Mvura chinhu chakakosha uye chinodhura, asi inogona kuva njodzi yakaipa kana ichionekwa munzvimbo dzisina kunaka mumba mako, kunyanya nenzira isingadzoreki. Ndanga ndichiedza Flo by Moen smart water valve kwemwedzi yakati wandei uye ndinogona kutaura kuti ingadai yakandichengetera nguva yakawanda nemari dai ndakaiisa makore akati wandei apfuura. Asi hazvina kukwana. Uye zvirokwazvo haina kudhura.
Pazvakanyanya kukosha, Flo inoona nekukuyambira nezvemvura inodonha. Ichavharawo mvura yako huru kana pakaitika njodzi, senge pombi inoputika. Ndiyo scenario yandakasangana nayo pachangu. Imwe pombi yaiva padenga regaraji rangu yakaoma nechando ndokuputika imwe nguva yechando ini nomudzimai wangu patakanga tichifamba. Takadzoka mazuva anoverengeka gare gare ndokuwana mukati megaraji redu rose raparadzwa, nemvura ichiri kuyerera kubva mukamukana-duku-isingapfuuri inchi imwe mupombi yemhangura padenga.
Yakagadziridzwa Kukadzi 8, 2019 kuti itaure kuti Flo Technologies yakagadzira kudyidzana kwakakosha naMoen uye vakatumidza chigadzirwa ichi kuti Flo naMoen.
Sikweya inchi yega yega yewallwall yakanyorova, iine mvura yakawanda padenga zvekuti yaiita sekunge kuri kunaya mukati (ona mufananidzo, pazasi). Zvizhinjisa zvose zvatakanga tachengeta mugaraji, kubatanidza fenicha yekare, maturusi ekugadzira matanda emagetsi, uye zvokurimisa mugadheni, zvakanga zvaparadzwa. Iyo yekuvhura-gonhi regaraji uye zvese zvigadziriso zvemwenje zvaifanira kutsiviwa, zvakare. Inishuwarenzi yedu yekupedzisira yakapfuura $28,000, uye zvakatora mwedzi kuti chinhu chiri chose chiomeswe ndokutsiviwa. Dai taiva nevhavhavha yakangwara yakaiswa ipapo, pangadai pakave nekukuvara kushoma.
Pombi yemvura yakaoma nekuputika apo munyori anga asiri pamba kwemazuva akati wandei yakakonzera kukanganisa kunodarika $28 000 pachimiro nezviri mukati.
Flo ine vharafu ine mota yaunoisa pamutsetse mukuru wekugovera mvura (1.25-inches kana diki) ichipinda mumba mako. Unogona kuzviita iwe pachako, kana wakasununguka kucheka pombi inopa imba yako nemvura, asi Flo anokurudzira kuisirwa kwehunyanzvi. Ini ndanga ndisingade kutora mukana, saka Flo akatumira nyanzvi yeplumber yebasa racho (kuiswa hakuna kubatanidzwa mumutengo we499 wechigadzirwa).
Flo ine 2.4GHz Wi-Fi adapta iri pabhodhi, saka zvakakosha kuti uve nerauta yakasimba isina waya inogona kuwedzera network yako kunze. Mune yangu, ndine matatu-node Linksys Velop mesh Wi-Fi system, ine nzvimbo yekupinda muimba yekurara. Mutsara mukuru wekugovera mvura uri kune rumwe rutivi rweimwe yemadziro eimba yekurara, saka chiratidzo changu cheWi-Fi chaive chakasimba chekushandira vharafu (hapana hardwired ethernet sarudzo).
Iwe zvakare unozoda AC yekubuda padhuze nemutsara wako wekupa simba kune Flo's motorized valve uye yayo Wi-Fi adapta. Iyo Flo smart vharafu yakanyatsoenderana nemamiriro ekunze, uye ine inline simba rezvidhinha, saka plug yemagetsi kumagumo inokwana nyore mukati mebubble-mhando yekunze yekugamuchira chivharo. Ndakasarudza kuirovera mudura mukati mewadhiropu yekunze panoiswa heater yangu yemvura isina tanki.
Kana imba yako isina nzvimbo yekubuda kunze pedyo, iwe uchada kufunga kuti iwe uchashandisa sei valve. Kana ukafunga kuisa chinobuda, iva nechokwadi chekushandisa GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) modhi kuti uzvidzivirire. Neimwe nzira, Flo inopa yakasimbiswa 25-tsoka yekuwedzera tambo yemadhora gumi nemaviri (unogona kushandisa anosvika mana eizvi pamwe chete kana uchinyatsoda).
