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Hi BricSlayer, The idea was both the RT-RC88U and RT-AC66U were going to be mesh nodes to get better coverage and hard wire devices in the office. The problem was the ROG rapture is so unstable I had to send it back. The RT-AC88U was so good I ended up not needing the RT-AC66U I have now had to move to UniFi equipment as I maxed out the RC88U capibilitys of management. This wont be a problem for most homes and probably small business as well. The RT-RC88U is a great router. All the best Dave

Hi Djlancematthe, what exactly do you mean by this? What problem are you experiencing or question do you have? Please elaborate so I can help you. All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport what I mean exactly is what I figured out. My air purifier has a red light that will not switch back no matter what I do. My particular brand has a power issue that the power supply needs replacing.

Hi Leesalane, you are very welcome. I am glad you liked our video so much and glad it helped you. All the best Dave

Hi Linda, thank you so much. Don’t feel bad, lost of people struggled setting up the Ring Video door bell. I believe its because there is an error in there instructions, that if flowed exactly stop the setup process from completing. Which is why I found editing this video difficult as I had to do it several times to get it to work on camera. All the best Dave

Hi Matthew, This may be fine as it could be dual-band i.e. both 2.4 and 5g simultaneously. Letting the device choose what spectrum to use. I do recommend doing this but also have a separate 2.4g only SSID/network for smart home devices which are less secure and can have problems connecting to a dual frequency SSID. Just look at the WIFI settings menu and you should see what you have set up. If you set it up using your phone this is the part in the video where you made the choice th-cam.com/video/kLBCAhgGefc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=j2EW3rc5bWNtnnQY&t=353 Hope this helps and all the best Dave

Hi Nakedangel, I have a new video recorded for the Milan but still needs editing. For now here is my old Paris pack up and deflate video which should help. th-cam.com/video/bK4myVcu3WI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yFnWzpNWpVU0sUBz Thanks again for you support we really do appreciate it. Hope this helps and all the best Dave

Hi Nakedangel, you reminded me to finish and publish the pack up video for the Lay-Z-Spa Mailan so here it is for you. th-cam.com/video/fe8A8igoLfs/w-d-xo.html Thanks again for you support. Kind regards Dave

Hi Nakedangle, Wow thank you so much for you generous support we really do appreciate it. We have so many videos in production at the moment getting the time to edit them all is our major challenge. Support like this makes the work feel so worth while. Thanks again :) Kind regards and all the best. Dave

Hi Basevi, You need the Huawei health app which you can get from the Huawei app store consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/appgallery/ or this link appgallery.cloud.huawei.com/ag/n/app/C10414141?locale=en_GB&source=appshare&subsource=C10414141&shareTo=com.google.android.gm&shareFrom=appmarket&shareIds=8fc1658bde4349848707a924bdf8d353_com.google.android.gm&callType=SHARE If you want to sync with google health you also need the Health Sync app play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.appyhapps.healthsync&pcampaignid=web_share The reason for this is contracts with Google, US Government and China, such fun. I am sure the Chinese government is really interested in our hart rates and exercise routines. I hope this helps all the best, Dave

Hi Gschrijver, to be honest it’s not that loud, the microwave makes more noise and its only for a short time so should not disturb any sleep or TV watching. I have to say that I am so glad we got this. It makes life so much easer getting in and out. I have even left my phone at home by mistake and needed the code entry to get in. So convenient love it. Hope this helps and kind regards, Dave

Hi Edsmith, yes it works absolutely fine without Wi-Fi you just can’t control it remotely or automate it without Wi-Fi. I love the Wi-Fi control from my HomeAssistant server as it sends spare solar power to the Sap and heats it for free. Hope this helps kind regards Dave

Hi Miguel, the new RT-BE88U looks really nice and a good price. It however does not come with a DSL modem so you will need to use your ISP provided DSL modem/router if its a router you have try and put it in modem only mode for the best performance, functionality and reliability. Hope this helps and all the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport Thanks for the advice will try to figure out how to put in modem only mode

