Amazon Alexa is a great voice assistant. But unfortunately, it cannot differentiate your voice from others and can be used by anyone around. This puts your privacy at risk. Plus, it can be really annoying to see every other person … Continue reading →

Advise everyone that the cistern is being cleaned and disinfected and not to use the water. 3. Store enough water to last the household/business for up to 24 hours. Use a safe source of bottled water for drinking during the … Continue reading →

Use sleep timers to turn off audio and dim the lights while you fall asleep. Sleep timers with audio only: Turn off audio when the timer ends, so you’re able to listen to music or audiobooks while you fall asleep. … Continue reading →

To calculate water tank load on roof slab you just need to multiply height of water tank in 10 kN/ m2 or 1000 kg/m2, which is load of water tank per meter height & 1.1m height of 1000 ltr of … Continue reading →

To calculate how many gallons of space you need in your sump, determine how far the water level will drop in the tank (in inches) during a power outage and then multiply this by the width and length of your … Continue reading →

Your home router typically assigns private IP addresses to its LAN devices dynamically using DHCP. The router/gateway allows the LAN devices to share its public WAN IP address using Network Address Translation (NAT) to communicate between networks, helping to preserve … Continue reading →

SoftTouch® Motorization is a battery-powered system with wand-controlled operation. Gently pull down on the wand to lower shades and push up to raise them. Operation is intuitive and easy with click-and-walk-away functionality that provides superior child and pet safety since … Continue reading →

While our survey found that most consumers (46%) said that they mainly use smart home devices for the convenience they provide, that wasn’t the only reason behind their purchases. Consumers also understand that smart devices can provide extra eyes and … Continue reading →

The LED uses the power to make light (more power, more light). The resistor does not make light, it makes heat (more power, more heat).If you need to make an LED brighter, adding batteries is wasteful: you’re better off using … Continue reading →

If you are using the battery mounted in your car and your inverter has a plug-in connector, just insert the plug into the accessory socket (cigarette lighter) in your car. With the household device shut OFF, plug its power cord … Continue reading →

How to reduce your boiler pressure Switch off your boiler and wait for the heating system to cool. Identify and check the boiler pressure gauge. If it’s above 2 bars, you’ll need to reduce the pressure. Ensure the filling loop … Continue reading →

In addition, electric plug-in space heaters are not more efficient than other electric heating sources, and all electric space heaters are equally efficient. An electric space heater rated at 1,500 watts will put out the same amount of heat regardless … Continue reading →

And don’t be afraid to drop your thermostat even lower at night – even in winter. If you’re at home in the daytime, 72° F (22° C) is a good start, but aim for 68° F (20° C). If you’re … Continue reading →

You will pay between $150 and $200 to have your thermostat replaced. The labor should be around $125, while parts should cost you, on average, about $45. How do I know if my coolant thermostat is bad? Symptoms of a … Continue reading →

When you bleed your radiator you massively improve the heating efficiency in your home. A well-bled radiator gives out as much heat as possible.Air bubbles can prevent your boiler from working correctly, costing you money and heat! Does bleeding radiators … Continue reading →