Kana tambo yako yemvura iri kure nemagetsi, unogona kubatanidza kusvika kune matatu eaya tambo dze 25-foot ekuwedzera kuti usvike pakubuda.
Masensa ari mukati meFlo valve anoyera dzvinyiriro yemvura, tembiricha yemvura, uye—apo mvura ichifamba nomuvharuvhu—mwero wokuyerera kwemvura (inoyerwa mumarita paminiti). Ivharuvhu ichaitawo "yedzo yehutano" yezuva nezuva panguva iyo inovhara mvura yeimba yako uye inoongorora chero kudonha kwemvura kunoratidza kuti mvura iri kusiya mapaipi ako kune imwe nzvimbo kunze kwevharuvhu. Muedzo unowanzoitwa pakati pehusiku kana imwe nguva apo Flo's algorithms akadzidza kuti hauwanzo mhanyisa mvura. Kana ukabatidza pombi, kugezesa chimbuzi, kana chii chaunacho panguva yebvunzo, bvunzo inomira uye vharafu rinovhurika, kuti usakanganiswa.
Iyo Flo control panel inoshuma nezvesimba remvura repamba pako, tembiricha yemvura, uye mwero wekuyerera kwazvino. Kana iwe uchifungidzira dambudziko, unogona kuvhara valve kubva pano.
Ruzivo rwese urwu rwunotumirwa kumakore uye kudzoka kuFlo app pane yako Android kana iOS mudziyo. Zviitiko zvakati kuti zvinogona kuita kuti zviyero izvozvo zvibude kunze: Iti kudzvinyirira kwemvura kuderera zvakanyanya, zvichiratidza kuti panogona kunge paine dambudziko pachitubu chemvura, kana kukwirira zvakanyanya, kuisa kushushikana papombi dzako dzemvura; mvura inotonhora zvakanyanya, ichiisa pombi dzako munjodzi yekuomesa nechando (pombi yakaomeswa ichaitawo kuti kumanikidzwa kwemvura kuvakwa); kana kuti mvura inoyerera pamwero unowanzova wakakwirira, zvichiratidza kuvapo kwepombi yakaputsika. Zviitiko zvakadaro zvaizoita kuti maseva aFlo atumire chiziviso kuapp.
Kana mvura ikayerera nekukasira kana kwenguva yakareba, unozofonerwawo nerobho kubva kuFlo headquarters vachikuyambira kuti panogona kunge paine dambudziko uye kuti Flo mudziyo unozodzima nhare yako yemvura kana ukasapindura. Kana iwe uri kumba panguva iyoyo uye uchiziva kuti hapana chakaipa — pamwe wanga uchidiridza gadheni rako kana kugeza mota yako, semuenzaniso — unogona kungodzvanya 2 pakiyipadhi yefoni yako kuti unonoke kudzima kwemaawa maviri. Kana usipo pamba uye uchifunga kuti panogona kunge paine dambudziko rakaipisisa, unogona kuvhara vharafu kubva kuapp kana kumirira maminetsi mashoma worega Flo akuitira.
Dai ndanga ndiine vharafu yakangwara senge Flo yakaiswa pakaputika pombi yangu, ichokwadi chiri pedyo ndingadai ndakamisa huwandu hwekukuvadza kwakaitwa garaji rangu nezviri mukati. Zvakaoma kutaura nemazvo kuti kukuvadzwa kudiki kwaizokonzeresa sei, zvisinei, nekuti Flo haaite ipapo ipapo. Uye haungade kuti zvidaro, nekuti zvaizokupengesa nema alarm enhema. Sezvazviri, ndakasangana neaya panguva yeyedzo yangu yemwedzi yakati wandei yeFlo, zvakanyanya nekuti ini ndakanga ndisina programmable yekudiridza controller yekutarisa kwangu minda munguva zhinji iyoyo.
