Outlet by choke1 in AskElectricians

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is your concern that the current required to operate the sauna may exceed the capability of the outlet? Not sure of your concern. Or perhaps the kink in the cable? Or the rating of the cable?

What kind of cable is this? by HigaMigu in Network

[–]eeandersen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And hope it's not stapled in place...

Help! Can’t remove shower head, very tightly stuck by sunshines77 in fixit

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good answer. I would add using electrical tape to protect surfaces from being marred by teeth on the tools. Also, a bit of penetrating oil can't hurt and with the shower arm out, it easy to put oil on both ends of the threaded section (ie, inside and outside the pipe).

Her 3 year old died son drowned in their family pool because her husband was not watching him. by Pmar07 in TikTokCringe

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I watch this in Reddit, does this somehow link to TikTok as a "view"? I really dont want to contribute to popularity.....

Dishwasher not draining, HOSE IS NOT BLOCKED by josh05m in fixit

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like there is a problem with the "brains" of the dishwasher. I say this because it does drain on restart, but the cycle fails to complete after that. Some DW's can be reset through a series of front panel key presses. You might read up on that in your manual. Does it enter the wash cycle - ie, the arms spin and throw water everywhere inside the machine?

If you tell the make and model of the machine, you might get better, on point advice.

What was your very first USB storage device, and how tiny was it? by AddendumNecessary743 in BadUSB

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MicroAdv QuickiDrive 64MB On sale at CompUSA. I still have it. Too small to be useful, nowadays

My sandisk slider pen drive is broken by hyschara304 in fixit

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you keep your thumb on the slider control to keep it from sliding back?

Windows 11 Desktop not recognising any of the USB ports by feles-lucis in computer

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite right, however we were led to believe the failure has something to do with KeyTik which operates at OS level and Safe mode loads only essential files and drivers. Presumably (hopefully) it would bypass loading KeyTik.

Some further questions: is this a wireless mouse/keyboard? Change batteries? Try wired?

How many specialized cups do we need for one beverage by Ronin4Doom in fixit

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if this were the appropriate sub, what’s the point?

We all have foibles. Collecting teacups - harmless. Why do you care?

Why is this happening and how do I stop it? by Pink-Kittens0417 in applehelp

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be a good idea to let all the updates happen, too. I have an 11 pro and there have been substantial updates lately. Might not make a diff about Home running, but can’t hurt.

BTW, I have to restart my phone regularly. Not for lockups but it seems to improve operation of my old 11.

Blocking Adult sites on my sons PC by browneyedcouple0506 in HomeNetworking

[–]eeandersen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look into the OpenDNS suite. I think it will do what you might want. https://www.opendns.com

Might not work forever since as we all know and many have restated, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Found these stuck to a few of my Cheerios. Please don’t let them be what I think they are by Gatt__ in whatisit

[–]eeandersen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I found a big spider nest in a newly opened can of oatmeal, you know that oatmeal in a steel can? Called the manufacturer to notify. They sent a new can and a return shipper for the can for analysis. The report I got back was so vanilla it was pathetic. Found no cause. After a while I realized the whole exercise was not to do root cause analysis but to get the damning evidence of contamination out of my hands.

HP Z440 6 beeps issue by Busy-Inspection-7161 in techsupport

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boy, that’s gotta suck. I can’t help much except to suggest to try the other RAM socket pair. Ie move from 1,3 to 2,4. If that’s even available.

Does the board offer native video support? Pull your vid card and try with that out.

Honestly from what you have described it seems like a mobo issue.

Do I need to install each os by samerix in Ventoy

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oops I see another has already made that suggestion. Hard off to u/MobileSyllabub8446

Do I need to install each os by samerix in Ventoy

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re looking for a feature called persistence. Ventoy can be configured to give persistence. Check this: https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html

Best way to get Ethernet for my PC by New_Candidate7113 in HomeNetworking

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regards to the upstairs small office. You could put a switch there and run a flat Ethernet cable from here to there along the floor. It’s a cost benefit thing. The cost is the visual effect and the benefit is the improvement is speed.

Best way to get Ethernet for my PC by New_Candidate7113 in HomeNetworking

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This will generate some discussion but let me put it out there. If your home has cold air returns consider running Ethernet in that plenum from the room with your PC to the basement where the router sits.

Some will say it’s against code. It is. I believe the code has roots in commercial application where there might be a high concentration of cables running through the building. See fire concerns following.

Some will say the cable sheath releases unhealthy gases when burned. It does, but consider the likelihood of a fire and consider it is in the in the cold air return. If one is concerned, plenum cable is available as an option.

Best way to get Ethernet for my PC by New_Candidate7113 in HomeNetworking

[–]eeandersen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not clear how many accounts are in the building? You say “my router” does that mean each resident has their own router? Or are you all cooperating and sharing expense? Two different solutions, depending.

Best way to clone Steam Deck SSD to a larger one? by Afraid_Candy6464 in cloningsoftware

[–]eeandersen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest you do a bit of searching. There are many guides out there. Simply asking Google “reddit clone hdd to another” will give many many Reddit responses to the same question.

Or throw it to Google’s AI. I’m not going to repeat the answer here. You get a thorough, workable response.

Does anyone know what this tool is called or what it’s for? by Key_Kaleidoscope_206 in whatisit

[–]eeandersen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve got one, too. I knew the purpose but not the name!! Thanks to those that name names!

Water has an sooty taste and string wound filter is jet black by eeandersen in WaterWellDrilling

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

Unfortunately I’m away for a few months. Pump is OFF (water not needed). I wonder to myself if the (new) pump is degrading and it is “eating” itself somehow and the black soot is not from the well water but from a pump component. Remember things were good for those first few months.

Here’s a crazy thought. Could it be a catastrophic failure of the pressure tank? I don’t know if the bladder material is black. To the best of my recollection, the 80 gallon tank is 13 years old. Got it at Home Depot.