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Putting it on a shelf seems reasonable to me, but I think the bigger thing is just how often you’d be reaching over or around it. Mine’s been sitting on a low bookshelf for a while and it’s been totally fine, but I did notice the shelf gets pretty warm underneath after it’s been running a while. Not hot enough to be scary, but enough that I wouldn’t put it right next to anything papery or fabric. If your shelf is deeper than the heater and has some breathing room around it, I’d say that’s the main thing. Wall mounting probably keeps it cleaner looking, but if you don’t want holes, a shelf works. Just check the surface temp after an hour or so and see how it feels to you.
I picked one up mostly because my hands ache after a few bottles, and it has been fine for normal corks. With older ones it depends on the cork itself. I have had a couple that came out in pieces, but honestly those looked rough before they even went near the opener. The thing that surprised me is you still have to hold it straight or it can go in a little crooked. Not a magic wand, just less twisting. For family dinners where nobody is showing off their wrist strength, I think it is a reasonable buy.
I actually got stopped over a power bank in Japan even though it was well under the limit, and the issue was that it wasn’t labeled with the watt hours printed on it. Nobody had ever cared before that trip. So now I just make sure the little print on the back is still readable.
The expiry dates are the part I always forget too, so I finally just stopped buying plans ahead of time. I pick one up right when I actually need it, and that way there’s nothing sitting around quietly running out while I’m still in another country. Less to keep track of, even if it costs a bit more.
I think placement matters less than people make it out to be, at least in my experience watching my sister use hers. Her dog is a total wanderer, goes from the couch to the back door to the kitchen while barking at nothing, and the unit still caught him from across the room pretty consistently. The one thing I noticed is that it seemed to work better when it wasn’t tucked behind furniture or anything blocking the sound. She had it sitting on a shelf kind of out in the open and that seemed to do the trick. So I’d say just pick a spot that’s central to where your dog hangs out most and leave it visible. The moving around part didn’t seem to be the issue for her setup.
Tightening it more doesn’t really do much once it’s seated, so the whole crank it down advice doesn’t make sense to me. Mine stopped moving with just a decent hand turn and I’ve never had it come loose. If you’re worried about the threads, going gentle is fine.
I’m still not sure I’d call it a waste just because the roaming part goes unused. A backup hotspot is a backup hotspot, and if it keeps you online when your normal connection drops, that seems like the actual job. The travel features just come along for the ride.
I ended up going through the manufacturer directly instead of a random seller, mostly because I wanted the receipt to actually mean something if the mask crapped out. From what I remember when I looked, they list a limited warranty on their site, something like a year covering defects, but you have to register it or keep proof of purchase. I never had to use it though, so I can’t say how smooth that process actually is. My mask has been fine for about ten months now, used a few times a week, and the lights still work the same as day one. The one thing I’d say is buy from whoever will actually answer your emails, because that matters more than the fine print in my experience.
Mine mostly just takes the edge off. It won’t make a cold room feel properly warm, but it’s enough that I’m not shivering while getting ready in the morning. If the room already has some heat going, that’s when it actually feels like it’s doing something.
Nine is right around when my lab started sleeping way more too. The thing that got me to call was him not finishing his food, not the walks part. If he’s still eating normally I’d probably wait a few days and just watch, but that’s me.
I don’t bother taking mine out for calls. I just hold the phone up normally and it’s fine, no weird echo or anything on my end. The other person hasn’t complained either so that’s good enough for me.
Red light can help with healing and inflammation, but old acne marks are a different beast. I’d treat the dark spot claim as a bonus, not the main reason to buy it. If fading those marks is your only goal, your money might do more elsewhere.
That seems low to me. I’ve never had mine die in the middle of using it and I’ve done several sessions back to back on a lazy Sunday. Maybe some units just have weaker batteries.
I picked one up last spring and used it on a chain that was more neglected than dull. It perked up for maybe two sessions and then went right back to struggling, so I ended up just replacing the chain anyway. Might work better if you stay on top of it from the start.
I would go ahead and install it. We have decent but not great pressure in our apartment, and the Glokore has been fine for the last few months. It is not like the filter needs a minimum pressure to activate or anything. It is just a passive thing the water runs through, so as long as water is coming out, it is getting filtered.
