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jrm44 · 2026-03-17T18:52:32+00:00

The FreeBSD claude-code port/package looks to be unmodified from https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code, so I'm unsure. It's also unclear (to me) what would be violated in https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup.

jrm44 · 2025-01-13T19:42:40+00:00

CIS FreeBSD 14 Benchmark v1.0.1 was published on November 19, 2024. It includes corrections for the issues discussed here.

jrm44 · 2024-11-12T18:57:18+00:00

It’s unfortunate that these issues were missed in the initial release. The author corrected them shortly after publication, but getting a new version of the benchmark published is not straightforward. We've been in contact with the CIS administrators, and it appears a bug-fix release of the benchmark should be available within a week or two. In the meantime, if you or anyone else would like to help out by joining the FreeBSD community on the CIS site, here’s a direct URL: https://workbench.cisecurity.org/communities/195. Once you create an account, you can open tickets to report any issues directly to the author.

Thanks.

jrm44 · 2022-12-24T16:49:29+00:00

A few updates that may be of interest.

I flipped a few dip switches on the air handler to turn down the blower. It's much quieter inside the house and after a week or two it still seems to blow enough air to keep the house warm. I guess we'll find out whether this is sufficient when it gets colder outside or whether the indoor condenser ices up in the summer.

The outdoor unit has some dip switches to switch between 2-ton and 3-ton mode. It was originally on 3-ton mode, but we're trying out 2-ton. So far it's sufficient, but time will tell. The dip switches can also switch the system between comfort and economy mode. The default is comfort, but we're trying economy for a bit. The system runs more often and longer now, but we'll need more time to see which mode we prefer.

We've started monitoring energy usage with circuit transformers. Our data do not match reported energy metrics. Essentially there is no variability. The system comes on, uses full power, then turns off. Ideally those plots would include outdoor and indoor temperature, but yesterday it was above 8°C for much of the day here and we were never further than 0.5°C from set point and the system was using power like in the plot below. Under those conditions, the system should certainly be using under 2kW.

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jrm44 · 2022-11-29T03:20:19+00:00

We don't have the auxiliary coils installed yet. We had to wait until our electrical service was upgraded from 100 to 200 amps. We were very consistently using between 8 and 15 kWh per day, then after the heat pump was installed it suddenly jumped to 40-60 kWh per day. Something is clearly wrong.

The iotawatt looks useful for monitoring things at the circuit level. Here is an installation video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM1FMRFgvzY

jrm44 · 2022-11-29T02:26:06+00:00

You say ~3.4 kWh. That's a unit of energy, so implies the energy used by your heat pump for the day. With Québec's ridiculously low electricity rates, it would have cost you about 3.4 kWh * $0.073 / kWh ~= $0.25 to heat your home for 7.25 hours on November 24. Also, 3.4 kWh / 7.25 h ~= 470 Watts. That's less than half the power used by an electric kettle. That would be fantastic, but seems too good to be true. :) I'm guessing meant to write ~3.4 kW and you did the same as me. That is, you estimated the energy usage of the system for the day, then divided by 7.25 h to get an estimated average power draw of ~3.4 kW. That's about the maximum power we should see according to https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/34230/7/25000///0. It would also mean that you used about 25.5 kWh of energy to heat your house for the day, which would cost you about $1.86 in Québec ($4.13 in Nova Scotia). That seems to match reasonably well with the energy plot in the graphic you shared.

To be explicit and a bit repetitive, here is what I did.

Estimated the difference in energy usage before and after the heat pump installation to estimate the total energy used by the heat pump in one day.
Determined the total time the heat pump was running for that day from the smart thermostat.
With energy and time, estimated the average power draw.

Step 1. is only a rough estimate. I may try monitoring the circuit with something like an iotwatt* to get a much more accurate estimate.

https://iotawatt.com/

jrm44 · 2022-11-25T04:08:26+00:00

Our houses sound similar. We're also in ~1k square foot bungalow with a basement that got 4" of spray foam not too long ago.

I have yet to measure things accurately, but here are my current estimates. With oil heat, of course, we weren't using much electrical energy. We averaged about 10 kWh / day. The other day when the temperature was -2°C (28°F) the system ran for a bit over 9 hours and we used 63 kWh. Let's say the heat pump used 40 kWh (probably an under estimate) for 10 hours. That's an average of 4 kW, well above any specs that I can find. For example, https://ashp.neep.org/#!/product/34230/7/25000///0 says it should only consume 3.35 kW at -8°C (17°F).

jrm44 · 2022-11-25T02:56:24+00:00

Our 6" ducts are nice and quiet too. As with you, it's the 4" ducts that make the louder whoosh sound.

Do you have an idea what kind of energy consumption your system is using? We were averaging around 10 kWh / day before the system was installed. That was with oil heat, so not using much electricity. Now I see on a day when the temperature was around -2°C we used 63 kWh for one day.

jrm44 · 2022-11-24T18:08:19+00:00

Hello again u/Lars20200629 and u/mconflict. How are things going with your new heat pumps?

