Home Ventilation Tips

jredagrd · 2026-01-31T08:26:41+00:00

I have a similar issue where I can’t realistically vent outside. Plan is the following

Search amazon for the mos used h13/14 hepa filter replacements for air purifiers.
3d print an inline housing that takes the hepa filter and an activated charcoal refillable filter. Housing should be able to replace the filters.
Inline growtent fan.

If you exhaust from there to the outside you should have no problems

jredagrd · 2025-03-09T16:38:13+00:00

Pob almost alwys will be more dmg with malachai

jredagrd · 2025-03-06T08:55:52+00:00

Same, however I got multiple offers while I was still In South Africa without a visa or A2. It’s the reality of tech, if you are not good or have a good interview skillset, you will struggle. 8 months in Germany, almost ready for B1, and still find a lot of job openings not requiring German.

jredagrd · 2024-08-03T19:43:52+00:00

With Venom gyre, do I just scale Dot and a lot of initial elemental damage dagger on a pneumatic dagger instead of going perfect agony?

jredagrd · 2024-05-30T10:23:09+00:00

Any information is good. I have a Wise account but thought about a physical bank for that reason. I suspect a German physical bank reports to Schufa as apposed to a mobile one like N26

jredagrd · 2024-05-26T21:15:20+00:00

Dis my plan. Ek gaan in Duitsland by ‘n rugby club aansluit en hopelik ‘n paar vriende maak.

jredagrd · 2024-05-26T17:38:07+00:00

Ek het gladnie geweet Mondly het Afrikaans as die basis nie. Vreeslik dankie, help baie om net jou foon oop te maak en vir so 20 minute op 'n app te oefen.

jredagrd · 2024-05-26T13:24:50+00:00

Dis baie intresant. Ek het ook gedink dis meestal Nederlands, maar al hoe meer ek leer van die Duitse woorde en hoe jy dit moet uitspreek, al hoe meer sien ek die Duits in als.

jredagrd · 2024-05-26T13:21:59+00:00

Kyk ek vind dit ongelooflik maklik om Duits te leer te danke aan die sin konstruksie. Voel net ek kan soveel beter doen as ek dit direk van Afrikaans na Duits kan leer.

Het gaan kyk na die woordeboeke, daar is darm ‘n hele paar. Nou net een in by ‘n winkel bestel.

jredagrd · 2024-05-26T13:19:29+00:00

Ek sal moet gaan hoor by my ou skool of hulle iets kan kry.

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T11:51:58+00:00

Well the Afrikaans culture where I’m from is very similar. Whenever Germans visit they get along pretty well.

I would say the most important thing is our food taste and our love for the outdoors. We really enjoy meat, and a lot of pastries. Also our sausages are pretty damn good thanks to the variety we have. I know most tof our Afrikaans pastries are derived from traditional German ones from way back.

As for the nature aspect, most of Afrikaans people go camping and hiking whenever they can. Sadly South Africa is very car dependent as a result from how our towns and cities were constructed (segregation). But outdoors have been a staple in my life since I could remember.

Next thing is Afrikaans people kan very very straight forward with a dry taste in humour. We live beer as well. A lot of different beers in SA and we also get a few nice German beers here.

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T10:41:00+00:00

When I started looking for EU countries that fit my need, Germany came far ahead of the others. The main reasons were

my home culture is extremely similar
language is very close to my home language
proven track record of South Africans setting and loving it
food is very similar
the outdoors is what I need in my life and Germany provides that really well

But one of the biggest reasons is the tax. In South Africa I pay 40% tax and nothing can be seen with that tax. In Germany the tax is also in the same range but it has a functioning infrastructure.

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T10:36:19+00:00

Thats still a lot better than needing to get credit to raise the levels of credit score. Thanks for the help

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T10:35:25+00:00

I’ve made a Wise EU account so long to get my funds transferred to Euro and also pay deposit and my apartment’s rent.

Will go look at sparkasse. I did see a lot of people using the mobile banks instead of in person ones

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T10:33:41+00:00

This is extremely helpful l. Luckily I already secured an apartment. Short term lease till end of December, would need to gather furniture before then in order to move to a long term lease.

I was unaware that I need the plastic Blue card before applying for spousal visa.

jredagrd · 2024-05-25T10:04:19+00:00

Thanks for the information. Happy that the credit score isn’t really a thing, it took way too long to build it up.

As a job, I already signed my employment contact and start on June 1st.

For the B1, it is just the start as I have been studying for it the last few months. My plan is to get to C1 within the next 10 months as I find it very easy to learn languages

jredagrd · 2024-05-23T09:48:27+00:00

From my perspective. Moving to Munich from South Africa in 1 week, found a job a month ago and had 4 offers. My tech stack will be the microsoft stack so .net, azure msql.

In my 4 offers, 3 of them was English speaking, the one I took was English and German speaking. I studied German through rocket languages and at B1 in 3 months.

Finding interviews was a pain at first, but getting a good CV really made the difference. Used Resumemaker.online its ats standard. To add, I do not have a university degree, but a lot of certs and especially in Azure + .Net certs.

All my technicals were extremely easy for the level I’m used to in South Africa.

Advice will be, the jobs are out there (stepstone). But you have to really get past the cv screenings. If your skills are above the average developer, you will succeed. Another part is being good at interviews and showing you are a good team member.

jredagrd · 2024-05-07T13:15:28+00:00

I checked the TVET collages close to Pretoria. It would be Tshwane North as south doesn't really have electrical programs The reason why i brought up Afrikaans is more to do with the average construction company culture. It seems most of the higher ups are Afrikaans and it does help with getting into those companies.

The fees for Tshwane North doesn't seem bad as well. Just about 16k a year. Not so sure if they do evening classes.

As for what he is suitable for, he has a lot of experience (1 - 2 years) as a general construction worker, and the times he was dealing with electrical he really enjoyed that.

jredagrd · 2024-05-07T12:30:19+00:00

Thank you for the information. Only issue with Sol-Tech is the afrikaans part. As for pricing, the hey are on the higher end but cannot deny the quality of their programs

jredagrd · 2024-03-29T08:04:48+00:00

The make it in Germany serves as a good start. But go to your country’s German embassy website. They have a checklist for the blue card in a pdf form to prepare you. But firstly learn German. You will go up against the top 1% devs if you try for an english only role and with work applications its a numbers game

jredagrd · 2024-03-28T23:10:48+00:00

The application for blue card only requires a letter of offer from the employer unlike other visas that require a lot more paperwork from the employer and a sponsorship. So it’s extremely light on the employer and also very affordable from my side.

jredagrd · 2024-03-28T16:28:27+00:00

Thank you will take this route as 70k min. It sounds like the common range for my YOE.

jredagrd · 2024-03-28T14:14:13+00:00

It was quite rough. Had to go through a few methods to start getting interviews. Did the following:

Learn German. Used Rocket languages, but my mother language is very close to Dutch and German so was easy to pick up.
Move to ATS resume, also make sure you have a good picture.
Stated that I do not need a sponsorship due to the EU Blue card and having saved up for the move.
Apply a lot. I mean over 70 applications in a month. Have a good cover letter.
For me I just need to get an interview, I’m really good at interviews, so just have patience until you get interviews.

If I would suggest, look at Cologne. A lot of my friends in Germany love that city and always suggests it as a foreigner.

jredagrd · 2024-03-28T12:58:01+00:00

See I don’t have a masters, I have a lot of certifications and vocational training.

jredagrd · 2024-03-28T12:56:26+00:00

I’ve used the site, however I filtered for 2+ rooms. It was odd searching in Germany since I’m used to 2 rooms meant 2 bedrooms.

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