Here’s a couple of cheaper ideas you can try before replacing your unit:
I have a smart thermostat that lets me configure the fan to be on X minutes every hour. Helps circulation, evens out temps
it has remote sensors, and I can tell it which to follow at any time or to average
I have partly closeable vents, so I can direct more heat downstairs in winter, more cool upstairs in summer. This is not as effective as dampers and you need to watch shutting down too much airflow, but it’s cheap diy that can make a difference
my brother swears by pointing a pedestal fan up the stairway
I had to read that, after an earlier thread today claimed Gore did nothing for the climate until after he lost his presidential bid …… that would have been great to post
While I realize AI is not even close to what human writers can do, studios have already been cranking out higher volumes of lower quality videos. We’re already on an enshittication train where that fits right in
Yes, I answered “News” for entertainment, speaking of enshittification. When you find one of the remaining bastions of journalism, support them as you can before we lose those too. And for the love of god, please tell the editor or ai to stop overusing “beloved” everywhere. I don’t know if that’s SEO or poorly trained AI but just stop it.
It’s going to be interesting to find out where the legal system heads with generated sound-alikes. Tom Hanks will always have a job but what about AI Tim Janks who “coincidentally” sounds very similar?
LoL, no. What lineman or electrician would want to bet their lives on you happening to remember? If there’s any code enforcement, that’s a resounding no
I was going to say that even here in the US it was 9.81 m/s^2. I don’t remember ever being taught the number in feet (in NYS) nor seeing it for my kids (in MA). Science was always metric
I wonder if part of it is more likelihood to have multiple cars, less likelihood to have someone prepare meals from scratch … or maybe that’s more than a couple decades.
COViD helped me discover a passion for cooking (baking too, but not just baking) so in the last few years my kids have had more meals prepared from scratch, more balanced and nutritious, and a lot more exposure to meals from other cultures.
One of the new tools I got is an air fryer. It’s a really convenient way to make the equivalent of grilled chicken or other foods …. But all too often I find myself feeding it processed junk like chicken strips and frozen fries
There’s probably even a small handful of foods doing most of it, like white bread, sweetened cereal, soda. However maybe the trick is to require livable wages for all those fast food workers and hope there’s some truth to franchisee claims that it becomes an unsustainable business
Well, if we’re dreaming big …… my gas water heater has a metal cage surrounding the burner section that is supposed to suppress the flame. Supposedly the cage removed heat or something so any flame didn’t extend beyond. I wonder if something like that would keep a battery fire caged
That’s an interesting perspective: I had assumed the biggest risk was while charging, and wanted to set up something to control that risk. I do see one reply about automation to prevent overcharging and I’ll definitely do that, however had not really considered whole in storage.
I’ll have to look into that and how expensive it is for larger batteries
Yep, automation is part of the plan, as is additional smoke detectors.
I did look at basement ventilation too and I’m not sure I can do much there since the house is stucco over block (only the interior walls are wood frame). I have an existing vent fan out a window well, but I’d need to figure out how to weather seal it if I wanted to automate that …. Plus there’s no way it’s sufficient for a battery fire