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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I just went through this battle and ended up ordering a set of sensereo MS-1 (matter over thread and home assistant ready) to replace the battery-only detectors in our basement. Our main floor is nest protect hard-wired.

    While this product isn’t UL certified, it is EN certified and the functional difference seems to be 85db at 3m vs 10ft. And their website says they’re working on a UL certified model.

    They do have a hard-wired interlink model too: https://sensereo.com/ms-1-interlink/ but that’s smoke only. And again EN certified but not UL.

    But at least it’s an alternative to the x-sense products.

    The reviews of the official replacement (FA SC-5) are mixed to awful.













  • That skunk will be back around for cat food.

    We had a juvenile come in through the patio door we had cracked for the cat. Dogs chased it under the stove. Took hours for it to let its guard down and leave following a trail of cat food.

    It has been back several times over the last couple years. Only been back in the house 2x that I know of (the 20 year old cat demands the open door or she howls all night). We have a “skunk gate” on our patio now (it’s just plywood that runs between 2 rails on the steps).