Hi Merovingian, I filled it with both cold and hot water at the same item, plus had the pump heating it once filled over the intake, so it was at temperature faster. As for the PH testing it was clean fresh water like taking a bath so I did not care for the chemicals and testing for a quick dip. I added the Bromine / Chlorine tablets to stock up the chemicals but does not worry me. Yes, you may very well be right professionally you probably do need to do all of this but for private self use just get in and enjoy it top up chemicals and test the water after if you are in a rush. All the best and kind regards Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport fair enough that makes sense

Hi, It may depend on you domain, If you have a private domain name like brenteck.com it may see it as an invalid address so you may have to use a free service such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail ect. All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi, If the NAS is showing it's working and you have setup the router right, then it should be fine. Some routers will show the aggregated connections and others won’t, not much you can really do about that. Testing the speed probably won’t work with only 4 drives as there will be a bottleneck there. You could pull one connection and see if it works then plug it back in then pull the 2nd and test again it should fall over without any issue. All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi Clarence, I use the Bestway app as it also allows for API integration there is an EU and USA server so if one does not work try the other. All the best and kind regards Dave

I cant get spa working as I have 5g wifi not 2g what do I do now grrrr some please help me

Hi GimmWolff, Thank you so much I do love my hair. All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi John. It is all glued / PVC welded shut so no I do not think you would be able to get to the valve. If it is not working at all you can try heating up the joint with a hair dryer or heat gun to soften the joint and brake it loos but this may very well damage it beyond use so do it at your own risk. All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi Deanooh, You are very welcome and glad you found our video to be a great guide. All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi Nmore69, The radiant heat from the sun heats up the outside and then conducts the heat into the water. Yes plastic is an insulator but as its a solid plastic not an aerated one it does allow the conduction of heat, so you end up with nice hot/warm water All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi AsamoahIsaac, I am glad you liked our LG TV video. We are still so impressed with it, an absolutely amazing TV All the best and kind regards Dave

Hi Bryanmorote, You need an Ethernet cable to go from the RLN 8-410 (NVR) to the Camera to get the video feed and send power via POE which is easer then separate power. The (NVR) Network Video Recorder can be anywhere you want. If you want to connect it to the internet then you just need to run an Ethernet cable to it from your existing network ie your router. Best to place the NVR in a location where you have power and running the cables to the cameras are easier than worry about how you will connect the NVR to the home network. You don't need easy access to the NVR once it's all setup as long as you have connected to your network. Or you can have it run without connecting it to the internet/network but you will need easy access to the NVR to play back videos and download to USB. I hope this helps. All the best Dave

Hi JM, You are very welcome I am glad our video helped get you Lay-Z-Spa setup. Thank you for you comments we really do appreciate it. We will be doing a video on how to heat your Spa for free so hope you subscribe. All the best Dave

Hi FudgeyButter, In the past with the old units the bubbles had just outside air pumped into the water cooling it down much quicker than the new ones heat the air so it looses heat slower than before. I was not saying you use the bubbles to heat you Spa as this would be very inefficient and noisy. If you are wanting to heat the Spa just run the heat mode, it will stop when the target temperature is reached. I hope this helps all the best Dave

Hi Gianluca, Do you have one and if so where in the world are you were the sun does not see the whole shower only the top? Ours works very well in the UK. Yes it does not boil the water but it does make it warm hot might be a personal sensation but it is defiantly warmer than the tap water feeding it. All the best Dave

Hi Ronnie, Give it till the end of summer and the Clever spa cover will be worse for wear, ours has faded and ripped. Holding it together with duct tape. I could just bin it as we have the Lay-Z-Spa one as well but as I have both I might as well double it up. But if you were to go for one I would recommend the Lay-Z-Spa for durability instead of replacing the Clever spa every year. All the best Dave

Hi Robert it was great seeing you both. All the best Dave

Hi Chris, Glad you liked our Lay-Z-Spa video hope you subscribed as we are working on a video showing you how to heat it for free. All the best Dave

Hi Tony, Thank you for your high praise, I truly appreciate it. Sorry for the delay in reply but we were being big kids running around Universal and Disney Florida ;) I hope you also subscribed as we will be doing a video on how to heat your Lay-Z-Spa for free. All the best Dave

Hi Remeo, I assume you mean heating the water without the bubbles if I am right you can hear it at this point in the video th-cam.com/video/qlmE5DTPkb0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3OxQIsIDlDwLf-31&t=2107 but in real live it is a bit quieter then this as the mic is making it sound a bit louder. If you mean when it is not heating the water then it is completely silent. There is a newer version which you can see here th-cam.com/video/fow2Kaj3FRg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=OsfPMYhwWiSqSG5h Hope this helps all the best Dave

