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I am in the market for a UPS for my home server rack (live in Nashville lots of storms and power failures), but a lot of the reviews of big brands such as APC a

I am in the market for a UPS for my home server rack (live in Nashville lots of storms and power failures), but a lot of the reviews of big brands such as APC and CyberPower on Amazon are very negative. There are reviews complaining about battery failures, annoying beeping sounds, humming, and even starting a fire!!! My Cyberpower metered PDU[1] shows my equipment using 1.8 amps consistent. [1] https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/pdu/metered/pdu15m2f8r/ https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/pdu/metered/pdu15m...

nix23 6y ago
HPE or GE is really good, but it's data-center quality...and price ;)
sponaugle 6y ago
I'm running an APC Symmetra LX in my house to power both my server room and my office. They are pretty easy to find on the used market, and I replaced all of the batteries in mine. Picture of the UPS: https://sponaugle.com/newhouse/IMG_7342s5.jpeg https://sponaugle.com/newhouse/IMG_7342s5.jpeg Build thread that talks about it: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988
- nodesocket 6y ago
  Unbelievable thread on your house build. I literally clicked through every page in the thread [1]. You've got an absolutely beautiful home. I just bought my first house in Nashville last month and have loved filling it will Ubiquity networking gear and cameras, setting up the office, swapping lighting to Lutron Maestro switches, and doing cat6a runs. Nothing like your setup. [1] https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988
  - sponaugle 6y ago
    Thanks, and it sounds like you have a pretty good setup started at your place. The Ubiquity gear is a great way to have an ecosystem that is straightforward to manage. Those Lutron switches are great as well. I'm just now getting around to getting the Z-wave homeseer radios setup and linking them to my switches. Lots to do, but it sure is fun to see things automated!

nix23 6y ago

HPE or GE is really good, but it's data-center quality...and price ;)

sponaugle 6y ago

I'm running an APC Symmetra LX in my house to power both my server room and my office. They are pretty easy to find on the used market, and I replaced all of the batteries in mine. Picture of the UPS: https://sponaugle.com/newhouse/IMG_7342s5.jpeg https://sponaugle.com/newhouse/IMG_7342s5.jpeg Build thread that talks about it: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988

nodesocket 6y ago
Unbelievable thread on your house build. I literally clicked through every page in the thread [1]. You've got an absolutely beautiful home. I just bought my first house in Nashville last month and have loved filling it will Ubiquity networking gear and cameras, setting up the office, swapping lighting to Lutron Maestro switches, and doing cat6a runs. Nothing like your setup. [1] https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409988
- sponaugle 6y ago
  Thanks, and it sounds like you have a pretty good setup started at your place. The Ubiquity gear is a great way to have an ecosystem that is straightforward to manage. Those Lutron switches are great as well. I'm just now getting around to getting the Z-wave homeseer radios setup and linking them to my switches. Lots to do, but it sure is fun to see things automated!