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Markovnikov posted:Never owned one but from what I've read, depending on what technology they use to map the environment, yeah mirrors can make them bug out. There's many a post about mirrors creating "shadow realms" in the vacuum"s map. I observed the vacuum a lot more and the issue was that the object recognition recognized a darker carpet I have as an insurmountable obstacle and then it derped out. The mirror did not help. So now I just have the place with the mat as a no-go zone and I will occasionally remove the mat for it to clean there. I guess I could also raise the recognition threshold but I don't want to risk a poop disaster. Pet waste detection allegedly only works on the most sensitive setting. Overall, still real happy!
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Ack, wrong thread.
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I am considering using distilled water in my samsung bespoke jet bot. I ordered some online and only then realized that distilled water apparently corrodes metal. Does anyone know if these mopping vacuums can usually handle some or do I risk damaging my bot by using it? If so, I wonder if I can mix some of the distilled water with regular tap water (ours is quite soft afaik) and be fine. The reason I'd like to use distilled water is so that I could then avoid descaling completely as there wouldn't be any calcium buildup in the bot. EDIT: I'm asking because I can't really disassemble the drat machine either to see for myself lol. Edit2: i realized that the heating element is probably stained steel and i will gently caress it up if i use distilled water Keisari fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Apr 15, 2025 |
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Keisari posted:I am considering using distilled water in my samsung bespoke jet bot. I ordered some online and only then realized that distilled water apparently corrodes metal. Does anyone know if these mopping vacuums can usually handle some or do I risk damaging my bot by using it? It sounds like you're confusing distilled water with deionized water. There is no problem using distilled water. Some DI processes can result in low pH (acidic) but this neutralizes pretty quickly in open atmosphere. Distilled water is going to be neutral, just like your tap water. So it will rust things just the same as your tap water. Which means your vacuum was made to deal with this.
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Motronic posted:It sounds like you're confusing distilled water with deionized water. There is no problem using distilled water. Some DI processes can result in low pH (acidic) but this neutralizes pretty quickly in open atmosphere. Right. Well this poo poo I ordered is 100 % water, no salts, no minerals, no chalk. My motivation was to get a water that would have no calcium so I wouldn't need to descale ever, lol.
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Just get one of those water filter pitchers and run the water through that before you put it into the robot. Probably a lot cheaper than buying distilled water.
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Tamba posted:Just get one of those water filter pitchers and run the water through that before you put it into the robot. Probably a lot cheaper than buying distilled water. Huh, that's a great idea. How much of calcium do they get rid of? I wonder if they get rid of enough to make calcification a non-issue but not too much so that it corrodes the heating element.
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I have a little reverse-osmosis system under my sink for water. I know this removes calcium because I have to re-add it for my plants.
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Motronic posted:It sounds like you're confusing distilled water with deionized water. There is no problem using distilled water. Some DI processes can result in low pH (acidic) but this neutralizes pretty quickly in open atmosphere. My Eureka bot manual explicitly says to not use distilled water due to possible damage to internal components. Maybe they have weird rubber tubing or plastics?
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SlowBloke posted:My Eureka bot manual explicitly says to not use distilled water due to possible damage to internal components. Maybe they have weird rubber tubing or plastics? I'm not aware of anything that distilled water can cause an issue with that regular tap water (i.e., dirty distilled water) won't. That's very strange.
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I have a $150 RODI system in my garage for my aquarium hobby. The water that comes out is about 6.5 ph and yeah if you let it stand overnight it's about real close to 7 once atmospheric gasses normalize in it I always put tap water in my irobot braava robo mopper it's fine after ~6 years I can't imagine a scenario where pure water is going to dissolve seals faster than tap water unless like they're made out of calcium or limestone which doesn't seem likely Hadlock fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Apr 16, 2025 |
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Fwiw, Roborock says not to use distilled or purified water because its lack of conductivity means the water level indicator won't work right https://support.roborock.com/hc/en-...l-tank-of-water
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:Fwiw, Roborock says not to use distilled or purified water because its lack of conductivity means the water level indicator won't work right Now THAT makes sense. That's an actual reason and effects the output of a typical electric steam humidifier too for the same reasons. Terrible design choice for a mop bot, but at least it makes sense.
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yeah that tracks. you could increase conductivity by adding a small fraction of tap water, or a pinch of table salt. salt might cause unwanted corrosion tho
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UniFi Protect: is there a way to quiet notifications for a camera going offline, but just for one camera in the system? I have a solar powered birdhouse cam that obviously only works when the sun is out, and I don’t really care about getting notified every time there is a cloud.
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I have no smart appliances or devices in my house at the moment. Were I to start completely fresh with Home Assistant in TYOOL 2025, which protocol should I use, assuming I want only devices that don't require an internet connection to function, don't need a proprietary hub, and won't ever communicate with a third party? Matter?
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Zigbee. You can add ZWave too, but Zigbee should have devices for everything you want. Let Matter cook another 5-10 years before you start thinking about it. Tamba fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Apr 20, 2025 |
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Sweet, thanks. I'll look around a bit for some devices. I think my main use cases will be outdoor solar powered lighting and a couple smaet bulbs I can manage over tailscale when we're out of town. Shouldnt be too hard to find, right?
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Yeah, there are lots of Zigbee bulbs around. I've personally used the Philips Hue ones (expensive) and the Ikea ones (cheaper). You don't need their specific hub for either of them. Home Assistant with some Zigbee USB stick (or the Home Assistant Yellow box which has a Zigbee radio inside) can talk to all of them directly. No idea about solar powered ones, but some quick googling suggests they do exist.
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Derbauer just made a video about distilled water used in pc cooling loops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIpKetQlZs End results seems to show minimal issues unless if your system have cheap alloys that will react more actively to the distilled water.
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