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superjawes wrote:LED Bulbs: all of these should last forever (effectively), but it seems like Cree is popular here. IIRC, people liked the Cree bulbs because they did a good job of mimicking incandescents.
Vhalidictes wrote:A few things to think about:
1) Make sure that the cable is Category 6A. Copper data standards change, but the odds you're going to rewire the house are minimal - get the best rating you can now. Don't worry about "Category 7" for now as it's tough to find the real thing.
2) If you're going to be doing any duct work whatsoever, make sure it's Plenum rated. Toxic smoke is no fun, especially in the air system.
3) If the coax plate locations make sense, sure, run them together, but... run more than one. You won't be able to easily fix a bad cable later, so run at least a few extra ones, even if you don't terminate them all at the plate. I ran 4 cables to each plate, which was barely enough in one case.
4) Think about where you're going to terminate all these cables. Chances are that you'll have enough that you should set up some patch panels somewhere.
just brew it! wrote:Good info. Since Anovoca would/will be doing bulbs for an entire house, getting a bunch of these from Costco would probably be good value.I have had better luck with Feit brand bulbs from Costco. They seem to be more reliable than the Crees, and (at least for the lower wattage ones) are rated for use in fully enclosed fixtures.
superjawes wrote:just brew it! wrote:I have had better luck with Feit brand bulbs from Costco. They seem to be more reliable than the Crees, and (at least for the lower wattage ones) are rated for use in fully enclosed fixtures.
Good info. Since Anovoca would/will be doing bulbs for an entire house, getting a bunch of these from Costco would probably be good value.
(I'd do it myself, but I am still renting for the foreseeable future.)
Anovoca wrote:Great input, thanks. I am not planning on going overboard I just want to make sure all PCs are off wifi and any of the Rokus out of signal strength for the 5ghz AC band have a connection as well. This should ensure that any device that is connected to my PLEX server has all the bandwidth it can desire.
Vhalidictes wrote:......even if you don't terminate them all at the plate.
tanker27 wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:......even if you don't terminate them all at the plate.
That's very bad advice based on building codes in my area, all cables ran in the wall must terminate at both ends.
tanker27 wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:......even if you don't terminate them all at the plate.
That's very bad advice based on building codes in my area, all cables ran in the wall must terminate at both ends.
just brew it! wrote:superjawes wrote:LED Bulbs: all of these should last forever (effectively), but it seems like Cree is popular here. IIRC, people liked the Cree bulbs because they did a good job of mimicking incandescents.
Only if they've gotten their QA issues under control. I've had several Cree bulbs fail in various ways, and they are still on my "avoid" list as a result. Haven't bought any Cree in over a year at this point, so maybe they're OK now.
I have had better luck with Feit brand bulbs from Costco. They seem to be more reliable than the Crees, and (at least for the lower wattage ones) are rated for use in fully enclosed fixtures.
Just make sure you get the "soft white" or "warm white" style ones (2700K or 3000K), unless you're OK with the cold, clinical bluish cast that the "daylight" ones have.
just brew it! wrote:That's been my experience too with Cree and the Home Depot brands. LED longevity is betrayed by poor power circuitry.I think I may have dropped Cree before the TW came out. I was an early Cree adopter, and regretted it. It wasn't the color rendering I had an issue with, it was the (lack of) reliability.
the wrote:After buying the house, I had an electrician upgrade the 100 amp service to a 200 amp main. I have a lot of computers that can eat power.
Vhalidictes wrote:the wrote:After buying the house, I had an electrician upgrade the 100 amp service to a 200 amp main. I have a lot of computers that can eat power.
This is important. When I brought my computer over to my in-law's house, it tripped a breaker no matter where I plugged it in, because every circuit was only 10 amps(!)
Vhalidictes wrote:When I brought my computer over to my in-law's house, it tripped a breaker no matter where I plugged it in, because every circuit was only 10 amps(!)
DPete27 wrote:Also, a 10A breaker would trip at 10A*120V = 1200Watts....either you have a beast of a computer, circuits you plugged into were overloaded, or that breaker switch was bad.
Glorious wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:When I brought my computer over to my in-law's house, it tripped a breaker no matter where I plugged it in, because every circuit was only 10 amps(!)
Are you sure? That's pretty unusual, so if those circuits really did have a 10 amp breaker, there might have been a reason (substandard wiring).
Vhalidictes wrote:This is important. When I brought my computer over to my in-law's house, it tripped a breaker no matter where I plugged it in, because every circuit was only 10 amps(!)
DPete27 wrote:Vhalidictes wrote:the wrote:After buying the house, I had an electrician upgrade the 100 amp service to a 200 amp main. I have a lot of computers that can eat power.
This is important. When I brought my computer over to my in-law's house, it tripped a breaker no matter where I plugged it in, because every circuit was only 10 amps(!)
That's not necessarily an issue with the main service to the house though. Also, a 10A breaker would trip at 10A*120V = 1200Watts....either you have a beast of a computer, circuits you plugged into were overloaded, or that breaker switch was bad. Keep in mind, multiple outlets are typically serviced by the same breaker switch. Simply plugging your PC into every outlet in a given room means nothing.
superjawes wrote:Washers/Dryers: Back in the thread on exploding Samsung appliances, I think SpeedQueen was the popular recommendation for indestructible appliances. I haven't run into any issues with my Samsung pair, but I also only do laundry for two adults (and we tend to do fewer, larger loads, so we will never run into the kind of wear that a proper family will see).