A couple months ago I bought some smart outlets... power outlets that can turn on and off remotely, without some kind of big dongle plug popped on top of it. All of my lights are controlled with smart switches, but I've never really seen a need for smart outlets. Usually the device plugged into the outlet is "smart" so it's not needed.
But what happens when a smart device stops responding?
Being able to cycle the outlet power off and then back on again to reset it can be quite handy. Especially when I am traveling and am not home to unplug/plug-in the device to get it running again. Then it's handy to do it via my phone.
But anyway...
As I mentioned yesterday, I took my holiday day-off to install the outlets.
The hardest part of installing the outlet isn't the job itself... I can practically do that in my sleep because I have all the right tools... it's getting down on my hands and knees in order to install the outlet (though it's made a lot more difficult because my home was wired in a nonsensical manner and my electrical panel makes no sense).
Time to get my electrical power meter and get these installed. The first one was in my entry closet where I have a Litter-Robot for the cats...
These outlets are deeper than regular outlets, so you have to be pretty aggressive when you pack those wires back into the box, but once installed, it's easy to add them to Apple Home...
And there you have it. First outlet (of six) has been installed...
Here's a photo I took when I first added the odor barrier so my closet. The Litter-Robot itself doesn't allow much of a smell at all, but every once in a while Jake will take a nasty dump before I need to close the door, so I wanted to make sure my jackets didn't absorb that. This is before I bought the stairs to help my cats get in and out...
When company comes over, I can fold up the stairs and hide everything away by closing the closet door...
The remaining five were a bit easier to install because I wasn't stuffed into a closet to do it.
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