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That mist setting explains a lot, mine drains way faster when I use it too. Running it in short bursts like that probably makes the dumping feel pointless, since an hour of water doesn’t seem like much. I’ve just been tipping mine out whenever I remember and rinsing it maybe once a week.
Mine comes apart pretty easily, but the rinsing is the annoying part since the opening is small. I’ve been leaving water in overnight here and there and nothing bad yet. How often do you actually run yours?
My living room TV is a bit older and only has two HDMI ports too, and I ran into something similar when I hooked up a little streaming stick alongside my soundbar. In my case the TV didn’t automatically pass the audio over, I had to go into the TV’s audio settings and pick the soundbar as the output instead of the stick. Once I did that it stayed put and I didn’t have to mess with cables again. So it can work without switching back and forth, but it might depend on whether your TV lets you choose the audio source separately from the video source. Worth a quick look in your TV’s sound menu before you order, just to see what options are listed there.
A rug between your feet and the mat kind of defeats the point, doesn’t it? You’d basically be grounding the rug. If the floor look bugs you, maybe just move the mat and skip the extra layer.
A tingly feeling for an hour is pretty mild, so I’d just try shorter passes on soft mode. I usually do about 10 seconds per spot and that’s been fine.
Mine are the thicker woven ones, so that’s probably why I’m less worried about it. I’ve had good luck so far, just taking it slow with the wider fan from a bit of distance like you said.
Mine are about three years old and still in decent shape, so that probably helps. I’ll try the wider setting from a distance like you described and see how it goes.
I lean toward keeping it simple if the app is the only way to set it up. My last connected gadget became useless after the company stopped supporting it, and there was no way to use it manually. I’d probably look for one with physical buttons first.
I usually just look at whether the return shipping is on me. That part seems to matter more than the window itself. A 30 day policy sounds nice until you realize you’re paying to ship back something that weighs a few pounds, and then the refund gets eaten up. I’ve seen policies where they only cover return shipping if the item is defective, which is basically useless if it just doesn’t work for you. So I’d rather have a shorter window with free returns than a long one where I’m out twenty bucks to send it back. The unopened thing is annoying too but that’s pretty common with anything you put on your body, so I kind of get it. I just check the shipping section first now.
USB-C powered just means it takes a USB-C plug, not that any power bank will run it well. I’d look for the wattage in the listing and match it, otherwise you might get weak airflow or it cutting out.
The only thing I’d watch is stacking it directly against a transit card. Mine kept reading fine but my bus card got fussy unless I pulled it out first. Other than that it just lives in the front slot with everything else.
Soft masks are better for sealing, not worse. I’ve used a couple different suction devices over the years and the hard plastic ones were always the problem for me. They don’t flex at all, so if the face isn’t the exact right shape you end up with gaps around the edges. The softer ones kind of mold to whatever you’re pressing them against. I get why it feels weird at first since they don’t have that solid rigid feel, but that give is exactly what helps them sit flush. The slip issue people mention usually comes from not getting enough of the mask centered before pushing down, at least in my experience. Anyway, the material difference is real but I’d take soft over hard any day for getting a decent seal.
Portable just means it’s easy to carry from room to room, not that it works without power. If your closet has no outlet at all, then yeah, that’s just not the right spot for it.
32GB seems like it would fill up way too fast if parking mode is actually kicking on regularly. I’d just get a bigger high endurance card instead of dealing with swapping. Mine lasted maybe a day or two of mixed driving and parked clips before it started overwriting.
I’ve only had mine about a month but the buildup I got was mostly just dusty gunk, not greasy, and it came off with a quick wipe. What surprised me was that the grid actually seemed to catch better after I cleaned it the first time. Like noticeably more in the tray the next few nights. So I’d say whatever method you use, don’t put it off too long, since a coated grid seems to lose some of its punch. Not saying scrub hard, just don’t let it get to the point where stuff is caked on there. Mine hasn’t broken from a light cleaning yet, for what that’s worth.
Mine actually took longer than that the first time, probably closer to 15 minutes before I stopped feeling cold. After that it seemed quicker on later uses, maybe because the room wasn’t starting out as chilly. If your bedroom gets really cold, I’d plan on more than 5 minutes.
Mine came mostly charged so I clipped it on and got tracking going the same evening. The part that actually took me a bit was figuring out where the battery percentage shows in the app.
I’d say the bigger thing to know is that the controls are on the earpiece itself, so there’s no separate box or remote to keep track of. That was actually the part I cared about when I was looking around, because I know I’d lose something like that in a week. The volume and mode stuff is built into the device, so you’re not juggling two things just to turn it down during dinner. I don’t have one myself, but I’ve handled enough little gadgets to know that having everything on the unit is usually easier than it sounds. It’s mostly a matter of getting your fingers used to where the buttons sit. If you’re someone who doesn’t want to babysit an app, that setup makes sense. I wouldn’t expect it to be complicated, though I can see the mode button taking a few tries to get used to.
I’ve used mine in a room that never gets fully dark, since there’s a window facing the street and some light sneaks in all night. It still catches mosquitoes, just not as many as when I bring it camping where it’s actually black out. So darkness helps, but it’s not like the thing quits working. If your room has a decent amount of light, maybe try running it closer to wherever the bugs seem to hang out, since that seems to matter more in my experience. Mine’s on a nightstand and it does fine even with the lamp glow from outside. I’d say just use it and see what you get before worrying about blackout curtains or anything like that.
I’ve had a bag sitting on the shelf above my washing machine for maybe four or five months now and I honestly never noticed clumps until I read this thread. Went and checked after seeing the title and yeah, there are some chunks near the bottom of the bag. The top part is still loose powder though.
I think mine got that way because I left the bag open overnight a couple times. Not on purpose, just forgot to zip it back up after doing the kitchen sink. The next morning the top layer felt kind of stiff, so I broke it up with a spoon and it was fine. It does foam the same way as the loose stuff in my experience. I never really noticed a difference in how well it cleaned either, though I mostly use it for maintenance so there isn’t much buildup to begin with.
The part I don’t love is measuring it when it’s chunky. I usually just eyeball a scoop but the clumps make it uneven, so some loads get more powder than others. Hasn’t caused any problem yet, drains still flow okay. I figure as long as it’s fizzing up when you add the hot water, it’s doing its job. Mine’s about halfway gone and I’ll probably just finish the bag rather than toss it over some lumps.
I mostly just want it for the smell part, not the freshness stuff. A friend has one and she said it works okay if you keep it running, but it’s not magic if you leave old leftovers in there. The no filters thing is what caught my eye too.