Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
I’m the one who started this thread, by the way, and I appreciate all the different experiences. Interesting that a few of you found it made the rain head feel more direct instead of softer, since that’s the part I was wary of. I’ll probably just try it and see how it feels in our setup rather than guessing.
Asking the seller directly is probably the smartest move since they’d know how the unit is set up internally. If it turns out one works fine on its own, a single unit for your left side makes sense, especially since you’re not dealing with loss in both ears and don’t need the two sides to coordinate. The one thing I’d want them to confirm is whether the mode switching and volume controls live on the earpiece itself or get handled somewhere else, because that would tell you pretty quickly if a solo unit is actually usable day to day. Let us know what they say.
I’d actually check with the seller before assuming one is fine, because some of these devices split the processing between the two earpieces even if it seems like each one works alone. Mine came as a pair and I never tried just one, so I can’t say from experience how it behaves solo. Curious what you end up doing though.
Ah okay, so the click is tied to the heat kicking on rather than the plug itself. That lines up with it being a normal switch sound then. Mine’s been clicking at the plug for a while now and it’s still going strong, so the startup one sounds like the same kind of thing.
The click on mine happens right when I plug it in, before I even press anything, and it’s been doing that since day one. If yours only clicks when it starts heating, that’s a slightly different pattern than what I get. Does it ever click again while it’s running, or just the once at startup?
Mine sits on a shelf above my desk and I still get a decent breeze on my face when I tilt it slightly forward. Straight out of the box it mostly hits my chest, so angle matters more than height for me. It’s not going to cool the whole room, but for moving air while I work it’s been fine.
I actually prefer the earbuds for exactly the kind of basic travel stuff you mentioned. Ordering food or asking for directions works fine because you’re not handing anything back and forth, the conversation just keeps moving. My trips are short and simple though, so I’m not asking it to handle anything complicated.
I use mine pretty much every day and the hole has never once bothered me during chopping. If anything my index finger just naturally rests there when I’m doing finer work. I get why it looks weird in photos but in the hand it just feels like part of the grip.
If it were me I’d only count on it as a supplement, not as the thing actually heating the room. I’ve had mine since last fall and use it in a small spare room, and it keeps that space comfortable enough as long as the door stays shut and the house heat is already on low. On its own in a really cold room it just doesn’t have enough punch.
I actually think leaving it plugged in makes more sense than unplugging it every single time. Not because of settings or anything, but these units are built to sit on standby and the plug is going to get more wear from you yanking it in and out than from just sitting there. I get the instinct to unplug stuff, I used to do that with everything in my place, but at some point I realized I was putting way more stress on the cords and outlets than the appliances themselves. The one thing I’d actually check is whether it draws anything noticeable while idle, because if it does, then yeah, pull the plug when you’re gone for a while. Otherwise I just leave mine alone and it’s been fine.
I haven’t had that problem at all. A couple stray bits near the opening sometimes, but nothing I’d call dust on the counter. If you’re getting a visible layer after every use, something about how it’s sitting or how you’re holding it is probably off.
Keeping mine in a canvas tool roll instead of a sealed bin made a bigger difference than I expected. The fabric seems to let things breathe a bit so moisture doesn’t just sit against the metal. It’s not perfect but my bits stopped getting worse.
Bathroom steam is the one thing I’d actually watch out for. Mine got a little condensation on the plug area after a couple uses in a steamy room, and that was enough for me to just keep it in the hallway now. Ten minutes is short though, so you’d likely be fine if you’re in there the whole time.
The light helps me most when I’m checking along the gumline in the front, but yeah it fades out once you get past the premolars. I usually just angle the mirror from a few different spots and that gets me a better view than the light itself does. It’s a handy little extra, not really the main event.
Mine actually keeps running for a few minutes after I unplug it, which surprised me. It’s not long enough to carry it to another room, but I can move it around my desk without it cutting out right away. So it’s not totally useless cord-free, just very limited.
I gave up on keeping track of the little one that came with mine and just use a separate cutter now. The built in one always felt a bit fiddly to me anyway, so having a standalone one on the counter is just easier. It’s a small thing but it does make opening a bottle less annoying.
Mine stay put fine for desk work and walking around the house. I do have to twist them in a bit more than other buds I’ve had, but once they’re seated they don’t budge.
I’ve had mine in a spot that only catches sun until about noon since spring and it’s still going at night. Maybe it doesn’t fully top up every day, but it hasn’t quit on me yet. I just leave it in one place and don’t move it around.
Mine definitely wasn’t done in 90 minutes the first time, it sat there for a good few hours before the light changed. I just left it plugged in until it went green and it’s been fine ever since. Overnight probably won’t hurt anything, but I usually unplug once it’s done.
I’ve had mine on for about four months in an older building and it still filters when the pressure dips. The flow gets softer, sure, but it never turned into just a plain showerhead. If your building pressure is just okay, I think it’d still be worth trying.
Mine does that little gurgle too and it’s just part of moving it around with water in there. It’s been going strong for me since spring, so I don’t think the sound itself means anything bad. If the flow and cooling still feel the same, you’re fine.
Round grates do need a little more attention at the edges, mine are the same way. I usually tilt the head and go around the rim slowly instead of trying to sweep across it. Takes an extra minute but it gets the curve fine.
