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Equipment Notes

Why each product was chosen and what has been observed using it.

Published

Purpose

To state the reasoning behind each purchase and what long-term use has actually shown, separately from any manufacturer's claims.

Background

Equipment pages on this site are generated from the live inventory that runs the tank, so status and service history cannot drift from reality. The written notes sit alongside those facts and are explicitly opinion-formed-by-use, not review scores.

Methodology

  1. Facts such as manufacturer, model, status, service dates and controller outlet are read from the inventory record, never retyped.
  2. Selection reasoning is written once at purchase and left as written.
  3. Observations are added only after enough use to say something specific.
  4. Where nothing has been observed, the page says so rather than filling space.

Observations

  • Keeping facts joined to the inventory has already caught drift: the published setup listed one filter where two are installed.

Scope

  • Selection reasoning per item
  • Long-term observations from real use
  • Configuration as actually run
  • Service history from live inventory

References

Equipment · Measurement Philosophy · Manufacturer Collaboration