While I started implementing the automation switch to my parking light, one device I tried was – the Sonoff switch.
It requires the internet to work. That’s not an issue in my house, as I properly planned everything and can get a Wi-Fi signal anywhere I want in my building.
It was working fine.
I realised this problem after having our own house. Until we had our own house, we used to stay in the rental property and never have to worry about outdoor lights.
In most cases, the owner takes care of that. In some cases, no one ON the outdoor lights.
Life goes without worrying about homeowners’ problems 🙂
Then we had our first house; that time, our house was on the first floor. Every day we need to turn on/off the parking lights.
This Saturday, we changed our second building’s outdoor light automation from one tech to another.
The previous one was self-made, and it worked fine. In fact, it has many more features than the current setup, but it also comes with many requirements to work.
So we decided to give it a try on this brand new device to make it simpler to operate.
Initially, we followed the straightforward guide mentioned in the device; after using it for a few days, we noticed a lot of disadvantages in using it as is…
When we were staying at the rental property, one incident happened. I explain that real incident so you can understand one useful benefit of having a Busbar in the meter box.
I have my own online business. I was not going anywhere for job. I was just working from my home with my PC and internet connection.
Everything went smoothly until one day, my computer UPS started beeping.
Got the below question from one of our All-Access Pass Customer:
Hi Arun,
First of all thank you very much for sharing your experience and lessons learned in house construction. I am benefiting a lot after going through your articles.
I am planning to construct a house in Kochi, Kerala. Two floor house for own use. I have a couple of questions about the electrical system.
1. Is Busbar required for home use?
I think you used it because you have different houses for rental. Am I correct ?
2. You have used two electricity meters. May I know why? (Outdoor meter and 3 phase meter)
Regards,
Kishore
I am benefiting a lot after going through your articles.
In this article, I will share all the charges you will pay to install AC and a few things you should be aware of…
In most cases, AC installation is not Free. It’s a chargeable service.
Below are the details of all the costs I paid during my AC installation.
2 days back, I got a price drop alert on an Amazon product in my email.
This is the product I thought of buying after when I started using AC in my home office room. I immediately noticed one mistake I made in my room.
This is not just me who usually does…
This is a common mistake made by almost all users in their homes if they use AC.
When we were building our first house, we were complete newbies…
We didn’t have many ideas about contractors, labourers, etc.; we simply went with the construction flow.
Luckily, one of our dad’s friends helped in most aspects of our construction.
Everything went well in most cases, apart from the Electrical contractor. We had a lot of issues and verbal fights with the electrical contractor for various reasons.
On the 14th of this month, we hired our electrician to fix one issue we had been adjusting for several months.
After managing it for a few months, we decided not to adjust and fix that problem.
We hired the same electrician who did our building’s electrical work, so he understands much better about wiring and all…
Moreover, he is an awesome electrician who knows and does only quality work. He never compromises on quality work, no matter who informs him…
I already hired a private guy to do my AC installation setup who understood the importance of the AC Vacuuming process, even at a higher cost than what I would give for a company installation guy.
Installation was scheduled on Saturday with a private party.
Meanwhile, I also raised a complaint with Panasonic regarding the technician. They also shared a direct contractor guy’s contact number to speak with him this time.