Hi NJW, I think what is happening here is a bad credential. Search for Credential Manager and edit or delete the one for your NAS. You may have to restart your PC before trying to log back in. Hope this helps let us know how you get on. All the best Dave

Hi 11Kashi, Thanks glad you found our review cool hope you subscribed we are always working on more videos. All the best Dave

Hi George glad you liked our Lay-Z-Spa Thermal Cover video. We really do appreciate it. All the best Dave

Hi J.P. You will have to go from your Bell Modem to the blue port th-cam.com/video/kLBCAhgGefc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=diou4ynekICKFYrU&t=61 If you Bell Modem is a Modem router then put in in modem only mode if that is not an option you may have to use one of the yellow ports and hope Double NAT is not a problem. Hope this helps Dave

Yes it’s just a piece of wire nothing special. All the best Dave

Hi Gregorsamsa, Glad we could help with our Lay-Z-Spa setup video, If the WiFi light is flashing it has not connected to your WiFi I suggest having a seprate 2.5 Ghz network instead of a dual 2.5+5 Ghz network. Setting up a 2.5 Ghz network may fix this. Also are you using the Lay-Z-Spa or Bestway app? I use the Bestway app as it allows for Home Assistant integration. th-cam.com/video/fow2Kaj3FRg/w-d-xo.html is the part I run through the WiFi setup Hope this helps All the best Dave

Hi Vidda, Do you have a seprate 2.5 Ghz network or a dual 2.5+5 Ghz network. Setting up a 2.5 Ghz network may fix this. Also are you using the Lay-Z-Spa or Bestway app? I use the Bestway app as it allows for Home Assistant integration. th-cam.com/video/fow2Kaj3FRg/w-d-xo.html is the part I run through the WiFi setup I hope this helps Kind regards Dave

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Hi Ramesherrabolu1590, You connect your fibre converter straight to the Internet port and should be good to go. If you have fibre phons then you will need to go though your ISP router first and then into a LAN port and you could then get Double NAT problems. All the best Dave

Hi ALINESILVADEARAUJO, No just run the new installer and it will update. If you uninstall you will need to set everything up again on the computer and might confuses the backup and sync system as you are doing it a 2nd time on the same computer. Should be OK but why do all the setup again and go though a relink process. All the best Dave

Hi Richard, I find that the Clever Spa are susceptible to UV and only last one year possibly two but if you keep yours under a gazebo that could well be enough to prevent UV damage. I found having both did help If I were to only get one I wound go for the Lay-Z-Spa for longevity. All the best Dave

Hi Phil, Auto Unlock requires you to leave the geofenced area but pin and touch to unlock does not. There may be a smaller area for it to retrigger the wake of the lock. I find it normally is happy to touch to unlock if I cross the street and back, but staying on our drive which is about a cars length it will not wake the touch to unlock function. All the best Dave

Hi Mr PbyH, I am getting about 800-900 Mbps write on average. What you are seeing is the cap of you Ethernet which is 1000 Mbps (or 1 Gbps) or 125 MB/s look at www.gbmb.org/mbps-to-mbs 900 Mbps = 112.5 MB/s So each of your drives is 2x faster than you connection. To get faster write speeds you will need to upgrade all your network equipment to at least 2.5 Gbps I hope this clears things up for you. All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport Thanks for the answer, but let me disagree: there are 2 cables from the router, each 1 gigabit per second to different computers. There are also 2 cables between the synology and the router connected in a bond. The total throughput of the bond is 2Gbps, I expect the router to take data at this speed and transmit it to 2 computers at 1 Gbps each. An I not right?

