More Taobao loots | Singapore HDB 4 Room BTO Greenverge | Ep.31

[@kagekiso]

honestly, you just need 1 wireless router for a HDB flat. place it centrally, like on top of your fridge. try just using one. and the channel frequency is transparent to your devices, so it doesn't matter.

[@NiJiaCasa]

I see, let me try that! Thank you

[@kagekiso]

@@NiJiaCasa adding on, since you're having an industrial look, can consider running an ethernet cable across the ceiling in black tube trucking. then put the router on a shelf above your fridge or something

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@kagekiso we wanted that but only after Reno done. If not we wpukd have plan that earlier

[@boblybob5492]

Im using eero pro 6 with inbuilt with zigbee hub. Eero uses a single SSID that allows devices to live on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz radio frequency. This ensures your devices are able to move along eero's mesh efficiently.

[@NiJiaCasa]

Cool. Built in zigbee hub, that's very nice 👍🏻. How's the connection working for you?

[@MoVeLt]

What's the water storage heater you're using? Please do a review!

[@NiJiaCasa]

We are using ariston 30l titanium. Would be happy to do a review. Do look out for the video 👍🏻

[@lzm82]

your problem with the Google Home speakers could be due to Sonos suing Google and won?

[@NiJiaCasa]

I read about that. I'm wondering too. But it works fine when I'm using just one router 🤣

[@shirleytsf]

hi. would like to know whether your flat comes with neutral wire to do smart switches? or you have to get electrician to run the whole house?

[@NiJiaCasa]

Ours didn't come with neutral wire and we didn't use neutral wire for our switches. We bought the non neutral version 👍🏻

[@shirleytsf]

@NiJia Casa oic. But I saw reviews the connection not as good as using neutral wires? Yours have any issue so far?

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@shirleytsf not much. Feels ok except for just 1 bulb at the entrance that is always slightly lit, despite switch not on. But it's only like 5% lit

[@shirleytsf]

@NiJia Casa thank you

[@mathyoo0987]

Same issue with wifi printers connected to mesh network. Sometimes can detect, sometimes cannot detect.. dependent on which mesh router it connect to

[@NiJiaCasa]

Right!! It's kinda annoying

[@watarmeerong]

Curious question , seeing how you designed your home, does it mean you don't intend to have kids in the future ? Or if kids are in the plan, you guys will move again ?

[@NiJiaCasa]

Neither plans are concrete. We plan to take it as it comes; if we have kids then we believe we can part the room in suitable way (break the master into 2 part) or move after 5years.. If there isn't, then there isn't. In short, we didn't plan for it as we didn't want uncertain future to affect our current desired way of living.

[@watarmeerong]

@@NiJiaCasa That is really cool to know ^^ ! Make sense. Hehe

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@watarmeerong it's our pleasure!

[@joelyap1413]

thats the limitation of the current mesh wifi tech, its meant to distribute data connection not really to maintain a wireless lan network. U'll have greater success if you change to a classic single router with access point set up

[@NiJiaCasa]

After various trial and error, changing it to a single router does seem like the way to go. I will give it a try and update if that works better! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@joelyap1413]

@@NiJiaCasa maybe you try using wired backhaul for all ur nodes. i think ur issue might be resolved

[@kml3236]

Yo bro. regarding ur issue, are u using wired or wireless backcore? I suspect 1 of your nodes is dropping off the mesh intermittently.

[@NiJiaCasa]

It's using wireless. I suspect that might be case too but whenever I check the router login, the device doesn't seem to have disconnected while the Google home is still not connected into a group

[@kml3236]

@@NiJiaCasa its likely intermittent and does not show as disconnected on router app. U may need to relocate this node to test, if u know which one is causing the issue.

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@kml3236 good advice. Let me give that a try!!

[@kml3236]

@@NiJiaCasa This issue is quite common for wireless backcore. Its challenging sometimes to find the ideal spots in the house with power point n good enuff to extend the mesh. It actually explains why ur problem goes away if u remove 1 mesh node because your google speakers will connect to ur remaining stable mesh node. Slower is better than unstable in this case.

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@kml3236 absolutely agree. Slower is better than unstable indeed. Learnt it the hard way 🤣

[@queuepls]

The industrial backlight at your living room is a good idea for industrial theme! but would prefer if there are less bulbs. Through the video/ phone screen as I am watching, the light is pretty glaring and uncomfortable to the eyes.

[@NiJiaCasa]

Hahahaha! It's actually really dim, I think the contrast on the phone makes it's really overbearing. But in real life, it's really nice and comfortable

[@pekhuonglau4489]

👋🏻♥️

[@xeondexter]

how many routers serving ip addresses? This issue seems to be that the devices are given options to choose ip addresses from 2 different routers

[@NiJiaCasa]

Each device is automatically allocated with their own unique IP address. Likewise to the router. Not too sure if you can get the 2 router on the same IP

[@xeondexter]

@@NiJiaCasa This should explain why the devices/speakers are confused. You should find a way to use only one DHCP server instead. I am pretty sure the issue will be solved.

[@NiJiaCasa]

@@xeondexter hmmm ok I will try to set them on one DHCP. Thanks for the advice!!

[@Farisworks95]

Hi i do diy my home network systems how many routers are the in your home? Does your devices get disconnected easily? Are the mesh system connected via wifi or lan line with each other?

[@Farisworks95]

For example im using velop linksys mesh but in singapore context and how your house is design especially with the big glass door in your house does affect the wireless signals and thus causing intermittent disconnection that alot of the apps don’t pick up. For my linksys mesh is on wired backhual and on brige mode and my main linksys router is just running as per normal.

[@NiJiaCasa]

I'm using 2 mesh out of the 3 mesh. It's a wifi connection. Not direct lan. It's using Netgear nighthawk mesh router. Does glass affect the signal as well? I didn't know that! 😱

[@Farisworks95]

@@NiJiaCasa yes glass affects signal too like my study room uses glass door and sometimes get intermittent cut off and the signal speed drops when door closes. U may wan to try lan connection for your mesh system if they support. Does your home have cat6 lan points installed?

[@bornfree3531]

Name your routers differently....

[@NiJiaCasa]

And connect all device to both network?