hyperfish
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Hey Google just boiled the kettle and used 0.06 kWhI have the Kasa plugs and I will say they are good for turning lamps on etc with just your voice once leaned with Alexa etc
Hey Google just boiled the kettle and used 0.06 kWhI have the Kasa plugs and I will say they are good for turning lamps on etc with just your voice once leaned with Alexa etc
I can’t be the only person who sets stuff up and it just keeps working.Make sure you've got a drawer to put it all when you realise you spend more time maintaining, checking, debugging, troubleshooting, upgrading than it saves you.
Mine all work fine. Sunrise and sunset aren’t very accurate but that’s a minor issue. Alexa never goes wrong with them either.I can’t be the only person who sets stuff up and it just keeps working.
I might do a bit more initial digging than the average Joe but I’m pretty green to all the stuff I’ve got involved in over the years and it’s all still working well
Lol. I'm starting to realize that Started looking at hubs etc. Clueless though ATM.
That's the main reason i bought it. Twice I have braved the heavy rain to send it home as there is no connectivity on my model. I found that turning off the base will keep it there and will return to schedule when I power back up. Could possibly automate that with IFTTT. Check yours Dony, mine will just stop on the lawn if it's cutting when the power is cut to the boundary wire.I was thinking of getting a smart plug for the automower. If I'm away from home and the weather is rough I'll be able to turn the mains power off remotely.
I can’t be the only person who sets stuff up and it just keeps working.
I might do a bit more initial digging than the average Joe but I’m pretty green to all the stuff I’ve got involved in over the years and it’s all still working well
The only plugs I’ve bought that get rare use are smart plugs for Christmas lights. Everything else gets used but in truth I never needed many smart plugs and again never dabbled in lights.Great job - I read some posts where people invest hours of tinkering to automate some simple tasks and I do wonder about the net gain.
I imagine there are quite a few drawers full of alexas and plugs where people have up trying or realised it just isn't worth it.
That's the main reason i bought it. Twice I have braved the heavy rain to send it home as there is no connectivity on my model. I found that turning off the base will keep it there and will return to schedule when I power back up. Could possibly automate that with IFTTT. Check yours Dony, mine will just stop on the lawn if it's cutting when the power is cut to the boundary wire.
The only plugs I’ve bought that get rare use are smart plugs for Christmas lights. Everything else gets used but in truth I never needed many smart plugs and again never dabbled in lights.
My most recent tinkering has allowed me to use Alexa to tell me when my garage doors are opened. Not bad for a system that had zero ability to do so when I bought it.
Needs shall inherit the Earth
Slippery slope. You will no doubt come to the conclusion soon that a mesh system will do a better job for youRepeater to get some WiFi at the bottom of the garden, and the plug is my first dabble into smart stuff.
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better off wiring in an outdoor AP.Slippery slope. You will no doubt come to the conclusion soon that a mesh system will do a better job for you
Mine all work fine. Sunrise and sunset aren’t very accurate but that’s a minor issue. Alexa never goes wrong with them either.
Slippery slope. You will no doubt come to the conclusion soon that a mesh system will do a better job for you
Let's not get carried away just yet fellas. A £14 extender and no wiring does the job finebetter off wiring in an outdoor AP.
Outdoor AP was around £30 and was 7 feet of cable.via a POE injector. Not exactly excessiveLet's not get carried away just yet fellas. A £14 extender and no wiring does the job fine
I'm open to anything but..Time, effort, drilling, power supply? vs plug in and walk away.Outdoor AP was around £30 and was 7 feet of cable.via a POE injector. Not exactly excessive
Let's not get carried away just yet fellas. A £14 extender and no wiring does the job fine
....whilst the idea of automating your home a la tons of 'smart' plugs and tech, I can't help but resist the idea purely based on the fact that if your internet ever went down, you'd be left with no hot water, no electricity, no burglar alarm, no security cameras - heck, you wouldn't even be able to open your front door!!!!!
....whilst the idea of automating your home a la tons of 'smart' plugs and tech, I can't help but resist the idea purely based on the fact that if your internet ever went down, you'd be left with no hot water, no electricity, no burglar alarm, no security cameras - heck, you wouldn't even be able to open your front door!!!!!
As long as your wifi / router was operational, all that stuff works. Don't need internet connectivity.
Still can be an issue at the end of a long garden thoughA mesh system, although slightly more expensive, is sooooo much better than any extender if you want to be truly wireless.
The majority of connected stuff can be used manually as well. So isn’t generally an issue....whilst the idea of automating your home a la tons of 'smart' plugs and tech, I can't help but resist the idea purely based on the fact that if your internet ever went down, you'd be left with no hot water, no electricity, no burglar alarm, no security cameras - heck, you wouldn't even be able to open your front door!!!!!