Amazi ni umutungo w'igiciro kandi uhenze, ariko birashobora kuba iterabwoba iyo bigaragaye ahantu habi murugo rwawe, cyane cyane muburyo butagenzuwe. Nagerageje Flo na Moen yubwenge bwamazi mumezi menshi ashize kandi ndashobora kuvuga ko byankijije umwanya munini namafaranga iyo ndayishiraho mumyaka myinshi ishize. Ariko ntabwo ari byiza. Kandi rwose ntabwo bihendutse.
Mubanze shingiro ryayo, Flo izamenya kandi ikuburire kubyerekeye amazi yamenetse. Bizahagarika kandi amazi yawe yingenzi mugihe habaye impanuka zikomeye, nkumuyoboro waturika. Ibyo ni ibintu nahuye nabyo ku giti cyanjye. Umuyoboro uri mu igaraje ryanjye wa garage warakonje maze uturika mu gihe cy'itumba igihe jye n'umugore wanjye twagendaga. Twagarutse nyuma yiminsi mike dusanga imbere muri garage yacu yose yarasenyutse, amazi aracyatemba kuva munsi ya santimetero imwe z'uburebure bwacitsemo ibice mu muringa mu gisenge.
Yavuguruwe ku ya 8 Gashyantare 2019 kugira ngo amenyeshe ko Flo Technologies yashyizeho ubufatanye bukomeye na Moen maze yita ibicuruzwa Flo na Moen.
Buri santimetero kare yumye yari yuzuye amazi, ifite amazi menshi muri plafond kuburyo yasaga nkaho imvura yagwaga imbere (reba ifoto, hepfo). Byinshi mubintu twari twabitse muri garage, harimo ibikoresho bimwe na bimwe bya kera, ibikoresho byo gukora ibiti, ibikoresho byo mu busitani, byangiritse. Gufungura umuryango wa garage hamwe nibikoresho byose byo kumurika byagombaga gusimburwa, nabyo. Ubwishingizi bwa nyuma bwubwishingizi bwarenze $ 28.000, kandi byafashe amezi kugirango ibintu byose byume kandi bisimburwe. Iyaba twaba twarashyizeho valve yubwenge noneho, habaye ibyangiritse cyane.
Umuyoboro w'amazi warakonje hanyuma ugaturika mugihe umwanditsi yari amaze iminsi itari kure y'urugo bigatuma amadolari arenga 28.000 yangiza imiterere n'ibiyirimo.
Flo igizwe na moteri ya moteri ushyira kumurongo wingenzi wo gutanga amazi (santimetero 1.25 cyangwa ntoya) yinjira murugo rwawe. Urashobora kubikora wenyine, niba wishimiye guca umuyoboro utanga urugo rwawe amazi, ariko Flo arasaba kwishyiriraho umwuga. Sinifuzaga gufata amahirwe ayo ari yo yose, Flo rero yohereje umuyoboke wumwuga kubwakazi (kwishyiriraho ntabwo biri mubiciro byamadorari 499 yibicuruzwa).
Flo ifite adaptate ya Wi-Fi ya 2.4GHz, bityo rero ni ngombwa ko ugira router ikomeye idafite umugozi ushobora kwagura umuyoboro wawe hanze. Kubwanjye, mfite sisitemu eshatu Linksys Velop mesh ya Wi-Fi, hamwe nokugera mucyumba cyo kuryamamo. Umurongo wingenzi wo gutanga amazi uri kurundi ruhande rwurukuta rwicyumba cyo kuraramo, bityo ikimenyetso cyanjye cya Wi-Fi cyari gikomeye cyane kugirango gikorere valve (ntamahitamo ya ethernet akomeye).
Uzakenera kandi AC hafi yumurongo wawe wo gutanga amashanyarazi ya Flo ya moteri ya moteri hamwe na adapt ya Wi-Fi. Flo yubwenge ya Flo ifite ikirere cyuzuye, kandi ifite amatafari yamashanyarazi, bityo icyuma cyamashanyarazi kirangiye kizahita cyinjira imbere mubwoko bwa bubble bwo hanze. Nahisemo kuyicomeka mumasoko imbere yikariso yinyuma aho hashyizwemo icyuma gishyushya amazi.
