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fintail · July 2022

Ryobi. I know the new HD Ryobi isn't the same as the brand name of old, but I wanted things to go with my existing batteries, and they get good reviews. Prices seem fine, I am pleased so far.

stickguy said:
Fin, what brand? When I move I need to get some new equipment and want to big one maker and just add pieces as needed.

tjc78 · July 2022

@fintail said:
Ryobi. I know the new HD Ryobi isn't the same as the brand name of old, but I wanted things to go with my existing batteries, and they get good reviews. Prices seem fine, I am pleased so far.

I have no issues with my older Ryobi drill, circular saw etc. They run great on the newer Lithium batteries and perfect for a homeowner

stickguy · July 2022

works for me. I will scope them out once I get there and figure out what I need. Was at Lowes today and they had quite a few brands to pick from. Might look for a sale on a package deal (multiple pieces, extra batteries, something like that.)

qbrozen · July 2022

I can recommend AGAINST black and decker at this point. I got the thing with the interchanging heads, which is a fantastic idea, and it works great when working, but, after a couple of years, first one quit. I bought a replacement since I have so many attachments already. I think I'm about 6 months into that one and I had smoke coming from it while drilling last week. Not sure how much longer it has left.

tjc78 · July 2022

@qbrozen said:
I can recommend AGAINST black and decker at this point. I got the thing with the interchanging heads, which is a fantastic idea, and it works great when working, but, after a couple of years, first one quit. I bought a replacement since I have so many attachments already. I think I'm about 6 months into that one and I had smoke coming from it while drilling last week. Not sure how much longer it has left.

Sounds like me last weekend vacuuming the car.

I don’t have a shop vac down the shore so I used the old upright (with a hose) that the previous owners left. I had a lot of sand to suck up and it took awhile. By the time I was finished that vacuum was smelling like it was going to burn up! I guess it’s not made for that type of use in 85 degree temps!

henryn · July 2022

I have been using an Ego battery operated string trimmer for several years now. When the first battery got weak after 4 or 5 years, I bought a complete new unit. The battery was $129, and the new unit (with string trimmer, battery, and charger) was $179. I added an Ego chain saw about 4 years ago, and an Ego leaf blower last year.

I do believe it makes good sense to stick with one brand. I have 2 battery operated drill / drivers, and 1 battery operated impact driver. All 3 are different makes with different batteries, but they were bought on sale for very cheap, so I don't mind.

jmonroe1 · July 2022

qbrozen said:
I can recommend AGAINST black and decker at this point. I got the thing with the interchanging heads, which is a fantastic idea, and it works great when working, but, after a couple of years, first one quit. I bought a replacement since I have so many attachments already. I think I'm about 6 months into that one and I had smoke coming from it while drilling last week. Not sure how much longer it has left.

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Black and Decker tools have been junk for more than 30 years or so. Fortunately, I don’t know this first hand but I know a few people who do. I have a couple 110 volt Black and Decker drills that are over 40 years old and they are fine but I rarely use them because they are 110 volt drills.

Dewalt is made by Black and Decker and is supposed to be a better product but I don’t like those either. About 20 years ago I bought a 110 volt Dewalt heavy duty variable speed drill. Didn’t use it for years but decided to use it at flip number 3 to drive a 4 inch hole saw. You will wear down any battery operated drill quickly driving hole saws that size so that’s why I decided to used it. It worked fine for a few holes then I heard the bearing making noises. That thing ain’t going to last much longer so I’m done with Dewalt too.

