Amazi ni umutungo w'agaciro kandi uhenze, ariko ashobora kuba ikibazo gikomeye iyo agaragaye ahantu hadakwiye mu rugo rwawe, cyane cyane mu buryo butagenzuwe. Maze amezi menshi ngerageza Flo by Moen smart water valve kandi ndavuga ko yari kunzigama igihe n'amafaranga menshi iyo nza kuyashyiramo mu myaka myinshi ishize. Ariko ntabwo ari meza cyane. Kandi ntabwo bihendutse rwose.
Mu buryo bw'ibanze, Flo izamenya kandi ikuburire ko hari amazi yamenetse. Izanafunga amazi yawe y'ingenzi mu gihe habaye ikintu gikomeye, nk'umuyoboro waturitse. Ibyo ni ibintu nahuye na byo ubwanjye. Umuyoboro wo mu gisenge cya gareji yanjye warakonje cyane uraturika mu gihe cy'itumba rimwe ubwo jye n'umugore wanjye twari mu rugendo. Twagarutse nyuma y'iminsi mike dusanga imbere muri gareji yacu yose harangiritse, amazi agisohoka mu gice cy'umuyoboro w'umuringa mu gisenge gifite uburebure butarenze santimetero imwe.
Yavuguruwe ku ya 8 Gashyantare 2019 kugira ngo itange raporo ivuga ko Flo Technologies yagiranye ubufatanye bukomeye na Moen maze iki gicuruzwa gihindurirwa izina rya Flo na Moen.
Buri santimetero kare imwe y'urukuta rwari rutose, rufite amazi menshi mu gisenge ku buryo byasaga n'aho imvura irimo kugwa imbere (reba ifoto iri hepfo). Ibintu byinshi twari twabitse muri gareji, harimo ibikoresho bya kera, ibikoresho by'amashanyarazi byo gukora imbaho, n'ibikoresho byo mu busitani, byari byarangiritse. Imashini zifungura inzugi za gareji n'ibikoresho byose by'amatara nabyo byagombaga gusimburwa. Icyifuzo cyacu cya nyuma cy'ubwishingizi cyarenze $28.000, kandi byatwaye amezi menshi kugira ngo byose byumye kandi bisimburwe. Iyo tuza kuba twarashyizeho valve y'ubwenge icyo gihe, ibyangiritse byari kuba bike cyane.
Umuyoboro w'amazi wabaye nk'ubukonje hanyuma uraturika mu gihe umwanditsi yari amaze iminsi myinshi atari mu rugo, byangije inyubako n'ibirimo arenga $28.000.
Flo igizwe na valve ifite moteri ushyira ku muyoboro w'amazi munini (santimetero 1.25 cyangwa ntoya) ijya mu rugo rwawe. Ibi ushobora kubikora ubwawe, niba wishimiye gukata umuyoboro utanga amazi mu rugo rwawe, ariko Flo agusaba gushyiraho umwuga. Sinifuzaga gufata iya mbere, bityo Flo yohereje umufundi w'amazi w'inzobere kuri ako kazi (gushyiraho ntabwo biri mu giciro cya $499 cy'umusaruro).
Flo ifite adaptateri ya Wi-Fi ya 2.4GHz, bityo ni ngombwa ko ugira router ikomeye idafite insinga ishobora kwagura umuyoboro wawe hanze. Ku bwanjye, mfite sisitemu ya Wi-Fi ifite urusobe rw'amajwi atatu ya Linksys Velop, ifite aho igera mu cyumba cyo kuraramo. Umuyoboro w'amazi nyamukuru uri ku rundi ruhande rw'urukuta rw'icyumba cyo kuraramo, bityo ikimenyetso cyanjye cya Wi-Fi cyari gikomeye cyane kugira ngo gikoreshwe muri valve (nta buryo bwa ethernet ikoreshwa).
Uzakenera kandi soketi ya AC hafi y'umurongo wawe w'amashanyarazi kugira ngo ukoreshe valve ya moteri ya Flo na adaptateri yayo ya Wi-Fi. Valve ya Flo smart irahindagurika neza, kandi ifite amatafari y'amashanyarazi yo mu murongo, bityo soketi y'amashanyarazi iri ku mpera izakwira byoroshye mu gipfundikizo cyo hanze cy'icyuma gipfundikiye nk'icy'utubumbe. Nahisemo kuyishyira mu soketi iri imbere mu kabati k'inyuma aho icyuma cyanjye gishyushya amazi kidakoresha tanki gishyirwa.