Niba inzu yawe idafite aho isohokera hanze, uzakenera kumenya uburyo uzaha ingufu valve. Niba uhisemo kwishyiriraho ibicuruzwa, menya neza ko ukoresha moderi ya GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter) kugirango wirinde. Ubundi, Flo itanga umugozi wemewe wa metero 25 yo kwagura $ 12 (urashobora gukoresha kugeza kuri bine muribi niba ubikeneye).
Niba umurongo wawe wamazi uri kure yumuriro wamashanyarazi, urashobora guhuza kugeza kuri bitatu muribi bigozi bya metero 25 kugirango ugere kumurongo.
Ibyumviro biri imbere ya Flo bipima umuvuduko wamazi, ubushyuhe bwamazi, kandi-mugihe amazi atembera muri valve - igipimo amazi atemba (gipimwa muri gallon kumunota). Umuyoboro uzakora kandi "ikizamini cyubuzima" cya buri munsi, mugihe uhagarika amazi yo murugo rwawe hanyuma ugakurikirana igabanuka ryumuvuduko wamazi wagaragaza ko amazi asize imiyoboro yawe ahantu hakurya ya valve. Ikizamini gisanzwe gikorwa mu gicuku cyangwa ikindi gihe mugihe algorithms ya Flo yamenye ko udakoresha amazi. Niba ufunguye robine, oza umusarani, cyangwa ufite iki mugihe ikizamini kirimo gukorwa, ikizamini kizahagarara na valve izakingura, ntabwo rero bikubangamiye.
Akanama gashinzwe kugenzura Flo kerekana raporo y’umuvuduko w’amazi murugo, ubushyuhe bwamazi, nigipimo cyubu. Niba ukeka ikibazo, urashobora kuzimya valve kuva hano.
Aya makuru yose yoherejwe kubicu hanyuma asubira kuri porogaramu ya Flo ku gikoresho cya Android cyangwa iOS. Ibintu bitari bike bishobora gutuma ibyo bipimo biva mu cyuho: Vuga umuvuduko w'amazi ugabanuka cyane, byerekana ko hashobora kubaho ikibazo ku isoko y'amazi, cyangwa hejuru cyane, ugashyira ingufu ku miyoboro y'amazi yawe; amazi arakonja cyane, ashyira imiyoboro yawe mukaga ko gukonja (umuyoboro wafunzwe nabyo bizatera umuvuduko wamazi kubaka); cyangwa amazi atemba ku gipimo gisanzwe, byerekana ko bishoboka ko umuyoboro wacitse. Ibintu nkibi byatera seriveri ya Flo kohereza imenyesha ryo gusunika kuri porogaramu.
Niba amazi atemba vuba cyangwa igihe kirekire, uzabona kandi guhamagara robo ku cyicaro gikuru cya Flo ikuburira ko hashobora kubaho ikibazo kandi ko igikoresho cya Flo kizahita gifunga imiyoboro yawe y'amazi niba utitabye. Niba uri murugo icyo gihe ukaba utazi ko ari bibi-birashoboka ko wuhira umurima wawe cyangwa koza imodoka yawe, urugero - urashobora gukanda 2 kuri kanda ya terefone yawe kugirango utinde guhagarika amasaha abiri. Niba utari murugo ukibwira ko hashobora kubaho ikibazo gikomeye, urashobora gufunga valve kuri porogaramu cyangwa gutegereza iminota mike hanyuma ukareka Flo akagukorera.
Iyaba nagira valve yubwenge nka Flo yashizwemo mugihe umuyoboro wanjye waturika, ni byanze bikunze nashoboraga kugabanya umubare wibyangiritse kuri garage yanjye nibirimo. Biragoye kuvuga neza neza niba ibyangiritse bitari byangiritse, ariko, kuko Flo idahita ikora. Kandi ntiwabishaka, kuko ubundi byagutera gusara hamwe no gutabaza ibinyoma. Nkuko biri, nahuye nabatari bake mubizamini byanjye byamezi menshi ya Flo, ahanini kubera ko ntari mfite umugenzuzi wo kuhira gahunda yo gutunganya ibibanza byanjye muri kiriya gihe kinini.
