Yup, in debug mode. Restarted the binding and got this in the log
2017-08-21 17:26:06.643 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent UNREGISTERING - {org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler}={event.topics=openhab/*, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.MqttItemBinding, component.id=251, service.id=383, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.675 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent UNREGISTERING - {org.openhab.model.item.binding.BindingConfigReader, org.openhab.binding.mqtt.MqttBindingProvider}={component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.genericbindingprovider, component.id=249, service.id=380, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.700 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent UNREGISTERING - {org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler, org.osgi.service.cm.ManagedService}={event.topics=openhab/*, service.pid=org.openhab.mqtt-eventbus, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.eventbus, component.id=250, service.id=382, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.707 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STOPPING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.709 [DEBUG] [.binding.mqtt.internal.MqttActivator] - MQTT binding has been stopped.
2017-08-21 17:26:06.713 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STOPPED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.717 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTING - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.719 [DEBUG] [.binding.mqtt.internal.MqttActivator] - MQTT binding has been started.
2017-08-21 17:26:06.814 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.openhab.model.item.binding.BindingConfigReader, org.openhab.binding.mqtt.MqttBindingProvider}={component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.genericbindingprovider, component.id=252, service.id=384, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.838 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'EmonSolarGen' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.843 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'EmonExport' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.848 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'EmonUseNow' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.852 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'HWC1' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.857 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'HWC2' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.862 [DEBUG] [binding.mqtt.internal.MqttItemConfig] - Loaded MQTT config for item 'HWC3' : 1 subscribers, 0 publishers
2017-08-21 17:26:06.909 [DEBUG] [ng.mqtt.internal.MqttEventBusBinding] - MQTT: Activating event bus binding.
2017-08-21 17:26:06.919 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler, org.osgi.service.cm.ManagedService}={event.topics=openhab/*, service.pid=org.openhab.mqtt-eventbus, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.eventbus, component.id=253, service.id=386, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.952 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - ServiceEvent REGISTERED - {org.osgi.service.event.EventHandler}={event.topics=openhab/*, component.name=org.openhab.binding.mqtt.MqttItemBinding, component.id=254, service.id=387, service.bundleid=192, service.scope=bundle} - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
2017-08-21 17:26:06.967 [DEBUG] [org.openhab.binding.mqtt ] - BundleEvent STARTED - org.openhab.binding.mqtt
Nothing about transport errors.
Whats the quickest way to reinstall the binding? Just uninstall from paperUI and reinstall?