New #Blog: Doggy Boot Build
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/converting-a-zafiras-boot-to-a-dog-transportation-area.html?utm_source=rss

#cars #dogs #housestuff #vehicles

New #Blog: Manually Charging Our US2000C Solar Battery
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/reviving-our-pylontech-us2000c-solar-battery-with-a-wall-charger.html?utm_source=rss

#battery #electrical #housestuff #pylontech #solar #troubleshooting

New #Blog: Setting Up Zigbee2MQTT With HomeAssistant
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/moving-my-zigbee-network-from-zha-to-zigbee2mqtt.html?utm_source=rss

#homeassistant #homeautomation #housestuff #iot #zigbee #zigbee2mqtt

New #Blog: Using HomeAssistant To Control Solis Inverter Charge Schedules
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/controlling-charge-schedules-with-homeassistant-and-soliscloud.html?utm_source=rss

#automation #battery #homeassistant #homeautomation #housestuff #solar #solis

2024 Solar Performance
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/solar-performance-in-2024.html?utm_source=rss

#electricity #housestuff #solar

New #Blog: Is Our Hot Tub Thermal Cover Worth The Cost?
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/will-our-hottub-thermal-cover-break-even.html?utm_source=rss

#analysis #electrical #hottub #housestuff #influxql

Dog Proofing The Bottom Of A Chain-Link Fence
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/preventing-dog-from-squeezing-under-wire-fence.html?utm_source=rss

#dogs #garden #housestuff

New #Blog: Counting Home Assistant Automation Triggers For My Fingerbot
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/counting-homeassistant-automation-triggers.html?utm_source=rss

#dishwasher #electrical #fingerbot #homeassistant #housestuff #influxdb

New #Blog: Trying Out A Far Infrared Heated Poster
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/using-graphene-infrared-heater-art-in-the-sitting-room.html?utm_source=rss

#electrical #heating #housestuff #infrared

Building a Raspberry Pi Cycling Computer
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/building-a-smart-wifi-cycle-computer-with-rpi-influxdb-and-grafana.html?utm_source=rss

#bike #exercise #gpio #grafana #hardwarehacking #housestuff #influxdb #metrics #monitoring #python #raspberrypi #telegraf

New #Blog: Unclogging A Washing Machine When The Pump Cover Is Jammed
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/bosch-washer-outlet-clogged-and-wont-unscrew.html?utm_source=rss

#appliances #housestuff #repair #washingmachine

New #Blog: Unclogging A Washing Machine When The Pump Cover Is Jammed
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/bosch-washer-outlet-clogged-and-wont-unscrew.html

#appliances #housestuff #repair #washingmachine

Building a Raspberry Pi Cycling Computer
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/building-a-smart-wifi-cycle-computer-with-rpi-influxdb-and-grafana.html

#bike #exercise #gpio #grafana #hardwarehacking #housestuff #influxdb #metrics #monitoring #python #raspberrypi #telegraf

In between studying for my cybersecurity certification & fixing nonsense around my house & making sure my kid doesn't fall into a ravine & moving furniture & starting laundry & forgetting about laundry, I've been absolutely addicted to The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-murderbot-diaries
#ebook #sciencefiction #HouseStuff

New #Blog: Getting Bamboo Out of Our Garden
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/removing-bamboo-from-our-garden.html

#garden #housestuff

Dealing With Dishwasher Tablets Leaving a White Residue On Glasses
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/ecover-dishwasher-tablets-left-white-grit-over-everything.html

#dishwasher #housestuff #troubleshooting

New #Blog: Looking at our first year of Solar
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/a-year-in-solar-generation.html

#analysis #electrical #homeassistant #housestuff #octopus #solar

New hinges on the right, original on the left. When the old slow close hinges break, they won't stay closed. Cabinet door side was a direct fit, but the cabinet side I did have to drill the lower mounting hole as the spread of that mount was maybe an 1/8" wider. Used the top hole & drilled a new lower hole, now all good. #HouseStuff

New #Blog: How a Heater Killed An Extension Lead
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/plugging-a-heater-into-a-switched-extension-lead-what-could-go-wrong.html

#analysis #cabling #electrical #housestuff

New #Blog: Our Worst Powerup To-Date
Author: Ben Tasker

https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/this-was-our-worst-powerup-to-date.html

#analysis #electrical #housestuff #octopus #solar #tuya