[yjftsjthsd-h]

> devices randomly disconnect for hours even when they are 2ft from the coordinator

I don't think that's normal. Like, to the point where I'm wondering if you have a bad opinion of the whole protocol because you got a faulty device.

[drnick1]

Yes this. My experience with Zigbee is that it just works, but the setup and specific hardware probably matters. I use a SONOFF USB dongle through Zigbee2MQTT and Home Assistant.