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Wonderful Amazon Experience

May 14, 2023 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Our house seems to need Wifi extenders to improve getting good Internet on our computers and cell phones. I did a fair amount of research and chose the product “eero mesh WiFi system – router replacement for whole-home coverage (3-pack)” which cost me $129.99. The website rating was pretty good at 4.4 and achieved an Amazon Choice recommendation. But, after installing the units, we experienced random short periods loosing our Internet. The cause was the Eero units. I found some…

SECOND IN SERIES FOR NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT REPAIR

December 5, 2019 Score Card Comments 1 comment

If you do not have your NEST wired for C and are having problems with your NEST, research this option.

NEST Learning Thermostat Loss Of Power = Error E80

July 25, 2019 Score Card Comments 1 comment

The NEST showed the problem to be the Y1 connection but actually it was the Red power wire that was not making a good connection.

American Standard Toilet Lid Problem – Solved

May 21, 2017 Score Card

The customer complained that one of their bathroom toilet lids kept falling down. This is a real problem for men. I checked to see if the floor was level. I was darn near level but had an ever so slight tilt backward which should have helped the lid to stay up. It appeared to be a defective design. The only identification is inside the water tank: American Standard 1112 tank, made in Mexico. I suspect that this toilet came with…