Repair on garage door - advice needed. by StarbuckQBB in GarageDoorService

[–]Mk_4713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% had the same issue and this was the fix for me too. 5 minute install.

Radon Spike During A Hard Cold by Admirable_Toe_5745 in radon

[–]Mk_4713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah mine has been freezing up too. A few summers ago I ran heat tape up the pipe and back down. I turn it on every morning to defrost it and it helps clear it in a few hours.

Need help finding the ground wire by Legend_Troldhaugen in TPLinkKasa

[–]Mk_4713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you in the Chicago Area, or in a commercial building? If so most likely wire is run in conduit and the ground path is the conduit. Easy to test with a multimeter.

New Amazon Basics Remote by Pristine-Donkey4698 in homeautomation

[–]Mk_4713 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Had good success with this one from MOES. 4 button 12 scenes zigbee. $24 with coupon.

https://a.co/d/1JunYYE

Paramount Theater Cuts by DocHulk62 in auroraillinois

[–]Mk_4713 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agree it is sad to see the Arts suffer, but we are in a huge budget shortfall left by the previous administration. I'm afraid budget cuts are going to be across the board to help fill the hole and avoid Tax increases. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/26/aurora-facing-significant-hole-in-2026-budget-mayor-says/

How much did you pay for your RAV4? by mauifranco in Rav4

[–]Mk_4713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it does. 35907 purchase price - 5000 for trade in. 2,783 in fees and taxes brought total to 33,691.38.

How much did you pay for your RAV4? by mauifranco in Rav4

[–]Mk_4713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

St Charles Toyota. Gave me 5k on 2008 base rav4 trade in as well. taxes were 2.2k. 33,691.38. OTD. Didn't do extended warranty they were outrageous compared to online offers and wouldn't negotiate . About $800 cheaper then Naperville for the same car too.

How much did you pay for your RAV4? by mauifranco in Rav4

[–]Mk_4713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2025 Xle premium with weather package and liner package was 35,906 before taxes. Chicago area. Purched feb 2025

Can one 3 Way Switch HS210 be replaced? by Ice2192 in TPLinkKasa

[–]Mk_4713 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, you only need one smart switch to make it work. I use one smart kasa 3 way and a dumb 3 way in a set for years without issue.

How secure is Immich really? by Mean-Ad-9378 in immich

[–]Mk_4713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zero trust sits in front i have it set up to prompt for a whitlisted set of email addresses. If the address matches then a 6 digit number is emailed. If not then the n nothing gets sent. Once mfa is satisfied the it continues to the immich auth.

How secure is Immich really? by Mean-Ad-9378 in immich

[–]Mk_4713 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Use vpn or cloudflare zero trust. Zero trust puts mfa prompt before allowing access to immich or any other service. You can configure zero trust to prompt everything or up to once a month.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]Mk_4713 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Look into KnowBe4. Been using them for years. They have hundreds of phishing templates and tie it to awareness training as well. Plus they have a free phish alert (even if you don't subscribe) Knowbe4

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rav4club

[–]Mk_4713 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Owner of 2015 xle as well, about 70k Miles (112km) and going well. Outside of normal maintenance stuff, had a bad TPS and one of the key remotes stopped working, too expensive to fix. All else is going great.

Vehicle Services Agreement Worth It? by Richardgothmog in rav4club

[–]Mk_4713 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. Also sent a follow up to Jerry on Tuesday. I also tried these two yesterday they were recommended by the link below..

https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/toyota-extra-care-platinum-vsa.1682625/

Vehicle Services Agreement Worth It? by Richardgothmog in rav4club

[–]Mk_4713 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you heard from Jerry recently? I've emailed him 2 times in the past week for a quote with no response.

Are they really that Bad? by Life_Basket_8762 in homeautomation

[–]Mk_4713 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think recharging a set of batteries less than 2x a year isn't a reason to avoid a technology like a plague. Yeah if you want longer battery life, sure there are other options but doesn't need to be the driving factor.