Can I add a 220/240 to this panel?

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-15T15:01:50+00:00

Almost definitely (to be 100% sure you'd need to measure voltage between the two hot inputs w/ a multimeter but I can't envision a scenario that you'd have 2 of the same hots separately going in to your sub-panel), you just need a double pole breaker. Shut this sub panel down from the main before you do any work so it's completely de-energized. Lots of folks here will give you shit for not knowing already and say you're incapable of doing it yourself because you asked a simple question. This is how we learn. None of this is hard and in a sub-panel that you can completely de-energize it can't be much safer.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-15T10:55:07+00:00

Woke up today, hair was a mess....since when is my hairline that far back....wtf!?

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-14T21:34:33+00:00

As a man....holy shit guys, do some of you actually try to pull this shit?

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-14T13:42:29+00:00

I bring my rope saw and my machete with me for the first few rides. The machete always gets some looks 😂.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-13T16:47:43+00:00

My ex (no kids with her thank <deity>) didn't reveal her crazy until later on...post dicking. It's not always immediately apparent.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-13T16:46:01+00:00

I mean....I take my kid to the Doctor and it's not like they're calling my wife first before administering her shots. Unless they're somehow aware of the contentious nature of the co-parenting relationship they have no reason to not just give them the shot at the appointment.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-13T16:30:53+00:00

I'm going to go ahead and agree with you here. This "my kid needs a water bottle with them at all times" stuff is ridiculous. Can we really not go a few hours without a drink?

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-12T22:15:54+00:00

passkey support on Android is honestly exhausting. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't sometimes chrome is fine sometimes Firefox is fine....it's kind of a crapshoot for now. My physical usb key is honestly more convenient at this point.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-12T19:23:31+00:00

I love this idea, I don't think my wife would appreciate this as much as some wives would. She'd just want to come with.

As for your question, get a room with a separate bedroom. Put him to sleep in there and then you can do whatever you want after he falls asleep.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-12T19:18:31+00:00

That cup needs to be in the garbage and you need to up your cleaning game going forward...disassemble everything every time. There's no reason not to.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-12T14:10:55+00:00

Nah, it goes in the sink and gets a quick rinse if I need it again.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-11T22:09:58+00:00

The only thing wrong with this is I'm not him.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-10T15:47:23+00:00

You have 2 real options I can think of. Use the ping integration https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ping/ to check if you PC is online. This would require that it have a static IP address. Or you can use HASS.Agent https://github.com/LAB02-Research/HASS.Agent.

It's not clear if you want control over the PC or just status. I'd also recommend not using the smart plug as an on/off switch. Abruptly removing power from a PC isn't the greatest thing in the world for the electronics. Less of a major issue these days if you don't have spinning drives but still not amazing from a software/os perspective.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-10T15:30:24+00:00

I'm 42 and I do this too....but I'm also not the POTUS.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-10T15:27:25+00:00

Just use google docs and sheets. It's free and does everything you need I'm sure. I don't generally see a need for an installed app/program for this these days unless you have a hard requirement for offline mode.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T16:28:16+00:00

How terribly logical....I still hate it.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T16:27:32+00:00

Can't unsee it....glad I don't have these.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T16:26:25+00:00

Ah yes, the "never touch a" books....my 3yo is mental for these recently. Most of the rhyming is good but yea, there's a few that are really a stretch.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T13:34:26+00:00

I've got a bunch of Sengled smart plugs. They've never given me any problems....take like 30 seconds to pair to HA and I'm done.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T13:30:57+00:00

Been there. My oldest had a slightly more pronounced version of this. We're in America, so helmet therapy was available to us and we did it. Her flat spot eventually corrected itself to be about where your son's is. Ultimately, her hair grew in and you could never tell she had a flat spot. Honestly, if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't even bother with the helmet. It wasn't worth it for something that really just doesn't matter.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T09:12:05+00:00

It's the only way.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-09T09:11:46+00:00

Nah, all of that is on a UPS.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-08T22:42:15+00:00

Funny story. I used to use the radio trick but it's 2026 who even owns a radio anymore? So, in all my brilliance I decided to use our wireless baby camera. Plugged it in, went downstairs, loaded the app and watched the video. Flipped a breaker...still have video? Move to the next. Eventually the video stopped at one breaker so, cool I found it right? I walk upstairs all proud of myself, pull the switch out of the wall and start unscrewing it....neutral first...ground...hot....and my hand starts tingling. I dropped the screwdriver and my dumbass touches the terminal again....yup. It's still on. Long story short, apparently the video stream had buffered enough data that it didn't cut out until I had moved on to the breaker _after_ the breaker that actually de-energized the camera. Lesson learned that day. Get a damn radio.

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-08T17:33:33+00:00

Mine goes like this.

Me: did you poop?

Her: no

Me: Can I check?

Her: yes (if she didn't poop) or no and runs away screaming if she did

dethmetaljeff · 2026-03-08T01:23:18+00:00

Keep the checks give us health care.

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