Amanzi sisixhobo esixabisekileyo kwaye esinexabiso eliphezulu, kodwa anokuba sisisongelo esiyingozi xa ebonakala kwiindawo ezingafanelekanga ekhayeni lakho, ngakumbi ngendlela engalawulekiyo. Bendivavanya isivalo samanzi se-Flo by Moen kwiinyanga ezininzi ezidlulileyo kwaye ndinokuthi ngendisindise ixesha elininzi kunye nemali ukuba ndandiyifakile kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo. Kodwa ayigqibelelanga. Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ayibizi.
Okona kusisiseko, uFlo uya kubhaqa kwaye akulumkise malunga nokuvuza kwamanzi. Kwakhona iya kuvala unikezelo lwakho lwamanzi olungundoqo xa kuthe kwakho intlekele, njengombhobho ogqabhukileyo. Leyo yimeko endiye ndadibana nayo ngokobuqu. Umbhobho okwisilingi yegaraji yam waba ngumkhenkce waza wagqabhuka ngobunye ubusika ngoxa mna nomfazi wam sasihamba. Sabuya emva kweentsuku eziliqela saza safumanisa ukuba ngaphakathi kuyo yonke igaraji yethu itshatyalalisiwe, amanzi esaphuma ephuma kumbhobho wobhedu okwisilingi.
Ihlaziywe ngoFebruwari 8, 2019 ukunika ingxelo yokuba i-Flo Technologies yenze intsebenziswano yobuchule kunye no-Moen kwaye yathiywa ngokutsha le mveliso ngu-Flo ngu-Moen.
Yonke i-intshi yesikweri ye-drywall yayimanzi, inamanzi amaninzi kwisilingi kangangokuba kwakubonakala ngathi kunetha ngaphakathi (jonga ifoto, ngezantsi). Inkoliso yazo zonke izinto esasizigcine egaraji, kuquka ifanitshala yamandulo, izixhobo zokwenziwa ngamaplanga ngombane, nezixhobo zokulima, zonakalisiwe. Izivula-mnyango wegaraji kunye nazo zonke izixhobo zokukhanyisa kwafuneka zitshintshwe, nazo. Ibango lethu lokugqibela le-inshorensi lingaphezulu kweedola ezingama-28 000, yaye kwathabatha iinyanga ukuba yome yonke into kuze kufakwe enye endaweni yayo. Ukuba besinokufakelwa ivalve ekrelekrele ngoko, ngekubekho umonakalo omncinane kakhulu.
Umbhobho wamanzi oye waba ngumkhenkce waza wagqabhuka ngelixa umbhali engekho ekhaya iintsuku ezininzi kubangele ngaphezu kwe-28,000 yeedola kumonakalo kwisakhiwo kunye nemixholo yayo.
I-Flo inevalve enenjini oyifakileyo kumzila wonikezelo lwamanzi ongundoqo (i-intshi ezi-1.25 okanye ngaphantsi) engena ekhayeni lakho. Unokwenza oku ngokwakho, ukuba ukhululekile ukusika umbhobho obonelela ikhaya lakho ngamanzi, kodwa uFlo ucebisa ukufakelwa kobuchule. Andizange ndifune ukuthatha nawaphi na amathuba, ngoko ke uFlo wathumela umtywini oqeqeshiweyo womsebenzi (ufakelo alufakwanga kwixabiso le-$499 lemveliso).
UFlo une-2.4GHz Wi-Fi iadaptha ebhodini, ngoko ke kubalulekile ukuba ube nerutha eyomeleleyo engenazingcingo enokwandisa inethwekhi yakho ngaphandle. Kwimeko yam, ndine-node ezintathu ze-Linksys Velop ye-Wi-Fi ye-mesh system, kunye nendawo yokufikelela kwi-master bedroom. Umgca wokubonelela ngamanzi ongundoqo ukwelinye icala leendonga zegumbi lokulala, ngoko ke isignali yam ye-Wi-Fi yayinamandla amaninzi okusebenza kwivalve (akukho nketho ye-ethernet eqinile).
