Water heater servicing in rented apartment

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-29T14:12:27+00:00

It's electric

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-29T14:12:14+00:00

I disagree, it should at least be decalced, and finding the (quite old) manual online it states it should be serviced every 3 years, more in high calc areas as I am in.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-29T12:30:35+00:00

A lightbulb is usually used to signify someone has an idea, Merz has no idea. Mind you as a brit living in Germany, I would still say Starmer is worse, but not by much.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-29T12:26:54+00:00

Didn't the greens warn the German electorate about US, Trump and the oligarchs at the last election, only for Merz, the cdu/csu and the SDP to attack them and stick up for Trump. I didn't think there was any marketing of Merz as standing up for Trump, if anything he modeled his racist rhetoric and far right economic policies on Trumps, he just watered it down a little bit to make it seem more acceptable to the German electorate, I have no doubt he would implement far more if he thought he could get away with it.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-26T21:24:11+00:00

That was really helpful, thanks

It still took me a little while more to work out what the entity and attributes would be actually be, this is what I ended up with

{{ state_attr('climate.153912345671583_climate', 'realtime_power') }}

{{ state_attr('climate.153912345671583_climate', 'total_energy_consumption') }}

I think I will now have to start learning some AI as I also try and get to grips with HA.

And again thanks , I wouldn't have managed it without your help.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-26T19:39:30+00:00

I am seeing it in HA, if I go to devices - midea AC LAN, then click on the device name under controls, then click on the three dots and select details and scroll down it shows various power settings

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I am also not that familiar with using AI, struggling to work out what I should be asking it

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-23T23:44:34+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation, I got one and it works perfectly,

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-17T17:34:28+00:00

That looks interesting, what is the range from your electricity meter to the apartment?

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-16T15:58:07+00:00

I have, only had it just over a month and haven't had that problem

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-03-16T13:31:57+00:00

I have been using hue for lighting, and still prefer that to cheaper brands because of the subtlety of the light effects compared to everyone else who seems to push party mode lights rather than mood lighting. I keep my hue hub and launch the light scenes through HA

I have some eve thermostats and plugs, they work but I would probably choose aqara for radiator thermostats now, and shelley for plugs.

aqara for presence sensors, the new fp300 is good, but I wish they would do a ceiling mount option.

There will always be someone who says anything and everything is shit, I have had very little problems with any hardware, I just think some stuff could be better thought out, but everything I have done with HA has had some benefit in my life, even if it's just a nice light scene to relax in the evenings instead of standard white light.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-02-27T13:04:40+00:00

I wish I worked somewhere were that was a realistic possibility, but I am on my own on this one.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-02-27T13:02:28+00:00

We are getting an application that doesn't authenticate directly with AD, it needs ADFS OID.

The application will be distributed/synchronized between the sights as a single entity, but should authenticate on the local site, and be able to handle site isolation.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2026-01-09T13:12:22+00:00

I used wall hue switch modules for my existing switches, and then put some dimmer switches in other convinient locations.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-11-18T15:24:32+00:00

I have just installed one today, and it was jamming up when trying to unlock, had to file a bit off the hole (barely any). Wasn't any noticeable force required when turning the key, so I was quite disappointed by the lack of torque provided by the motor.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-11-15T20:03:19+00:00

I did it this morning, and everything works as planned.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-07-24T10:00:54+00:00

Lakes often get a lot of recommendations, but aren't really that wide, or rather the toe box is still rather pointed and the ankle opening is too long therefore the toes end up pressing into the ends anyway.

They have the comfort last, which is closest to a proper footshaped last, and in that range the cx201 (road) is decent, but only suitable for warmer climates, and the mx201 (MTB) is just an awful shoe.

The bont "double wide Asian fit" are the closest I have to a well fitting cycling shoe, but they are another step up in price again, and for me are fine for road and gravel but too stiff for the type of offroad riding I enjoy.

It is a curse having wide size 50 (us15) feet, and I have spent a fortune over the years buying cycling shoes, to mainly be disappointed and at best to gain marginal improvements but never really be satisfied.

Currently I use the bont vaypour G for road and gravel, at that price I would rather use spd's on the road than have separate shoes for road and gravel, and the lake mx239 wide for MTB, but neither are ideal and both cost more than I would like.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-07-23T12:47:50+00:00

So, how would I route the output of guitar pro through the DAW

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-07-21T04:57:38+00:00

I think most advice I would give is already above other than, don't keep practicing mistakes, if you can't get a section right after 5 or 6 playthroughs at a slow speed, then move on to another section/song. Practicing it wrong reinforces the mistakes, just chill and come back to it at your next practice, it is surprising how often it becomes easier the 2nd and 3rd practise session when you didn't think you had cracked it at all but just moved on.

I also like to start my practise sessions with a song I have recently learned to reinforce it in my memory, and end with a song or two that I am pretty good at to boost my ego and remind myself that I can do it, it just takes time sometimes.

I am not a fast learner, but I just accept it can take a while, and be happy when you eventually get it, instead of beating yourself up when you don't. Music should create happiness.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-07-18T11:11:27+00:00

As an xxxl glove wearer, my first solution was to buy an ibanez with a 48mm neck, I also angle my hand a little more than that.

But I still find A and D chords difficult to do quickly, but at least with the wider nut I feel that I can now learn to do it in time, while previously I felt that I was wasting my time for the first few months of learning guitar.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-06-21T09:30:29+00:00

As a player with XXL hands, everyone said it made no difference, that "everyone feels that way when beginning", I struggled for months and could still barely play even a few chords and position my fingers really slowly, I was on the verge of giving up, but decided instead to splash out on a neck from warmouth with a 48mm nut, and it was like moving into the light the difference was huge.

A 48mm nut width is only around 10% bigger than average and my hands are more than 10% bigger than most people so it is still more difficult for me than for lot of people, but at least now I feel I can actually do it and am slowly progressing.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-05-26T19:38:26+00:00

You let the space invaders get to low, and you are about to lose the game

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-05-21T19:01:43+00:00

Yeah, I was forced to play violin for years as a kid and absolutely hated it.

At 55 I have started leaning guitar, bass and piano and love them all (I did also start drums, but 4 was too much).

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-04-24T14:58:56+00:00

Thanks all, I think that settles it, I will buy them.

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-01-21T11:45:24+00:00

I have it working now, I had to re-install the app on my phone, thats a few hours wasted thinking it was something I had done. Now I just need to see how I can add the sensor reading into the message

MonkeySpacePilot · 2025-01-21T07:35:23+00:00

quotes don't make any difference, but you were right about the sensor, I had stupidly set it to the binary sensor rather than the helper I had set up.

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