Batteries eventually leaking or corroding is a relatively common occurrence, especially familiar with alkaline AA cells if they’re left unattended for long enough. In short, the reason alkaline batteries leak is that they’re continually self-discharging in tiny increments, even when … Continue reading →

The very small USB port found on many non-Apple cellphones, tablets and other portable devices is a Micro USB socket. Considerably smaller than USB Type A and B, Micro USB is also half the thickness of Mini USB (see illustration … Continue reading →

In this situation, the battery could last as little as 30 minutes. If you are lucky and could get up to two hours. Note: In case you have to start the car without an alternator, don’t turn off the engine … Continue reading →

How to use Alexa with your Yale Assure Lock / Lever with Z-Wave or Zigbee Tap the menu (three horizontal lines in the top left) Tap Smart Home. Tap Devices. Tap on your lock. Tap Edit. Tap to enable: Unlock … Continue reading →

How to Fix a Car Battery That Won’t Hold a Charge Prepare the battery. Put on the safety glasses. Perform a load test. Connect the load tester to the positive battery terminal first and then to the negative post. Remove … Continue reading →

RAY: If your mower uses a 12-volt battery, use the jumper cables as you would when starting another car. Hook the positive cable to the positive terminal of the car battery. Then connect the other end of that cable to … Continue reading →

RTP/RTSP is a pull protocol, this means the decoder connects to the encoder using the RTSP protocol the encoder then sends video to the decoder using the RTP protocol. Multiple decoders can connect to one RTSP server (this is called … Continue reading →

SmartThings works with certified Alexa devices and can be used to control light bulbs, on/off switches, dimmer switches, thermostats, locks, and Scenes configured with SmartThings. Alexa can also check the status of motion and contact sensors. How do I add … Continue reading →

A humidity sensor will inform you of the relative humidity in your home, and it will also activate a connected humidifier or dehumidifier if you have one installed. You might not fall in love with the Wyze Thermostat’s industrial design, … Continue reading →

Price and Availability. Starting from today, customers can connect their Smart Outdoor and Indoor Cameras with Alexa by enabling the Netatmo skill for Amazon Alexa. The Netatmo Smart Home Weather Station, Netatmo Smart Thermostat, and Netatmo Smart Radiator Valve are … Continue reading →

Check the battery level of both your devices and make sure they are not low. Low battery levels could be a possible reason for crackling noises too as it can weaken the Bluetooth signal strength. Why is my echo dot … Continue reading →

Blink SmartHome Skill. Blink SmartHome is an Alexa skill that allows you to conveniently access blink cameras with just your voice!The features of this skill are available on Echo Dot, Spot, Show, Tap, Fire TV, Stick, Cube and Fire Tablets … Continue reading →

You need to unmute your microphone when you want to talk.When you start or answer a direct call, your microphone is unmuted. To mute your microphone during a call, click or tap (Mute) in the call action bar. The microphone … Continue reading →

How Do I Create, Edit and Delete a Scene? Tap on the scenes tab in the bottom menu . Tap on the + button in the top right corner to create a new scene. Type in a name for your … Continue reading →

Wyze Thermostat is compatible with: 24-volt systems such as forced air, hydronic, heat pump (including dual fuel), oil, gas and electric. What thermostat works with a heat pump? There are several 2020 Nest, Ecobee, and Lux smart/programmable thermostats models on … Continue reading →