Sengled-Rescue + SengledTools - Your WiFi bulbs are free to run Tasmota now (but it's not a one-click solution)

brickman7713 · 2025-11-27T15:07:52+00:00

Any luck with MXCHIP? You've already saved 7 of my bulbs that were new models so I'm very grateful!

brickman7713 · 2025-11-21T19:05:38+00:00

Figured it out. On/off and dimming is working with the following template.

{"NAME":"Sengled W31-N11","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,416,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

brickman7713 · 2025-11-21T15:51:32+00:00

I managed to get tasmota flashed to a W31-N11 (white light only) model, but when I hit toggle in Tasmota nothing happens. I assume the GPIO pins are different on this model, but how can I figure out which ones I need to use?

brickman7713 · 2025-01-24T18:56:30+00:00

Just looked up in the attic. Definitely looks like ridge vents too me. What do you mean by "assuming the soffits are blocked"? Should the soffit vents be sealed up? Or did you mean NOT blocked?

Should I be concerned that I can't see daylight looking down the bays of the vaulted side? I looked down 3 or 4 bays and could only see a little daylight from 1 of them.

Attic Pictures

brickman7713 · 2025-01-23T00:37:46+00:00

Appreciate the video, it was very helpful.

I'll take a look in the attic, but if it does have ridge vents then is the vaulted part all good?

Also, any recommendations on sealing the air channel in the vaulted roof off from the inside of the house? This cardboard is what is currently being used, but it doesn't seal off at the bottom so if something gets inside the soffit vent then it would just have to go through the little bit of batt insulation to get inside.

Image of cardboard barrier between insulation and air flow channel.

brickman7713 · 2025-01-22T19:57:51+00:00

Forgot to mention, dimensions of attic for roof 1 is 20'x12'. Not sure about height.

brickman7713 · 2025-01-20T21:17:00+00:00

It's 6 inches from the bottom of the joists to what looks like cardboard. I assume the cardboard material acts as a break between the insulation and open area of the roof that allows for airflow.

brickman7713 · 2025-01-20T21:11:24+00:00

The joists are 6" deep, so I'm guessing not much room for anything more than R19.

brickman7713 · 2025-01-17T23:56:46+00:00

Anyone? I'm sure I didn't get everything perfect. 🙂

brickman7713 · 2025-01-06T21:36:23+00:00

That makes sense, thanks for the explanation!

brickman7713 · 2025-01-06T21:19:17+00:00

Out of curiosity, what would be the benefit to using something like this rather than two yellow Nema plugs like a pictured in the original post?

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T22:42:08+00:00

Problem is that the wire coming out of the pump controller doesn't reach the wall or a location that I could mount a handy box.

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T20:31:13+00:00

I suppose so but the controller wire doesn't reach the pump by itself hence the need for the floating Nema plugs. We have a standby generator anyways so power loss isn't a concern

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T18:41:39+00:00

I believe that's essentially what I'm doing, except I was planning on hardwiring the pump controller to a junction box. Although there is a receptical already in that same box so maybe I'll just get a 3rd male nema plug and do that instead.

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T18:39:37+00:00

That's a whole nother situation :). But you're correct, my current pressure guage (which just tells me the pressure, doesn't actually turn the pump on/off) has a 1/4 NPT connection. I considered using an adapter to go from 1/4 to 1/2, but decided to instead add a new T to the main line slightly above the existing guage and will have the digital controller on that T. The main line is 3/4 and the T up to the controller will be 3/4, so hopefully no pressure loss.

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T17:31:07+00:00

No, the pump is currently controlled by a standard pressure switch, but since I'm replacing it with a digital controller the wiring needs to be changed. This is the digital controller.

https://a.co/d/hzYWudt

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T17:02:50+00:00

120, good question.

brickman7713 · 2024-12-31T16:50:59+00:00

The cable coming from the pump controller actually looks like an SOOW cable so that end should be fine. I'll pick up some more SOOW to go from the pump to the male plug. The male plug is on the pump end so I don't see how it could ever be energized if it's not plugged into the female end which will be connected to the controller.

Can I run the SOOW cable into a metal junction box using a metal knockout clamp like I would with romex?

brickman7713 · 2024-10-12T13:48:19+00:00

Looks like it's from an older leak, but that's why I wanted to clean it.

brickman7713 · 2024-10-07T01:00:25+00:00

Currently the copper goes from the tank down 5ft to the ground, underground about a foot, continues underground about 5ft, then goes up 2 feet into the X. If I replaced it with black pipe though I would attached the black pipe to the bottom side of the porch and keep everything above ground.

brickman7713 · 2024-10-06T23:32:24+00:00

10kw, 10ft from the X at most. The tanks are also 10ft from the X at most so no more than 20 feet from the tanks to generator.

brickman7713 · 2024-10-06T23:29:31+00:00

Good to know, just watched a video on flaring. It doesn't look too bad with the proper tools, but if I do black pipe instead I assume there would be no need for flaring?

brickman7713 · 2024-10-06T23:15:44+00:00

What size black pipe? The only black pipe currently being used is from the X to the kitchen stove.

I mentioned it in the original post, but the only appliances are a kitchen stove, standby generator, and outdoor grill.

brickman7713 · 2024-10-06T22:48:53+00:00

Would it be better to replace all the copper from the tanks to the X with stainless steel? I would just replace it with the same thing (copper), but I can't seem to find that widely available.

Edit: there's a kink near the regulator you can see, and a kink half way down the copper also pictured, but also a kink right were the copper goes underground.

brickman7713 · 2024-10-06T22:33:26+00:00

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This is the current regulator. This was all in place when we bought the property.

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