u/Substantial__Unit

About a year ago we replaced a faulty dishwasher from another many. This is a Bosch dishwasher SHP65CM5N/24 6 months ago the door controls would not work, they wouldn't light up or respond. I eventually found a fix where I unplugged the unit for 3 or 4 hours, (20min didnt do anything) and it powered back on fine. A few weeks ago it did the same thing. I unplugged it for the night and when plugging back in it worked.

Tonight it did it again, no power on the keys nor any responses. If there was a reset option I tried it the first time but again buttons don't work in this issue.

I want to get this figured out because its the 2nd time its happened in a few weeks and I don't like the remedy, its very inconvenient.

Does this ring a bell, Ive checked the power leads and everything seems fine there. I'm hoping its not a hard failure, I don't want to buy a 3rd dishwasher in 5 years. One odd thing though, last night after it had run I re-logged into my home connect app to connect it to the smarthome stuff. Is it possible this could have caused this issue? Seems hard to link but the timing is odd.

Hey everyone, I’m finally ready to pull the trigger on a lighting project and need a sanity check from the WLED pros.

​The Setup:

I’m looking to install lighting under a 8-foot roof soffit that overlooks the 4th side of my deck. I’ve narrowed it down to two paths:

​Govee Outdoor Strip Light (32ft or 16ft 24V version): The "easy" route. I already have 48 feet of Govee string LEDs on the other three sides of the deck, so matching the "vibe" and using one app is tempting.

​Custom WLED Setup: I’m a "maker" (plenty of experience with ESP32s, Home Assistant, and Unraid), so the technical side doesn't scare me. I’d likely use a 24V high-density strip to minimize voltage drop and keep it bright.

​My Dilemma:

​Consistency: Since 75% of the deck is already Govee, will a WLED strip look too different in terms of color temperature and animation fluidity?

​Simplicity vs. Control: Is the 24V Govee strip "strong" enough to satisfy a hobbyist? I love the idea of WLED's granular segment control, but I wonder if it's overkill for a single 8ft run 8 feet up in the air.

​Integration: I run Home Assistant, so I know I can bridge both, but I'm curious if anyone has regretted going Govee when they already had the skills to go WLED.

​Specs I’m considering:

If I go Govee, I’m looking at the newer 24V outdoor strips for better power over distance. If I go WLED, I'd probably look for a 24V COB or high-density RGBIC strip.

​Has anyone here ditched a custom setup for the Govee all-in-one system for "simple" outdoor areas, or will I regret the lack of customization?

​Thanks for the help!

2 years ago I bought a leaf blower, kept the 5ah battery and sold the tool and charger on Marketplace. We used it a number of times in my own leaf blower and it one day started to fail charging. Now it only red light blinks. I tried the usual fixes, hitting it with mallet or dropping it but it stays not working. I tried to call in a warranty since I had only used it 1 season. Due to the fact I no longer have the tool it came with a reached a dead end on their customer service line. They wanted all the serial numbers etc.

Is there any other way to get a warranty replacement? It sounds like some people on here call in and no questions asked they get sent a new battery.

Then this week unrelated I think, my own charger stopped lighting up at all and it wouldn't charge my OG 2.5 battery. I am pretty sure this charger is out if warranty.

What would be best recourse on how to fix this stuff. It makes me want to keep investing in Ryobi 40v at this point since the warranty service with them is much better. But I LOVE our Ego stuff.