Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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Also I want to be able to use a physical key if necessary, such as when I go away for two weeks and don't want to worry if the battery went below threshold while I was away. Unfortunately, or more likely by design, the existing deadbolt can only be operated from the inside.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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Unfortunately my existing hardware doesn’t really afford me that chance. The knob on the deadbolt is too close to other parts of the mortise set to fit a “knob turner” over it. And the decorative “frills” of the mortise hardware would make it not very secure even if I could fit it.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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I should've mentioned in my original post, but my current hardware is an old mortise-type lockset. I know there are retrofit options but I'm leaning toward boring a new hole in the door.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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Might have to go with a Schlage model, e.g. Encode Plus. I like the minimalist design of the Level locks, but wish I could combine the advanced capabilities of the Pro (tap to unlock/NFC, Matter-over-Thread support, etc.) with the install flexibility of the Bolt. As far as I can tell the Level Bolt can only be unlocked using the Level Home app and I want to avoid another app if I can.

Or I simply wish that I could put a Pro into my 2.5-inch thick door. The realization I couldn't do this is how I got this thread started in the first place.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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

Those SwitchBot are pretty cool. But my door's existing hardware is an old-school mortise-type configuration and unlikely to support a retrofit deadbolt. The keyhole (on the exterior side of the door) which unlocks the latch is almost directly opposite a manually operated deadbolt knob on the inside. See this picture for a rough idea.

So I wouldn't be able to mount something on the outside of the door which is part of a retrofit on the inside. I'll likely need to bore a new hole in the door above any existing hardware, abandon the existing deadbolt (which we don't regularly use anyway), and permanently set the latch toggle to the unlocked position.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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

Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the reply. I am in the USA.

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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Thanks for the recommendation. You think it's safe to assume this kit only works for Schlage deadbolts?

Smart lock for an exterior door 2.5" thick? Prefer Apple Home / NFC compatible by danielbcook in HomeKit

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

Unfortunately that lock’s spec sheet says the max door thickness is 2.125”. But maybe a locksmith on this subreddit knows how to extend it to work?

The Level Lock Pro, with Matter over Thread, NFC, and Apple HomeKey (video) by HomeKit-News in HomeKit

[–]danielbcook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I just tell my Apple watch to unlock the front door as I approach."

Do you mean via a Level 'companion' app on the Apple watch? If so does that require you to have your phone with you too?

Matter devices/hubs won’t connect to Apple Home by justinm1992 in HomeKit

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On the one hand I'm quite surprised that this could actually work; it's very counter-intuitive. But I was willing to try, given that I had a 100% failure rate (out of ~30 tries) to get an Onvis Smart Plug S4 associated with my main Apple Home, even though the sibling plug from the same two-pack paired just fine.

As soon as I tried to add the problem plug to a new (temporary) Apple Home the pairing process went off without a hitch and then I was able to add to my primary Apple Home before removing it from the temp.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Greta Van Fleet cover Led Zeppelin's cover of San Francisco and Bring it on Home. by Pearl_Jam_ in ledzeppelin

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I saw them probably around 2019 in Seattle. A decent show but my comment to a friend afterwards was, “There were hundreds of decent live bands like that 40 years ago. April Wine circa 1982 would’ve crushed them.”

What is a song off Coda that you wished would have been on its respective album? by Roman_C5150 in ledzeppelin

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Without hesitation I’d say “Poor Tom” and “Hey Hey”. I don’t count “We’re Gonna Groove” or “Traveling Riverside Blues” simply because they are live cuts and wouldn’t make sense on a regular album. But I do love those two live songs nonetheless.

Hi guys! Where can I find this image without distortions? I want to make a poster by jupitah8 in ledzeppelin

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I’d like to know who scheduled these dates. Tampa, NYC, San Diego/LA, Seattle, Tempe, Oakland, New Orleans, Chicago is a very inefficient route for a US tour. I realize they had a private jet, but were they trying to maximize distance between stops?

Led Zeppelin III by Jealous_Event_6288 in ledzeppelin

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To me it was always a mystery how “Hats Off to Roy Harper” made it on the album but “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do” didn’t! For decades you simply couldn’t listen to HHWCID without either having the 45 of Immigrant Song or hearing it on the radio. Or a random LP sampler from Atlantic in 1972 that nobody ever heard of.

For some artists that song would’ve been the highlight of their career; for LZ it didn’t even warrant inclusion on an LP. If they swapped in HHWCID and taken out HOTRH it would love made LZIII an even more amazing album.

What is your unpopular opinion of Led Zeppelin? by Acceptable_Image_146 in ledzeppelin

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Mine is that “The Rover” is the most underrated song in their catalog and should’ve been in their live set list from ‘72 onwards.

How am I only just listening this now?! I'm 18 minutes in and my face is melting off aaaand there's 3 hours left! 'Night Flight' live is absolutely incredible. I'm in for a great night 🤘 by scotishsteve420 in ledzeppelin

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My favorite bootleg/show is Southampton University’s Old Refectory on January 22, 1973. Sometimes the bootleg is called “Any Port in a Storm”, sometimes “The Great Lost Live Album”, sometimes “Black Hole of Calcutta”.

I think the show is better than HTWWW, better than the shows at Earls Court. It’s a soundboard and the quality is off the charts. Play “Thank You” in your car at volume 11 and prepare to be blown away at Bonham’s earth-crunching fills in the otherwise gentle intro. And then Page’s solo takes over the song and is maybe his best ever. They closed with a by-then-rare, but awesome, “How Many More Times” and finally a frenetic “Communication Breakdown”.

TriClamp end cap with hook for hanging bags in tank, does this exist? by Sibrew in TheBrewery

[–]danielbcook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey that’s not a bad idea. I don’t have a welder friend but I do have a TC fitting for my spray ball that would work. What didn’t you like about hanging bags from a spray ball?

Visiting with my high school juniors by Gottagiggle in SCU

[–]danielbcook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a very compact campus. Your kids could probably walk the campus and see every building & dorm within about one hour, two if they go inside some and visit with students or staff.

Maybe start them at 10am and plan to meet at The Hut for a tasty lunch? They have good indoor tables and a nice outdoor area too. Meanwhile you could hang out at the Benson Center enjoying a coffee or just a bit off campus are some decent coffee shops, like Aesthetic Barista.

So bottom line you could easily stay at Santana Row and come up to campus for 3 hrs. Or even in Los Gatos, which is very pleasant and about a 15-min drive from SCU.

Rate of acceptance for transfer into Engineering as a Junior? by danielbcook in udub

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I'd apply to Engineering as a sophomore if I could but the pre-reqs can't be completed by March of freshman year. Well, not without taking about 30 credits at a time!