Waking up to the scent of freshly baked focaccia isn’t what makes the morning special—it’s the love behind it, without any expectation of anyone. (All credits to my daughter.)

Many years ago, my bank accounts were wiped clean. I was robbed so badly that I no longer knew how I would buy my little children a liter of milk. It was horrible, I really mean it. The worst part was that the thief walked free. A web of offshore trust firms and shell companies protected him, and all I could do was work through court files every day—because I learned quickly that if I didn’t do it myself, nobody would. For months, I was consumed by finding out what happened to my money. And then, after almost a year, I told myself: it has to be over. The money is gone. I reminded myself that everything I had built and earned, I had achieved from zero—and that I could do it again. Today, I’m doing much better. It didn’t bring the thief any luck, happiness, or prosperity. So if you belong to those who have lost their savings because of the recent events - my deepest sympathy for you. If you still know how to buy a liter of milk, you’re in an even better position than I was. Learn from it. Let go of what can’t be recovered. Start again. (The thief ultimately served time in prison. 2 years ago—after 26 years!!!!—I finally received about half a percent of the stolen amount. 😏 I donated it. Life is good.)

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Problem solved! Today I replaced all the hoses again with new ones and also made sure that the water flows through the miner without any blockages. Then I filled it back up with demineralized water and paid special attention to proper venting. I also positioned the radiator higher and lowered the miner a bit. In the meantime, I’ve also figured out what I was doing wrong. The mistake was filling the water reservoir to the brim during operation and then tightening the top screw extra tightly as well. That effectively created a closed loop and left too little space for the heat to expand. (That’s why heating systems use expansion tanks.) I learned a lot this weekend! One final word: Don’t mess around with electricity. I had all the electrical connections installed properly by a qualified electrician. Under the system I installed a ramp so that water can drain off immediately. In case of a malfunction - 1st thing: Power off!

Dear miner community — I need your help. 🙏Here you can see my setup. It was running perfectly until yesterday. Last night my system went into alarm — miner down — I went to check and there was only half as much water left inside. This morning I topped it up with fresh water. Everything was running. In the afternoon I checked again — hose torn. OK — now everything is freshly installed. But when I switch it on, the hose immediately swells up quite a bit, and what flows back out of the miner seems very little to me. Could it be clogged somewhere? (The valve is open, and of course I only used demineralized water. And as I said: this setup ran flawlessly for weeks.) Any ideas ? #mining #bitcoin