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[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, my rule is that any Tuya device that uses Wifi is to be avoided. I've got plenty of Tuya bulbs and power meters that use Zigbee, though, and they're alright but they talk directly to Home Assistant.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

To confirm the suspicions, yes, it is Tuya. It actually says so on the box. I'm still going to grab one, though: quite often the chipset can be reprogrammed and the fact that the specs say it's 2.4GHz only make me think they're using something pretty old-fashioned like an ESP32. Tuya stuff that advertises being dual-band generally isn't worth bothering with at all.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 4 weeks ago

Lidl's smarthome kit - specifically their lightbulbs - comes around once in a blue moon but is very good quality. Not up to the standard of Phillips, but on a par with IKEA.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never seen these used for condiments, but I used to see these being used all the time on soap dispensers in workshops.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago

The YAVNXLT unit offers "elegant and productive for optimum serenity", but the WZNGLPO says it can "bringing security for the family, business and happiness".

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

🤓 ACKSHUALLY

It's not possible for a heat pump - or anything - to even be 100% efficient, let alone 400%. Efficiency is measure of how much of the input energy gets converted to useful output energy, and since heat pumps don't actually create heat the useful output is the compressor's ability to pump refrigerant about. The Coefficient of Performance - the ratio between energy put in and useful work done - is 400% for a heat pump (give or take).

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

2kW is a LOT of production. That'd be enough to run most homes. If it's able to produce that for five hours a day they'd hit that 17000km figure no problem.

2kW × 5h = 10kWh 6km/kWh × 10kWh = 60km 60km/day × 365days = 21900km

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

When you're not home it becomes part of the alarm system. When you are home it can turn on the lights or heating (or extractor fan in the bathroom) and you can aggregate it with other sensors to measure occupancy to turn those things off again. If you use Home Assistant (or something like it) you can use it to go anything that can be inferred from a door being used.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Jon Benjamin Has A Van.

Edit: actually, shit, that wasn't Adult Swim. Still, though. Also not on Adult Swim: Drawn Together.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Sealab 2021 crawled so Frisky Dingo could walk so Archer could run.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

And the Xtacles. I still say "Bon Jovi Friday".

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