Flo's algorithm inotsamira pane zvinofungidzirwa maitiro, uye ini ndinowanzo kuve ndisina kurongeka kana zvasvika pakudiridza yangu nzvimbo. Imba yangu iri pakati penzvimbo yemaeka mashanu (yakakamurwa kubva kune imwe nzvimbo yemaeka gumi yaimbova purazi remukaka). Ini handina patsangadzi yechinyakare, asi ndine miti yakawanda, makwenzi emaruva, nemakwenzi. Ndaidiridza idzi nedrip irrigation system, asi tsindi dzepasi dzaitsenga maburi mumapombi epurasitiki. Ini ndave kudiridza neinomwaya inonamirwa papoipi kusvika ndawana imwe yekusingaperi, squirrel-proof solution. Ndinoedza kuyeuka kuisa Flo mu "kurara" maitiro ndisati ndaita izvi, kudzivirira vharafu kubva kumutsa robo kufona, asi ini handisi kubudirira nguva dzose.
Mutsara wangu mukuru wemvura wakamira, izvo zvakaita kuti Flo iiswe kumusoro pasi kuitira kuti mvura iyerere nenzira kwayo. Sezvineiwo, simba rekubatanidza rakatsiga mvura.
Kana iwe uchiziva kuti uchange usiri pamba kwenguva yakati rebei-pazororo, semuenzaniso-uye usingashandisi mvura yakawanda zvachose, unogona kuisa Flo mu "away" mode. Mune ino mamiriro, vharuvhu inopindura zvakanyanya nekukurumidza kune zviitiko zvisina kujairika.
Iyo smart valve inongova hafu yenyaya yaFlo. Iwe unogona kushandisa iyo Flo app kuseta-yekushandisa-mvura zvinangwa uye kuona mashandisiro ako emvura uchipesana nezvinangwa izvozvo zuva nezuva, vhiki nevhiki, uye pamwedzi. Iyo app ichapa ziviso pese painenge yakakwira kana yakawedzera kushandiswa kwemvura, kana mvura yadonha yaonekwa, kana vharuvhu yaenda kunze kwenyika (sezvingangoitika panguva yekudzima kwemagetsi, semuenzaniso), uye kune zvimwe zviitiko zvakakosha. Aya machenjedzo akaiswa mumushumo wechiitiko pamwe nemhedzisiro yekuongororwa kwehutano hwezuva nezuva.
Izvo zvakakosha kuti uzive pano, zvakadaro, kuti Flo haakwanise kukuudza chaizvo kuti mvura iri kubva kupi. Munguva yekuongorora kwangu, Flo akarondedzera zvakarurama kudonha kuduku mugadziriro yangu yepombi dzemvura, asi zvakanga zviri kwandiri kuti ndizviongorore. Mupari wemhosva aive akasakara pachimbuzi muimba yangu yekugezera yevaenzi, asi sezvo imba yekugezera iri pedyo nehofisi yangu yekumba, ndakanzwa chimbuzi chichimhanya kunyangwe Flo asati ataura dambudziko. Kutsvaga pombi yemukati inobvinza pamwe kwaisazonyanya kunetsa kuwana, kana, asi hose hose bhibhu kunze kwemba kwaizonyanya kunetsa kunongedzera.
Paunoisa Flo valve, iyo app ichakukumbira kuti uvake chimiro chemba yako nekupindura mibvunzo nezve saizi yemba yako, kuti ine mafloor mangani, zvii zvinogoneka zvainazvo (senge nhamba yebhavhu neshawa, uye kana uine dziva kana tabhu inopisa), kana uine dishwasher, kana firiji yako ine icemaker, uye kunyange uine tankless mvura hita. Inobva yaratidza chinangwa chekushandisa-mvura. Ndiine vanhu vaviri vanogara mumba mangu, Flo app yakakurudzira chinangwa chemazana mazana maviri nemakumi mana pazuva. Izvi zvinoenderana neUS Geological Survey fungidziro ye80 kusvika ku100 magaloni emvura inonwiwa pamunhu pazuva, asi ndakaona kuti imba yangu inogara ichishandisa zvinopfuura izvo pamazuva andinodiridza nzvimbo yangu. Iwe unogona kuseta chako chinangwa kune chero chaunofunga kuti chakakodzera uye wochitevera zvinoenderana.
Flo inopa sarudzo yekunyorera sevhisi, FloProtect ($5 pamwedzi), inopa nzwisiso yakadzama mukushandisa kwako mvura. Inopawo zvimwe zvina zvinobatsira. Chinhu chekutanga, chakanzi Fixtures (ichiri mubeta), inovimbisa kuongorora mashandisiro ako emvura nekugadzirisa, izvo zvinofanirwa kuita kuti zvive nyore kurova zvibodzwa zvako zvekushandisa mvura. Mafixtures anoongorora maitiro ekuyerera kwemvura kuti aone kuti mvura yako iri kushandiswa sei: Imarita mangani anoshandiswa kugezesa zvimbuzi; yakawanda sei inodururwa mumapombi ako, mashawa, nemabhavhu ako; mvura yakawanda sei inoshandiswa nemidziyo yako (washer, dishwasher) inoshandisa; uye marita mangani anoshandiswa kudiridza.