Uzakufuna kwakhona indawo yokuphuma ye-AC kufutshane nomgca wakho wokubonelela ukuze unike amandla ivalve enenjini ye-Flo kunye neadaptha yayo ye-Wi-Fi. Ivalve ye-Flo smart inemozulu epheleleyo, kwaye inezitena zamandla ezingaphakathi, ngoko ke iplagi yombane ekugqibeleni iyakungena lula ngaphakathi kwesigqubuthelo sesixhobo sangaphandle sohlobo lweqamza. Ndikhethe ukuyiplaga kwindawo yokuphuma ngaphakathi kwigunjana langaphandle apho kufakelwe isifudumezi sam esingena tanki.
Ukuba ikhaya lakho alinayo indawo yangaphandle ekufutshane, kuya kufuneka uqikelele ukuba uya kuyenza njani ivalve. Ukuba uthatha isigqibo sokufakela i-outlet, qiniseka ukusebenzisa imodeli ye-GFCI (isiphazamisi sesekethe esisezantsi) ukwenzela ukhuseleko lwakho. Kungenjalo, i-Flo ibonelela ngentambo yolwandiso yonyawo oluqinisekisiweyo oluziinyawo ezingama-25 nge-$12 (ungasebenzisa ukuya kuthi ga kwezine ezi kunye ukuba ufuna ngokwenene).
Ukuba umgca wakho wamanzi ukude kwindawo yokuphuma kombane, ungadibanisa ukuya kuthi ga kwisithathu kwezi ntambo zolwandiso lweenyawo ezingama-25 ukufikelela kwindawo yokuphuma.
Izivamvo ezingaphakathi kwivalve ye-Flo zilinganisa uxinzelelo lwamanzi, ubushushu bamanzi, kwaye-ngelixa amanzi ehamba ngevalve-isantya sokuhamba kwamanzi (kulinganiswa ngeegaloni ngomzuzu). Ivalve iya kwenza “uvavanyo lwempilo” yonke imihla, apho ithi ivale unikezelo lwamanzi lwekhaya lakho ize ijonge nakuphi na ukuhla koxinzelelo lwamanzi okuya kubonisa ukuba amanzi ayishiya imibhobho yakho kwindawo engaphaya kwesivalo. Uvavanyo lwenziwa ezinzulwini zobusuku okanye ngelinye ixesha xa ii-algorithms zikaFlo zifundile ukuba awuwasebenzisi manzi. Ukuba ulayita itephu, ugungxule indlu yangasese, okanye unantoni na ngelixa uvavanyo luqhubeka, uvavanyo luya kuyeka kwaye ivalve iya kuphinda ivuleke, ukuze ungaphazamiseki.
Iphaneli yokulawula ye-Flo inika ingxelo ngoxinzelelo lwamanzi kwikhaya lakho, ubushushu bamanzi, kunye nezinga lokuqukuqela langoku. Ukuba ukrokrela ingxaki, ungavala ivalve ukusuka apha.
Lonke olu lwazi luthunyelwa phezulu kwilifu kwaye lubuyele kwi-Flo app kwisixhobo sakho se-Android okanye se-iOS. Iqela leemeko ezinokubangela ukuba loo milinganiselo iphume kwi-whack: Yithi uxinzelelo lwamanzi lwehla kakhulu, ebonisa ukuba kunokubakho ingxaki kumthombo wamanzi, okanye phezulu kakhulu, ukubeka uxinzelelo kwimibhobho yakho yamanzi; amanzi abanda kakhulu, ukubeka imibhobho yakho engozini yokukhenkceza (umbhobho onomkhenkce nawo uya kubangela uxinzelelo lwamanzi ukwakha); okanye ukuhamba kwamanzi ngokuqhelekileyo kwinqanaba eliphezulu, ebonisa ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba umbhobho ophukileyo. Ezo ziganeko zinokubangela ukuba iiseva zikaFlo zithumele isaziso sokutyhala kwi-app.
