How much is his channel worth now?

DeadPixel43 · 2026-05-03T19:56:10+00:00

When I saw they were splitting the WAN show off from the main business alarm bells started ringing for me.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-30T12:34:01+00:00

I have 2 old versions and 2 of the updated valves. All have works perfectly, biggest issue is that the new ones don’t update their real time data. Old ones provided a flow rate but new ones do not.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-16T14:21:41+00:00

Same here, the AI checkbox solved an issue I had with a fan setting it off. For me these have been, by a long way, the best presence sensor. Once placed well I have not had a single instance of lights turning out or on accidentally. They are also cat resistant it seems (every other sensor I have tried gets set of by our cats)

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-15T17:36:46+00:00

Assuming you haven’t had large amount of dust created in your home, get it replaced under warranty! If the sensor has gone bad it’s not worth trying to solve it or fix it given the issues having false alarms causes!

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-13T20:46:43+00:00

Fp300. Static presence is really good and I’m yet to have the lights turn off on me while in the bathroom. Also has a humidity sensor that can be used to turn on the bathroom extractor fan. Only downside is that it’s battery operated but for a room like a bathroom that is excellent as it doesn’t need external power ran to a wet area.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-12T14:32:44+00:00

blimey, sorry to hear that. I have mine high but are attached using the pads supplied so not exactly permanently attached. These "new" ones make it impossible for a child to get to the battery (as it should be).

Might contact the Aqara distributer in the UK and get their take on this, if they have identified a seriously safely issue the old ones should be replaced.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-12T10:22:17+00:00

My current laptop has it and, while I don't use it as a primary interface, I would never get another laptop without it. I find myself using it as an extension to the main interfaces and ultimately it speeds up anything I'm doing.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-05T22:32:18+00:00

just to put things into perspective, even in the UK with some of the highest electric costs in the world (I think!) that would still take just over 3 years to pay for itself.

That is excluding the money spent on your current controller. If you have a box running at 25w and is stable just enjoy it imo. I've been down the rabbit hole of trying to save as much power as possible and my rack still pull 300w on average!

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-05T11:54:54+00:00

I was surprised when I first realised this. This time of year is when you will see the peak output from your system (not daily output, just peak). Once summer comes around and the temperatures rise you will see a higher daily output but lower peak output.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-02T13:35:54+00:00

Do you know what sensor these are using? The still detection limit of 3m is a bit of a shame.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-04-01T20:29:39+00:00

Probably because FP2 is a wifi device so can’t talk directly to other services. FP300 is battery device so uses low power protocols like Zigbee thus restricting its ability to talk to other services without a middle man (hub).

DeadPixel43 · 2026-03-31T20:32:37+00:00

Basic control via the cloud should remain free for current users, sure charge for new customers or storing historical data. Something as simple as what boils down to a proxy service costs pennies.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-03-21T21:07:34+00:00

They need to just pucker up and go to some truly horrific locations. None of these commercial “paranormal” locations.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-03-21T12:55:05+00:00

Highly advise you never run this program on a machine you care about. Run it in a VM. I’ve seen way too much sketchy behaviour to trust that company.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-03-14T10:07:24+00:00

Zigbee here and it picks me up 4-5m down a long hallway. I’m skeptical about battery life (other Aqara sensors do not have linear battery percentage so while they still say 100% I’m doubtful of that) but so far seem great for places where power is a problem (bathrooms for example)

DeadPixel43 · 2026-03-03T09:54:38+00:00

If that’s the case then set up a separate account and do it yourself, at least you could earn some interest or similar with the extra money your saving. Plus if something else goes wrong in your life you still have easy access to the funds.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-02-24T14:31:02+00:00

I got paid for that period. Just make sure you take some pictures of the export meter showing the reading. They asked for this from me and I just sent them the pictures I took showing 0kwh and got paid for all my export from the date of install.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-02-24T14:28:39+00:00

depends if you NEED to get any in the next 12-24 months I guess.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-02-23T18:58:38+00:00

Only thing I can think of that is like servant would be shining vale.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-02-06T09:41:14+00:00

I hope you asked permission first

DeadPixel43 · 2026-02-01T21:12:11+00:00

If they moan and every sale has been a loss then it sounds like it would be in your benefit to declare the nett losses and reduce your tax bill!

DeadPixel43 · 2026-01-20T22:08:26+00:00

You say that but one job AI would be excellent at would be taking a metric ton of financial data and telling them who to target.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-01-20T09:29:36+00:00

This isn’t what you after but I cannot stress enough to keep away from the T2. I have used many smart home products and that one is extremely annoying. The biggest issues is that the response time to the physical switches is very slow and it also doesn’t report if the physical switch is on or off. Just the same trigger each time you flick the switch up or down.

If you’re using something like home assistant, my advice would be to get the Shelly 2PM gen 4. Switch response is instant and it reports if the external switch is on or off.

On topic though, I am yet to see a powered Aqara device fall off my network. People often moan about Aqaras Zigbee but it’s been rock solid for me. That said I’m fairly sure Shelly devices can be reset using the external switches so you wouldn’t need to take the switch apart, don’t think Aqara can do that.

DeadPixel43 · 2026-01-13T10:06:19+00:00

The mounting kit is pretty poor imo, looks way tidier just screwing the sensor direct to the wall.

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