We have had good results with Home Depot’s Ridgid brand 20 volt battery operated drills and impact drivers so that’s what we’ve been using. They have taken a beating and are still going strong. But even if they wear out tomorrow they have earned their keep.

jmonroe

qbrozen · July 2022

interesting. I was always under the impression Dewalt was top of the line contractor grade stuff. Just can't win these days.

fintail · July 2022

Yep, I think the items I have are fine for someone just doing stuff around the house. I wanted everything to be on the same battery ecosystem. I have 2 18V batteries and 2 40V batteries - between these, I will likely never run out before I can recharge. Only quirk has been the failure of a charger at ~3 years old. Small price to pay - I don't want to store gasoline in the garage or maintain little gas engines.

tjc78 said:

@fintail said:

Ryobi. I know the new HD Ryobi isn't the same as the brand name of old, but I wanted things to go with my existing batteries, and they get good reviews. Prices seem fine, I am pleased so far.

I have no issues with my older Ryobi drill, circular saw etc. They run great on the newer Lithium batteries and perfect for a homeowner

andres3 · July 2022

mjfloyd1 said:

@andres3 said:

Anyone read about the case where a Tesla fanboy had a son that killed himself driving 130 MPH+, but now the once huge fans, are now suing Tesla for removing a speed limiter setting.

Of course, they don't take any accountability for the driver that was driving (their son) driving like a maniac.

So now there IS a correlation between speed and accidents? I’m surprised to hear this from you of all people 😇

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-tesla-driver-speeding-ntsb-20191220-phin6vhpyvatnhgf5zfeu4yswa-story.html

Nope, still no correlation for anyone with a brain. I've driven 130 and I'm still here to type about it

You might have missed the real factors, such as Tesla, young son, residential roads (assuming). That guy was going to kill himself unless his limiter was 0.0 MPH, which it wasn't, so case dismissed; sorry parents, but you are frivolous law suit supporters.

andres3 · July 2022

mjfloyd1 said:

@andres3 said:

Anyone read about the case where a Tesla fanboy had a son that killed himself driving 130 MPH+, but now the once huge fans, are now suing Tesla for removing a speed limiter setting.

Of course, they don't take any accountability for the driver that was driving (their son) driving like a maniac.

So now there IS a correlation between speed and accidents? I’m surprised to hear this from you of all people 😇

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-tesla-driver-speeding-ntsb-20191220-phin6vhpyvatnhgf5zfeu4yswa-story.html

Tesla.... young boy.... residential streets.... no, speed was not a factor. After all, even the frivolous law suit parents say the fire killed the boy, not impact. Of course, what started the fire? That boy needed a speed limiter set at 0.00 MPH to save him.

mjfloyd1 · July 2022

@andres3 said:
Tesla.... young boy.... residential streets.... no, speed was not a factor. After all, even the frivolous law suit parents say the fire killed the boy, not impact. Of course, what started the fire? That boy needed a speed limiter set at 0.00 MPH to save him.

So it would have ended better if he was in a Mustang?

I don’t think it was a residential street from reading the article. It seems that he needed practice with high speed drifting.

But speed was not a factor? Just the rate at which he achieved speed because it was a Tesla?

Please enlighten me

snakeweasel · July 2022

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

henryn said:

I just saw this in one of my newsfeeds, the picture is from Indio, CA. The story was about the drought conditions in California. This definitely says something about California. I'm not sure exactly what, but something.

ON EDIT: Looking at that picture, the word "surreal" kept coming into my mind. I looked up the definition of "surreal":

marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream

Yeah, that fits.
I’d go nuts living that close to my neighbors. Why bother to have individual houses? I’ve visited people in California and that density isn’t unusual.
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You have to look at this positively. Those are the neighborhoods where electric lawn mowers can actually get the job done on one charge. Plus, no rusted cars live in that hood. I can see jealousy showing here.

jmonroe

You could mow those lawns with nail clippers in under 30 minutes. Around here that subdivision wouldn't be allowed to have been built.

driver100 · July 2022

@henryn

andres3 said:

mjfloyd1 said:

@andres3 said:

Anyone read about the case where a Tesla fanboy had a son that killed himself driving 130 MPH+, but now the once huge fans, are now suing Tesla for removing a speed limiter setting.

