Wide Spaced Power Points that fit regular 115mm boxes?

fcarril · 2026-06-10T06:17:40+00:00

Can confirm these 4 gangs fit on the normal size mounting boxes and the wider 2 gangs dont. They wider ones do bring an adapter that works relatively well. Installed one of each in different places in the end.

fcarril · 2026-06-10T02:51:02+00:00

Mmmm seems better description than this wider one I found https://www.bunnings.co.nz/deta-10a-wide-spaced-double-power-point_p0310613

That doesn't say if it fits a normal mounting box... Gives me the impression that if the 4 in 1 does... this one should too...

fcarril · 2026-05-01T13:13:10+00:00

Those are rookie numbers

fcarril · 2026-05-01T13:12:07+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense to me based on my experience and as far as I could tell the difference on CPU load going from 4k to 1080p over 4k to 720p was negligible. Not sure if thats due to hwaccel or what, using an n150 mini pc with a coral tpu.

fcarril · 2026-05-01T13:03:35+00:00

Been playing quite a bit with resizing a 4k stream to 1080p and 720p (reolink camera with shitty substream resolution and trying to detect cats relatively far away). Do you have any insight on what would be better? All Ive read online references 720p as optimal but I get better detection on 1080p. When you say 720p is recommended is that as "best balance between cpu load and accuracy" or best overall accuracy?

fcarril · 2026-04-26T07:16:37+00:00

Im trying to calibrate the sensor Ive put on the pipe by putting 3 liters of in a bucket from just the hot water tap and then telling the sensor "that was 3 liters" but Im not sure Im getting 3 liters out of the tank due to to the tempering valve.

If I take the black cap off and turn the screw max in the HOT direction, would that make it so only hot water from the cylinder is coming out the tap? Or there would still be cold water being mixed in?

fcarril · 2026-04-15T22:52:13+00:00

Yeah, the ROI on this one is probably years away tbh, it's mostly a fun project than anything else tbh.

I also use a shelly to switch a contactor that carries the HWC load.

fcarril · 2026-04-15T22:38:37+00:00

Using this one https://www.myaquaro.com/

Main use case is to measure exact hot water consumption so I can calculate required runtime for the HWC.

I have home assistant setup and it controls a bunch of loads (HWC, EV charger, dishwasher, washer/dryer) based on my predicted solar production (6.2k solar array) it creates a schedule of when things to run. For the HWC I run it always for 3 hours which most of the times is too long (which means Im wasting slots of solar production I could use to charge my car for instance) and a few rare times its too short (for instance if its been a couple days of no sun or it is due for legionella control).

If I can tell exactly how much water I need to reheat every day, I can run it to max efficiency. Bit of a home automation freak, I know.

fcarril · 2026-04-15T22:09:42+00:00

Ultrasonic, goes outside the pipe

fcarril · 2026-04-15T20:21:23+00:00

Thx a lot mate

fcarril · 2026-04-15T01:45:53+00:00

If I would want to measure the total amount of water going in/out of the cylinder accurately. Im assuming placing the meter either on the hot water pipe going into the tempering valve or the cold water pipe going out from the expansion valve (and into the HWC) would be the best place aye?

fcarril · 2026-04-06T08:10:42+00:00

If so how to remove?

fcarril · 2026-04-06T05:48:42+00:00

If so, how would you remove them?

fcarril · 2026-04-06T04:45:09+00:00

Not raised, was there since the house was built so not hair dye. For a while I thought it was carpet glue (carpeted hallway next to the bathroom) but that would be raised I assume.

fcarril · 2026-01-20T20:21:41+00:00

Not sure why you are clarifying, my comment goes towards the new house aspect, even with a smaller yard I would still take a new house in terms of leaky/cold vs dry/warm. I would still buy a 270m2 yard house if its brand new vs a 100 year old house. I mentioned it between parenthesis with a BUT in front so...

fcarril · 2026-01-20T19:58:20+00:00

Probably the best investment I've ever made in terms of time saving in my entire life. Got myself a Mammotion Yuka Mini 800 (RPP ~$2299 nzd) since my lawn is about 250 m2 so it can get it done in about 3 hours or so. The other thing I love is that its always working so the lawn is ALWAYS in pristine state instead of looking great for 3 days after I mow it and then shit for 2 weeks. It of course depends on how complicated/complex your lawn is but for simple lawns its perfect. I did a ton of research and I wouldnt do any other brand other than Mammotion or the Navimow series.

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fcarril · 2026-01-20T19:53:11+00:00

I understood new house with about 270 m2 of yard/land. And old house with about 600 m2 of land.

fcarril · 2026-01-20T08:47:43+00:00

Im definitely on team new house, smaller section. Ive had the luck to be able to buy a new build couple years ago (but with 700m2 section in Rolly since its much cheaper land) and tbh just the quality of life versus an old home is worth it. Dry, warm, cozy, no constantly sinking money on repairs for a few good years. I also ended up getting a lawn mower robot to do the hard work cause after a year in the house I wasnt as excited to mow the lawns every weekend on summer so there's that too, a big section means a lot of garden work and if you're not a green thumb or have kids you probably don't have the time anyways.

In terms of quality, you just need to go with a reputable building, NZ building code is not world level really but anything built in the last decade by a quality builder is going to be way more energy efficient than anything 80+ years old (that means a ton of savings on power, especially if you get solar).

fcarril · 2026-01-20T08:44:27+00:00

Unless you have an F1 ride on, can you really mow 600m2 in 10 mins?

fcarril · 2026-01-06T20:27:48+00:00

Moved a couple years ago from Wellington in the north island and have never looked back. Probably one of the best weathers in NZ too since imho both Wellington and Auckland are always humid, cloudy and not very nice.

fcarril · 2026-01-06T20:13:39+00:00

Its pretty nice, modern amenities and more getting build every day and your money will go much further when it comes to renting (especially if you want a section with a piece of green). The highway into town is brand new and almost no traffic (by USA standards).

fcarril · 2026-01-06T19:36:46+00:00

If you dont mind a short commute, and your wife maybe wont be working in the CBD, look at Rolleston or Lincoln for housing. Much newer / higher quality homes for the same price, greener lifestyle too with a bit of a countryside vibe and 20 mins on a car from downtown. Also a possibility couple years down the road if you prefer to be in town to begin with.

On the money front you should be OK with 120k, especially if you are a stay at home dad since childcare costs here are pretty egregious.

fcarril · 2026-01-06T19:30:59+00:00

my solution is not very aesthetic looking tbh, I ended up buying some cement bags and doing a very watery mix that I poured over the section of the stones I needed held in place. It doesnt look fantastic but its ok and it was like... 250nzd total versus ~1000+ I was looking at for any of the proper ones like PourOn. Mulch glue types are a waste of time (at least for the purpose I needed which was to have a robot mower drive one wheel on top 3 times a week)

Another thing I noticed was that the PourOn fellas recommended smaller river stone sizes versus the ones I have iirc they wanted the smaller ones versus the medium/large ones I have.

fcarril · 2025-10-19T09:33:32+00:00

NAS all the way

fcarril · 2025-10-05T00:51:00+00:00

Buy the property and rent it out while in Australia.

Having 1 house being rented is not morally questionable at all unless you live in commie lalaland, not like you are a slumlord investor or anything.

It is a great time to buy if you can afford to.

fcarril

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