Ukuba amanzi ahamba ngokukhawuleza kakhulu okanye ixesha elide kakhulu, uya kufumana umnxeba we-robo ovela kwikomkhulu le-Flo ekulumkisa ukuba kungakho ingxaki kwaye isixhobo se-Flo siyakuzivala ngokuzenzekelayo undoqo wakho wamanzi ukuba awuphenduli. Ukuba usekhaya ngelo xesha kwaye uyazi ukuba akukho nto iphosakeleyo-mhlawumbi ubunkcenkceshela igadi yakho okanye uhlamba imoto yakho, umzekelo-ungacofa nje u-2 kwiphedi yefowuni yakho ukulibazisa ukuvalwa kweeyure ezimbini. Ukuba awukho ekhaya kwaye ucinga ukuba kungakho ingxaki enkulu, ungavala ivalve kwi-app okanye ulinde imizuzu embalwa kwaye uvumele uFlo akwenzele oko.
Ukuba bendinevalufa ekrelekrele efana ne-Flo efakiweyo xa umbhobho wam ugqabhuka, yingqiniseko ekufutshane bendinokunciphisa ubungakanani bomonakalo owenziwe kwigaraji yam kunye nemixholo yayo. Kunzima ukuthetha ngokuchanekileyo ukuba ungakanani umonakalo owenziwe kukuvuza, nangona kunjalo, kuba uFlo akaphenduli ngoko nangoko. Kwaye ngekhe uyifune, kuba ibiya kukuphambanisa ngezilumkiso zobuxoki. Njengokuba kunjalo, ndifumene inani labo ngexesha lovavanyo lwam lweenyanga ezininzi lwe-Flo, ngenxa yokuba ndandingenaso isilawuli sokunkcenkceshela esicwangcisiweyo sokujonga umhlaba ngexesha elininzi lelo xesha.
I-algorithm kaFlo ixhomekeke kwiipateni ezinokuqikelelwa, kwaye ndihlala ndingenzi nto xa kufikwa ekunkcenkcesheleni indawo yam. Indlu yam iphakathi kwintsimi yeehektare ezintlanu (yahlulwe kwintsimi yeehektare ezili-10 eyayikade iyifama yobisi). Andinayo ingca yesiko, kodwa ndinemithi emininzi, amatyholo erozi, namatyholo. Ndandidla ngokuwankcenkceshela ngenkqubo yokunkcenkceshela, kodwa oonomatse basemhlabeni bahlafuna imingxuma kwimibhobho yeplastiki. Ngoku ndinkcenkceshela ngesitshizi esincanyathiselwe kumbhobho de ndikwazi ukufumana isisombululo esisisigxina, esinobungqina be-squirrel. Ndizama ukukhumbula ukubeka i-Flo kwimowudi yayo “yokulala” ngaphambi kokuba ndenze oku, ukunqanda ivalve ekubeni ivuse umnxeba werobo, kodwa andisoloko ndiphumelela.
Umgca wam oyintloko wamanzi umi nkqo, obangele ukuba i-Flo ifakwe phezulu ukuze amanzi ahambe ngendlela efanelekileyo. Ngethamsanqa, uqhagamshelo lwamandla luqinile.
Ukuba uyazi ukuba uzakuba kude nekhaya ukolula-ukwiholide, umzekelo-kwaye awuzukusebenzisa amanzi maninzi kwaphela, ungafaka u-Flo kwimowudi “yokude”. Kule meko, ivalve iya kuphendula ngokukhawuleza ngakumbi kwiziganeko ezingaqhelekanga.
