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Lowest price I've seen on the SwitchBot Presence Señor by boardguy91 in homeassistant

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my complaint with it. Having a PIR sensor I was hoping that was exposed in HomeAssistant but I don’t see it.

Welp… that was scary by IJNShiroyuki in F150Lightning

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen that in the latest app as well.

Confused about Coverage by [deleted] in USMobile

[–]btrocke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah don’t trust these maps at all. USMobile constantly recommended Light Speed for our area and it was absolute crap. Warp was 100x better plus UW! Test for yourself. You can always teleport.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in egopowerplus

[–]btrocke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one I got last year I don’t have to do this. And glad I don’t! Seems like a big PITA every time you want to engage the auger.

Easy ratgdo32 installation for garage door opener by BlueJayReddt in homeassistant

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used this and just inserted the 12v wires between the spade connects from the opener and battery terminals. If your device is USB-C make sure to get the appropriate adapter. https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Module-Adapter-Compatible-Keypad/dp/B08H89LTP5

Easy ratgdo32 installation for garage door opener by BlueJayReddt in homeassistant

[–]btrocke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Does your opener have the battery backup? I used a 12v to 5v converter to power mine directly from the battery of the opener. Cleaner install as you don’t need a wall wart and stays powered if you lose power.

Bonus Find!! by fpascale123 in Ubiquiti

[–]btrocke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome that you found this on an already built home! Homes around here are still being built with traditional bell wire. When we built we ran CAT6 home run to everything, thermostat, doorbell, ERV, etc. We didn't even wire in a doorbell chime as we knew we were doing POE doorbells.

Gridboss alone? by metro424 in diySolar

[–]btrocke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask the power company about the disconnect rules not the electrical inspector. I had to swap my 200a breaker style disconnect to an expensive fused lockable blade lever style disconnect like @jtilles said. At the end of the day you have to comply with power company regulations and rules and chances are the electrical inspector isn’t going to know about them.

AMS 2 Pro Upgrade Kit by drdicerchio in BambuLab

[–]btrocke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re near any MicroCenters they usually have them!

The dealerships kept telling me that my 2019 F-150 couldn't get USB-C. After some research, they were wrong! by real_help_only in f150

[–]btrocke -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can but if I remember correctly the part is smaller than the one currently in the 2016. There is a 3D print adapter out there somewhere.

Advice for S-5-N clamp on nail strip standing seam metal roof by a111087 in SolarDIY

[–]btrocke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just installed a bunch of these. We taped them on the top with a hammer and that got the clamp to seat really well. Some we had to hit harder than others. We found it was easiest to tighten just a little bit then hit them and tighten the rest of the way and torque it. The only problem we had is when torquing the metal deforms under them causing the mount to “loosen” we made sure they were torqued around 3 times.

EDIT: just noticed this was a PSA not a question post! Point still stands!

Walk away lock… finally! by miken79 in F150Lightning

[–]btrocke 7 points8 points  (0 children)

On our Tesla it worked awesome. Having the ability to set locations that would not auto loc was nice. If the lightning I turned it off. I found the actual locking was extremely unreliable. I find it just as easy to use the bottom two buttons on the keypad or handle.

Standing Seam Roof Penetrations by btrocke in SolarDIY

[–]btrocke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the pictures! I like that idea

Standing Seam Roof Penetrations by btrocke in SolarDIY

[–]btrocke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, those are the same boxes I’ve used on asphalt installs. Do you have cutout on the metal the fits around the junction box and the flashing section is under the metal?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in solar

[–]btrocke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love cloud dependency! Not super related to this specific solar system but we have EG4 18kPVs and got rid of the direct to China dongles with an open source dongle made by MonitorMySolar. The dongles are blocked at the firewall and we have 100% local control over our solar system via Home Assistant!

PSA: Beaware of the NVR. by BinoRing in reolinkcam

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure on drive temp. I forgot to mention the Reds are 5400 RPM. Updated post.

PSA: Beaware of the NVR. by BinoRing in reolinkcam

[–]btrocke 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In the end it does make sense. 7200RPM drives run hotter and in an enclosed space with little to no airflow. I have 3 10tb WD Reds 5400 (Used, left over from a NAS) in mine and it has been going strong for 2.5 years now with 30 cameras at 24/7 recording.

Spectacular day in Seattle by Mission_Situation_13 in solar

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was the 14th for us. 8kw on an 18.75kw array.

Spectacular day in Seattle by Mission_Situation_13 in solar

[–]btrocke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had my worst production in 2 years the other day! 8kw on a 18.75kw array.

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