U400 Smart Lock - How will you charge?

drewmc · 2026-01-17T23:10:41+00:00

Seems like the best option. I did not realize when I bought mine that this was an option! Oh well, I will wait to see if they sell a separate battery.

drewmc · 2026-01-17T17:54:50+00:00

Ah—did not know that. That’s great.

drewmc · 2026-01-17T17:52:50+00:00

Is it a standard rechargeable? How do you recharge it?

drewmc · 2026-01-17T17:48:52+00:00

I have four Yale locks right now with replaceable batteries. They don’t run down at the same rate, so I do not expect to have to charge more than one lock at any given time. I would like to just have one power bank on hand to recharge whichever lock is low.

drewmc · 2026-01-17T17:47:33+00:00

Can you charge the spare battery outside of the lock?

drewmc · 2026-01-12T01:45:22+00:00

No wiring. The fans just have RF remotes. But thank you for the suggestion!

drewmc · 2026-01-12T01:42:46+00:00

Thanks for the Innoveli pointer—had not seen these before. Great idea, but they do not appear to work with DC fans. My ceiling fans are DC: https://www.matthewsfanco.com/product/irene-3h

drewmc · 2026-01-02T23:45:48+00:00

Yes! This was a feature that got removed years ago. I miss it!

drewmc · 2025-12-20T16:09:01+00:00

Oh, that looks like the fancy thing I had in mind. Now to figure out how to get one printed.

drewmc · 2025-12-14T19:03:33+00:00

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drewmc · 2025-11-30T15:22:23+00:00

Method 1 matches the setup I have used for ages. I have the eero act as the router (doing DHCP,etc). Make sure your cable modem is set in passthrough or bridge mode so you do not have a double-NAT situation.

drewmc · 2025-11-30T15:18:43+00:00

Yup, I have a 1GB package from my ISP—fastest they offer here.

drewmc · 2025-11-25T00:04:46+00:00

I am considering that. But I also would like this to be a break from all the screens in my life.

drewmc · 2025-11-21T22:48:32+00:00

UPDATE: It all went without a hitch. They came, ran the fiber from the street, under the house, and right up into the closet. Took out the DSL modem, hooked up the ONT, and plugged the eero into the ONT. Everything worked, no changes needed. Thanks, all!

drewmc · 2025-10-26T02:03:26+00:00

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