I'd consider it from serviceability perspective. The boiler machines are fairly simple to understand even with PID control. There are Silvia parts all over the place and the machines are easy to service. Looking at the internals of the Ascaso, it's a bit of a different picture.
With that said, I think I like the idea of a thermoblock for steam specifically.
Perhaps to people who are used to watching ad infested cable and don't pay for ad-free streaming. So it's not that ads aren't detracting from the experience but that some folks are used to it. Getting those folks is growth. Number go up.
In a riding where LPC won by half a point in 2021, one could say something about vote split. It's given plenty of seats to the cons in the past even governments. That's not one of these elections. I don't believe that the LPC's strategy is to let the cons run us into the ground, at least not for now. I could see that being the case of were a month from the federal election with the same numbers. 🤷
The problem with smart light switches is that they sit on the AC path. This means they're capable of starting fires. As a result you might want units that don't have questionable designs or the cheapest relays inside. A proxy for that is being certified by a western certification organization. Something like UL, CSA, ETL, MET, TUF, etc. Both the certification and the grade of components used increase the price of such units. There are some cheaper certified switches too, but personally I wouldn't install something that doesn't carry the name of a North American (I'm in Canada) manufacturer on it. Leviton, Eaton, etc. And those are $50+. 😔