@@MrPByH Hi MrPByH, I get what you are saying and in theory you are right you should be getting faster speeds, 1Gbps per PC minus overheads. What Router do you have? As it may have a Through put limit that you are maxing out. I assume its Server -> Router -> PC no switch or AP in-between. Also how have you set the bonding on the router and Server as both need to be set to IEEE 802.3ab LACP / Balance XOR draft v1 will do but LACP is better / with Adaptive Load Balancing being the slowest. You can find out more kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/help/DSM/AdminCenter/connection_network_linkaggr?version=7 Hope this helps All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport my router is Asus ax3000 v2 , latest firmware. IEEE 802.3ab LACP is turned on both in router and Synology 923+. I also tried to set up bonding in correct order: 1) turm off bonding in synology 2) plug off ethernet cables from synlolgy 3)reset router to defaults 4)turn on bonding on router 5)plug ethernet cables back to synology 6) turn on bonding on synology. In the end it didn't work either.

​@@MrPByHHi MrPByH, Sounds like you have done everything right. I am suspecting the Asus ax3000 LAN is the bottleneck here. I can not find what its throughput should be on there site so really don't know. You can look at www.asuswrt-merlin.net/about but it's for V1 not V2 so may not work and will invalidate you warranty. I feel that Non-Blocking Throughput: The maximum amount of network traffic (Generally in Gbps) that the Router/Switch that transmit at the exact same time. Forwarding Rate: The maximum amount of packets (regardless of size) the switch can process per second. Could be the problem. Have you tried JUMBO packets? Something I have not tried as I don't know if all my devices support it. I assume you are looking at the Synology Resource Monitor not the computers task manager! Also make sure you do not have any background task happning on the server such as drive diagnostics, cleaning, error checking etc. I will see what happens if I get a couple of computers writing to my NAS at the same time out of curiosity. I have UniFi set up now but still limited to 1Gb switches. Hope this helps Dave

Hi Salsolo, You are very welcome glad you are still enjoying our videos :) All the best Dave

Hi Tip Stop, Thank you so much. I love how many instructions / tutorials say in three simple steps and then skip 20 steps at a time. We are really enjoying watching movies in our Snug with a beautify halo effect. I hope you subscribed as we have more sponsored videos from Meross on the way. All the best Dave

Hi Dustin Brown, I am sorry you had this bad experience, all I can say is ours has lasted for 3 years and still working we got a 2nd one as well and never had any problems and love it so much. Is it possible that as you got it from a 3rd party it was ex-display/used/fake and could have been misused. To avoid this always buy from a reputable trustworthy source. Did you go back to where you bought it from? For the price we got them, they have been excellent value for money and a good investment in our comfort and well-being. All the best Dave

Hi User-yg6cs1cn8h, Yale are closing the old app and doing a new one which can be found www.yalehome.com/global/en/trusted-innovation/yale-apps/download-yale-home You may well need to get a new module in your lock and attach your DoorSense™ Magnet as well which you can get from yalehome.co.uk/yale-access-module-upgrade/ I hope this helps. I have now moved to using the Loqed smart touch lock th-cam.com/video/8aVovYLc6lc/w-d-xo.html All the best Dave

Hi Catalina, I would suggest checking the fuse in the plug first. All the best Dave

Hi Dilli, I have not tried the JBL 520 but from the specs I can see the Q30 is better and I can not fault them. For the price and known quality I would have to recommend the Soundcore by Anker Q30 All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport I ll buy q30 hybrid 🥰

@@gaming_jasimHi Dilli, how are you finding the headphones hope you are enjoying them. If you have not got them yet please use my link in the description as it helps us out. All the best Dave

Hi Manic, this is a cable router so no inbuilt ADSL modem. You can connect an ADLS modem to it and it will work but you may get a double NAT issue. You may be interested in the RT-AC88X th-cam.com/video/8WG4OxOaj0E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eOaRZwSpgJF8CqGq which does have the inbuilt ADSL modem. All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupport brilliant, thank you for replying.

Hi Dave, i checked the router you recommended but it still has no RJ11 connection? or am i missing something?@@BrenTeckITSupport

@@Manic.miner2077 Hi Manic, this is the DSL-AC88U AC3100 version amzn.to/48S5B21 sorry for the confusion between the X and U version. They are the same just from the RJ45 ADLS modem is in the U verant and only has 4 LAN ports instead of 8. All the best Dave

@@BrenTeckITSupportthanks for replying, really appreciate it. 🫡👍

Hi Rainyaction, what are you not loving about it? I have found ours to be wonderful even after a friends kid decided to drop all sots of things in the vents including rubber bands. Just tipped it upside down and all fell out with no harm done. :) All the best Dave