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I thought assembling the IKEA cabinets would be the hard part.
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I did one triple base cabinet, one double base cabinet, two double wall cabinets, and one single wall cabinet for the extractor hood. I did all of them by myself - this is the proof picture.
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The triple cabinet took several hours on day one. On day two I worked for 9 hours straight and finished the rest. That was a day and a half in total.
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I looked at them and thought, "Phew. That was not easy."
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Then I started on the countertop.
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I needed three holes. One large cutout for the sink, a hole for the kitchen faucet, and another large cutout for the induction hob.
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I expected that part to be faster.
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It took more than 3 days.
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I had to level the base cabinets, adjust the kitchen pipes so the cabinets could sit closer to the wall, and cover the raw edges around the sink and hob cutouts with aluminium tape. If water gets through later, I do not want the countertop swelling up.
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The cutting was the stressful part. One hole too large or in the wrong place and the whole countertop could go in the trash. I measured every cut again and again before drilling anything.
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Then the induction hob cable joined the party.
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It is a four-zone hob from a well known brand, rated at 7.2 kW with boost or 6.5 kW without it. It came with what looked to me like a 2 x 1.5 mm² cable and a standard Schuko plug. I had read that power management may reduce the output when all four zones are used, but the instructions were not clear enough for me. I was not comfortable guessing. I do not do this work every day, so it went slowly. I did not enjoy that part. Here is another proof pic.
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I am only halfway done. I still need to fit the kitchen backsplash and mount the wall cabinets. But I have already changed my mind about the IKEA cabinet assembly.
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That was the easy part. I even enjoyed it.
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The IKEA instructions matched my exact cabinets. The pictures were clear. Every part I needed was in the box. The finished cabinets feel strong and I like how they look.
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The countertop looked easier, but I only had generic internet tutorials. None matched my sink, faucet, hob, pipes, and room. The job took more than twice the time and effort.
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Home Assistant and AI are much easier when the steps fit the thing you are building. A generic tutorial can point you in the right direction. A recipe made for your setup tells you what to do next and what to watch out for.
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The new Home Assistant port 8123 change is the same kind of job.
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It looks tiny. Remove five characters from an address and go home. But new installations, existing installations, port 80, bookmarks, the mobile app, and connected tools do not all behave the same way.
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I made a short video with the exact cases, the safe way to change it, and the five-minute rollback if the new address does not work.
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If you want to help the channel, watch until the end. If this change does not apply to you, skip it entirely. I would rather save you time than make you stare at a port number out of politeness.
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