Niba inzu yawe idafite aho gusohokera hanze hafi aho, uzakenera kumenya uburyo uzakoresha valve. Niba uhisemo gushyiraho aho gusohokera, menya neza ko ukoresha GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) kugira ngo wirinde. Ubundi buryo, Flo itanga umugozi wemewe wa metero 25 ku madolari 12 (ushobora gukoresha kugeza kuri bine muri ibi hamwe niba ubikeneye koko).
Niba umuyoboro w'amazi wawe uri kure y'aho amashanyarazi asohokera, ushobora guhuza imigozi itatu muri iyi ya metero 25 kugira ngo ugere aho amashanyarazi asohokera.
Utumashini two mu bwoko bwa Flo tupima umuvuduko w'amazi, ubushyuhe bw'amazi, kandi—mu gihe amazi atemba muri valve—umuvuduko w'amazi atemba (upimirwa muri litiro ku munota). Valve izakora kandi "ikizamini cy'ubuzima" cya buri munsi, aho ifunga amazi yo mu rugo rwawe hanyuma igakurikirana niba hari igipimo cy'umuvuduko w'amazi cyagaragaza ko amazi arimo gusohoka mu miyoboro yawe ahantu runaka hirya y'valve. Ikizamini gikunze gukorwa hagati mu ijoro cyangwa ikindi gihe ubwo algorithme za Flo zamenye ko udakunze gukoresha amazi. Iyo ufunguye robine, ukoresheje ubwiherero, cyangwa se ufite iki mu gihe ikizamini kirimo gukorwa, ikizamini kizahagarara kandi valve izongera gufungura, bityo ntugire ikibazo.
Akanama gashinzwe kugenzura Flo gatanga raporo ku muvuduko w'amazi yo mu rugo rwawe, ubushyuhe bw'amazi, n'umuvuduko w'amazi anyuramo. Niba ukeka ikibazo, ushobora kuzimya valve uhereye hano.
Aya makuru yose yoherezwa mu gicu hanyuma agasubizwa kuri porogaramu ya Flo kuri terefone yawe ya Android cyangwa iOS. Hari ibintu byinshi bishobora gutuma ibyo bipimo bigabanuka: Tuvuge ko umuvuduko w'amazi ugabanuka cyane, bigaragaza ko hashobora kuba hari ikibazo ku isoko y'amazi, cyangwa hejuru cyane, bigatera imiyoboro y'amazi yawe; amazi akonje cyane, bigatuma imiyoboro yawe ikomeza gukonja (umuyoboro ukonje nawo uzatuma umuvuduko w'amazi wiyongera); cyangwa amazi atemba ku muvuduko usanzwe uri hejuru, bigaragaza ko umuyoboro ushobora kwangirika. Ibi byatera seriveri za Flo kohereza ubutumwa kuri porogaramu.
Niba amazi atemba cyane cyangwa igihe kirekire cyane, uzahamagara robo iturutse ku cyicaro gikuru cya Flo ikakuburira ko hashobora kubaho ikibazo kandi ko igikoresho cya Flo kizahita kizimya umuyoboro w'amazi yawe niba udasubije. Niba uri mu rugo icyo gihe kandi ukaba uzi ko nta kibazo kirimo—wenda wari umaze igihe uhira ubusitani bwawe cyangwa woza imodoka yawe, urugero—ushobora gukanda 2 kuri keypad ya terefone yawe kugira ngo utinde gufunga amasaha abiri. Niba utari mu rugo kandi utekereza ko hashobora kubaho ikibazo gikomeye, ushobora gufunga valve ukoresheje porogaramu cyangwa gutegereza iminota mike hanyuma ukareka Flo akabikora.
Iyo nza kuba narashyizeho valve igezweho nka Flo igihe umuyoboro wanjye waturitse, ni ukuri ko nari kugabanya ingano y'ibyangiritse byakorewe muri gare yanjye n'ibirimo. Biragoye kuvuga neza niba amazi yari kwangiza bike, kuko Flo idahita ikora ako kanya. Kandi ntabwo wakwifuza ko bibaho, kuko bitabaye ibyo byagutera umusazi n'amakuru atari yo. Uko biri, nahuye na yo menshi mu gihe cy'amezi menshi nagerageje Flo, ahanini bitewe nuko nta mashini igenzura imiringoti yakoreshejwe mu gutunganya ubusitani bwanjye mu gihe kinini cy'icyo gihe.
