# Not able to control Z-wave plug

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/not-able-to-control-z-wave-plug/54888>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** z-wave\
**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/not-able-to-control-z-wave-plug/54888 "2021-11-15T18:16:32Z")\
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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:** [November 16, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/not-able-to-control-z-wave-plug/54888/4 "2021-11-16T08:42:10Z")

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All Z-Wave devices which are powered by electric current are router/repeater. Battery powered devices are no repeater.  
TRANSMIT\_COMPLETE\_NO\_ACK means, that no confirmation was received. So it’s probably a range problem.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/c/9cb0bee4b311ea7c135c20ef1c32c50450c80a6c.jpeg)

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