Hey guys! Off topic comment for this video, forgive me. Speaking towards your network setup, if you haven't considered it already, think towards surge protection with your copper Ethernet runs outside. It may be beneficial to use a properly grounded in-line Ethernet surge protector on both sides of the run. I read in your blog that you're planning to use fiber to connect buildings together, and with that, I'm unsure of the need to have a surge protector where it converts to copper. However - any runs that are underground AND are copper, an Ethernet surge protector will be a good idea! That's all - thank you! Really enjoy all of your content. Looking forward to the utility building construction to begin.
Great call-out! You're right that we do plan to use fiber interconnects between buildings, and power surges cannot travel through the fiber. There's no surge protection required on these - they'll terminate directly into SFP / SFP+ / QSFP / etc connectors. However, we will have plenty of ethernet cables exiting the buildings - e.g. to cameras, our well, septic system, etc. For all of those (and a few others, like some antenna lines) we'll be using inline surge protectors. One thing I've also been debating is around the use of PoE devices - such as the cameras. One option is to use a PoE switch, but an alternative would be to have a dedicated PoE injector. This would allow further decoupling between the switch and devices in the event of any outside-originating power surge. Not sure how material this is though. It's also worth noting that we'll have a whole house SPD (Surge Protection Device) for our electrical system too. Appreciate the comment, and keep the great ideas coming! We had thought of this one, but I'm sure there are things out there we haven't thought about yet!
*sigh* the lovely piles of white coolness: just the thing to watch during the middle of this huge heat wave here in Texas! Look like the snowbanks I remember from my childhood in Minnesota: I'd spend all day digging snow caves in them.
*thump* *thump* (shovel fulls landing near the camera) Yeah that's heavy, wet snow. Doing that work always puts me in mind of Taylor's time and motion studies (from the 1910s), demonstrating that the ideal shovel load is about 20 lbs.
We’re using the AirThings Wave Plus: amzn.to/3DQrRMn (affiliate link) Unfortunately it doesn’t link to Home Assistant via local API, only via the cloud. Some of their other models do support local API, but we explicitly wanted this model for some of its capabilities. I think it’s down us the value of a good air quality monitor but for the house we’ll build some DIY ones that will integrate fully with Home Assistant.
Haha! We had a fairly tight window when we were trying to arrive back at the RV - after getting back from Europe, but with time to get ready for sugaring! If we'd been back a week earlier, we'd have had almost no snow to deal with, but unfortunately we were still in Europe then. It took well over a month after we were back before the snow really started melting properly, and we couldn't wait that long to get back.
Build a wood truss roof for cover the RV next winter.
Hey guys! Off topic comment for this video, forgive me. Speaking towards your network setup, if you haven't considered it already, think towards surge protection with your copper Ethernet runs outside. It may be beneficial to use a properly grounded in-line Ethernet surge protector on both sides of the run. I read in your blog that you're planning to use fiber to connect buildings together, and with that, I'm unsure of the need to have a surge protector where it converts to copper. However - any runs that are underground AND are copper, an Ethernet surge protector will be a good idea! That's all - thank you! Really enjoy all of your content. Looking forward to the utility building construction to begin.
Great call-out! You're right that we do plan to use fiber interconnects between buildings, and power surges cannot travel through the fiber. There's no surge protection required on these - they'll terminate directly into SFP / SFP+ / QSFP / etc connectors.
However, we will have plenty of ethernet cables exiting the buildings - e.g. to cameras, our well, septic system, etc. For all of those (and a few others, like some antenna lines) we'll be using inline surge protectors.
One thing I've also been debating is around the use of PoE devices - such as the cameras. One option is to use a PoE switch, but an alternative would be to have a dedicated PoE injector. This would allow further decoupling between the switch and devices in the event of any outside-originating power surge. Not sure how material this is though.
It's also worth noting that we'll have a whole house SPD (Surge Protection Device) for our electrical system too.
Appreciate the comment, and keep the great ideas coming! We had thought of this one, but I'm sure there are things out there we haven't thought about yet!
It's so crazy watching you do this while we are in a heatwave LOL!
*sigh* the lovely piles of white coolness: just the thing to watch during the middle of this huge heat wave here in Texas! Look like the snowbanks I remember from my childhood in Minnesota: I'd spend all day digging snow caves in them.
Glad everything survived the winter well.
Are you guys still pleased with your orb???
Can you share the cover that you used? Also, any comments on how the cover did? From the video, all looked good
*thump* *thump* (shovel fulls landing near the camera) Yeah that's heavy, wet snow. Doing that work always puts me in mind of Taylor's time and motion studies (from the 1910s), demonstrating that the ideal shovel load is about 20 lbs.
Would love to know the contractor you used for snow removal I have have property in windam
Vermont and really could use someone like that.
You'd need to find someone local to you. If you ask around, I'm sure you'll find someone who can help!
You should camp in -30 or below and te us how it goes
The coldest we saw this winter was -2°F and no issues.
Has all that snow made you rethink your decision to homestead in Vermont? Life could be so much easier in a warmer climate.
Absolutely not! We love the cold weather! ☃️
What type of air quality sensor is that, and does it tie into home assistant?
We’re using the AirThings Wave Plus: amzn.to/3DQrRMn (affiliate link)
Unfortunately it doesn’t link to Home Assistant via local API, only via the cloud. Some of their other models do support local API, but we explicitly wanted this model for some of its capabilities.
I think it’s down us the value of a good air quality monitor but for the house we’ll build some DIY ones that will integrate fully with Home Assistant.
18:20 what air monitor are you using?
We’re using the AirThings Wave Plus: amzn.to/3DQrRMn (affiliate link)
Sorry… orv?
Save yourself some work and risk of injury by letting nature melt the snow next winter.
Haha! We had a fairly tight window when we were trying to arrive back at the RV - after getting back from Europe, but with time to get ready for sugaring! If we'd been back a week earlier, we'd have had almost no snow to deal with, but unfortunately we were still in Europe then. It took well over a month after we were back before the snow really started melting properly, and we couldn't wait that long to get back.
I'm not really liking watching last years stuff.......I'm considering leaving this channel!