Uburyo Flo akoresha bushingira ku miterere isanzwe, kandi nkunda kuba umuntu utagira gahunda iyo bigeze ku kuhira ubusitani bwanjye. Inzu yanjye iri hagati mu busitani bwa hegitari eshanu (bugabanyijemo kabiri n'ubwa hegitari 10 bwahoze ari ubworozi bw'amata). Sinfite ubwatsi gakondo, ariko mfite ibiti byinshi, ibihuru by'indabyo, n'ibihuru. Nabivomereraga nkoresheje uburyo bwo kuhira amazi, ariko ibihuru byo mu butaka byaryaga imyobo mu miyoboro ya pulasitiki. Ubu ndimo kuvomera nkoresheje icyuma gifata amazi gifatanye n'umuyoboro kugeza igihe nzabonera umuti uhoraho kandi udapfa gusinzira. Ngerageza kwibuka gushyira Flo mu buryo bwayo bwo "gusinzira" mbere yo kubikora, kugira ngo wirinde ko umugozi utera robo itera, ariko siko buri gihe mba nzi icyo ngeraho.
Umuyoboro wanjye w'amazi uhagaze neza, byatumye Flo ishyirwamo amazi arambuye kugira ngo amazi atembera mu cyerekezo gikwiye. Ku bw'amahirwe, amashanyarazi nta mazi ahagije akoresha.
Niba uzi ko ugiye kumara igihe gito uri kure y'urugo—urugero mu biruhuko—kandi utazakoresha amazi menshi na gato, ushobora gushyira Flo mu buryo bwa “away”. Muri iki gihe, valve izakira vuba cyane ibintu bidasanzwe.
Valve y'ubwenge ni kimwe cya kabiri cy'inkuru ya Flo. Ushobora gukoresha porogaramu ya Flo kugira ngo ushyireho intego zo gukoresha amazi no gukurikirana uko ukoresha amazi ukurikije izo ntego buri munsi, buri cyumweru, na buri kwezi. Porogaramu izatanga amatangazo igihe cyose habayeho ikoreshwa ry'amazi menshi cyangwa menshi, igihe hagaragaye amazi ava, igihe valve ivamo (nk'uko bishobora kubaho mu gihe cy'ibura ry'amashanyarazi, urugero), no ku bindi bintu by'ingenzi. Izi nteruro zandikwa muri raporo y'ibikorwa hamwe n'ibyavuye mu bizamini by'ubuzima bya buri munsi.
Ariko ni ngombwa kumenya hano ko Flo adashobora kukubwira neza aho amazi ava. Mu isuzuma ryanjye, Flo yavuze neza ko hari amazi make yavuye mu cyuma cyanjye cy’amazi, ariko byari njyewe kugikurikirana. Uwagize ikibazo yari icyuma cyashaje ku musarani mu bwiherero bwanjye bw’abashyitsi, ariko kubera ko ubwiherero buri iruhande rw’ibiro byanjye byo mu rugo, numvise ubwiherero butemba na mbere yuko Flo ambwira ikibazo. Kubona robine yo mu nzu yavaga bishobora kuba bigoye cyane kuyibona, ariko hari ahantu hato hato havaga amazi hanze y’inzu byagorana cyane kumenya.
Iyo ushyizeho valve ya Flo, porogaramu izagusaba gukora umwirondoro w'inzu yawe usubiza ibibazo bijyanye n'ingano y'inzu yawe, umubare w'amagorofa ifite, ibikoresho ifite (nk'umubare w'ubwogero n'ubwogero, kandi niba ufite pisine cyangwa ubwogero bushyushye), niba ufite icyuma cyo koza amasahani, niba firigo yawe ifite icyuma gikoresha urubura, ndetse niba ufite icyuma gishyushya amazi kidakoresha ikigega. Hanyuma izagusaba intego yo gukoresha amazi. Kubera ko iwanjye haba hari abantu babiri, porogaramu ya Flo yagusabye intego yo gukoresha litiro 240 ku munsi. Ibyo bihuye n'icyitegererezo cyakozwe n'ubushakashatsi bwa Amerika bw'amazi akoreshwa hagati ya litiro 80 na 100 ku muntu ku munsi, ariko nasanze urugo rwanjye rukoresha amazi menshi kuruta ayo mu minsi noza ubusitani bwanjye. Ushobora kwishyiriraho intego yawe ku kintu cyose ubona gikwiye kandi ukagikurikirana uko gikwiye.
Flo itanga serivisi yo kwiyandikisha ku bushake, FloProtect ($5 ku kwezi), itanga ubumenyi bwimbitse ku mikoreshereze y'amazi yawe. Inatanga n'izindi nyungu enye. Ikintu cy'ingenzi, cyitwa Fixtures (kikiri muri beta), gisezeranya gusesengura imikoreshereze y'amazi yawe ukurikije fixture, ibyo bikazagufasha kugera ku ntego zawe zo gukoresha amazi. Fixtures isesengura imiterere y'amazi anyuramo kugira ngo imenye neza uko amazi yawe akoreshwa: Galoni zingana zikoreshwa mu gusukura ubwiherero; ingano y'amazi anyura mu robine zawe, mu bwogero, no mu bwogero; ingano y'amazi ibikoresho byawe (imashini imesa, imashini yoza amasahani) bikoresha; n'ingano y'amazi akoreshwa mu kuhira.
