Recent content by NHDave

My Black & Decker 20v trimmer has been going strong since 2018, honestly it's lasting longer than I thought it would. If I bought a new one today it would be Ryobi for the same reasons stated above.

I used X10 for years as well, when we moved into our new place it started getting flakey after a while. I searched for a while to find something that would give me timers for on at dusk and any off time I wanted, plus smart phone control but no loss of local control if the internet went out. I...

I had an X10 setup for probably 10 years, while it was inexpensive it was also unreliable, and after adding a couple UPS's for my network equipment parts of it wouldn't work at all, even with filters. I saw the Caseta system on an episode of Ask This Old House a couple years ago as it had what I...

You don't even need an empty spot to add the remote, they make a kit that mounts the remote to the rear of a switch plate. This is a 2 gang box, the switch on the left is a remote.

I'll second Caseta, I have a few room lights and the porch light wired with them, plus the ceiling fan in the livingroom and our bedroom. You can set timers (on at dusk, etc) for the lighting plus dimming. Best thing about the fans? I get cold after I fall asleep with a fan blowing on me so we...

I recently replaced my standard pencil type iron with a TS100, thing is amazing, gets much hotter much faster, goes into standby when you set it down, and will run off of a battery for those jobs that don't have an outlet nearby.

Newb guy to the form, was researching this trailer and ran across this mod thread. I wonder if someone could take a measurement for me? I want a trailer but the MH park I live in doesn't allow trailers to be stored on our lots. I have a good size shed so I'm trying to see if this trailer will...