Author: jcianci12
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Is This ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller Right for You?
If you have been looking for a way to bring your ducted AC zoning into Home Assistant without relying on cloud services, apps you do not control, or proprietary ecosystems, our ESPHome 24V AC HVAC Zone Controller might be exactly what you need. But it is not for every setup. This article will help you…
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Can I Replace My iZone System with an ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller?
If you are currently using an iZone system and wondering whether our ESPHome 24V AC HVAC Zone Controller is a simple plug-in replacement, you are definitely not alone. This is one of the most common questions we get. The honest answer is: sometimes yes, sometimes no. It really depends on how your existing air conditioning…
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When a 4G USB Dongle Breaks pfSense Failover in Hyper-V
4G failover is often sold as a simple safety net: plug in a modem, add a second WAN, and let the firewall take over when the primary internet connection drops. In practice, the messy part is rarely the concept. It is the hand-off between the USB modem, Windows, Hyper-V, and the firewall VM. A recent…
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When a USB-C Dock Port Looks Like a Network Problem
Remote Desktop freezing is one of those faults that can send troubleshooting in the wrong direction. The session may stop responding, but it does not always show a clean disconnect. That makes it tempting to blame the Windows server, RDP itself, DNS, firewall rules, or the remote application. In this case, the fault looked like…
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Fixing Drone Builds Stuck Pending: Target the Right Runner
We recently hit a simple but frustrating Drone CI problem: a deployment build would just sit in pending. Nothing was building. Nothing was failing. The job was just waiting for a free agent. The catch was that there was no suitable agent available for that pipeline. The Symptom In Drone, a build can stay pending when…
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3d Design, engineering, and printing services at Beenleigh.
Here at tekonline, we love design work. We are used to creating quality 3d designs that serve a real purpose. For example, here are a few real world products that we have produced. If you have an idea for a product, but you need it designed/printed, we can help with competitive rates, and rapid turnaround.…
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Beginner’s Guide to EasyEDA Pro, JLCPCB Parts, LCSC Stock, and Why Your Part Shows Up Rotated
When you are new to PCB design and assembly, it is surprisingly easy to get tripped up by things that seem like they should “just work.” We recently went through this with a small illuminated through-hole button in EasyEDA Pro and JLCPCB, and along the way learned a bunch of useful beginner lessons that would…
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OrcaSlicer, Creality K1 Max, Moonraker, and Mainsail: first steps for new owners finding their feet
The setup This test was done against a Creality K1 Max on 192.168.2.136 while the printer was actively running a job. The slicer was OrcaSlicer 2.3.2. This was not a fresh-from-box machine. It had just been bought second-hand from Facebook Marketplace, so part of the job was simply working out how the printer had already been set up,…
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How to duty cycle HVAC zones with Home Assistant
Here is a handy script that can help with automating your zone duty cycle, for this you will need to set up a slider card, and have your zone controller working in home assistant. You can find the 4 zone controller here or the 8 zoner here.
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3d design and printing services.
Located at Beenleigh, 4207 we can design, prototype 3d anything you need!