We put an electric gate opener on the gate on our driveway. There’s been a lot of tweaking and configuring, but it basically works. The solar panels, though, are insufficient to recharge the batteries after a day of contractors coming and going — this is one of the drawbacks of living in the redwood forest;Continue reading “Infrastructure Project: Gate Opener Battery Case”
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SmartThings and the Recirculating Pump
A couple of years ago, we got a recirculating pump to run the hot water line from the master bathroom back to the water heater so we could get actual hot showers. The pump came with a built-in timer so that we could schedule times for it to run. That’s swell if you live byContinue reading “SmartThings and the Recirculating Pump”