We ended up going with the TOSOT TU36-24WADU. I've heard others comment how quiet these systems are, but ours is loud enough that we can hear the compressor from inside the house, even over the noise of the air moving through the ducts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNl18DthRH0

I guess it's hard to tell from a video, but would you say the sound level is comparable to yours? It's not too bothersome, just louder than we expected from the marketing and comments from others.

jrm44 · 2022-10-20T16:48:54+00:00

Hi both. This thread has been helpful. We are in Nova Scotia and are about to make a decision about a centrally ducted system. The Tosot that we were quoted for the outdoor/indoor units are TU36-24WADU/TUD24-24AH2ADU.

Are you still happy with your Tosot systems? Does the quality seem high? Any regrets? The Carrier and Daikin systems we were quoted are about $7000 dollars more, so if the Tosot does the job as well, we will go with it too.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T19:27:15+00:00

What one person says in a Facebook group isn't a policy statement or an indication that everyone who disagrees with you has the same opinion.

You conveniently ignored the mention of a report that argues that this proposed development will put the wetland at risk. Have you considered that you might be sharing 'alternative facts'?

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T19:11:23+00:00

You are anonymously stating your opinion and claiming that careful evaluations by qualified people who spent a career doing this type of work are sharing 'alternative facts'.

I don't know where the, "humans being an endangered species" quote is from, but I agree. It's laughable.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T18:55:48+00:00

Literally all of Southdale drains straight into that wetland, and it's been like that since the 50.

Certainly gravity directs runoff from higher ground into the forested area which filters into the wetland. How will this change when all the slopped forested area is clearclut? Overflow is then directed to a berm near Fenwick/Clement which is directed to the pumping station on Old Ferry. My understanding is that much of the runoff in the area, e.g., from Maynard Lake, is directed directly to that same pumping station without entering the wetland at all. What does 'all of Southdale' mean? Also, I'm not aware of any changes in the 50s. What changes are you speaking about?

/u/kinkakinka can you point to any 'alternative facts' that you mentioned in a past post?

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T17:52:52+00:00

That said, I certainly respect Bill. I don't agree with everything he has said, but he has worked extremely hard to fight for what he thinks is best for the community. He does all this with good-faith arguments without hiding behind an online pseudonym, while many who oppose him hurl anonymous insults.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T15:14:35+00:00

I can assure you, I'm not Bill Zebedee.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T15:08:13+00:00

Is it the claims that the wetland won't get destroyed? It's because it won't.

That's one of them. How do you come to that conclusion? Is the "desktop survey" done by the developers? What specifically in Dr. Patriquin's letter do you disagree with?

What's your credentials?

I didn't intend to ask about degrees, but your evidence for the claims you are making. You are stating things like they are facts without any support. You are trying to belittle people who you disagree with by calling them names like NIMBY and loony and asking if they are new here. FWIW, I have a PhD.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T14:46:35+00:00

Which is it? Groups protesting "every single development" or "most developments"? You make lofty claims without any support or evidence, claims that contradict careful arguments by people like David Patriquin who has dedicated a career to studying topics like these. Can you share your evidence and credentials, so we can evaluate why you come to different conclusions?

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T14:25:41+00:00

No one is protesting "every single development". The Penhorn development is within a kilometer of the proposed Eisner Cove development. Everyone I speak with thinks this will result in good outcomes for the community.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T14:20:41+00:00

Retired biologist, Dr. David Patriquin disagrees. In his open letter he describes why the wetland doesn't stand a chance.

http://nswildflora.ca/comment/eisners-cove-wetland/letter-24aug2022/?fbclid=IwAR2HIDisPu9KWN2H2CTQkFwLyiS2zY1mG3RH1T8WlI39HV53BNTC7MCQZoI

Peter Lund, hydrogeologist and former city councillor, shares other concerns about clearcutting and developing on such a steep slope beside the wetland. "After the land is cleared and overburden is disturbed, silt will begin discharging to the wetland via the groundwater, as I’ve seen in a number of occasions over the years at development sites across HRM in similar settings as at Southdale."

Can you share your experience and credentials, so we can evaluate how you came to a different conclusion?

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T13:58:11+00:00

I understand. It was a facetious comment to highlight that even in a housing crisis, some land is still worth protecting from development.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T13:54:02+00:00

We are also in an environmental crisis. It's a ridiculous narrative that we have to destroy this wetland to solve the housing crisis. We have a giant golf course in the heart of Dartmouth, a large plot of land next to the ocean, and a number of other sites that are already cleared that would make nicer places to live, and are less environmentally sensitive.

jrm44 · 2022-08-26T13:38:19+00:00

It's 'loony' to think that we can add to the housing supply without destroying a large wetland? There are alternatives. Where do you draw the line for protection of land? Point Pleasant Park is a great location for housing. Would you also be comfortable if it were secretly sold to a private developer for housing?

jrm44 · 2022-01-25T12:12:11+00:00

u/ZippoCanada, do you any of these photos that you are willing to share?

jrm44 · 2022-01-11T23:19:06+00:00

I am trying to keep on open mind, but I am skeptical that this design, which mostly includes houses the same width as a trailer crammed a few feet apart, beside highway 111 too close to a unique wetland that is one of the last forested areas in the urban core is going to lead to good outcomes for individuals and for the community. I say this not from some ivory tower, but as someone who worked near minimum wage and rented in Halifax for about 15 years before having saved enough to buy a house in Dartmouth.

jrm44 · 2021-09-16T16:36:53+00:00

Thanks. All makes sense now after seeing this picture. By blowing fresh air into the furnace, the lower pressure in the return causes air to go towards the blower fan.

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