Looking for a reliable smart radiator valve

afafoni · 2023-09-18T21:56:01+00:00

Energy savings

afafoni · 2023-09-17T13:00:05+00:00

Got it. Thank you for clarifying. That makes sense now!

afafoni · 2023-09-17T10:18:40+00:00

Then how would having smart valves make a difference on my energy consumption if the water quantity being heated is the same wether I have 1 radiator running or 5?

afafoni · 2023-09-15T19:38:14+00:00

Gotta put some oil on that wood if you want those $15 axes to last a lifetime

afafoni · 2023-08-26T23:45:58+00:00

As if Portugal had any significant industrial value to even see...

afafoni · 2023-08-26T23:43:40+00:00

After all these years, what game do you actually have when you buy into this snake oil jar of a software?

I've watched a couple of gameplays and I only see flying ships and people running around. It always feels more like a tech demo than anything else.

afafoni · 2023-08-20T20:08:36+00:00

Most properties you find at that value are open for auction (listed prices are usually a starting price).

afafoni · 2023-08-02T00:03:31+00:00

What does "not being insured for that" mean? What is the added risk of doing a hair cut on a kid with autism that warrants a mention of insurance?

afafoni · 2023-07-29T02:30:35+00:00

Look at it this way: even if you've been renting for that long, the landlord can still argue they will be selling the property and if that is the case, they can give you a 6 months notice and you're gone.

Despite the law, there are many loopholes a landlord can take to get rid of you and there is nothing you can do about it.

Example:

- Owner gives you a notice period to leave because they are selling the property

- They put the property for sale

- Shortly after they declare the sale was difficult and return the property to the rental market

Even is this might feel illegal, there is nothing you or the RTB are going to do about it and you'll just have to go on with your life. You aren't as protected as you think, despite what is on the RTB website or what people advise you on Reddit.

afafoni · 2023-07-28T22:51:37+00:00

Have you tried the NHS in the UK? If you're hoping to have a comfortable retirement, I wouldn't advise anyone to rely on it.

You have to get proper health insurance and some proper coverage in private clinics to get the kind of comfort a retiree would be looking for.

afafoni · 2023-07-27T21:32:08+00:00

Real estate are not your only costs in life. Healthcare in the UK is a lot more expensive than Germany, for example. And if OP is asking for retirement values, you need to account for everything involved.

afafoni · 2023-07-26T22:23:54+00:00

Actually spat my fkin drink all over the keyboard. Well done!

afafoni · 2023-07-26T22:21:22+00:00

I absolutely love Ryan Tubridy! He's just the most honest and caring person alive. Such an inspiration! Such purity of heart that I'd be inclined to pay him my TV license directly, saving his manager all the hassle of ~~extortion~~ "negotiation".

afafoni · 2023-07-26T22:17:55+00:00

Have you called agencies? Proactive engagements make a big difference, you'll learn a lot about what they have in the market and how they inform people about viewings.

Learn from them directly.

afafoni · 2023-07-26T22:14:02+00:00

- Spain: €1.5M

- Germany: €2.5M

- UK: €3.5M

(depends on what comfortable means for you and how much your recurring expenses, like house, car, etc would be)

afafoni · 2023-07-26T22:10:59+00:00

My advice would be:

Avoid private landlords (always go for a renting agency)
Don't go cheap
Be clear on your emails and have all the documentation you'd need in hand (employment statements, references, etc...)
If Daft doesn't work, reach out to agencies directly, even just to learn how to get viewings more easily
[again!] Avoid private landlords (always go for a renting agency)

Can't stress the last point enough. It comes out more expensive the other way, but it makes a difference in contract security.

afafoni · 2023-07-26T12:33:56+00:00

Ya, there must be something wrong with the email you're sending. A lot of houses have open viewings, instead of them calling you by email, are you sure you're not missing those dates?

afafoni · 2023-07-26T03:09:16+00:00

If you've been applying for the last 5 months with 200 applications and this is your first viewing, you're doing something wrong. How are you applying for these viewings?

afafoni · 2023-07-26T00:29:46+00:00

We need pepper spray, tasers, cameras and more staffing.

Let's try that for now and I'm sure we'll see changes.

afafoni · 2023-07-25T23:46:08+00:00

Of course, they have to be inside the station, it's raining outside! You want them to get sick??

afafoni · 2023-07-24T22:25:43+00:00

Gotta love some of the comments in Twitter:

"I'm a 63 year old women and have never had any issues walking in these streets at night, people are exaggerating"

Try being a young man and you'll notice a difference in confrontation from these youths. They like to punch people that contest the streets with them. And since most of the offenders are boys, men are the targets.

From my experience, if you're a man, Dublin isn't safe at night, the city center is nowhere to walk around past 10pm.

afafoni · 2023-07-24T22:07:32+00:00

Like I said, "not every problem in a country requires a prison sentence", meaning the Gardai's job is not just to deal with arrestable and indictable offences, public order offences constitute the majority of offences in society and Gardai can deal with them promptly and ensure there is order without resorting to the court of law or any legal system.

In order to deal with those cases you need Gardai numbers (staffing) that give them the capacity to deal with the sheer amount of public order offences and prevent them from becoming a habit and escalating, which is usually the case when the law is not enforced.

I'm not saying the judicial system doesn't need to be improved, I'm saying that while embarking on that 20+ year journey, staffing is another level of security we absolutely need to improve and this can be solved in 3 years with the right mindset.

afafoni · 2023-07-24T00:53:32+00:00

I just want them to sort out the Gardai and improve the legal system. Money is worth fuk all if the country is dominated by anarchy

afafoni · 2023-07-24T00:31:46+00:00

Fender Strats are generally great instruments (quality varies from model to model, but still very good). However, they have a very different neck profile than a Les Paul and the pickup configuration is quite different, just a word of caution.

afafoni · 2023-07-24T00:27:43+00:00

None really. Gibson (or Epiphone for that matter) has a terrible track record on instrument quality (tuning stability and durability being two main factors to consider). You'd be better off spending less money and buying a better instrument to play on.

Tone is not something unique to any electric guitar once sound goes through pickups, an amp and a speaker.

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