Algorithm ya Flo ishingiye ku buryo buteganijwe, kandi nkunda kuba hafazard mugihe cyo kuvomera ubusitani bwanjye. Inzu yanjye iri hagati ya hegitari eshanu (igabanijwe kuva kuri hegitari 10 yahoze ari ubworozi bw'amata). Ntabwo mfite ibyatsi gakondo, ariko mfite ibiti byinshi, ibihuru bya roza, nibihuru. Nakundaga kuvomera ibi nkoresheje uburyo bwo kuhira imyaka, ariko udusimba twubutaka twahekenye umwobo mumashanyarazi. Ubu ndimo kuvomera hamwe na spinkler ifatanye na hose kugeza igihe nzabonera igisubizo gihoraho, kitarimo inkware. Ndagerageza kwibuka gushira Flo muburyo bwayo "gusinzira" mbere yuko nkora ibi, kugirango mbuze valve gukurura robo, ariko ntabwo buri gihe natsinze.
Umurongo wanjye wingenzi wamazi urahagaritse, byaviriyemo Flo gushyirwaho hejuru kugirango amazi atemba muburyo bwiza. Kubwamahirwe, guhuza amashanyarazi ni amazi.
Niba uzi ko ugiye kure y'urugo kugirango urambure - mu biruhuko, urugero - kandi ntuzakoresha amazi na gato, urashobora gushyira Flo muburyo bwa "kure". Muriyi leta, valve izasubiza vuba vuba ibintu bidasanzwe.
Umuyoboro wubwenge ni kimwe cya kabiri cyinkuru ya Flo. Urashobora gukoresha porogaramu ya Flo kugirango ushireho intego zo gukoresha amazi no gukurikirana imikoreshereze y'amazi yawe kuri izo ntego buri munsi, buri cyumweru, na buri kwezi. Porogaramu izatanga integuza igihe cyose habaye amazi maremare cyangwa yagutse, mugihe hagaragaye imyanda, mugihe valve igenda kumurongo (nkibishobora kubaho mugihe umuriro wabuze, kurugero), nibindi bikorwa byingenzi. Imenyesha ryinjiye muri raporo y'ibikorwa hamwe n'ibisubizo by'ibizamini by'ubuzima bwa buri munsi.
Ni ngombwa kumenya hano, ariko, Flo ntashobora kukubwira neza aho amazi ava. Mu isuzuma ryanjye, Flo yatangaje neza ko sisitemu yamenetse gato, ariko ni njye wabikurikiranye. Nyirabayazana yari flapper yashaje ku musarani mu bwiherero bw’abashyitsi, ariko kubera ko ubwiherero buri hafi y’ibiro byanjye, numvise umusarani ukora na mbere yuko Flo atangaza ikibazo. Kubona robine yimbere mu nzu birashoboka ko bitagoye kuyimenya, ariko, ariko bib ya hose yamenetse hanze yinzu byakugora kubimenya.
Iyo ushyizeho Flo valve, porogaramu izagusaba kubaka umwirondoro wurugo rwawe usubiza ibibazo bijyanye nubunini bwurugo rwawe, amagorofa angahe, nibyiza bifite (nkumubare wogeswa nogeswa, kandi niba ufite pisine cyangwa igituba gishyushye), niba ufite igikarabiro, niba efrigerator yawe ifite icyuma kirimo amazi, kandi niyo waba ufite icyuma kirimo amazi. Icyo gihe izerekana intego yo gukoresha amazi. Hamwe nabantu babiri baba iwanjye, porogaramu ya Flo yatanze igitekerezo cya litiro 240 kumunsi. Ibyo bihuye n’ubushakashatsi bw’Amerika muri Jewoloji bugereranya litiro 80 kugeza 100 zikoreshwa n’amazi ku muntu ku munsi, ariko nasanze urugo rwanjye rusanzwe rukoresha ibirenze ibyo ku munsi nuhira ubusitani bwanjye. Urashobora kwishyiriraho intego yawe kubyo ubona ko bikwiye kandi ukabikurikirana.
