Mvura inzvimbo inokosha uye inodhura, asi inogona kuva njodzi huru kana ikaonekwa munzvimbo dzisiridzo mumba mako, kunyanya nenzira isingadzoreki. Ndanga ndichiedza Flo by Moen smart water valve kwemwedzi yakati wandei yapfuura uye ndinogona kutaura kuti ingadai yakandichengetera nguva yakawanda nemari dai ndakaiisa makore akati wandei apfuura. Asi haina kukwana. Uye zvechokwadi haina kudhura.
Panyaya huru, Flo ichaona nekukuyambira nezvekubuda kwemvura. Ichavharawo mvura yako huru kana pakaitika njodzi, senge pombi yakaputika. Ndiwo mamiriro andakasangana nawo ini pachangu. Pombi yaiva mudenga regaraji rangu yakaomesesa ndokuputika imwe nguva yechando ini nemukadzi wangu pataifamba. Takadzoka mazuva akati wandei gare gare ndokuwana mukati megaraji redu rese maparadzwa, mvura ichiri kuyerera kubva mupombi yemhangura yakakamurwa isingasviki inchi imwe chete mudenga.
Yakagadziridzwa musi wa8 Kukadzi, 2019 kuti itaure kuti Flo Technologies yakaumba hukama hwakasimba neMoen uye yakatumidza chigadzirwa ichi kuti Flo naMoen.
Sikweya imwe neimwe yemadziro emadziro emadziro yakanga yakanyorova, nemvura yakawanda mudenga zvekuti zvaiita sekunge mvura iri kunaya mukati (ona mufananidzo, pazasi). Zvizhinji zvezvinhu zvatakanga takachengeta mugaraji, kusanganisira fenicha yekare, maturusi emagetsi ekugadzira matanda, nemidziyo yekurima, zvakanga zvaparadzwa. Masuo emugaraji pamwe chete nemwenje yese yaifanira kutsiviwawo. Chikumbiro chedu chekupedzisira cheinishuwarenzi chakapfuura $28,000, uye zvakatora mwedzi kuti zvese zviome uye zvitsiviwe. Dai takanga takaisa vharuvhu yakangwara panguva iyoyo, pangadai pasina kukuvara kwakawanda.
Pombi yemvura yakagwamba ichibva yaputika munyori wacho ari kure nepamba kwemazuva akati wandei yakakonzera kukuvara kwechivako nezviri mukati mayo kupfuura $28,000.
Flo ine vharuvhu ine injini yaunoisa pamutsetse mukuru wemvura (1.25-inches kana pasi) uchipinda mumba mako. Unogona kuzviita wega, kana uchikwanisa kucheka pombi inopa mvura mumba mako, asi Flo anokurudzira kuiswa kwehunyanzvi. Handina kuda kuedza, saka Flo akatuma nyanzvi yepombi kuti iite basa iri (kuisa hakubatanidzwi pamutengo we$499 wechigadzirwa).
Flo ine adapta yeWi-Fi ye2.4GHz iri mubhodhi, saka zvakakosha kuti uve nerouter yakasimba isina waya inogona kuwedzera network yako kunze. Ini ndine sisitimu yeWi-Fi ine ma node matatu Linksys Velop, ine poindi yekupinda mukamuri guru rekurara. Mutsetse mukuru wemvura uri kune rimwe divi remadziro ekamuri, saka chiratidzo changu cheWi-Fi chaive chakasimba kwazvo kugadzirisa vharuvhu (hapana sarudzo ye ethernet ine waya).
Uchadawo AC outlet iri pedyo netambo yako yekupa magetsi kuti ubate vharuvhu yeFlo ine mota uye adapta yayo yeWi-Fi. Vharuvhu yeFlo smart yakabatidzwa zvizere, uye ine power brick iri mukati, saka plug yemagetsi iri kumagumo inokwana zviri nyore mukati mechidzitiro chekunze chakaita semabubble. Ndakasarudza kuibatanidza mu outlet iri mukati mewadhiropu yekunze uko kwakaiswa hita yangu yemvura isina tanki.
Kana imba yako isina nzvimbo yekubuditsa magetsi panze pedyo, uchafanira kufunga kuti uchabatidza sei vharuvhu. Kana ukasarudza kuisa nzvimbo yekubuditsa magetsi, iva nechokwadi chekuti unoshandisa modhi yeGFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) kuti uzvidzivirire. Neimwe nzira, Flo inopa tambo yekubuditsa magetsi ine certification ye 25-foot extension ne $12 (unogona kushandisa kusvika mana acho pamwe chete kana uchida chaizvo).