Zvigadziriso zvinosanganisirwa mune yakasarudzika FloProtect kunyorera sevhisi. Inovavarira kuziva mashandisiro aunoita mvura.
Iyo algorithm yanga isinganyanyi kubatsira pakutanga uye yaingowedzera yakawanda yemvura yangu yekushandisa muchikamu che "zvimwe." Asi mushure mekubatsira iyo app kuona maitiro angu ekushandisa - iyo app inogadziridza mashandisiro ako emvura paawa, uye iwe unogona kudzokorora chiitiko chega chega - chakakurumidza kuve chakanyanya. Haisati yakwana, asi iri padhuze, uye yakandibatsira kuona kuti pamwe ndaipambadza mvura yakawandisa pakudiridza.
Iyo madhora makumi matanhatu emadhora ekunyoresa zvakare anokukwidza kuti iwe uve wekudzosera mari yako yeinishuwarenzi inoparadza kana uchitambura nemari yemari yemakumi maviri emadhora Mamwe mabhenefiti ari a bit squishier: Unowana mamwe makore maviri echigadzirwa waranti (yegore rimwe waranti ndiyo yakajairwa), unogona kukumbira tsamba yakagadziridzwa kuti uiise kune yako kambani yeinishuwarenzi iyo inogona kukukodzera iwe kuderedzwa pane yako. premium (kana mupi weinishuwarenzi wako achipa kuderedzwa kwakadaro), uye iwe unokodzera kuongororwa ne "water concierge" anogona kupa mhinduro kumatambudziko ako emvura.
Flo haisiriyo inodhura otomatiki yevhavha yekuvhara mvura pamusika. Phyn Plus inodhura madhora mazana masere nemakumi mashanu, uye Buoy inodhura madhora mazana mashanu nemakumi mashanu, pamwe neinosungirwa madhora gumi nemasere-pa-mwedzi kunyoreswa mushure megore rekutanga (hatisati taongorora chimwe chezvigadzirwa izvozvo). Asi $499 inokosha mari. Zvakakoshawo kutaura kuti Flo haisungiri mumasensa aizoona zvakananga kuvapo kwemvura paisingafaniri kuva, sepauriri kubva kune sink inofashukira, tabhu, kana chimbuzi; kana kubva pamuchina unobvinza kana kusashanda, muchina wekuwachisa, kana hita yemvura inopisa. Uye mvura yakawanda inogona kubuda papombi yakaputika Flo isati yaridza aramu kana kuita yega kana ukasadaro.
Kune rumwe rutivi, dzimba zhinjisa dziri mungozi huru zvikuru yokukuvadzwa nemvura kupfuura kunobva mumoto, mamiriro okunze, kana kuti kudengenyeka kwapasi. Kuona uye kumisa kudonha kwemvura ine njodzi kunogona kukuchengetedza mari yakawanda zvichienderana neinishuwarenzi yako inobviswa; zvimwe zvinonyanya kukosha, zvinogona kudzivirira kurasikirwa kwezvinhu zvemunhu uye kukanganisa kukuru kuhupenyu hwako iyo inoputika pombi yemvura inogona kukonzera. Kuona kudonha kudiki kunogona kukuchengetedza mari pamari yako yepamwedzi yemvura, zvakare; tisingarevi kuderedza kukanganisa kwako pane zvakatipoteredza.
Flo inodzivirira imba yako kubva mukukuvadzwa kwemvura kunokonzerwa nekudonhedza zvishoma nezvishoma uye kutadza kwenjodzi, uye zvakare ichakuzivisa iwe kumarara kwemvura. Asi inodhura uye haizokuyambirai nezvekuunganidzwa kwemvura munzvimbo isingafanirwe kunge iri.
Michael anovhara smart-imba, imba-varaidzo, uye kumba-networking mabhiti, achishanda mumusha wakangwara waakavaka muna 2007.
TechHive inobatsira iwe kuwana yako tekinoroji inotapira nzvimbo. Tinokuendesa kune zvigadzirwa zvauchazoda uye tinokuratidza maitiro ekuwana zvakanyanya kubva mazviri.
Nguva yekutumira: Chikunguru-03-2019
