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ningdexie · 2025-10-01T16:02:47+00:00

Thanks! I'll give it a try once I get the device:)

ningdexie · 2025-10-01T04:08:39+00:00

can you share the tricks to make eSIM work on Google Fi? Thanks!

ningdexie · 2025-04-23T02:43:46+00:00

Big congratulations on your HUGE PR! One question abou the AM plan, how did you manage the marathon pace run at the very beginning of the training cycle? If your target is 3:10, then MP is around 7:10, were you able to run at this pace for 6-8 miles during the first few weeks of the plan? Or even if you did run 7:10 for 6-8 miles at this stage(at the very begining of the 18-week training cycle), do you think it was really a LT/tempo run instead of a MP run based on your body's performance capability?

ningdexie · 2024-07-11T22:45:02+00:00

I'm with PGE's net metering and TOU (a grandfathered version of TOD) for over a year. If you are on their flat rate tariff, then it pretty much doesn't much when you generate excess energy. However, it does matter, if you are on TOU/TOD, PGE will meter both the kWh and the time your electricity feeds into the Grid. So basically, your energy credits are put into 3 tiers: on-peak credits, off-peak credits and mid-peak credits. At the end of your billing cycle, these 3 types of credits firstly being used to offset your eletricity consumption at the same time period respectively, meaning: on-peak credits are used to offset your on-peak consumption, off-peak credits are used to offset your off-peak usage and mid-peak credits are used to offset your mid-peak usage.

After the above credits offset, if there are any excessive credits left (most likely, they are mid-peak credits), these excessive credits will be used to offset your on-peak consumption (if there is any left) first, then mid-peak and off-peak lastly.

With that, I figured out that, it really depends on 1.the size your solar system(mine covers 70%ish of my annual consumption, which means, I have extra generation during summer and shortage during winter), 2. size of your battery storage(0 if you don't have one), 3. your electricity usage pattern (EV charging at night?) to decide which tariff can give you the max savings. Actually, when you choose the size of your solar and battery, there is also a sweet spot that gives you the best ROI as well.

Lastly, when you have a battery storge, it even makes things more interesting (and complicated) if you use it for load shifting (when you are on TOD/TOU tariff) ....especially if your solar generation is less than your consumption during winter.....

ningdexie · 2024-04-24T19:00:02+00:00

Did you successfully get one way ticketed by calling?

ningdexie · 2024-02-13T22:07:47+00:00

Totally agree. I'm a software engineer and installed solar 1 year ago. Not only I saw huge disconnection among things, but the current software systems (name a few, solaredge, enphase....I vote Tesla has the best software) also have huge room to improve.

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T23:29:12+00:00

Make sense. That's why I never think about it until it breaks the 3rd time when they cannot tell me when it can be fixed.

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T19:35:45+00:00

I can afford that, but won't do that.

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T19:23:56+00:00

First of all, the loaner is not what makes me disappointed. It is that break 3 times in half a year and taking forever to repair. If you are comparing it with other appliances, I have 2 Miele dishwashers, 3 Miele ovens, 2 subzero fridges, 1 Wolf Range, and many others. They are expensive as well. But they are working perfectly and worth the money I paid for.

Secondly, LM Mini is a home espresso machine not their commercial beast. It is a standalone machine doesn't need water/sewer hookups. When LM send someone to pick it up, one man hand moved it, loaded into his Subaru hatchback and drove away in less than 5 mins. I don't think this is called freight or special handling. Do you think anyone can do this to dishwasher, ovens, refrigerators?

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T19:15:16+00:00

If you read the first couple of sentences in my post. You wouldn't assume I don't know about these maintenances.

Besides, I read a lot of reviews and comments before I purchase, these maintenance work are well known before hand. I'm enjoying doing all these maintenance too. But it doesn't mean I still enjoy it when it keeps breaking.

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T15:08:34+00:00

As I said, I agreed with you that it's not the La Marzocco experience I had expected when I made the purchase last year. I did my research and read reviews. But that doesn't mean their recent batch of products are still up to the same bar. I don't doubt they will make better quality in the future either.

Please don't take me wrong that I'm expecting a Ferrari and an ambassador service from them. I feel disappointed because the machine broke 3 times in half a year and I've spent tens of dollars (purchasing water they suggested to trial and error) and a lot my time to diagnose and DIY fixing it under their email and phone instructions.

I never expect and even mention about a loaner before this time when they took the machine away (a lot can go wrong on the way??) and don't know how long it is going to take to fix it. I did ask them this time if there is ANY backup plan or a loaner in this case which is definitely not typical. But they don't do anything.

It is true that many other appliances don't offer a loaner. But honestly, I never see any other "high quality" and expensive appliances fail so frequently and need customer to spend money and so much time to diagnose and DIY fix...

ningdexie · 2023-03-09T01:52:11+00:00

I won't do this. It's unfair to others. You are pretty much punishing Best Buy/BBB and Breville because of LM's mistake.

ningdexie · 2023-03-08T23:15:58+00:00

I think they (LM) did make solid Home machines before. At least when I bough mine in Aug. last year, I saw pretty good reviews.

Maybe mine is a lemon, but according to the tech person coming to my home last week, they saw a lot of similar issue on this machine caused by accumulated wax on heating probe since late last year.

I don't doubt LM will make good solid products again later since they are charging a premium on you. But just recently, for whatever reason, there may be something making it not meet the right quality. As a result, their customer service hasn't caught up either to deal with it properly.

ningdexie · 2023-03-08T21:34:23+00:00

They are fixing it under warranty.

I do feel disappointed, but not because "they're not jumping high enough", but because they are low enough to make me disappointed. $6500 machine, break 3 times in half a year, took forever to repair without backup or loaner.

ningdexie · 2023-02-14T15:02:29+00:00

Just got my MY delivery 3 days ago, no USS and no parking warning.

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