Of course, they don't take any accountability for the driver that was driving (their son) driving like a maniac.

So now there IS a correlation between speed and accidents? I’m surprised to hear this from you of all people 😇

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-tesla-driver-speeding-ntsb-20191220-phin6vhpyvatnhgf5zfeu4yswa-story.html

Tesla.... young boy.... residential streets.... no, speed was not a factor. After all, even the frivolous law suit parents say the fire killed the boy, not impact. Of course, what started the fire? That boy needed a speed limiter set at 0.00 MPH to save him.

The family claims the battery caused the fire...that a gasser would not have gone up in flames. Apparently gas cars can go up in flames too, not very often. Not sure of the point......maybe battery cars are not as safe because of the possibility of a bad fire.

oldfarmer50 · July 2022

“ Apparently gas cars can go up in flames too, not very often.”

You should drive a Kia then. Although it seems that any car with a high pressure fuel pump can get into trouble.

sb55 · July 2022

henryn said:
I have been using an Ego battery operated string trimmer for several years now. When the first battery got weak after 4 or 5 years, I bought a complete new unit. The battery was $129, and the new unit (with string trimmer, battery, and charger) was $179. I added an Ego chain saw about 4 years ago, and an Ego leaf blower last year.

I do believe it makes good sense to stick with one brand. I have 2 battery operated drill / drivers, and 1 battery operated impact driver. All 3 are different makes with different batteries, but they were bought on sale for very cheap, so I don't mind.

I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

qbrozen · July 2022

@sb55 said:
I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

Battery operated for that much lawn? Hope you got 3 chargers and half a dozen batteries.

kyfdx · July 2022

qbrozen said:

@sb55 said:

I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

Battery operated for that much lawn? Hope you got 3 chargers and half a dozen batteries.

It's 7 acres.. you don't have to do it all, the same day. Some farmer you'd make.

mjfloyd1 · July 2022

@driver100 said:
@henryn
The family claims the battery caused the fire...that a gasser would not have gone up in flames. Apparently gas cars can go up in flames too, not very often. Not sure of the point......maybe battery cars are not as safe because of the possibility of a bad fire.

I reread the story and looked at the NTSB site and it was in a residential area. He was going 116 mph in a 30 mph zone (around a curve).

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HAB1908.pdf

driver100 · July 2022

@mjfloyd1 Good info. Maybe they have to do an autopsy, see if he died from the impact, or from the flames!

qbrozen · July 2022

That all could have happened at 70mph. We'll never know.

In any case, what's the point here? Lower the speed limit in that area to 15mph? Sure, that would have prevented this from happening.

explorerx4 · July 2022

Report said driver was still breathing after the accident.

driver100 · July 2022

oldfarmer50 said:
“ Apparently gas cars can go up in flames too, not very often.”

You should drive a Kia then. Although it seems that any car with a high pressure fuel pump can get into trouble.

Apparently, and I just read this yesterday, a car with a full tank of gas is less likely to explode than one with only a little bit of gas in the tank.
Do you really think a KIA is more likely to go up in flames?

bwia · July 2022

Some EVs look pretty strange and ugly but this Chinese HiPhi X entry is not one of them them. Enjoy and comment.
https://youtu.be/aumWxZLUT28

oldfarmer50 · July 2022

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:
“ Apparently gas cars can go up in flames too, not very often.”

You should drive a Kia then. Although it seems that any car with a high pressure fuel pump can get into trouble.
Apparently, and I just read this yesterday, a car with a full tank of gas is less likely to explode than one with only a little bit of gas in the tank.
Do you really think a KIA is more likely to go up in flames?

They’ve had some recalls specifically related to that.

ab348 · July 2022

driver100 said:
Apparently, and I just read this yesterday, a car with a full tank of gas is less likely to explode than one with only a little bit of gas in the tank.

Do you really think a KIA is more likely to go up in flames?

