Popular home items you never want to have?

[hubbahubba]

Alexa
Netflix or any other streaming service for tv

Re: the pool, it's a piece of cake. I haven't ever lived in a home in AZ without one. I buy a big bucket of chlorine about once a year. I have to add it once a month in the winter, and maybe once every 5 days in the summer to my floating dispenser. Variable speed pump is super efficient, and the MX-8 does a pretty decent job of cleaning the bottom and up the sides. Easy peasy, and much needed here. It is sitting at 79 degrees this morning, almost warm enough.

[dscabra]

I saw mention of "smart" things, but for me I'd never buy a refrigerator with Wi-Fi or a camera to tell me what I need to buy. In my mind, this is just silly. The same for most appliances. I don't need to run my BBQ or my microwave with an app on my phone. I do have a smart thermostat, which comes in handy when traveling when you forget to set the thermostat properly before you go or to get the house comfortable before you return from a trip.

[tcphoto]

A Roomba, if I'm too lazy to run a vacuum or push a broom then just put me in an assisted living facility.

[dreamingat30fps]

Originally Posted by dscabra

I saw mention of "smart" things, but for me I'd never buy a refrigerator with Wi-Fi or a camera to tell me what I need to buy. In my mind, this is just silly. The same for most appliances. I don't need to run my BBQ or my microwave with an app on my phone. I do have a smart thermostat, which comes in handy when traveling when you forget to set the thermostat properly before you go or to get the house comfortable before you return from a trip.

Love my wifi pellet smoker. Can just put shit in and go about my day while monitoring it on my phone. If it's done I can turn it off or raise the temp if it's taking too long and want to speed it up. It's awesome. Only the smoker portion has wifi, the grill part... not really sure how wifi would work on that.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by dscabra

I saw mention of "smart" things, but for me I'd never buy a refrigerator with Wi-Fi or a camera to tell me what I need to buy. In my mind, this is just silly. The same for most appliances. I don't need to run my BBQ or my microwave with an app on my phone. I do have a smart thermostat, which comes in handy when traveling when you forget to set the thermostat properly before you go or to get the house comfortable before you return from a trip.

Ya, I'm very similar to your way of thinking. Some of those 'smart' things are useful, but a lot is that extra fluff.

Originally Posted by tcphoto

A Roomba, if I'm too lazy to run a vacuum or push a broom then just put me in an assisted living facility.

No, cuz I hate doing the floors, let me have that!

You really like cleaning the floors when some robot can do it for you? Cmon!

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by tranquility

Tx guys, it's a shame there's some corruption going on, another potential power source affected by greed. Pretty sad considering that the sun's power is free and those in power still figured out a way to screw the common person.

I'm starting to see solar panel cleaning advertisements in our area now - Fancy machines that crawl across the panels
with whirling brushes. So, there's another potential added cost, not to mention someone climbing on your roof again.

As a wise old friend mentioned to me many years ago: "When you see something a little odd, follow the dollar."

No thanks.

[vreihen16]

Don't forget hail damage insurance on those solar panels.....

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

I've read many articles saying that this kills a home's resale value, since the power purchase obligations supposedly transfer to the new owner.

Going thru this now selling one of my dad's properties in Bakersfield. Had to figure out that it was a sub to Tesla I had to get in contact with, then they had a special department for transfer, then title company had to . . . . I should be done with this fiasco next Friday

Originally Posted by 3.0L

I'm starting to see solar panel cleaning advertisements in our area now - Fancy machines that crawl across the panels
with whirling brushes. So, there's another potential added cost, not to mention someone climbing on your roof again.

They were just here at work, cleaning our panels. Long pole like for concrete, with water and electricity connected to the brush. They brought a high-lift, nobody got on the roof.

[carseatsm5]

Solar panels have been a good deal for me. $10K install (after tax credit) and I’ve saved ~$2K/yr (or more with power prices always rising). Been over five years now so they’ve paid for themselves and should last another 20yrs. Of course “your mileage may vary” as they say.