Tag: Energy Efficiency

Celebrating 15 Years of Home Gadget Geeks with LePro Outdoor Lighting, AI Hardware Shifts, and Crypto Signals – HGG667

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Christian Johnson joins me this week to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the show while exploring today’s evolving tech landscape. They discuss AI hardware trends, rising consumer component costs, and NVIDIA’s latest enterprise advancements, along with a hands-on look at programmable outdoor LED lighting. We also look into cryptocurrency, comparing Ethereum and Bitcoin, before wrapping… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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TJ Huddleston with Smart Lighting, Garden Irrigation and His Home Automation Journey – HGG620

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T.J. Huddleston from HomeTech.fm returns to discuss his latest home automation projects. He shares insights on adaptive lighting systems that enhance comfort and energy efficiency and explores smart irrigation techniques using the Aquaflower device. T.J. highlights the importance of outdoor automation, including smart outdoor fans, and addresses ongoing electrical upgrades with Emporia Energy for monitoring… Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Home Backup Power from a Major Power Outage – HGG618

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It's a solo show this week. Last week's show was canceled due to a 100-hour power outage at theAverageGuy.tv studios. What did I do? What gadgets did we use? How did it go and how did we stay cool? All that and plenty of links in the show notes. Thanks for listening! https://youtu.be/_3B6IUc2vDQ Click for more / Podcast Player>
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Emporia Level 2 EV Charger in 2026: 40A vs. 48A, Load Management and What to Know Before Installing

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The Emporia Level 2 EV Charger is one of those products where the headline number can be misleading if you don’t understand the electrical installation behind it. Emporia advertises charging at up to 48 amps, but not every installation gets 48A. A hardwired Emporia charger can support up to 48A on an appropriate 60A circuit. A plug-in installation using a NEMA 14-50 outlet tops out at 40A on a 50A circuit. That difference matters more than most EV charger marketing lets on. This is not a hands-on review — I have not installed or personally used an Emporia EV Charger.

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