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Flexible enough to get in your mouth, sure. But it’s not going to mold to a small jaw the way a boil-and-bite would. Mine still felt bulky in the back corners after a week, so I stopped using it. If most guards feel huge to you, this probably won’t be the exception.
I’d ditch the water at the end of the day, no point letting it sit there getting funky. Mine doesn’t get used every day so I just empty it whenever I’m done with it. Tank comes off easy enough, it’s the rinsing I never bother with.
Wall mount keeps the outlet clear since the bracket sits off the cord path, but you’re still stuck plugging into that same outlet behind the couch. I’d check the cord length before buying, not just the mounting.
Mine kept translating with the screen locked, so you’re not stuck staring at it. But the moment I opened anything else, it went quiet. That part got old fast.
Check the rubber seal for sand or hair before you clip it shut. A grain stuck in there is what gets people. My case survived a few ocean swims, but I always rinse and dry it after.
The sink proximity thing is overblown. These heaters aren’t going to explode because they’re a few feet from a basin. What actually matters is whether the outlet can handle it and whether the cord is somewhere you won’t trip on it or get it wet. I’ve seen people put way sketchier stuff on bathroom counters without a second thought and nothing happens.
That said, I don’t get why you’d want it up there in the first place. Heat rises, so sticking it at counter height just means the warm air hangs around the ceiling instead of actually warming the floor where you’re standing. A heater sitting low does a better job of making the room feel warm because it’s heating the air you’re actually in. Counter placement seems like it would just waste the output.
So no, I don’t think it’s some huge safety hazard, but I also don’t think it’s a smart spot functionally. Put it somewhere low and away from the splash zone and you’ll get more out of it.
Chunky frames here and they fit, but not for the reason everyone keeps saying. Mine are Ray-Ban Wayfarers, not exactly slim, and the glasses slide over them fine. The frame arms are what I expected to hate, and they turned out to be a non-issue for me. I wore them on a four hour drive last month and forgot they were on my face.
What actually surprised me is the weight. These things are light enough that my regular glasses feel heavier by comparison. I figured anything sitting on top of another pair would feel like a brick, but no.
So yeah, if you’re worried about the arms pinching, that wasn’t my experience at all. The bigger question is whether your frames are wide enough that the lenses line up right, and mine are, so I got lucky there.
The whole “light needs to hit the water surface” thing is overblown for this thread. I’ve been using mine with maybe a third in it after the gym and it’s been fine for weeks. The bigger issue nobody brings up is the seal on the cap. Mine started weeping a little after a couple months and that’s going to matter way more than your fill level. As for sterilization, the light sits in the cap and fires down, so as long as there’s some water in there it’s doing something. Whether it’s actually killing everything is a different question, but the smell test has held up for me. Half full is not the problem people are making it out to be.
I keep seeing people obsess over this. Most of the time the “low latency mode” on cheap buds barely does anything anyway, so chasing that spec for gaming is kind of pointless.
I don’t buy the idea that offline mode is basically useless without WiFi. That gets repeated every time earbuds like this come up, and it hasn’t matched what I’ve seen. I’ve used the offline pack on mine for a couple of short trips, mostly ordering food and asking directions, and it handled those fine without any connection. Was it as smooth as online? No, but it wasn’t a brick either. The old translator I had years ago needed me to poke at a screen and speak one word at a time, so this is already a different league. The catch is you have to actually download the language packs beforehand and stick to the languages that are supported offline. If you skip that step and then complain it needs data, that’s on you. For basic travel stuff I’d rely on it. For anything longer or more complicated, I’d still want a connection.
Depends what “older” means. I tried a similar app on a hand-me-down that was stuck on Android 8 and it just refused to install at all, no error, nothing. If your phone is newer than that you’re probably fine, but I wouldn’t buy anything before checking the store listing on the actual phone first.
I don’t buy the “easy to lose” thing being some big flaw. Half these remotes are tiny regardless of brand, so that’s on you, not the fan. Mine sits on a windowsill and I’ve never had an issue. If you’re that worried, just use the buttons on the unit.
It’s just a cord that connects to the ground, there’s no power draw to worry about. I’d leave it hooked up if it’s in a spot where the cord won’t get tripped over. If your outlet isn’t actually grounded though, the whole thing is pointless.
Mine mostly lights up the tip and whatever is right in front of it. Back teeth are still a guessing game unless I angle my head like an idiot in the mirror. It’s not useless, but it’s not the game changer the listing makes it sound like either.
Hair near the pop-up is the easy part. The real clog is always deeper in the trap, so of course the water runs better for a bit. I pulled the stopper and fished out what I could with a wire hanger before using anything. That did more than the powder ever would.
Depends on the car. On mine, the port still puts out power while the adapter’s running, so I just plug the phone into the same port with a second cable. It charges slower but it charges. That’s the whole setup, nothing fancy.
I’d be surprised if those pouches are doing much after a couple weeks in a closed up RV in summer. Heat and stagnant air are exactly what kills off that kind of scent product. I tried something similar in a detached garage and after like 10 days the smell was basically gone. RV interiors get way hotter than people think, like an oven. The fact that you haven’t seen mice doesn’t really prove they’re working either. Mice stay out of places for all kinds of reasons. If you’re relying on scent alone in that kind of heat, you’re probably better off just replacing them way sooner or using something that doesn’t depend on lingering smell. Sitting closed up for weeks is a rough test for any passive repellent.
Wired ones seem to behave better than wireless in my experience. I tried a Bluetooth pad and it kept dropping inputs mid race, which killed any two player attempt. The cable is annoying but at least it stays connected.
Lights on or off doesn’t matter much, these things aren’t magic. If you’ve got actual mosquitoes in the room it’ll get some, but a few days isn’t enough to judge anything. Give it a week or two before you decide it’s useless.
Rubbing compound actually cuts the clear coat, NuraFix is just filling and hiding. Two different things. If you want real correction, stick with what you’ve been doing. If you just want it to look better for a few weeks, the spray is fine.
Running it constantly is overkill. I only turn mine on when something actually stinks in there and it clears it out fine. Leaving a gadget humming in your fridge 24/7 for a smell that shows up twice a month is just burning battery.
Doubt it replaces much of anything. Steam loosens surface gunk, sure, but the second something is actually greasy you’re back to a real cleaner anyway. So you’re not cutting chemicals, you’re just adding another gadget to the cupboard.
The strap is thin enough that it doesn’t swallow my 9 lb yorkie’s neck, but the clasp sits right where her leash clips. That got annoying fast. Fit was fine otherwise.
I went into it thinking finger placement was mostly a gimmick, something the app tells you so it feels like there’s more to it. After a few months the only thing that actually mattered to me was whether the ring stayed put. I started on my ring finger because that was the best fit from the sizing kit, no other reason. Readings were steady enough for what I use it for.
What changed my mind was when I tried moving it to another hand for a day just to see. Sleep data looked roughly the same, heart rate during the day had a few gaps but nothing dramatic. So I stopped caring about the whole finger debate. The ring doesn’t know or care what finger it’s on, it just wants skin contact that doesn’t slip.
One thing I’ll say is that a finger that’s too loose is worse than picking the “wrong” finger. If it spins or slides around at night, that’s when you get weird numbers. I’d sort the fit first and then stop thinking about it. Anyone obsessing over index vs middle is skipping the part that actually affects the data.