Kana tambo yako yemvura iri kure nepanobva magetsi, unogona kubatanidza tambo nhatu dzekuwedzera idzi dzine hurefu hwemamita makumi maviri nemashanu kuti usvike panobva magetsi.
Masensa ari mukati mevharuvhu reFlo anoyera kumanikidzwa kwemvura, tembiricha yemvura, uye—panguva iyo mvura iri kuyerera nemuvharuvhu—muyero unoyerera mvura (inoyerwa mumagaroni paminiti). Vharuvhu ichaitawo "bvunzo yehutano" yezuva nezuva, panguva iyo inovhara mvura yemba yako uye yozotarisa kudonha kwedzvinyiriro yemvura kunoratidza kuti mvura iri kusiya mapaipi ako kune imwe nzvimbo iri kunze kwevharuvhu. Bvunzo iyi inowanzoitwa pakati pehusiku kana imwe nguva apo maalgorithms aFlo akadzidza kuti hauwanzo fambisa mvura. Kana ukavhura pombi, ukasukira chimbuzi, kana kuti chii chiri kukunetsa panguva iyo bvunzo iri kuenderera mberi, bvunzo iyi inomira uye vharuvhu ichavhurwazve, saka hauzokanganisike.
Panel yekudzora Flo inoshuma nezvesimba remvura mumba mako, tembiricha yemvura, uye mwero wemvura inoyerera. Kana uchifungidzira kuti pane dambudziko, unogona kudzima vharuvhu kubva pano.
Ruzivo rwese urwu runotumirwa kucloud uye runodzoserwa pasi kuFlo app paAndroid kana iOS device yako. Zviitiko zvakawanda zvinogona kukonzera kuti zviyero izvozvo zvisashande: Ngatitii kumanikidzwa kwemvura kunoderera zvakanyanya, zvichiratidza kuti panogona kunge paine dambudziko netsime remvura, kana kuti kukwira zvakanyanya, zvichiisa simba pamapombi ako emvura; mvura inotonhora zvakanyanya, zvichiita kuti mapaipi ako ave munjodzi yekuomeswa nechando (pombi yakaomeswa nechando inokonzerawo kumanikidzwa kwemvura); kana kuti mvura inoyerera nekukurumidza, zvichiratidza mukana wekuti pombi iputsike. Zviitiko zvakadaro zvinoita kuti maseva aFlo atumire chiziviso chekusundidzira kuapp.
Kana mvura ikayerera nekukurumidza kana kwenguva yakareba, uchafonerwa nerobo kubva kuFlo headquarters ichikuyambira kuti panogona kunge paine dambudziko uye kuti mudziyo weFlo uchadzima otomatiki pombi yako yemvura kana ukasapindura. Kana uri kumba panguva iyoyo uye uchiziva kuti hapana chakaipa—pamwe wave uchidiridza bindu rako kana kugeza mota yako, semuenzaniso—unogona kungodzvanya 2 pakiyibhodhi yefoni yako kuti unonoke kudzima kwemaawa maviri. Kana usiri kumba uye uchifunga kuti pangave nedambudziko guru, unogona kuvhara vharuvhu kubva kuapp kana kumirira kwemaminitsi mashoma worega Flo akuitire izvozvo.
Dai ndakaisa vharuvhu yakangwara yakaita seFlo payakabvaruka pombi yangu, zviri pachena kuti ndingadai ndakaderedza kukuvara kwakaitwa mugaraji rangu nezviri mukati maro. Zvakaoma kutaura nemazvo kuti kudonha kwemvura kwaizokonzera kukuvara kushoma sei, zvisinei, nekuti Flo haiite pakarepo. Uye haungade kuti zvidaro, nekuti zvikasadaro zvaizokupengesa nekunyepedzera. Sezvazviri, ndakasangana nezvakawanda zveizvi panguva yekuedza kwangu Flo kwemwedzi yakati wandei, kunyanya nekuti ndakanga ndisina muchina wekudiridza wakagadzirirwa kugadzwa kwangu kwemunda mukati menguva yakawanda iyoyo.
