Recently, our DSC alarm system started showing a low battery warning. On our keypad, you can scroll through the different warnings item by item. I found that two of our door sensors had low battery conditions. It was clearly time to perform a DSC sensor battery replacement. Which Battery to Use Normally when I replace…
Author: Matt
Installing a Genie 1055 Garage Door Opener
The Genie 1055 garage door opener is a 3/4 HP opener that we purchased from Home Depot. We installed it to replace our old Genie 2024. The installation was surprisingly much easier than I expected. Background: Our opener died! On Halloween night, shortly after we arrived home, Lora noticed that our garage door wouldn’t open….
Little Giant Ladders and Wall Rack
Little Giant So many of the projects we work on in our home require the use of a ladder. With tall ceilings and needing to get to heights higher than we needed to previously, a regular ladder wasn’t going to cut it. Little Giant came to the rescue and we love it’s versatility. Little Giant…
TapTes Wireless Charger Pad
TapTes Wireless Charger Pad for Tesla Model 3: While my Tesla Model 3 has plenty of ports available for charging, within the center console and behind for passengers in the back seat, I thought having wireless charging would be ideal. It was then I found this TapTes Wireless Charger Pad and figured I’d take a…
ARKON Dash Mount
Arkon Dash Mount – Suctions Onto Your Windshield or other Smooth Surface I’ve just gone through the installation process for adding SiriusXM Satellite Radio to our Tesla Model 3. But how to prop or hold the actual satellite unit in the car. At first I just let it sit on the floor of the center…
Bingfu Antenna Adapters for Tesla Model 3
Bingfu Antenna Adapters for Tesla Model 3 I love pretty much everything about my Tesla Model 3, EXCEPT for the radio options. Streaming radio is great, but we live in a canyon here in southern California, and cell reception is spotty. I needed to figure out a way to get satellite radio installed – not…
MyShoeCovers Premium Bowling Shoe Covers
MyShoeCovers Premium Bowling Shoe Covers from Amazon An avid bowler, I ordered these protectors from MyShoeCovers out of necessity. You really don’t want to injure yourself after going to the bathroom or grabbing some food. It is such a pain to have to keep changing into your regular shoes every time you want to leave…
Unlocked Galaxy S20 WiFi Calling Issues
I purchased my unlocked Galaxy S20+ for use on the T-Mobile network in late July. While I do love the phone for the most part, as of late there has been an issue where the unlocked Galaxy S20 WiFi Calling Preferences are randomly changed by the system. I have used Android phones for almost a…
Channels DVR: Remapping Channel Numbers
We’ve been using Channels DVR to allow us to record and pause/rewind/fast forward live TV associated with our Locast, AT&T TV Now and Philo streaming accounts for the past two years. The one thing we weren’t really happy with was the numbering scheme that Channels uses. I had hoped to be able to re-map the…
Adding CYA to a Pool
Adding CYA (Chlorine Stabilizer) Up until a few weeks ago, on the rare occasion when I’d need to add CYA (CYanuric Acid / chlorine stabilizer / conditioner) to our pool water, I would go to Leslie’s and get their liquid conditioner. It is pretty much instant mixing. No need to wait a few days for…