[ale] [Way OT] Smoke alarms and Calendar Entries

[Jim Kinney]

That water heater flush is a job for an arduino! Just keep a stout hose section connected to drain and put the end outside the house through the wall. Add a servo powered 1/4 turn ball valve with positive open/closed switches. Or a stepper motor with a large gear wheel and connecting arm and count the ticks using an old mouse optical pickup.

On October 19, 2015 8:07:45 AM EDT, DJ-Pfulio <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>On 10/19/2015 07:47 AM, Adrya Stembridge wrote:
>> The inspector wanted my shop fire detects on the same circuit
>separate from
>> anything else.  If I know I'll be producing much in the way of
>smoke/dust
>> I'll just open the big garage door for added ventilation.   I wish
>there
>> were  affordable networking options for fire/CO2 detectors.
>> 
>
>I think CO detectors are required on every level by Code in GA. It is
>"Carbon
>Monoxide" after all. ;)  Have one in the upstairs hallway outside all
>the
>bedrooms (below the gas furnaces in the attic) and one in the garage
>about 10 ft
>away from the gas water heater.
>
>Our CO and fire units are powered by the grid, with a battery backup.
>No need to
>change annually, but definitely replace the entire unit every 10-yrs as
>the CO
>detector parts do have a limited lifespan.
>
>BTW - an easy way to remember stuff like this is with your home
>calendar. Just
>put entries in for future events the same way you enter b-days.  When
>you move
>calendar systems, don't forget to export all the entries for the next
>calendar
>system to import.  Been doing this since I got a PalmPilot in the
>mid-90s.
>
>For example, yesterday had "trim trees and shrubs" on my calendar and
>Saturday
>was "Weather Stripping day" here.  Having these reminders means no
>normal house
>maintenance items are forgotten - I choose NOT to do them. ;)  Next
>week is the
>annual water heater flush.
>
>
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