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Mine actually felt a bit stronger on the rain head, not weaker. The stream got a little more focused but it wasn’t harsh or anything. Depends on your plumbing I guess.
The 4-series is where it gets iffy. On those cheaper Samsungs the audio setting often resets per input, so swapping to the stick’s port can leave you with picture and silence until you dig into the menu again. I’d plug it into the other port once and test switching back and forth a couple times before deciding, since that’s the exact thing that’ll annoy you daily.
Might depend on how the TV routes audio, but on mine the soundbar only picks up sound from the port it’s plugged into. So the game stick on the other port would give picture with no audio unless I switched the TV’s audio output setting each time. What TV model are you working with?
The shelf worry seems a bit overblown to me. Mine’s been up on a floating shelf for about a month now and I still feel it fine on my face when I’m at the desk, maybe a touch softer than desktop level but nothing that made me move it back down. If it ends up too weak you can always just shift it.
Worth checking if the strip has a USB port on the end, those often sit unused while everyone fights over the plug sockets. I topped up my phone off one of those for a whole evening in a similar setup and nobody batted an eye.
I usually charge mine after a couple of uses and it has been fine sitting for a while. If you’re only grilling once a week you’re probably fine charging it every few weeks instead of before every cook.
I actually think it’s fine for veg only. The smell thing isn’t just about meat, onions and garlic can linger on cheap boards too, so if that bugs you it’s still a valid reason to get one. You don’t need the antibacterial angle to justify it.
Mine sits plugged in behind my couch and I never think about it. Only thing I’d say is the cord is long enough to be annoying if your outlet is far, so placement matters more than the plugging part.
I usually just plug new stuff in while I do other things, so that part wouldn’t bother me much. What I’d actually want to know is whether the first charge is one of those weird ones where it says full but then dies fast. I’ve had that happen with a couple of small rechargeable gadgets and it’s annoying because you think you’re set and then it quits on you two days later.
If it’s USB C and you’re already putting groceries away, I don’t see the harm in leaving it plugged in for a bit before it goes in the fridge. I wouldn’t plan my whole day around it though. Worst case you charge it, use it, and then top it up again later when you remember.
The part I’d be more curious about is how it actually performs in a normal fridge with normal food in it, not just an empty one. A lot of these little devices sound great on paper but the real test is whether you notice a difference after a week of leftovers and half used produce sitting in there. That matters more to me than whether the box charge is full or not.
Buying a second one for the afternoon sun isn’t really overkill, but I’d pump the brakes on expecting it to feel like real AC in there. Wall units like that are better at taking the edge off than actually beating back a room that’s been baking for hours. If the window’s getting hit for a couple hours straight, that’s a lot of heat for one of these to fight.
I don’t buy the “rough edges” thing being a reason to switch honestly. Clippers leave a little snag sometimes, sure, but a cheap file takes like ten seconds. Adding a charging routine just to avoid that feels backwards to me.
Mine sat in the box for a couple months before I opened it, and it still had enough juice to run a session. If you want to be safe, just top it up on the dock while you read the manual. Nothing special needed.
Mine still catches stuff with the ceiling light on, so I don’t think total darkness is required. That said, I noticed it works way better once everyone’s asleep and the room’s actually quiet and dim. First few days I didn’t get much either, took about a week before I found anything in it.
I remolded mine three times over the first week because I kept tweaking the fit, and it still held up fine. The material gets a bit softer each round but nothing that ruined it. If your first bite comes out uneven, just dunk it again and start over.
Mine mostly lives on my keys and yeah I still ping it when I’m running late, so it hasn’t just become drawer clutter. The phone battery thing never really crossed my mind, seems fine in practice. For basic “where are my keys” stuff it does the job.
I’ve had one in a studio apartment for a few months and it does the job for locals. Mine sits on a bookshelf away from the window and still picks up the main networks fine. If you’re just after basics, it’s a cheap way to skip cable.
I don’t think it would make it worse, at least not in my case. Mine has been on for about a month and the flow feels the same as before, not weaker. So the whole “trickle” worry didn’t really happen for me.
Depends what your well pressure actually looks like at the spigot. Ours runs low, like you can fill a bucket but it takes its sweet time. I tried the Jetterix on my truck after a muddy weekend and it did fine for the loose stuff, but I had to hold it close to the panel to get any real bite. It’s not going to strip caked-on grime, that’s for sure. Where it actually surprised me was blasting the wheel wells and the rocker panels, that concentrated stream helps when you don’t have much volume behind it. So if you’re just rinsing dust and light dirt off, yeah it’s worth a shot. If your well is really weak though, like a trickle at the tap, no nozzle is going to magically fix that. What’s your pressure like at the faucet normally?
I don’t think stair duty is asking too much. I’ve done our full flight more than once and never felt like it was struggling. The brush is small but that just means a few extra passes, not a dead battery halfway.
Back pocket seems like a bad spot for anything card shaped, the sitting pressure alone would bug me. I’d personally keep it in the front if that’s already working for you.
The smell thing is real but the cap only helps if you actually use the mode. I had a similar setup and if I left the auto cycle on it stayed fine way longer, but the second I turned it off to save battery it went back to smelling like a regular bottle.
I rarely leave mine in one spot for the full 20 minutes either. For me it’s less about the weird feeling and more about the heat, once that kicks in I want to move it somewhere fresh. It still does the job on my back even if I’m shifting every few minutes.