate the light sources connected again (so wait for this to complete), and then try to reconnect.

Additionally check on [https://developer.athom.com/](https://developer.athom.com/) --\> Tools --\> Z-Wave, if it not still included (does not show up in the app, but is still “present” in homey.) If so remove it with the menu on the right.

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**Author:** ![Sjalabert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sjalabert/32/11432_2.png) [@Sjalabert](https://community.homey.app/u/Sjalabert)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-add-several-fibaro-dimmer-2/34648/16 "2020-09-14T19:17:17Z")

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I have the same problem with FGS-223. Not possible to connect.