Certain H/K models have had years of problems, both with engine fires for a couple of different reasons, or underhood fires relating somehow to an ABS flaw.

What is explosive is gasoline vapor. I have seen demos where a lit match is tossed into a bucket of gasoline and nothing happens. With a low level in the tank, there is a lot of vapor to go kaboom.

mjfloyd1 · July 2022

@qbrozen said:
That all could have happened at 70mph. We'll never know.

In any case, what's the point here? Lower the speed limit in that area to 15mph? Sure, that would have prevented this from happening.

The point is whatever you want it to be.

Odd that the Tesla was supposed to be speed limited to 85 mph after a prior speeding ticket. I didn’t see that that was ever taken off although I only skimmed the article.

driver100 · July 2022

@ab348 Thanks, that would explain why.

fintail · July 2022

andres3 said:

mjfloyd1 said:

@andres3 said:

Anyone read about the case where a Tesla fanboy had a son that killed himself driving 130 MPH+, but now the once huge fans, are now suing Tesla for removing a speed limiter setting.

Of course, they don't take any accountability for the driver that was driving (their son) driving like a maniac.

So now there IS a correlation between speed and accidents? I’m surprised to hear this from you of all people 😇

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-tesla-driver-speeding-ntsb-20191220-phin6vhpyvatnhgf5zfeu4yswa-story.html

Tesla.... young boy.... residential streets.... no, speed was not a factor. After all, even the frivolous law suit parents say the fire killed the boy, not impact. Of course, what started the fire? That boy needed a speed limiter set at 0.00 MPH to save him.

Crappy parenting is probably the key factor. Now zero accountability richdad is trying to cash in a little more, maybe to compensate for what he did wrong in the beginning.

imidazol97 · July 2022

fintail said:

andres3 said:

mjfloyd1 said:

@andres3 said:

Anyone read about the case where a Tesla fanboy had a son that killed himself driving 130 MPH+, but now the once huge fans, are now suing Tesla for removing a speed limiter setting.

Of course, they don't take any accountability for the driver that was driving (their son) driving like a maniac.

So now there IS a correlation between speed and accidents? I’m surprised to hear this from you of all people 😇

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-ne-tesla-driver-speeding-ntsb-20191220-phin6vhpyvatnhgf5zfeu4yswa-story.html

Crappy parenting is probably the key factor. Now zero accountability richdad is trying to cash in a little more, maybe to compensate for what he did wrong in the beginning.

I concur. Also, as is popular these days of no accountability, claiming the car is totally at fault rather being a factor after the fatal injuries were suffered hellps distract people from more closely investigating the family's failure in parenting.

I recall several years back a wealthy bedroom area for Cincy Metro had a youth who had a major accident in parents' Tesla at high speed. May have been on prom night?

One of several links for "Ohio Mason tesla accident prom."
https://www.journal-news.com/news/fatal-monroe-prom-night-crash-lawsuit-settles/HcfSjvJjmNhHevX85w3bgO/

kyfdx · July 2022

Boy, if you think your good parenting can keep you from having a delinquent teenager, then I've got some news for you...

henryn · July 2022

qbrozen said:

@sb55 said:

I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

Battery operated for that much lawn? Hope you got 3 chargers and half a dozen batteries.

Well, no, not that many. But probably more than one if he's going to do it all in one chunk. And it depends on just how much trimming he does. Some places have a lot to trim, others not so much. How many fence lines, how many ditches?

The Ego 2.5 AH battery which comes with the string trimmer is good for about 40 to 45 minutes of run time (advertised 45, and it does come close). With age, the run time does get shorter. I presently have two of the 2.5 AH batteries, one fairly new still good for 40 minutes, and one several years old, good for about half that time. After a solid hour of working out in the sun, I'm usually ready for a break. For a professional, who needs to use this 8 hours a day, battery operated is obviously not the way to go.

qbrozen · July 2022

@mjfloyd1 said:

The point is whatever you want it to be.