Ivalve ekrelekrele sisiqingatha kuphela sebali likaFlo. Ungasebenzisa i-app ye-Flo ukuseta iinjongo zokusetyenziswa kwamanzi kwaye ulandelele ukusetyenziswa kwakho kwamanzi ngokuchasene nezo njongo yonke imihla, ngeveki, nangenyanga. I-app iya kukhupha izilumkiso nanini na kukho ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi okuphezulu okanye okwandisiweyo, xa kuvuza kuchongiwe, xa isivalo singekho kwi-intanethi (esinokuthi senzeke ngexesha lokucima kombane, imizekelo), kunye nezinye iziganeko ezibalulekileyo. Ezi zilumkiso zifakwe kwingxelo yomsebenzi kunye neziphumo zovavanyo lwempilo yemihla ngemihla.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela apha, nangona kunjalo, ukuba uFlo akakwazi ukukuxelela ngqo apho amanzi avuza khona. Ngethuba lovavanyo lwam, u-Flo wachaza ngokuchanekileyo ukuvuza okuncinci kwindlela yam ye-plumbing, kodwa bekuya kum ukuyilandelela phantsi. Umoni wayeyi-flapper egugileyo kwindlu yangasese kwigumbi lam lokuhlambela, kodwa ekubeni igumbi lokuhlambela likufuphi neofisi yam yasekhaya, ndandiyivile indlu yangasese iqhuba nangaphambi kokuba uFlo axele ingxaki. Ukufumana umbhobho ovuzayo wangaphakathi mhlawumbi bekungayi kuba nzima kakhulu ukuwufumana, nokuba kunjalo, kodwa i-hose hose bib evuzayo ngaphandle kwendlu kuya kuba nzima kakhulu ukuyikhomba.
Xa ufaka i-valve ye-Flo, i-app iya kukucela ukuba wakhe iprofayili yekhaya lakho ngokuphendula imibuzo malunga nobungakanani bendlu yakho, mingaphi imigangatho enayo, iziphi izibonelelo enazo (ezifana nenani leebhafu kunye neeshawari, kunye ukuba unayo ichibi okanye ibhafu eshushu), ukuba une-dishwasher, ukuba ifriji yakho ixhotyiswe nge-icemaker, kwaye nokuba unayo i-heater yamanzi engenatanki. Iya kuthi ke iphakamise injongo yokusetyenziswa kwamanzi. Ngabantu ababini abahlala ekhayeni lam, usetyenziso lweFlo lucebise injongo yeelitha ezingama-240 ngosuku. Oko kuhambelana noqikelelo lwe-US Geological Survey lwe-80 ukuya kwi-100 yeegaloni zokusetyenziswa kwamanzi ngomntu ngamnye ngosuku, kodwa ndifumanise ukuba ikhaya lam lisebenzisa ngaphezulu koko ngeentsuku ndinkcenkceshela indawo yam. Unokuzibekela usukelo lwakho kuyo nayiphi na into ocinga ukuba ifanelekile kwaye uyilandele ngokufanelekileyo.
I-Flo inikezela ngenkonzo yomrhumo onganyanzelekanga, i-FloProtect (i-5 yeedola ngenyanga), ebonelela ngengqiqo enzulu ngakumbi ekusebenziseni kwakho amanzi. Ikwabonelela nangezinye iinzuzo ezine. Into ephambili, ebizwa ngokuba yi-Fixtures (esekwi-beta), ithembisa ukuhlalutya ukusetyenziswa kwakho kwamanzi ngokulungiswa, okumele kube lula kakhulu ukubetha iinjongo zakho zokusetyenziswa kwamanzi. Ulungiso luhlalutya iipatheni zokuqukuqela kwamanzi ukuchonga indlela asetyenziswa ngayo amanzi akho: Zingaphi iigaloni ezisetyenziselwa ukugungxula izindlu zangasese; ingakanani igalelwa kwiimpompo zakho, iishawa, kunye neebhafu; angakanani amanzi asetyenziswa zizixhobo zakho (iwasha, umatshini wokuhlamba izitya); kwaye zingaphi iigaloni ezisetyenziselwa ukunkcenkceshela.
Ulungiso lubandakanyiwe kwinkonzo yobhaliso ye-FloProtect. Izama ukuchonga indlela owasebenzisa ngayo amanzi.
I-algorithm yayingeyoncedo kangako ekuqaleni kwaye yayiza kugalela amanzi amaninzi kudidi “lwezinye.” Kodwa emva kokunceda i-app ichonge iipateni zam zokusebenzisa-i-app ihlaziya ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi kwakho ngeyure, kwaye unokuphinda uhlele isiganeko ngasinye-ichaneke ngokukhawuleza. Ayikagqibelelanga, kodwa isondele kakhulu, kwaye yandinceda ndaqonda ukuba mhlawumbi ndandichitha amanzi amaninzi ekunkcenkcesheleni.
