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Standard Water is putting drain tile into our basement to better manage ground water. What a crazy process and it shows how much this is going to help. There was a literal stream of water when they jackhammered the route. Wish I could have watched the action!

Jackhammered basement floor trench with new white PVC drain tile pipes laid in muddy soil, shovel and tools nearby Jackhammered trench filled with gravel running along a basement floor perimeter for drain tile installation

I spent some time this morning doing analysis of our electricity usage. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy XcelEnergy makes it to retrieve your historical data at frequencies as low as every 15 minutes! Related — we use a lot of electricity… ⚡️

Bar chart of combined daily electrical usage in kWh for Magic Pines and Knox Ave properties from July to December 2024.

When I decided to get a hot tub one of my buying criteria was making sure I can monitor and control the spa from my phone. Yesterday I got the Bullfrog X8 connected. The app itself isn’t fancy but does the things you need it to do including changing modes and locking the controls.

Magic Hot Tub app on iPhone showing water temperature at 100 degrees F with filtering active and cooling to 85 degrees F.