Odd. But OK. In that case, thank you for your commentary on the impact of tea leaves on the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

jmonroe1 · July 2022

henryn said:

qbrozen said:

@sb55 said:

I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

Battery operated for that much lawn? Hope you got 3 chargers and half a dozen batteries.

Well, no, not that many. But probably more than one if he's going to do it all in one chunk. And it depends on just how much trimming he does. Some places have a lot to trim, others not so much. How many fence lines, how many ditches?

The Ego 2.5 AH battery which comes with the string trimmer is good for about 40 to 45 minutes of run time (advertised 45, and it does come close). With age, the run time does get shorter. I presently have two of the 2.5 AH batteries, one fairly new still good for 40 minutes, and one several years old, good for about half that time. After a solid hour of working out in the sun, I'm usually ready for a break. For a professional, who needs to use this 8 hours a day, battery operated is obviously not the way to go.
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Years ago I had a 12 volt trimmer, I can’t remember the brand but it was better than I expected, at least it was for a couple of years. I don’t have that much to do but it was good enough. However, like you mentioned, the run time decreases with age and it got to the point after about 4 years it barely could get the job done. Finally one nice Spring day to start the trimming season again I grab the trimmer and the battery was dead and wouldn’t hold a charge. So, I had to get a new trimmer. I got a gas powered one and it’s been going strong for about 15 years now. It always has the same power as it did when it was new. It shows no signs of quitting but when it does I’ll try a battery job again. They are much better now so that one should take me to the end of my trimming days.

jmonroe

mjfloyd1 · July 2022

@qbrozen said:

@mjfloyd1 said:

The point is whatever you want it to be.

Odd. But OK. In that case, thank you for your commentary on the impact of tea leaves on the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

That’s odd

I gave information. People obviously interpret information differently

With the beginning of the Ming dynasty, tea cakes went out of production (with the exception of those needed for barter trade with nomadic tribes), and loose tea leaves came into use. Ming tea is brewed by pouring boiling water over leaves placed in a vessel.

https://teacup.media/teahistorypodcastepisodes/ep-9-the-ming-dynasty-tea-revolution

roadburner · July 2022

sb55 said:

henryn said:
I have been using an Ego battery operated string trimmer for several years now. When the first battery got weak after 4 or 5 years, I bought a complete new unit. The battery was $129, and the new unit (with string trimmer, battery, and charger) was $179. I added an Ego chain saw about 4 years ago, and an Ego leaf blower last year.

I do believe it makes good sense to stick with one brand. I have 2 battery operated drill / drivers, and 1 battery operated impact driver. All 3 are different makes with different batteries, but they were bought on sale for very cheap, so I don't mind.
I just had surgery and am on a limit of how much I can lift for a month. I have 7 + acres and about 1/2 of it is lawn so I have a lot of trimming to do. So I just got an EGO string trimmer. I'm pretty impressed. It does tall stiff weeds and the battery lasts a pretty long time. It also charged up a lot faster than my other tools.

I only have to cut 2.5 actes. My wife cuts the front and side yards adjacent to the house using my EGO 21" push mower. The rest of the acreage I cut with either my 54" or 42" ZTR mowers, which takes about an hour, tops.

tjc78 · July 2022

Fun day today…

No beach because my daughter was allergic to something and is on steroids to clear up her skin. That means no sun. Ugh

Then my Nest thermostat which has been fine for nearly a year is all of a sudden not keeping it’s charge. Very common issue. Looks like adding a common wire fixes it. Well in the condo that is easier said than done. Dig deeper and there is a $25 Nest module that can fix the problem. No one has it in stock, so Amazon it is.

Finally, wife wanted a dimmer for the dining room light. Ran to Lowes and grabbed one. Went to install it and as soon as I pulled the switch out the wire broke at the back of the box leaving just enough to splice it back on. Fortunately I had some wire nuts in the storage room from a light I replaced. Blessing in disguise I guess, that could have arced and caused issues.