Umrhumo we-60-ngonyaka-ngonyaka ukwavumela ukuba ufumane imbuyekezo ye-inshorensi yabaninimzi bakho exhuzulwayo ukuba ulahlekelwe yilahleko yomonakalo wamanzi (ifakwe kwi-2,500 yeedola kunye nepasile yezinye izithintelo onokufunda ngazo apha). Ezinye izibonelelo ziyi-squishier kancinane: Ufumana iminyaka emibini eyongezelelweyo yewaranti yemveliso (iwaranti yonyaka omnye isemgangathweni), unokucela ileta elungiselelwe ukuba uyiveze kwinkampani yakho yeinshurensi enokuthi ikufanelekele ukufumana isaphulelo iprimiyamu (ukuba umboneleli wakho we-inshorensi unikezela ngesaphulelo esinjalo), kwaye ufanelekile ukuba ubekwe esweni ngokukhawuleza "ngumbutho wamanzi" onokucebisa izisombululo kwimiba yakho yamanzi.
I-Flo ayilona valvu ibiza kakhulu yokuvala amanzi emarikeni. I-Phyn Plus ixabisa i-$850, kwaye i-Buoy ixabisa i-$515, kunye nomrhumo osisinyanzelo we-$18-ngenyanga emva konyaka wokuqala (asikaphononongi nokuba yiyiphi kwezo mveliso). Kodwa i-499 yeedola lutyalo-mali olubalulekileyo. Kukwafanelekile ukukhankanya ukuba i-Flo ayibotshwanga kwizivamvo eziya kubona ngokuthe ngqo ubukho bamanzi apho ingafanele ibe khona, njena emgangathweni osuka kwisinki ephuphumayo, ibhafu, okanye indlu yangasese; okanye kwisixhobo sokuhlamba izitya esivuzayo okanye esisilelayo, umatshini wokuhlamba, okanye isifudumezisi samanzi ashushu. Kwaye amanzi amaninzi anokuphuma kumbhobho ogqabhukileyo phambi kokuba uFlo akhalise ialam okanye enze ngokwawo ukuba awenzi njalo.
Kwelinye icala, amakhaya amaninzi asemngciphekweni omkhulu wokonakala kwamanzi kunomlilo, imozulu okanye inyikima. Ukubona kunye nokuyekisa ukuvuza kwamanzi okuyintlekele kunokukongela imali eninzi ngokuxhomekeke kwi-inshurensi enokutsalwa kuyo; mhlawumbi okubaluleke ngakumbi, kunokuthintela ukulahlekelwa kwezinto zobuqu kunye nokuphazamiseka okukhulu ebomini bakho okubangelwa ngumbhobho wamanzi ogqabhukileyo. Ukubona ukuvuza okuncinci kungakongela imali kwityala lakho lamanzi lenyanga, nawe; singasathethi ke ngokunciphisa impembelelo yakho kokusingqongileyo.
I-Flo ikhusela ikhaya lakho kumonakalo wamanzi obangelwa kukuvuza okucothayo kunye nokusilela okuyintlekele, kwaye iya kukwazisa ngenkunkuma yamanzi. Kodwa iyabiza kwaye ayizukukulumkisa malunga nokuqokelelwa kwamanzi kwiindawo ekungafanelanga ukuba zibekho kuzo.
UMichael ugubungela i-smart-home, ukonwabisa ekhaya, kunye neebhithi zenethiwekhi yasekhaya, esebenza kwikhaya elikrelekrele alakha ngo-2007.
I-TechHive ikunceda ufumane indawo yakho yetekhnoloji emnandi. Sikukhokelela kwiimveliso oya kuzithanda kwaye sikubonise indlela yokufumana okuninzi kuzo.
Ixesha lokuposa: Jul-03-2019
