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The pin itself is fine to grab, but where you clip it matters more than the pull. I had mine on a keyring buried in my coat pocket and could not get to it fast enough, gloves or not. Moved it to the outside of my jacket and it is a lot easier to deal with. With thick gloves you mostly lose the fine pinch grip, so the loop on the pin helps, but if the whole thing is stuffed away it does not matter how easy the pin is. Mine has been on my bag strap since about November and I can get a decent hold of it without taking my gloves off. Just think about where it will hang before you buy it.
I tried leaving the app to check a map mid-conversation and the translation cut out on me. Brought the app back up and it picked right back up, but that little gap was enough to make things awkward. So now I just keep it open and deal with it. Screen locked is fine, it’s switching apps that gets me.
I set mine to DND automatically when it connects to the car and that cut out most of the glancing for me. My one thing is I still keep it in the center console, not the glovebox, since I grab it out of habit when I stop for coffee anyway.
I’d start by just checking whatever’s easiest to get to and not worry about getting perfect numbers. The tiny loads mostly read as zero on those basic meters anyway, so you end up guessing more than measuring. I did it for a bit and mostly learned which chargers felt warm when nothing was plugged into them.
The reset button on your cord might be a GFCI already if it’s one of those bulky plug ends with test and reset buttons. I’ve got a couple of those and they trip pretty easily if any moisture gets in, which is kind of the point I guess. But here’s where I’ll go against the grain a bit. I don’t bother with mine for quick trim jobs in damp grass. If the cord is in good shape and I’m not standing in a puddle, I just run it. Been doing that for years without issue. That said, my neighbor damn near lit himself up with a cheap cord that had a cracked end, so a lot of it comes down to the condition of your cord more than anything. My personal preference is just to keep my cords stored indoors and check the ends before I plug in. That’s the habit I actually stick to. The GFCI thing is fine if you’ve got it, but I’m not going out of my way for one.
Mine works fine when I don’t fill it all the way. I usually keep it around half since I refill more often that way, and it still does its thing.
Mine doesn’t stiffen up when I sit, and I’ve worn it through full shifts for a couple months now. I think the trick is that I never tighten it much in the first place. I keep it snug enough that it stays put but not so tight that the sides dig in when my knee bends. The one time I cranked it down before a long drive, it bugged me the whole way, but that was my own fault. Loosening it and then just leaving it alone fixed that. So I don’t buy that it’s just how the brace is. If yours only bothers you sitting, you’ve probably got it tighter than you need for the desk part of your day.
I’d push back a bit on the idea that placement is basically irrelevant. In my place it made a real difference. I had one in the front room for close to two months and honestly forgot it was even plugged in because nothing changed. Then I moved the same unit to the pantry area off the kitchen after seeing roaches near the cereal boxes, and within about three weeks I stopped seeing them altogether. Same device, different spot, totally different result. I think it comes down to walls and how open the space is. The front room has a doorway and a half wall, while the pantry spot is a small closed-in space, so the sound probably fills it up better. Kitchen might actually be a good move for you, especially if it’s a smaller room. I wouldn’t expect miracles in a big open floor plan though.
I wouldn’t bother with it on a rental. I’d just pack it for my own car and leave it there. Moving a gadget in and out of rentals every few days is more effort than it’s worth for me.
My dad always ran his dry and never had issues, but I got lazy one year and just left the gas in my push mower. It started fine in spring, though it did smoke a bit for the first minute or so.
I don’t buy the idea that changing things will create chaos. I switched my two to set meal times after a year of free feeding and they were fine within a few days. The dog figured it out even faster. If anything it cut down on the random begging.
I went through a similar thing with my tub drain a while back. Slow draining, could see the hair clump right at the strainer. I dumped some powder in, let it foam, and the water definitely moved better after. But here’s the thing that made me realize what was actually going on. A couple weeks later I had to pull the stopper out for a different reason and there was still a good chunk of hair wrapped around the assembly. So the foam had cleaned off enough gunk to let water pass, but the hair itself was still sitting there. It wasn’t dissolved at all. That told me the product is probably better at clearing soap scum and grease than actual hair. If your drain is running fine now, that’s what matters I guess. I just wouldn’t count on the hair being gone for good.
I’d just grab a second one. A 10×10 office is small enough that even if it doesn’t feel like full AC, it’ll take the edge off those couple hours of sun. Mine’s been fine for a room that size during the day.
Three or four times a week is where I landed after a couple months. Daily felt like too much for me personally. I mostly use it when my back has had a rough day, not on a set schedule.
Litter box smell is tricky because a lot of it comes from the box itself, not just the air. If the lamp is only running 30 minutes a day I doubt it’s doing much for the source, more like just freshening things up in between. Might be worth scrubbing the box itself if you haven’t in a while.
I’ve got one of these and I’ve put it through the dishwasher a handful of times, mostly after cutting up a whole chicken or fish when I want to be sure it’s clean. The board itself came out fine and didn’t warp or do anything strange. What I noticed more was that the surface seemed to lose a bit of that slick, easy-rinse feel after a while. It still works fine, just needs a little more scrubbing than before. So for me the dishwasher option is there and it didn’t ruin the board, but I mostly rinse it by hand now since that keeps it feeling newer. If the question is whether it survives, mine did. Whether it stays exactly the same over years of cycles, I couldn’t say.
Mine does a better job on the patio than the hose ever did, but it’s not magic. Set it up right and it lifts that grime instead of just spreading it around. Battery got me through my whole back patio without a recharge, and that’s with stopping a couple times. Worth it if you’re tired of scrubbing by hand.
I mostly fly mine without the phone unless I actually want footage. The controller handles the basic flying fine, so for just messing around in the yard I don’t bother pulling my phone out at all. It’s only when I care about framing a shot that I clip it on.
I left mine in the backyard for a few hours last summer and the metal connector got hot enough that I couldn’t grab it bare-handed. Still worked fine once it cooled down, but I’ve started keeping it in the shade between uses. The heat itself didn’t seem to hurt anything inside.
Mine doesn’t really get clammy unless I’ve got it right next to me with the water full. I’d disagree that it’s just how these things work though, because mine dries out the air a bit on the low setting. Maybe try running it without the ice chamber and see if that changes anything.
