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I just had my heat pump condenser fan motor replaced ($800). Less than a week later, the compressor died. As this is a 21 year old R-22 unit, I was already planning to replace it. The new units (splitting the ground floor to main and master bedroom using a 2 ton and 1-1/2 ton unit instead of...

I have a mesh wifi system at my house (Velop). I can receive wifi at the edges of my yard (200' away) with no problem. Most mesh system can have another repeater installed in the remote location to boost signal. Might be worth a try especially if you can put one of the nodes near the closest...

The Harbor Freight units work great. I have two in my garage. I didn't trust their rope so I substituted some diamond braid polypropylene from HD.

I use a Linksys Velop (2 year old version - not the latest) with 3 nodes and get great coverage throughout my 4,000 sf house and into the yard. I'm getting ready to build a separate garage approximately 80' from the house and expect to be able to add a 4th node to the system to get great signal...

See if your area has a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. They normally have plenty of used but functional cabinets.