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A grippy mat underneath solved this for me, the thin silicone kind people use for opening jars. It grips the counter without needing any moisture, so the board doesn’t shift at all during heavier chopping.
Mine still catches a stray tap now and then when I’m pulling a hoodie over my head, but normal adjusting stopped being an issue after maybe a month. The touch area is smaller than I expected, which helped once I figured that out.
Mine sits under a runner and the only thing I’ve noticed is the mat bunches up a bit when the rug slides. If yours stays put I doubt the fabric itself changes anything.
My cousin runs hers with no phone at all and just uses the top button, so it definitely works that way. She clips it to her handlebar and only opens the app when she wants to check footage later. The only thing she mentioned is the button can be a bit fiddly with gloves on.
It’s just how phones work in tunnels, nothing is really broken. I’ve noticed mine goes a bit weird in a different way though. Sometimes the dot keeps gliding along at a normal speed even after the signal should be gone, like it’s guessing where I am from the last bit of movement. Then it freezes or jumps once I come out the other side. I don’t think there’s much you can do about it on a normal phone. It’s the same reason my music cuts out in some underpasses. I just keep an eye on the road signs inside the tunnel instead of staring at the screen, since the phone clearly can’t keep up in there. It’s a bit annoying but it always comes back once there’s sky above me again.
I actually think people are too worried about stripping the threads on these. I’ve been tightening mine down pretty firmly with the wrench for a while now and the spindle’s been fine, no stripped threads at all. The head flying off is the thing I’d rather avoid, so I’d rather have it good and tight.
I don’t think there’s a set rule that it has to run 24/7. I’ve had mine plugged in only overnight for a while now since that’s when most of our stuff is actually running anyway. Never noticed any downside to doing it that way.
I just leave it in the original bag and fold the top over a couple times. The bag keeps it fresher than most containers anyway, so transferring it always felt like extra work for nothing. My last bag took about six weeks to finish and the kibble was still fine at the end.
I mostly use the offline mode for short stuff like asking where a platform is or ordering coffee. For anything longer I still prefer having a signal because I feel like I can relax more. That’s just me though.
The beep is audible for sure, but I think the bigger factor is whether your dog has actually been conditioned to respond to it. I’ve had a similar collar for about six months and used the tone as my main cue instead of the vibration. It took a few weeks of pairing the beep with treats and praise before my dog connected the dots. Now he perks up when he hears it even from across the yard. That said, I don’t think any beep alone is going to override a squirrel or another dog. The tone gets attention, but the follow through is on you. If you’re consistent with it, it works. If you just press it randomly and expect the dog to come running, that’s not going to happen with any collar.
A strict schedule actually made things worse for us. We tried it with two cats and a dog for about a month, and the dog started pacing an hour before every meal while the cats would just scream at me at 5am. Loose routine works better here.
I’ll probably just leave mine on and see how I feel about it in a week. If it still bugs me I can always peel it off and stick it on something else. Not really a big deal either way.
I’ve had mine for about four months and the thing I noticed most is that the noise changes depending on what mode it’s in. Cooling on low is the quietest for me, barely anything. Heating is a bit louder in my experience, not terrible but you can hear it working. Fan mode sits somewhere in the middle. So if you’re mainly using it for cooling at night you’re probably fine, but if you’re running heat overnight that’s a different story. I don’t think there’s a constant hum on the low settings, at least not one that bothers me, but the heating mode definitely has more of a presence to it. Might be worth figuring out which mode you’d actually use at night before deciding.
Cold water makes a bigger difference than people here are letting on. I tried mine with plain tap water for a couple days and the air felt barely cooler than just running the fan. Switched to chilled water and it was noticeably better right away.
I mostly use mine for walking and some light cardio, and the live heart rate on the ring is definitely slower to catch up than my old watch was. It’s not really that the reading is wrong, more that it takes a bit to settle into the new number once my pace changes. So for steady stuff it’s fine but when I’m going up a hill or something it can look weird for a minute or two. I still check the app after and the overall picture makes more sense than the live view. Rings just aren’t great at fast changes compared to something strapped tighter to your chest. If you’re mainly curious about your average and not watching it mid run then it does the job.
Cold liquids actually mix better in mine than hot ones. The powder dissolves quicker and nothing clumps up at the bottom. I mostly use it for protein shakes and it handles those fine.
If it were me, I would just plug the adapter in and not worry about charging from that port. I usually charge my phone before I leave or plug it into the 12V socket if I really need juice on a long drive. The wireless thing is the whole point, so having the phone plugged in kind of defeats it anyway.
I actually ended up grabbing one after starting this thread, mostly for the smoke and CO side like I figured. The gas part is there but I’m not leaning on it as my only warning. Appreciate all the replies, gave me a better sense of what to expect.
I still keep the old handheld monitor on my kitchen counter even though the camera itself died months ago. Weird how that works. It just became part of the routine, you know? Glance over while making coffee, that sort of thing. The phone app is perfectly fine for checking in, but there’s something about having a screen that just sits there and doesn’t need unlocking or swiping. I don’t think it’s really about the app being worse, it’s more that the habit is baked in. For me it was less about missing the monitor and more about realizing I was checking my phone way more often than I ever checked that little screen. So in a way it kind of balanced out. I still reach for the monitor sometimes when I walk past it, which is silly since nothing shows up on it anymore.
I’d say the setup is more like a quick chore than a whole afternoon thing, but it depends on how patient you are with app pairing. Mine took maybe ten minutes from opening the box to seeing my dog’s dot on the map, and most of that was just waiting for the collar to charge enough to turn on. The app walks you through the basic steps, so you’re not digging through menus forever. I did have one hiccup where it didn’t find the collar right away, but closing and reopening the app sorted it. After that it was fine. If you’re expecting true plug and play like a regular Bluetooth speaker, it’s not quite that, but it’s close enough for most people. I wouldn’t block out an afternoon unless you have zero patience for setup screens.
Mine stays plugged into the outlet, but I flip the switch off before bed. The plug itself never comes out unless I’m moving it to another room. That seems like a decent middle ground if you don’t want to yank it every morning.
Mine got pretty warm last summer when I forgot it on the patio table during a heatwave, and the part that bugged me was actually the trigger. It started feeling sticky, like the rubber was sweating or something, and it kept that slight tacky feel for a few days afterward. Spray patterns were totally normal though, no weird sputtering or pressure drop. The stickiness went away on its own once the temps came back down.
What I took from that is the heat mostly messes with the soft grip parts, not the actual water side of things. Since yours still worked fine after sitting out, I’d just keep an eye on how the handle feels next time you use it. If it’s not gooey or cracked, you’re probably in the clear. I don’t do anything special with mine now, just toss it in the shade when I remember.
I’d just use a small brush for keyboard crumbs and keep the vacuum for bigger stuff. Chasing every key with a nozzle sounds like more work than the mess itself.
I think for a small apartment it’s a pretty reasonable choice if local channels are all you want. Mine sits on a shelf near the TV and I get the main networks fine. I’m not paying for cable either and I don’t really miss it. It’s not fancy but it does the job.