Maitiro aFlo anoenderana nemapatani anofungidzirwa, uye ndinowanzoita zvinhu zvisina kurongeka kana zvasvika pakudiridza munda wangu. Imba yangu iri pakati pemunda une maeka mashanu (wakakamurwa kubva kune munda une maeka gumi waimbova purazi remukaka). Handina huswa hwechinyakare, asi ndine miti yakawanda, maruva, nemakwenzi. Ndaimbodiridza izvi nesystem yekudiridza madonhwe, asi matope emuvhu aitsenga maburi mumapombi epurasitiki. Iye zvino ndiri kudiridza ne sprinkler yakabatana nepaipi kusvika ndawana mhinduro inogara kwenguva refu, isingapindi squirrel. Ndinoedza kuyeuka kuisa Flo mu "sleep" mode yayo ndisati ndaita izvi, kudzivirira vharuvhu kuti isakonzere kurira kwerobhoti, asi handisi nguva dzose ndinobudirira.
Mugero wangu mukuru wemvura wakamira, izvo zvakaita kuti Flo iiswe yakasimudzwa pasi kuitira kuti mvura iyerere nenzira kwayo. Nerombo rakanaka, kubatana kwemagetsi hakupindi mvura.
Kana uchiziva kuti uchagara kure nemba kwenguva yakati—semuenzaniso pazororo—uye usingazoshandisi mvura yakawanda zvachose, unogona kuisa Flo mu "away". Mumamiriro ezvinhu aya, vharuvhu ichakurumidza kupindura kune zviitiko zvisina kujairika.
Vharuvhu yakangwara ingori hafu yenyaya yeFlo. Unogona kushandisa Flo app kuisa zvinangwa zvekushandisa mvura uye kuteedzera mashandisirwo ako emvura zvichienderana nezvinangwa izvozvo zuva nezuva, vhiki nevhiki, uye mwedzi wega wega. App iyi ichapa zviziviso pese panowanikwa mvura yakawanda kana kuti yakareba, kana mvura yaonekwa ichidonha, kana vharuvhu ikadzima (sezvingaitika panguva yekudzima kwemagetsi, semuenzaniso), uye kune zvimwe zviitiko zvakakosha. Zviziviso izvi zvinonyorwa mumushumo wezviitiko pamwe chete nemigumisiro yebvunzo dzehutano dzezuva nezuva.
Zvakakosha kucherechedza pano, zvisinei, kuti Flo haakwanise kukuudza kuti mvura iri kubuda kupi chaizvo. Pandaiongorora, Flo akataura nemazvo kuti panenge paine kudonhedza kudiki mupombi yangu, asi zvaive kwandiri kuti ndiwane kuti ndozviwana sei. Munhu aikonzera dambudziko iri aive jira rakasakara riri muchimbuzi muimba yangu yekugezera yevaenzi, asi sezvo imba yekugezera iri padyo nehofisi yangu yekumba, ndakanzwa chimbuzi chichiyerera Flo asati ataura nezvedambudziko racho. Kuwana pombi yemukati inodonhedza mvura pamwe kwaisazova kwakaoma kuwana, asi pombi yemvura inodonhedza mvura kunze kwemba kwaizove kwakaoma zvikuru kuona.
Kana waisa vharuvhu yeFlo, app iyi ichakukumbira kuti ugadzire chimiro chemba yako nekupindura mibvunzo nezvehukuru hwemba yako, kuti ine pasi ringani, zvinhu zviripo (sehuwandu hwemabhavhu nemashawa, uye kana uine dziva rekushambira kana hot tub), kana uine muchina wekugezesa ndiro, kana firiji yako ine muchina wekugadzira aizi, uye kunyangwe uine hita yemvura isina tanki. Icharatidza chinangwa chekushandisa mvura. Nevanhu vaviri vanogara mumba mangu, app yeFlo yakurudzira chinangwa chemarita 240 pazuva. Izvi zvinoenderana nefungidziro yeUS Geological Survey yemagarita 80 kusvika 100 emvura inoshandiswa pamunhu pazuva, asi ndakaona kuti imba yangu inoshandisa mvura yakawanda kupfuura iyoyo pamazuva andinodiridza gadheni rangu. Unogona kuzvigadzirira chinangwa chako kune chero chaunofunga kuti chakakodzera uye wochitevera zvinoenderana nazvo.
Flo inopa sevhisi yekusarudza yekunyorera, FloProtect ($5 pamwedzi), iyo inopa ruzivo rwakadzama nezvemashandisirwo emvura yako. Inopawo mamwe mabhenefiti mana. Chinhu chikuru, chinonzi Fixtures (chiri mu beta), chinovimbisa kuongorora mashandisirwo emvura yako ne fixture, izvo zvinofanirwa kuita kuti zvive nyore kuzadzisa zvinangwa zvako zvekushandisa mvura. Fixtures inoongorora maitiro ekuyerera kwemvura kuti ione kuti mvura yako iri kushandiswa sei: Magaloni mangani anoshandiswa kusukira zvimbuzi; mangani anodururwa mupombi dzako, mashawa, uye mabhavhu; kuti midziyo yako (washer, dishwasher) inoshandisa mvura yakawanda sei; uye magaloni mangani anoshandiswa pakudiridza.