Ibikoresho biri muri serivisi yo kwiyandikisha ya FloProtect. Igerageza kumenya uko ukoresha amazi.
Uburyo bwo gukoresha amazi ntacyo bwafashije cyane mu ntangiriro kandi bwashoboraga gushyira amazi menshi mu cyiciro cya "andi." Ariko nyuma yo gufasha porogaramu kumenya imiterere y'amazi nkoresha—iyi porogaramu ivugurura ikoreshwa ry'amazi yawe buri saha, kandi ushobora guhindura buri kintu cyose cyabaye—byahise biba byiza kurushaho. Ntibiratunganye, ariko birasa neza cyane, kandi byamfashije kubona ko nshobora kuba narapfushije ubusa amazi menshi mu kuhira.
Ifatabuguzi rya $60 ku mwaka riguha uburenganzira bwo kwishyurwa amafaranga y’ubwishingizi bw’amazu yawe niba wagize ikibazo cy’amazi yangiritse (afite agaciro ka $2,500 kandi hamwe n’andi mabwiriza menshi ushobora gusoma hano). Izindi nyungu ni nkeya: Uhabwa garanti y’imyaka ibiri y’inyongera y’ibicuruzwa (garanti y’umwaka umwe ni isanzwe), ushobora gusaba ibaruwa yihariye yo kugeza ku kigo cyawe cy’ubwishingizi ishobora kuguhesha igabanyirizwa ku giciro cyawe (niba ikigo cyawe cy’ubwishingizi gitanga igabanyirizwa nk’iryo), kandi wujuje ibisabwa kugira ngo ukurikiranwe na "concierge y’amazi" ishobora gutanga ibisubizo ku bibazo byawe by’amazi.
Flo si yo mashini ihenze cyane yo gufunga amazi ku isoko. Phyn Plus igura $850, naho Buoy igura $515, hamwe n'ifatabuguzi rya $18 ku kwezi nyuma y'umwaka wa mbere (turareba kimwe muri ibyo bicuruzwa). Ariko $499 ni ishoramari rikomeye. Ni ngombwa kandi kuvuga ko Flo idahuza n'ibikoresho byamenya neza aho amazi atari, nko hasi uvuye kuri sinki yuzuye, ubwogero, cyangwa ubwiherero; cyangwa uvuye ku gikoresho cyo koza amasahani cyamenetse cyangwa cyangiritse, imashini imesa, cyangwa icyuma gishyushya amazi ashyushye. Kandi amazi menshi ashobora kuva mu muyoboro waturitse mbere yuko Flo ivuza inzogera cyangwa igakora ubwayo niba utabikoze.
Ku rundi ruhande, amazu menshi afite ibyago byinshi byo kwangirika kw'amazi kuruta inkongi y'umuriro, ikirere, cyangwa umutingito. Gutahura no guhagarika amazi aturuka mu mazi bishobora kugufasha kuzigama amafaranga menshi bitewe n'ubwishingizi bwawe; wenda ikiruta byose, bishobora gukumira igihombo cy'umutungo wawe ndetse n'ingaruka zikomeye ku buzima bwawe zishobora guterwa n'umuyoboro w'amazi waturitse. Gutahura amazi aturuka mu mazi mato bishobora no kugufasha kuzigama amafaranga kuri fagitire yawe y'amazi ya buri kwezi; tutibagiwe no kugabanya ingaruka zawe ku bidukikije.
Flo irinda urugo rwawe kwangirika kw'amazi guterwa no kuva amazi buhoro buhoro ndetse no kwangirika gukabije, kandi izakumenyesha imyanda y'amazi. Ariko irahenze kandi ntabwo izaguburira ku bijyanye n'amazi akusanywa ahantu hatagomba kuba.
Michael atangaza indirimbo zigezweho zo mu rugo, imyidagaduro yo mu rugo, n'imivugire yo mu rugo, akorera mu nzu igezweho yubatse mu 2007.
TechHive igufasha kubona aho ukorera ikoranabuhanga. Turakuyobora ku bicuruzwa uzakunda kandi tukakwereka uburyo wabyaza umusaruro.
Igihe cyo kohereza: Nyakanga-03-2019