The only thing I noticed is that when pressure drops, the whole shower feels weaker, but that is true with any showerhead. It is not the filter suddenly giving up. I have taken showers at like 6am and then again around 8pm when everyone in the building seems to be using water, and honestly the difference is just how strong the spray feels. The water still smells less like chlorine either way, so I figure the filtration is still doing something.
If your pressure is truly bad, like barely a trickle, then sure, you might not love any showerhead. But if it is just “fine but not amazing,” I would not expect the Glokore to make it worse. It is not one of those filters that chokes the flow down to nothing. I have had zero issues with it feeling like a normal shower, and I am not someone who wants to stand under a sad little drizzle every morning. So yeah, I would just try it and see how it goes.
Six hours seems like a lot if you’re drinking it that fast anyway. I’d just switch it to manual and hit the button when it crosses your mind. Battery lasts longer that way too.
If it were me I’d just try it outside first and see what happens before worrying too much about the wall situation. I had a similar setup for my dog and the thing that surprised me was that the barking detection wasn’t really the issue at all, it picked up fine. The problem was that the ultrasound just didn’t seem to carry the same way once we were outdoors. Indoors it bounces around and feels more concentrated, but outside it kind of dissipates. My dog would react at first and then pretty much shrug it off after a few days. So I’d say if your dog is mostly barking outside, that’s the harder scenario to get results with. Not saying it won’t work for you, but I’d keep expectations low and maybe have a backup plan if the outdoor barking is the main thing you’re trying to fix.
I think the constant-on question really depends on what you’re expecting from it. I had mine running for about three weeks straight and the smell situation in my fridge was noticeably better, but when I let the battery die and didn’t recharge it for a few days, things started going back to normal pretty quick. So for me it’s more of a maintenance thing than a one-time fix. It’s not like you can just toss it in there and forget about it forever. The no-filter part is nice though, I’ll give it that. I don’t miss hunting down replacement cartridges like I did with my old one. Is it a gimmick? I don’t think so, but I also don’t think it’s magic. If your fridge already has a serious odor problem from something spilled and never cleaned, this won’t fix that. It’s more for keeping things neutral day to day.
A drying rack is silent because nothing is moving, so once you add a fan the hum is basically unavoidable. Mine isn’t the same model but it has a fan too and I can hear it from the next room if everything else is off. It never bothered me enough to do anything about it though. I actually find it kind of soothing now, like white noise while the clothes dry. The part I had to get used to was the heat smell at first. That faded after a few uses. If the hum is steady and low it’s probably just the fan doing its job. If it ever starts rattling or clicking that’s when I’d start poking around.
I used the old basic guide for years and yeah it was fiddly. The SawShark is definitely easier for me to keep the angle steady, I don’t have to think about it as much. It’s not a huge life changer but I reach for it more often than the old one.
I’ve got one in my kitchen which has a pretty tall ceiling and I mainly notice it when I’m actually in the path of it. Once I step a few feet away it’s like it barely registers.
I’ve got a Flixy on the bedroom TV and it does grab the 5GHz band on its own, but only when I’m in the same room as the router basically. Once I moved it to the back bedroom it kept flipping over to 2.4 and that’s when I started noticing the little pauses during shows. Not huge, just a blip here and there. What surprised me was that it wasn’t really about speed, more that the 2.4 signal in my house gets crowded with everything else, doorbell, baby monitor, all that stuff. So even though the stick showed a decent connection it would still stutter now and then. I ended up just leaving it and living with the occasional hiccup since it’s only the spare room. If yours is doing the same thing I’d at least peek at which band it’s actually on before changing anything else.
My last apartment had the same issue and I just kept mine on top of a cabinet, worked fine for the main local stations. It’s not like it has to physically see outside or anything. I’d say just try it wherever you actually want it and see what you get.
I never really thought about the positioning when I got mine. The port in my car is hidden behind a little panel that I have to leave open, so the SynGas just kind of sits there in the dark. Been fine for months now. I’d say just make sure it’s not dangling right where your passengers might kick it.