Flo itanga serivisi yo kwiyandikisha kubushake, FloProtect ($ 5 kukwezi), itanga ubushishozi bwimbitse kumikoreshereze y'amazi. Iratanga kandi izindi nyungu enye. Ikintu cyibanze, cyiswe Fixtures (kiracyari muri beta), gisezeranya gusesengura ikoreshwa ryamazi ukoresheje fixture, bigomba koroha cyane gutsinda intego zawe zo gukoresha amazi. Ibikoresho bisesengura uburyo amazi atemba kugirango amenye neza uko amazi yawe akoreshwa: Ni litiro zingahe zikoreshwa mu koza ubwiherero; ni bangahe bisuka muri robine yawe, kwiyuhagira, no kwiyuhagira; ni amazi angahe ibikoresho byawe (woza, koza ibikoresho) ukoresha; na litiro zingahe zikoreshwa mu kuhira.
Ibikoresho bikubiye muri serivisi yo kwiyandikisha ya FloProtect. Iharanira kumenya uburyo ukoresha amazi.
Algorithm ntabwo yari ingirakamaro cyane mu ntangiriro kandi yari guhita nkoresha amazi menshi mu cyiciro cy '“andi.” Ariko nyuma yo gufasha porogaramu kumenya uburyo nkoresha - porogaramu ivugurura imikoreshereze y’amazi buri saha, kandi urashobora gutandukanya ibyabaye byose - byahise biba ukuri. Ntabwo aribyiza, ariko biregeranye, kandi byamfashije kumenya ko bishoboka ko natakaje amazi menshi kuhira.
Kwiyandikisha kwamadorari 60 kumwaka kandi biraguha uburenganzira bwo gusubizwa ubwishingizi bwa banyiri amazu ukuweho mugihe uhuye nigihombo cyamazi (cafatiwe $ 2,500 kandi hamwe na passel yandi mategeko ushobora gusoma hano). Inyungu zisigaye ni akajagari gato: Urabona imyaka ibiri yinyongera yingwate yibicuruzwa (garanti yumwaka umwe irasanzwe), urashobora gusaba ibaruwa yihariye kugirango yereke isosiyete yawe yubwishingizi ishobora kuguha uburenganzira bwo kugabanyirizwa amafaranga yawe (niba uwaguhaye ubwishingizi aguha kugabanyirizwa ibiciro), kandi ukaba wujuje ibisabwa kugirango ukurikirane ibibazo byamazi yawe.
Flo ntabwo aribintu bihenze cyane byamazi yo gufunga isoko. Phyn Plus igura $ 850, naho Buoy igura $ 515, hiyongereyeho $ 18 buri kwezi kwiyandikisha nyuma yumwaka wa mbere (ntiturasuzuma kimwe muri ibyo bicuruzwa). Ariko $ 499 nishoramari rikomeye. Twabibutsa kandi ko Flo idahuza na sensor zishobora kumenya neza ko hari amazi aho atagomba kuba, nko hasi avuye mu mwobo wuzuye, ubwogero, cyangwa umusarani; cyangwa kuva kumesa yamenetse cyangwa yananiwe, imashini imesa, cyangwa icyuma gishyushya amazi. Kandi amazi menshi arashobora guhunga umuyoboro uturika mbere yuko Flo avuza induru cyangwa igakora wenyine niba utabikora.
Ku rundi ruhande, ingo nyinshi zifite ibyago byinshi byo kwangizwa n’amazi kuruta umuriro, ikirere, cyangwa umutingito. Kumenya no guhagarika amazi yamenetse bishobora kugukiza amafaranga menshi bitewe nubwishingizi bwawe bwagabanijwe; ahari icy'ingenzi cyane, irashobora gukumira gutakaza ibintu byawe bwite no guhungabana gukomeye mubuzima bwawe umuyoboro wamazi waturika ushobora gutera. Kumenya ibintu bito bito birashobora kugukiza amafaranga kumafaranga yawe ya buri kwezi, nayo; tutibagiwe no kugabanya ingaruka zawe kubidukikije.
Flo irinda urugo rwawe kwangirika kwamazi guterwa no gutemba buhoro ndetse no kunanirwa kw’ibiza, kandi bizanakumenyesha imyanda y’amazi. Ariko bihenze kandi ntibizakuburira kubyerekeye gukusanya amazi ahantu hatagomba kuba.
Michael atwikiriye ubwenge-urugo, urugo-imyidagaduro, hamwe no gukubita urugo, akora mu rugo rwubwenge yubatse mu 2007.
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Igihe cyo kohereza: Nyakanga-03-2019