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Well tbf after a few emails I think I know what I’m doing . Being honest there were only a few ways and 2 screws left to deal with . Prefer when manufacturer gives guidance rather than go in blind and rely on hope / luck . Will go for it in a few days .

Yes its pretty good ! The results from it were a bit jumpy so I got chat to average out readings . This is the unit . For my needs of simply scaling water in a barrel 0 - 100% it’s accurate enough - I would say a 2/3cm error margin .

Suppose really this thread should be in the networking/automation section ....

After an eventful and almost pointless exercise in trying to get any cheap esp32s3 board and screen to work due to poor/no documentation Zillions of boards Even the same model number from the same supplier can be different! e.g. they change the touch screen chip! Lvgl 8/9 variations Toolchain issues e.g. espriff say use their tools - but they don't work always Absolute minefield of shite - no wonder the CYD are so cheap So I gave up and went for something that would work .. the M5stack Cores3!! So first screen is the % of water in the barrel ( this it gets via HA from a standard esp32 with a ultrasonic transducer and mqtt) Backdrop is animating . Wifi symbol to show if connected or not. 2nd screen choose minutes 2/4/6/8 ( some graphics to finish ) Plays a pcm audio e.g. "2 minutes selected" 3rd screen Timer countdown. Uses mqtt to tell HA to turn on the shelly outdoor wifi switch to the pump Some graphics need to be altered ( different background I think - though 8MB PSRAM fills up quickly ). I also added some pc audio that's triggered randomly and says things like "Get (expletive deleted)ed" I thought it was funny ; SWMBO less impressed!! Most the code with quite a lot of effort on my part done with ChatGPT. Before you all jump in and shout Claude is better - I know it is. But I need a lot of tokens!. I enjoyed this project even though as an ex games programmer I made the tiny UI all game like! More projects planned - using chatgpt to accelerate my learning and let its code be sometimes questionable... I've got 2 more cores3 which I want to put above 2 other water barrels i.e. simply to show how much water is in them each - no touch/actions required. Then a compute module 5 with QT to replace my annoying Android home assistant web dashboard!

They promised me when I ordered the part that I could use technical support if I needed to, so....... hopefully.....

New fan turned up . Easy enough to unscrew it but it won’t clear the panel and cabling goes into front “ somehow “ . I’m sure I’ve read that the entire section slides forwards somehow …. Anyway ; put it back together for now and emailed vent axia with “ what do I do now ? “

lol . Yeah it’s coming in from outside the plot - impossible to pinpoint . I’m going to do my channel plan . This is the 1st leak in months - though there has been plenty of rain k er that time . It’s a management issue not a fix issue as tried that .

2am plan occurred to me . Tank around the edge of the opening to prevent tracking . Solvent weld pipe cut in half length ways to form a gully / apron . All round the edge ditra tiling mat then round the inside of the opening sitting in the gully . Pipe outlet from that into the wall membrane. What could go wrong !

Hmmmm . What about I just tank along the blue sides ? . Forcing it forwards ? . Then some kind of gully taking it to the wall and lip into the wall waterproof membrane . Good plan ? Shite plan ? I prefer to control the water than seal its routes off and hope . Don’t want to post “ leaks moved to the kitchen ! “ 🫤🫤🫤

Right ! Been waiting for this ! First Lightwell - tanked , no leak . But I know waters still coming in . So today it finally pushed through to the 2nd deliberately untanked - and leaks . Sure I’ve got zero options but to tank this one and then the water is going wherever !!! . What worries me is it tracks then to the skylights in the kitchen . Or do I think like an optimist and think as it can’t get through the 1st and then can’t get through the 2nd it just runs off the edge of the slab …. 🫤

I can spot a crack from a mile away …

I did . Way to expensive.

Yeah I saw that . It’s unclear how you access the fans . I’ll wait until the replacement turns up - take the heat exchanger out ; have a look and decide how brace I feel

I did contemplate doing a bodge like that . But I won’t ever sleep knowing the hideous thing I’ve done . The other hideous things I’ve done I can live with !

Nah ! It’s not really an anything room . Anyway I kind of guessed they’d be coming up . Tiles aren’t to bad - cleaning the ditra not much fun !

But that means ripping them up ! I’m not sure how easy that will be !!

I think best is to not bother with a “ strip “ nor attempt to match ( and fail ) . So tile half differently so it looks deliberate. But with what ?

Or rip up the others in the centre ? I.e so there’s a strip running the length of the room . But my gut instinct is getting them up will be a bitch !

I suppose it could be worse . This is a utility room - any different tiles wouldn’t be seen from the doorway . Got some spare black bathroom ones I could use in the centre . When you can’t hide it make a feature ?? 🙄

You know what I said out loud when I read your reply ? “ (expletive deleted)ing (expletive deleted) (expletive deleted) bastard mofo (expletive deleted) “

Ran out of floor tiles ! apparently discontinued- can’t find anywhere ! (expletive deleted)

Can't tolerate the fan bearings grinding anymore. Called Vent Axia and luckily they have new fan motors in stock!! So ordered! Anyone swapped one before? Easy or PITA?

Yeah it’s not clear if anything is actually broken tbh . Though if I fiddle and (expletive deleted) it - it will . Tempted to buy a replacement cistern plate kit - need too see how much that stings me

What the (expletive deleted)s that ? .

Ok ! I give up ! SWMBO complained this was over running into the pan. I got this - I remember ! Turn the white plungers set the depth - no problem . After 20 minutes of swearing I give up . Either it’s too stiff and won’t plunge or enough but it over runs . There appears to be no happy medium . Notice the left plunger ( big poo one ) seems like it’s had to much beer and can’t get an erection , very limp