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LG Washer Repair

Buying used, be prepared to repair! (especially when the seller tells you the problem!) The deal was too good to pass up so I bought an LG set that included Washer WM8000HWA & Dryer DLGX8001W How do I know the bearing is shot? Because it sounds like this: I couldn’t decide if I should use…

Smoke & CO Alarms in California

In my search to add wired smoke and smoke/CO alarms I found a 10 year battery requirement, yet Home Depot was selling a 4 pack of Kidde Smoke alarms and a single Kidde Smoke/CO Combo Detector that did not have a 10 year battery. This confused me so I started searching to make sure I…

Home IRA Rebate Links

Most detailed link: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator Good overview of rebates: https://www.energy.gov/policy/articles/making-our-homes-more-efficient-clean-energy-tax-credits-consumers

Stoves I don’t like

My new old house has a stove that isn’t great, so I’ve been slowly perusing the cheap and freebies for things I like. This is a list of Gas Ranges I was interested in, but didn’t pursue for various reasons: Maytag Gemini MGR6875ADW Links: https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/MGR6875ADW.html https://www.maytag.com/kitchen/wall-ovens/double-oven/p.gemini-30-double-oven-freestanding-gas-range.mgr6875adw.html The slow, low priority search continues

PiHole Setup Steps

Setup Raspian Lite: https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/instructions-for-setting-up-pi-hole/T To test the local IP https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/instructions-for-setting-up-pi-hole/ Setup HostName: https://geek-university.com/raspberry-pi/change-raspberry-pis-hostname/ Start SSH: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/ Install PiHole: curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash From: https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/ Save the SD card and use log2ram: https://github.com/azlux/log2ramReboot after installation!