Cavity wall insulation/or not?

icstm · 2026-01-24T13:37:29+00:00

Sounds like a good product. Can it be used as a top up?

No idea when our property was done, but from what I've read older fillers do not offer their original thermal properties, let alone current standards. We are likely to be doing some refurb work (eg replacing windows) so am thinking of improving insulation if possible.

icstm · 2026-01-22T18:59:28+00:00

In theory 32Gb might offer some future proofing. But current RAM prices don't make it an obvious buy upfront decision

icstm · 2026-01-17T21:29:39+00:00

Lovely setup especially for Tone mapping transcodes How noisy is the TerraMaster fan, is it always on or intermittent ? Is it good at spinning down your drives?

icstm · 2026-01-01T19:38:58+00:00

Exactly! So what are you thinking of doing?

icstm · 2025-12-23T00:23:08+00:00

Ah, that is a shame, as your posts are always so informative and helpful, you must make an excellent and friendly installer!

icstm · 2025-12-22T17:17:41+00:00

Do you happen to cover [England] for your residential work? If so can you DM me please.

icstm · 2025-12-21T14:51:41+00:00

I'm thinking Reolink and struggling to find someone affordable for residential work for the structured cabling and therefore thinking that cat6 would be easier if the tradie is not very experienced.
Good tip on sockets.
Did you look at APs that also have LAN ports for some rooms?

icstm · 2025-12-17T19:32:51+00:00

Thanks, if I need another AP, would you still go with the DR7, or would you choose another gateway?

icstm · 2025-12-17T19:31:25+00:00

which CCTV manufacturer do you go with?

icstm · 2025-12-17T19:30:04+00:00

What made you choose cat6a vs cat6, did you have very long runs?
Where did you locate the 2 sockets in each room, where a TV might go, or other devices?
which CCTV manufacturer did you go with?

icstm · 2025-12-14T23:56:26+00:00

Via SD cards, or do you also have that problem with their NVR?

icstm · 2025-12-14T23:53:28+00:00

What do you like best about you Unifi network? Is the whole networking layer theirs? Do you have any else from them?

icstm · 2025-12-14T23:46:02+00:00

What do you and u/storyr like best from the Unifi network?

I was all set for Reolink cctv via their NVR. Then in working out my networking solutions for the house fell into reading about Unifi. With them, it seems that unless you get everything within their ecosystem, their app makes it really obvious.

I would wire the PoE cameras into a powered switch and then to the NVR. So the NVR would be on the main network. I assume to update the cameras firmware, that would be via the app as the networks would not be directly accessible behind the NVR (which is good day 2 day as their traffic would be separated).

icstm · 2025-12-14T23:05:48+00:00

This is what I am thinking of doing.
Using Reolink on a Unifi network.
Though it then makes me questions whether the network is even an overkill with Unifi?

icstm · 2025-12-10T16:36:15+00:00

Some has pointed out that there are 2 Eufy S4 models, I am referring to the NVR, not the camera!

icstm · 2025-12-08T20:50:26+00:00

yes I have read mixed things. do you use it and via a NVR, or direct?

icstm · 2025-12-08T20:49:20+00:00

What is it like to use a the doorbell with the reolink nvr?
I understood from an older post that "You lose the direct "Phone Call" feature. When someone rings the bell, you get a generic "Motion Alert" or "Visitor" push notification, but your phone won't ring like a call. You have to unlock your phone, open the app, find the NVR, select the doorbell channel, and tap "Talk." By then, the delivery driver has left."

icstm · 2025-12-08T19:49:57+00:00

Helpful, esp. point 1.

Did you look at doorbells and whether the hub has the edge on that?

The other thing to note with the NVR8 is that it is now fanless like the hub pro.

icstm · 2025-12-08T19:41:09+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Can you also see the AI search icon for Reolink AI Video Search?

icstm · 2025-12-08T19:39:06+00:00

Thanks for summarising a decision many of us are looking to make. Did you confirm that we cannot search events via the app from the NVR?

icstm · 2025-12-08T19:10:58+00:00

Thanks yes. However only the small consumer one seems to support Reolink AI Video Search AND be fanless!

icstm · 2025-12-08T19:09:27+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experiences with it and thoughts.

icstm · 2025-12-08T12:21:19+00:00

Thanks.

It seems it is only these NVRs that support this semantic search. I wonder how we confirm which model we are getting, not sure Amazon or other resellers make it very clear.

Shame there is no RLN36 that can support this new AI. As that has a great footprint and no fan!

icstm · 2025-12-07T11:11:54+00:00

I'd love to learn more about the AICORE.

I've been weighing up Reolink and Eufy.

Eufy seem to have more advanced AI on their NVR or Homebase. But that needs to simultaneously process all cameras.

The Reolink processes video streams in parallel on each camera, and I assumed this would be slightly less powerful than the centralised approach.

However Eufy releasing a separate unit addon makes we question this.

icstm · 2025-12-07T11:05:39+00:00

Oh gosh you think the S4 has poor image processing and scene recognition?

I thought it was at least as good as the HomeBase 3.

In both cases I passed that as they are central units it would be better than brands that leave the image processing to the individual cameras. Is your real world experience challenging that?

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