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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

nobbie48 said:
I called on B&D in Brockville years back and asked the what the assembly time was for one of the mowers. IIRC it was under a minute. I assume it took you longer.

A lawn mower is a good starter project for an inexperienced person that wants to get a feel for the restoration world. If it goes totally sour it's not like you destroyed a classic Duesenberg.
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Yes, much more than a minute...

Actually small mower decks like this could be very discouraging for a beginner. To do it correctly you need to use decent gauge steel (I used 16 and 8 depending on the location) and pretty much everything is a tight compound curve.

As much as I hate ratrods I wanted this one to look like it was repaired (also used FCAW), and to look mean/rough, nevermind not wanting to take the time to do a concours resto on a mower. Looking for a clown head to replace the motor cover....
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Not sure why.... but I painted the motor purple....

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OK well I'm stuck in Vancouver with the current WestJet mess and just thinking about doing some work next year. While I start opening up the walls to insulate, I figure this would be a good opportunity to put in some wifi access points around the house. As we have a side split the best thoughts I have is to put up a single point on the top floor, one on the main floor, and one in the basement.

Currently we are using a mesh network which is working OK, but I figure while I have the walls open...this is the time.

Any recommendations? What equipment do I actually need? special router? Switch? POE? and any recommendations on the actual points and what to look for?

IIRC @oioioi is into this business so always appreciate some input!
 
mimico_polak said:
OK well I'm stuck in Vancouver with the current WestJet mess and just thinking about doing some work next year. While I start opening up the walls to insulate, I figure this would be a good opportunity to put in some wifi access points around the house. As we have a side split the best thoughts I have is to put up a single point on the top floor, one on the main floor, and one in the basement.

Currently we are using a mesh network which is working OK, but I figure while I have the walls open...this is the time.

Any recommendations? What equipment do I actually need? special router? Switch? POE? and any recommendations on the actual points and what to look for?

IIRC @oioioi is into this business so always appreciate some input!
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Install ethernet drops at some useful points. I'm not sure rating is reasonable now. Probably cat7 but ik sure some one will pipe up. Access points will be Poe or poe+ but that can be determined later. For logistical reasons, I put a switch and outlet in the attic to power access points and potentially cameras. Access is obviously a prick but I dont need to physically access it. If I had accessibility, I would have terminated runs somewhere with easier access.

Do not use Mikrotik. Performance is amazing but setup difficulty will far exceed your threshold. Ubiquiti setup is far simpler but not sure it is worth the price premium over more consumer oriented stuff. FWIW, my home setup is currently teksavvy modem to mikrotik router to ubiquiti switch to ubiquiti access points. Fiber is coming soon and I can run 10 gig into mikrotik but I only have 1 gig downstream so I doubt I will be paying for anymore than 1 gig fibre. I have four wireless access points but only use three. The fourth is just used for troubleshooting as it is at the beginning of the chain.

Tl:dr figure out access points you want to use and their locations. Run wire. Either buy switch that supplies the power your access points need or use injectors (messy and use a lot of plugs but work fine). It is possible that you could get away with only a router and not a switch but it depends how many cable drops you want. It is cheaper and easier to buy a switch with high port count connected to a low port count router than it is to buy a high port count router.
 
backmarkerducati said:
Yes, much more than a minute...

Actually small mower decks like this could be very discouraging for a beginner. To do it correctly you need to use decent gauge steel (I used 16 and 8 depending on the location) and pretty much everything is a tight compound curve.

As much as I hate ratrods I wanted this one to look like it was repaired (also used FCAW), and to look mean/rough, nevermind not wanting to take the time to do a concours resto on a mower. Looking for a clown head to replace the motor cover....
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Not sure why.... but I painted the motor purple....

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Gave me some inspiration. I have an old TruTemper wheelbarrow in about the same condition. Making a rat-barrow would be different. 20221106_150647.jpg

Already got the gasser front end done.
 
Anybody know if this is normal in a freezer?

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Cycles on and off and not very often.
 
mimico_polak said:
And I quote ‘I’ve never seen one glowing before’ lol

My dad is ready to rip it out and says the house is about to burn down.
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Tbh, it does look like a resistive element (like you would find in an oven) and it is surrounded by metal so the glowing doesn't entirely concern me. Most freezers hide the defrost element so you can't see it.

Conveniently, you have at your disposal a toy that can see heat. You can easily check for excessive heat in cord/plug/behind that panel/etc to see if something is getting too hot.
 
do I trust randos on YouTube or randos on GTAM?


Seems like exactly the same item just mine isn’t vibrating.
 
GreyGhost said:
Tbh, it does look like a resistive element (like you would find in an oven) and it is surrounded by metal so the glowing doesn't entirely concern me. Most freezers hide the defrost element so you can't see it.

Conveniently, you have at your disposal a toy that can see heat. You can easily check for excessive heat in cord/plug/behind that panel/etc to see if something is getting too hot.
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I'm assuming it's a defrost element. A clamp on ammeter would also show if the freezer was within specs. You would have to catch it with the element on.

The video implies it's normal.
 
MacDoc said:
why bother ....mesh works the charm.
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We currently have mesh around the house. And while it helps...we still have a few spots where it's garbage.