Zvishandiso zviri muFloProtect subscription service. Inoedza kuona mashandisiro aunoita mvura.
Nzira iyi yekushandura mvura haina kubatsira zvakanyanya pakutanga uye yaingoisa mvura yangu yakawanda muchikamu che "zvimwe." Asi mushure mekubatsira app iyi kuona maitiro angu ekushandisa mvura—app iyi inogadzirisa mashandisirwo emvura awa imwe neimwe, uye unogona kuisa patsva chiitiko chimwe nechimwe—yakakurumidza kuva yakarurama. Haisati yakwana, asi iri pedyo, uye yakandibatsira kuona kuti pamwe ndaitambisa mvura yakawandisa pakudiridza.
Mari yekubhadhara ye $60 pagore inokubvumidzawo kuti uwane mari yeinishuwarenzi yevaridzi vemba yako inobviswa kana ukarasikirwa nekukuvara kwemvura (inogumira pa $2,500 uye pamwe nezvimwe zvirambidzo zvaunogona kuverenga nezvazvo pano). Zvimwe zvakanakira zvishoma: Unowana imwe garandi yemakore maviri yezvigadzirwa (garandi yegore rimwe chete ndiyo yakajairika), unogona kukumbira tsamba yakagadzirirwa kambani yako yeinishuwarenzi iyo inogona kukukodzera kuti uwane dhisikaundi pamari yako yepamusoro (kana kambani yako yeinishuwarenzi ichikupa dhisikaundi yakadaro), uye unokodzera kutariswa ne "water concierge" anogona kukupa mhinduro dzematambudziko ako emvura.
Flo haisiyo vharuvhu yekudzima mvura inongoerekana yadhura zvakanyanya pamusika. Phyn Plus inodhura $850, uye Buoy inodhura $515, pamwe nekubhadhara kwe$18 pamwedzi mushure megore rekutanga (hatisati taongorora chero chimwe chezvigadzirwa izvozvo). Asi $499 idyiro rakakosha. Zvakakoshawo kutaura kuti Flo haibatanidzwe nemasensa anozoziva zvakananga kuvapo kwemvura kwaisingafaniri kuva, senge pasi kubva pasingi, bhavhu, kana chimbuzi; kana kubva mudhishi rekugezesa ndiro rinobuda kana kuti riri kutadza kushanda, muchina wekuwachisa, kana hita yemvura inopisa. Uye mvura yakawanda inogona kubuda mupombi yakaputika Flo isati yaridza alarm kana kuita yega kana iwe usingadaro.
Kune rumwe rutivi, dzimba zhinji dziri panjodzi huru yekukuvadzwa nemvura kupfuura moto, mamiriro ekunze, kana kudengenyeka kwenyika. Kuona nekumisa kudonha kwemvura kwakaipisisa kunogona kukuchengetera mari yakawanda zvichienderana neinishuwarenzi yako; pamwe chinonyanya kukosha, kunogona kudzivirira kurasikirwa nezvinhu zvako uye kukanganiswa kukuru muhupenyu hwako kunogona kukonzerwa nekuputika kwepombi yemvura. Kuona kudonha kudiki kunogona kukuchengetera mari pabhiri rako remvura remwedzi wega wega, zvakare; tisingatauri nezvekuderedza kukanganisa kwako nharaunda.
Flo inodzivirira imba yako kubva mukukuvadzwa nemvura kunokonzerwa nekudonhedza mvura zvishoma nezvishoma uye kutadza kushanda zvakanaka, uye ichakuzivisawo nezvetsvina yemvura. Asi inodhura uye haizokuyambiri nezvemvura inoungana munzvimbo dzisingafaniri kuungana.
Michael anotaura nezvemimhanzi yepamba pakangwara, varaidzo yepamba, uye kutaurirana kwepamba, achishanda muimba yakangwara yaakavaka muna 2007.
TechHive inokubatsira kuwana nzvimbo yako yehunyanzvi hwetekinoroji. Tinokutungamira kune zvigadzirwa zvauchada uye tinokuratidza kuti ungazvishandisa sei zvakanyanya.
Nguva yekutumira: Chikunguru-03-2019