Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[Domon]

Which robot vacuum is best?

Carpet or smooth surfaces?

 

[Mikeawesome]

Carpet or smooth surfaces?

Smooth

 

[fly]

Roborock is best bang for your buck.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

we have a roomba thats been running for years

 

[fly]

We have a Roborock gen one that's probably 6 years old at this point and an S6 that is probably 3. Both are rock solid.

 

[Valve1138]

S6 fo LYFE.

 

[fly]

S6 fo LYFE.

Although I don't recommend rooting it. Not for the faint of heart.

 

[fly]

This is a pretty sweet Prime day deal $259 is the lowest ever according to camel3.

Amazon product

 

[Jehannum]

HEY YOU GUYS, I BOUGHT A CELL FONE CHARGER ON SALE!

Amazon product

 

[fly]

Woohoo, Home Assistant now has wakeword detection!! I can start the project to remove my Alexas now.

 

[Domon]

Woohoo, Home Assistant now has wakeword detection!! I can start the project to remove my Alexas now.

ill let you guineapig that one. Gonna use your ESP32-BOX?

 

[fly]

ill let you guineapig that one. Gonna use your ESP32-BOX?

Yep!

 

[Domon]

echo voice response has gotten truly terrible lately. Id probably keep them around as speakers, but wouldnt mind a few strategically placed boxes that solely control smarthome

 

[fly]

I really hadn't noticed any issues with mine, I'd just rather have it local and learn some shit in the process.

 

[fly]

@Domon What's the whole house power monitoring thing you use?

 

[Domon]

@Domon What's the whole house power monitoring thing you use?

Emporia vue. The v2 can be reflashed to local mqtt

 

[Jehannum]

Was looking for a set of thread chasers on Amazon and came across this gem:

Amazon product

Somebody needs to rethink that brand name, because hooked on phonics says "DIYAREA" doesn't imply a do-it-yourself spirit.

 

[Domon]

I snapped a thread chaser off in a blind hole once

Its still in there, and is the reason I choose not to tow anything too heavy with the hitch on the van. Couldnt break it out with a cold chisel like i would a busted tap.

 

[Jehannum]

I snapped a thread chaser off in a blind hole once

Its still in there, and is the reason I choose not to tow anything too heavy with the hitch on the van. Couldnt break it out with a cold chisel like i would a busted tap.

Well that certainly sounds safe.

 

[Domon]

safe enough for a bike rack, which is all I use it for.

3 outta 4 bolts, and an U-bolt to replace the one that I jammed up