Frequent drops, crashes, and network noise…how I fixed it

For about a year and a half, I dealt with frequent drops on my Orbi system. A couple months ago, I got serious. Drops were daily, sometimes multiple times. I have about 150 devices, mostly Lumary recessed lights. Cool, but noisy. I’m replacing them with Hue lights for their bridge. I use Kasa switches, but I’m switching to Lutron Caseta with a bridge, plugging into a satellite. The USB-powered fans I found on Amazon fit like a glove on the router and satellites—almost as if made for them. With the fan, temps dropped from 100°F to 75-80°F. The last 24 hours—no drops. Crashes used to happen when everyone streamed; now stable. I’ll add these $15 fans to satellites too. With Hue and Lutron bridges, I’m hoping to clean up network noise even more!