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Side lighting with a car on the hoist has always been lacking in my shop. I ordered up two 36 watt 16ft cob LED (so continuous light) which have a CRI ->90 at 5000K to match the shop LED 4 foot overhead tubes. They are mounted in aluminum track with diffuser covers as the bare LED strip is...

Well, odds are 1 in 83…at least for the next 5 minutes..ha.

PSA, Home Depot has the new 1/2 and 3/8 Milwaukee stubby impact for under $200 CAD ($140 USD). This is the new version with 550ft/lbs. Drank some more of the red Kool-Aid today… The Ridgid 1/2 sub-compact impact is also on for under $100…but functionally has a lot less torque. I’ve finally...

I think the “Jack of all trades, Master of none” applies well to my attitude on many things…ha. With respect to the RV, the trailer doesn’t move from the “resort” and is currently put to bed with battery removed etc. We have shore power there at 30 amps, however the owner is now charging...

This is looking a lot better with Lexan lenses vs broken and/or missing glass. This custom stair lighting uses a 12 volt transformer, 120V AC dimmer (that allows me to dim the 12V transformer), G4 sockets, and now, dimmable 12V G4 LED lights. It’s been dead reliable now for over 15 years :)...

I’ve been googling “cutting Lexan with a router” and getting information on CNC machining it, but nothing really on using a hand or table router to cut it. Turns out melting is not an issue, at least with a sacrificial wood underlay and 1/4 straight cutter. I used a flush bit and guide to cut...

2018 Nissan LEAF service (grey) - 55 705 kms - Brake service - Slide pins and pads lubed with Kleen-Flo , right rear lower pin was seized. - Tires switched over to Pirelli studded winters. 2014 Toyota Highlander Service - 158 704 kms - Brake inspection ok. - Tires switched over to Blizzak...

2018 Nissan LEAF Service (Red) - 115 626 kms - Brake pad and pins clean and lube - Kleen-Flo EZE Slide lubricant - Lower ball joints replaced - left and right torn boots - Mevotech warranty - Outer tie rods replaced left and right - left side had play. New Blizzak WS90s on winter rims. Just...

Nick, yep, 239 devices. Hard to believe but I guess once you add up all the lights, sensors, child devices from the implants etc. it is indeed quite a lot. Time is always the challenge, but your experience with HA is very positive to hear. If I could magically migrate everything over, I would...

Had my first Hubitat "failure" today which normally would be a pretty stressful event considering that I have 239 devices on this hub, and countless hours of automation code, tweaks etc. @nicholam77 reported a failure with his Hubitat setup which was a reminder that electronic widgets do indeed...

Had my Dad’s Subaru in the shop all day for a complete brake job, fluid flush and oil change. My brother brought over some Timmy H’s coffee and we got busy:) Two new tools in the shop came in very handy. One is a small blast cabinet that I picked up and modified precisely for jobs like...

Thank you very much for that informed input :) The heaters are mounted in the 6" fresh air ducting, post HRV, to temper delivery air in winter. Turns out the heaters are fine, which makes sense given that they both were pulling wattage. I suspect the problem actually was the downstream temp...

Krown washes off quickly, and application thoroughness is spotty at best, at least in my experience. Rust Check (common in Canada) washes off easily as well, although yearly application of their thicker product "Coat and Protect" holds up better. I gave up on having someone else apply anything...

It behaves similar to the “good” heater but voltage is lower as the dimming equation on the automation hub recalculates delivery temp. I do have a pico 2 channel scope so this may be a good project. I replaced the offending zen72 switch thinking it was the problem (lower voltage as dimming...

Good question but I’d have to assume (and I’m no expert) but a failure to ground in the PTC element itself is all I could think of. I’ll do a post mortem…

So. I guess I need to read up on EESM motors now. Not sure why they haven’t done this already as modern alternators use similar theory on the other side of the equatioon. On the PTC issue I have one heater that is behaving oddly as it is pulling wattage as the Zen72 dimmer ramps up, but the...

Cross post but placed here for google... A little tech stuff here. I wanted to add power monitoring for my HVAC system, so installed one of these Aeotec Pico relays in a junction box that feeds the system. This unit is pretty tiny ( 44 x 40 x 21.5mm ) and would easily fit behind any...

A little tech stuff here. I wanted to add power monitoring for my HVAC system, so installed one of these Aeotec Pico relays in a junction box that feeds the system. This unit is pretty tiny ( 44 x 40 x 21.5mm ) and would easily fit behind any standard light switch. This allows a "dumb"...

I think the 800 series zwave stuff should make large sites/outbuildings a lot easier to deal with. I don't know how well this plays out in real life, but SI specs on 800 series LR zWave are pretty promising. Hubitat supports zwave LR, but you need the C8 hub or better. Regardless, a healthy...

Either has the same issue with range, but the newer 800 series chip Zwave advertises a range up to 1 mile. My shop required a LAN drop from the house for WIFI and a WAP in the shop. So lots to go wrong there between the switch, wiring, WAP. I’ve replaced all of these at times over the last 5...