Lights out at Insteon
In April 2022, Insteon suddenly, without warning, shut down their servers, sent their employees home, and turned off the lights for the last time. All over the world, Insteon users like me began to...
Author: Chris Heider
EV Charging Buyers Guide
EV Charging at Home The Ultimate Convenience The beauty of electricity is its ubiquity. Every home in the modern world is wired with electric power. Even those in extremely remote locations have the ability...
Tesla Home Charging Options
If you found this page because you’re a future Tesla owner, congratulations! I’ve owned a Tesla Model Y Long Range since March, 2020, and I have been extremely pleased with the purchase. The most...
Emporia Energy Management
Emporia is a small Colorado-based company that makes products to monitor and conserve energy. They make high quality products that are very reasonably priced compared to peers. Here are the products that I’ve personally...
How to Build a Storage Shed with Lofts
Building your own shed is a fun and rewarding project for the whole family. Regardless of retail lumber prices, it will always be cheaper to build a custom shed than to buy one. We...
How much does it Cost to Run Radiant Underfloor Heating?
I installed a lot of electric radiant underfloor heating in my YouTube series called The Living Flip. It’s a series that follows Julie and Josh, my daughter and son-in-law, through the purchase of a...
TESLA Floor Mat Showdown – Tesmanian vs. Teslarati 3D MAXpider
In this video, I compare two leading brands of aftermarket, all-weather floor mats in my Tesla Model Y. Tesmanian floor mats are economical and family-friendly. Teslarati sells the premium 3D MAXpider floor mats which...
My Tesla Model Y Delivery Experience
This post contains the back-story leading up to this video about my Tesla Model Y delivery. For best results, read it before watching the video. Drawn to Electricity like a Magnet I’ve always been...
Easy Shiplap Backsplash using Wallplanks
Thanks to Joanna Gaines, co-host of the HGTV show Fixer Upper, shiplap has become quite a fad. Technically speaking, shiplap is nothing more than pine planks with rabbet joints on each edge so they...
Dolphin Triton PS Robotic Pool Cleaner
The Dolphin Triton PS is a robotic pool cleaner by Maytronics. I purchased this robot and the caddy on Amazon (not sponsored) and evaluated it for a month before making this review. ➤➤Dolphin Triton...
