Leaving home for a few days? Set up alerts for your WiFi, sump pump, water leaks, temperature and power so you hear about a problem while you can still act on it.
How to Monitor Your Home While on Vacation (WiFi, Power, Water, Climate)
Why Is My Sump Pump Running Constantly? Causes and How to Fix It
A sump pump that keeps running could have a stuck float switch, faulty check valve, or drainage problem. Learn five common causes and how to fix each.
How Many Watts Does an Air Conditioner Use?
A central air conditioner draws about 3,000 to 5,000 watts while running, and a window unit far less. See wattage by AC type and size, kWh use, and how to work out what your AC costs each month.
7 Signs You Should Get a New Router Instead of Continuously Restarting It
If your internet keeps slowing down, dropping, or forcing you to restart your router over and over again, it’s natural to begin to wonder if your router is finally going bad. Sometimes the answer is yes. Routers do die over time. Older models may find it difficult to cope with the speed of today’s internet,…
How Often to Restart Your Router? (You’ll Be Shocked By The Answer)
If the network tends to slow down, freeze, or disconnect, once a week is a reasonable preventive schedule to reboot your router for most homes. A modern stable router may not need scheduled reboots at all, but an older or heavy use router can benefit from more frequent reboots. If you find yourself rebooting it…
Why Does My WiFi Keep Disconnecting? (The Real Causes + Permanent Fixes)
Troubleshoot why your WiFi keeps disconnecting. Learn the common causes, quick fixes, and ways to prevent recurring connection drops.
How to Monitor Remote Temperature Wirelessly (From Anywhere, at Any Time)
You’re 200 miles away from your vacation rental and don’t get an alert…until your pipes burst. Or your greenhouse is frozen. A $49.99 sensor could have alerted you in seconds. That’s the value of remote temperature monitoring. A WiFi-connected sensor can let you know when conditions go outside the limits you set, instead of finding…
How to Power Cycle a Router and Modem (Right Order)
Learn how to power cycle a router and modem in the right order, how long to leave them unplugged, and what to do if the internet stays down. Includes a step diagram and an automatic option with Keep Connect.
How to Auto Restart a Router When the Internet Goes Down
Learn how to auto restart a router when the internet goes down, from built-in schedules to connection-monitoring rebooters. Follow five steps to set it up, test it safely and know its limits.
How to Restart a Router Manually, From Your Phone or Remotely
Restart your router in five steps, from your phone, or remotely while you are away. Learn why remote restarts fail when the internet is down and how to restart a router automatically.