Only reason I would put in the hard wired points, is because I'll be taking apart the walls anyway to insulate the interior. So while I have it all opened up, it just makes sense to do it properly.

Pretty sure I don't need more than 4-5 points to cover the entire house.

1 - basement
2 - top floor
1 or 2 - main floor (the incoming router will be the first point so may put in one on the mid-level point as well...but that one looks to be a pain in the ***)
 
mimico_polak said:
We currently have mesh around the house. And while it helps...we still have a few spots where it's garbage.

Only reason I would put in the hard wired points, is because I'll be taking apart the walls anyway to insulate the interior. So while I have it all opened up, it just makes sense to do it properly.

Pretty sure I don't need more than 4-5 points to cover the entire house.

1 - basement
2 - top floor
1 or 2 - main floor (the incoming router will be the first point so may put in one on the mid-level point as well...but that one looks to be a pain in the ***)
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What mesh do you have we have the TP-Link Deco and it works almost everywhere on the property with five pucks

Sent from the future
 
Scuba Steve said:
What mesh do you have we have the TP-Link Deco and it works almost everywhere on the property with five pucks

Sent from the future
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I've got the one that Rogers rents out (but they never took it back once they upgraded our modem). It works well enough.

Parents have the Google mesh network and while it works well in their house, the only block they have is the exterior walls. I have 2 cinder block walls inside the house in b/w the main router and bedrooms.
 
mimico_polak said:
We currently have mesh around the house. And while it helps...we still have a few spots where it's garbage.

Only reason I would put in the hard wired points, is because I'll be taking apart the walls anyway to insulate the interior. So while I have it all opened up, it just makes sense to do it properly.

Pretty sure I don't need more than 4-5 points to cover the entire house.

1 - basement
2 - top floor
1 or 2 - main floor (the incoming router will be the first point so may put in one on the mid-level point as well...but that one looks to be a pain in the ***)
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Putting lan drops isn't a bad thing. But are you going to also have access in the walls to run the drops to some sort of a central location. Typically someplace in the basement. I ran ethernet throughout my house and it all works flawlessly, but everything was open and fishing wires upstairs wasn't much of a issue even if I didn't rip out those walls.
 
sburns said:
Putting lan drops isn't a bad thing. But are you going to also have access in the walls to run the drops to some sort of a central location. Typically someplace in the basement. I ran ethernet throughout my house and it all works flawlessly, but everything was open and fishing wires upstairs wasn't much of a issue even if I didn't rip out those walls.
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I'm planning on putting in a central location in the attic where it's nice and cool and install a small lock box there. Basement is a pain because I'm not doing anything in the basement as it's not an issue with heat.

I'm planning on removing the exterior drywall only in order to build a 2x3 (or 2x4) frame, insulate, run wires (electrical and CAT5/6) and then button it up again.
 
mimico_polak said:
We currently have mesh around the house. And while it helps...we still have a few spots where it's garbage.

Only reason I would put in the hard wired points, is because I'll be taking apart the walls anyway to insulate the interior. So while I have it all opened up, it just makes sense to do it properly.

Pretty sure I don't need more than 4-5 points to cover the entire house.

1 - basement
2 - top floor
1 or 2 - main floor (the incoming router will be the first point so may put in one on the mid-level point as well...but that one looks to be a pain in the ***)
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That is a lot of AP's. We have one in the garage (convenient place to stick the router, covers the front yard but not much else), one at the top of the stairs (used by almost everything) and one outside near our bedroom (covers backyard and improves bedroom signal). At the far corner of the basement, I still have a solid connection to the AP on the second floor. I was contemplating another AP but with important areas now connected by cables (office, tv area in basement, etc), I'm not going to waste the money.

Ubiquity used to (and probably still does) have free modelling software. Import your floor plans, draw in some walls, place AP's and see what the coverage looks like. The problem with it is it is designed for simple layouts with constant ceiling height. With a sidesplit, you could model each level separately but I think AP at the top of your stairs on the ceiling would easily cover 2nd floor and main floor and the modelling software couldn't calculate that when I ran it.

FWIW, if you mount AP's to the ceiling with attic above, it is simple enough to run the wire anytime. The hard part is getting the switch/router end of the cable somewhere where you can connect it.
 
Is there a tool to check signal strength in each room? I feel like the WIFI bar in my phone doesn’t really give a full picture.
 
mimico_polak said:
Is there a tool to check signal strength in each room? I feel like the WIFI bar in my phone doesn’t really give a full picture.
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Wifi Analyzer is ok and shows dBm levels on all networks but not a graph. Ubiquiti has a free tool (wifiman). Wifiman is better and can show you graphs of traffic in the area as well as a real-time signal level plot as you wander around.
 
I've been running 2x asus AC86U routers in ai mesh with wired backhaul in opposite corners of the house for the last 3-4 yrs. Haven't had to reboot them once and they cover the house and the entire backyard with full wifi speed. Only time my internet is down is when rogers ***** the bed. Been thinking of updating to a couple wifi 6 routers instead but I'm only getting 690mbps from rogers on the 500u plan atm so no need.

I've used the rogers eero and their pods too in the past and found while they increased coverage they tanked the speed.
 
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