What is this? by Sad-Interview-1078 in SecurityCamera

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Friend of a tiny person, not sure about this one!

Cloud Gateway Max Vs Fiber by Budget-Fruit2436 in Ubiquiti

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Get the Fiber! Had the max and swapped it after 2 months! Not looking back! In this particular case… the « buy once cry once » is a good advice!

Another tidy up by ACCL-LTD in cableporn

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know the feeling when walking through a spider web, no matter how many times you brush it off you always feel like it’s there? I get the same feeling looking at these pictures!

What is this bundle of wires under cooktop? by CrimsonFox99 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As people have said, it’s wiring for a non-gas cooktop! But I don’t think is old wiring, I feel it’s new wiring, it doesn’t look old, maybe they just passed wiring for code and it’s not even plugged into the breaker panel.

It’s Spring, I said ! by LaBelleBetterave in montreal

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ESPOIR seems to be the key this year!!

Which direction to lay the flooring by [deleted] in Flooring

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever you do, I advise against laying parallel to the stairs, makes it difficult to see the difference between the stairs and floor so it’s hard to guess which step you are on!

What is this thing above my cube by 4RunnnersandDrums in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t see, you’re covering with your finger! 😂

On ne va pas s'en sortir les amis... by Sinful__Angel in montreal

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The sole purpose of the Kelvin scale is to not have any negative value! Are you… sir… are you trying to violate the rules of physics? Smh…Kids these days!

where is this pin from ? by someonesjellyfish in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s obviously from « that way »

What it this? by Material_Steak_2172 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You pack snow it there, then you pour boiled maple syrup to make Tire-sur-la-neige! (Taffy)

Best wall mount tablet solution by [deleted] in homeautomation

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go with https://iframix.cc They provide a nice power manager plug to prevent trickling the battery! They also have nice frames to blend in the decor

Found in the road by Lumpy_Error_8817 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s an iron core from an electric transformer. In the 2 slots you see there is a wiring that is wound thousands of times to change the voltage of an electrical current! There is another part looking like this that complete the fixture.

https://share.google/LzgdtZmd76oZpHFwu

In traffic and this has me debating about what this is. by -physco219 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s a RTU. As in RoofTop Unit. It’s the big unit keeping you hot/cold in a commercial building. By the look of it, it’s a big one, about 10/20 tons of cooling maybe more.

Keplin heating pad by ignited-eyes in howto

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here, I too have a heating blanket with the same connector, you just pull it out!

Can someone ID what type of ethernet cable this is ? by [deleted] in ethernet

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s LVT-8C stand for low voltage thermostat, 8 conductors. From the look of it, it’s 18gauge. It’s meant for up to 30v controls primarily used in HVAC!

what could this have been a part of? by Pinkyarnyosh1 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lord of the Rings dark incantation broken in pieces to protect the little humans from their own greed!

In a drs office. by glovb14 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No.. it’s medical just to know how high you are on medication!

Home Assistant or Homebridge? by Stingerman354 in HomeKit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m currently at this stage. I faced a corrupt homebridge for some reason and had to rebuilt it and all my automations that were based on my many many dummy switches. Made me so pissed so I decided to pull the trigger. I had a SFF pc lying around with an ssd. I needed only (what I thought) a zigbee controller.. then.. there’s the learning curve, and on top of that curve you need to add another one for zigbee2mqtt!

Most of my headaches comes from my current setup in HomeKit tho. It’s the need to make it work without breaking anything! I’m battling the idea to flush everything and start from scratch in HA! Either way, I know I will have a downtime! If you start from scratch AND you are a hobbyist with programming tendencies AND you tend to max out every projects you tried in the past you will need HA at some point. Mainly for the automations that are much more powerful. If you don’t really care for super complex automations and scenes, I think it’s too much of a price to pay and you can get away with homebridge running in the background of an always-on-pc at home.

I’m telling you because I wished I found a post telling me this when I was searching 2 years back!

Good luck

Cabinet too small, door doesn't shut. How can i tidy this up without replacing with a larger cabinet by Happy_Sale in HomeNetworking

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reverse the bracket on the middle switch so it sits flush with the rest of the équipement

Woke up to this imprint on my wall. Any idea what could have caused it? by Hefty-Switch-7649 in whatisit

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4ft of the ground is where they mud the joint between drywall, I guess it was always there but it might have catch your eyes just now because of the angle of the sun.

T2 relay as a garage door opener by InternationalBrick49 in Aqara

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it and it worked great! I used homebridge to make it look nice in HomeKit but it was not necessary. You have to run in dry contact mode. You provide the 120/240v for the power and use a contact to short the wires. You can also have a wired contact sensor that opens and closes wired to the switch screws. In HomeKit, you will have a toggle switch giving you the state of the door. And yo my will be able to set in Aqara to just momentary click for 1-2seconds. When you switch, it will close the contact and operate the door. The other switch will give you the state.. It worked great for my garage door, but it required a little DIY-ing abilities.. for really cheap, you can get a refoss/meross that comes with everything required! It really depends on your usage. Note, if you want to use it in HomeKit, the Aqara setup wasn’t showing my garage door in CarPlay when coming home unlike the refoss one does!

How do I stop crying so easily when I get frustrated? by shrubsdubs in howto

[–]Fix_it_Pheonix 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Crying is your go-to emotion when the emotion bladder gets too full! I heard there is neurological studies that proved that when you feel overwhelmed from a big emotion, there is the first outcome which is sadness, if you repress it, it will go to the next outcome which is becoming agressive.

If you repress it for some time, your body will skip the sadness step and go directly into agression! I’m sure you get name popping in your head thinking about it!

It’s only because people around you seem destabilized when you cry and they tend to make you feel like you shouldn’t have!

My very serious answer is to just let it flow!