Ash - Store as rounds or splits?

My wood storage is filled for the next two years. But I have a ton of standing dead ash trees. I have some room to store more but not in my covered woodshed. It'll be off the ground, but will be there for a year or two. So, should I store it as rounds or go ahead and split it now?

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u/crblack24 — 4 days ago

Help me Find a Solution: Control outlet based on AppleTV on/off

I'm uing the Hubitat C-8 Hub.

I am looking for ideas on how to accomplish what I’m looking to do. It’s a long, drawn-out affair, but basically, I have a projector, screen, and appletv. I have the screen plugged into a z-wave switch. When I turn on the switch, the screen goes down. When I turn off the switch, the screen goes up.

So, I want to create a rule/automation/whatever that says, “When appletv turn on, turn on screen switch; when Appletv turns off, turn off screen switch.”

The issue is I can’t see the AppleTV within Hubitat, and Apple Home doesn’t allow me to create an automation based on the power status of the AppleTV (at least that I can figure out).

So, I’d love any thoughts on how I can accomplish this. Thanks!

SOLVED:

I tried the energy monitoring outlet on the appletv, but the power usage was way too small to work - sleep versus on was very little change.

But, the system is already setup so that the projector turns on from sleep when the appletv turns on. That power difference was huge. So, I setup smart outlets on BOTH the projector and the screen, then just set up a simple automation to open and close the screen. Works like a charm.

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u/crblack24 — 1 month ago

I've had this leaksmart water valve for years, and it's awesome. The battery backup is almost dead, and I think I might be SOL, but does this look like I'm not gonna be able to remove the batteries? I have gotten the battery compartment door off, but I feel like the batteries are inside a holder, and the way this is positioned that I might be SOL.

Anyone familiar?

https://preview.redd.it/g9j4yqezelyg1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ab4f9370307619b2b2acdd8b3efa877fb68055c

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u/crblack24 — 2 months ago