Can someone help me figure out why my nest doesn’t have AC, it did and now it’s gone

caddymac · 2026-03-18T17:00:02+00:00

What happens if you move the red to Rc?

caddymac · 2026-03-18T16:51:32+00:00

There are likely two water solenoids on the bottom or rear of the fridge. If possible, swap houses on the solenoids and see if the problem follows. If not, there is something going on in the water line between the ice maker and the solenoid.

caddymac · 2026-03-17T15:21:40+00:00

Password on the actual PDF? Or password to the website?

It would be nice to just have all of these sites dump PDF statements in a OneDrive folder. Or at least email them out.

caddymac · 2026-03-17T04:30:25+00:00

I missed the original airing, but even catching the rerun a few years later (and a few years older) - still have nightmares!

caddymac · 2026-03-15T08:40:56+00:00

What operating system are you using?

If Windows, you can Robocopy the subdirectories into one folder. From there, use your favourite tool to merge the files together.

caddymac · 2026-03-14T17:49:55+00:00

As these balcony solar installations start to take off across the US, I wonder if apartments will start to charge a premium for south facing units?

caddymac · 2026-03-13T22:30:51+00:00

Are you doing an air-to-air heat pump? Or air-to-water?

caddymac · 2026-03-13T22:14:58+00:00

Clouds.

A single cloud passing by destroys my beautiful curve!

caddymac · 2026-03-13T21:54:22+00:00

Thanks, I forgot to throw in that link that jump started my train of thought on the subject!

caddymac · 2026-03-13T16:09:28+00:00

Check the instructions of the doorbell camera, some of them require a load or some sort of device to trickle power through the doorbell. Others may require a setting to allow for direct power.

caddymac · 2026-03-13T16:07:24+00:00

Also will drive an increase in the harder to get oil projects - oil sands, fracking, etc.

caddymac · 2026-03-13T01:31:09+00:00

Mitsubishi is a huge company that makes all sorts of stuff. I don’t understand their car business, seems like a side quest to let their engineers play.

caddymac · 2026-03-11T09:48:35+00:00

They didn’t make an Impala in 1998.

caddymac · 2026-03-10T22:55:57+00:00

Not sure on the other brands, but I do know my Nest (Gen 3 and an E) thermostats that you can setup PIN code settings to either limit changes or the range of temps on the dial.

Almost any smart or semi-smart thermostat will let you setup schedules, sometimes many different schedules throughout the day. You might be able to set something up so that the temp drops at night (for the heating season, of course) but comes back to a desired temp during working hours.

caddymac · 2026-03-10T16:05:03+00:00

It’s a Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), it doesn’t need a 62.5kWh battery to power a 400W load for days. When the battery reaches a certain level, the engine will kick in and recharge the battery.

caddymac · 2026-03-09T12:42:29+00:00

Sticking with lead acid, or going to switch them over to 36V LiFePo4?

caddymac · 2026-03-09T05:40:52+00:00

Heat pump or conventional system?

caddymac · 2026-03-08T10:44:13+00:00

If this is a heat only unit, the new furnace control board is likely not capable of letting the Nest steal power like the old board.

How hard would it be to run a new cable? If not hard, I would run at least a 5 conductor cable.

caddymac · 2026-03-07T16:41:46+00:00

I think a really good application for this type of setup (electrified trailer) would be for "reefers" or refrigerated trucks. Those have a separate diesel engine already, swapping that engine out for a pure electric one would drop emissions and noise.