I think I’m done now .. don’t want to break anything else.

kyfdx · July 2022

On a related note, the sound bar for my TV wasn't working. I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Now it works, and I'm pretty sure that makes me a master electrician.

tjc78 · July 2022

kyfdx said:
On a related note, the sound bar for my TV wasn't working. I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Now it works, and I'm pretty sure that makes me a master electrician.

And IT professional

imidazol97 · July 2022

kyfdx said:
On a related note, the sound bar for my TV wasn't working. I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Now it works, and I'm pretty sure that makes me a master electrician.

And you learned that here on Edmunds! That's the hot fix for tech items: unplug while operating forcing a complete restart of the modules.

explorerx4 · July 2022

Sometimes powering , say at a power strip won't work. You have to physically unplug the device.

sda · July 2022

The Audi is at the dealer being serviced. Even though I had an appointment on Friday they had some type of issue with another car which prevented them to work on ours. Should be ready on Monday. In the meantime I parked in the Q5s spot as it allows access to both sides. It almost appears the garage is color cordinated to the car or vice-versa. Nope.

explorerx4 · July 2022

A water heater in the garage wouldn't work for us unless the garage was heated, too.

jmonroe1 · July 2022

explorerx4 said:
A water heater in the garage wouldn't work for us unless the garage was heated, too.

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When you live in SC you don’t have to worry about a cold garage. When I had my house built in SC I didn’t want it taking up space in the garage so I had it placed in the high part of the crawl space under the house. I took advantage of a lot that sloped down from the street towards the back yard. You gotta go with the flow.

jmonroe

28firefighter · July 2022

Same in Seattle. Our hvac and water tank along with fire suppression system is in the garage.

explorerx4 · July 2022

I've been debating towing the Mustang to OH or hiring a service to do it.
U-Haul indicates Explorer can do it using a 2 axle car trailer.
Also messaging with a hauler through Shiply(broker) service who qbrozen recommended when I asked for options.
Lots of quotes and seems to be good info from Shiply.

oldfarmer50 · July 2022

explorerx4 said:
I've been debating towing the Mustang to OH or hiring a service to do it.
U-Haul indicates Explorer can do it using a 2 axle car trailer.
Also messaging with a hauler through Shiply(broker) service who qbrozen recommended when I asked for options.
Lots of quotes and seems to be good info from Shiply.

How much would it cost to have it shipped vs. the wear and tear on your car combined with the risk of a mishap on the way?

explorerx4 · July 2022

@oldfarmer50,
I just booked a carrier using Shiply(suggested by qbrozen).
Movers are kind of hedging on one 26 foot truck to move our stuff.
Will save a towing trip if I have to rent a trailer for any overflow that can't fit on the moving van.

qbrozen · July 2022

@tjc78 said:
Fun day today…

No beach because my daughter was allergic to something and is on steroids to clear up her skin. That means no sun. Ugh

Then my Nest thermostat which has been fine for nearly a year is all of a sudden not keeping it’s charge. Very common issue. Looks like adding a common wire fixes it. Well in the condo that is easier said than done. Dig deeper and there is a $25 Nest module that can fix the problem. No one has it in stock, so Amazon it is.

Finally, wife wanted a dimmer for the dining room light. Ran to Lowes and grabbed one. Went to install it and as soon as I pulled the switch out the wire broke at the back of the box leaving just enough to splice it back on. Fortunately I had some wire nuts in the storage room from a light I replaced. Blessing in disguise I guess, that could have arced and caused issues.

I think I’m done now .. don’t want to break anything else.

Coincidentally, I am also having a problem with the nest thermostat at our condo. One of the guests must have messed around with it. I can no longer access it from my phone. It would explain why the electric bill was $100 this past month. The air-conditioning must be running nonstop.

explorerx4 · July 2022

@qbrozen,
You mean renter?

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