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for those looking some simple smart bulbs, these might be worth a punt, reviews seem good.

georgewickstaff wrote: »

Hi, anyone selling a hue bridge? Mine developed a fault yesterday, pressing the big button to authenticate doesnt work. Very annoying.

Thanks

Just sent you a PM

Have a hive ordered (against my better judgement I was favouring the nest) but they asked on the phone if we have a spare socket next to our broadband router.

Ideally I'd like to wall mount the hive in the kitchen which is well away from the router.. Is this possible does anyone know? We have WiFi Needless to say.

Google WIFI 2 pack on offer

Doop wrote:

Have a hive ordered (against my better judgement I was favouring the nest) but they asked on the phone if we have a spare socket next to our broadband router. Ideally I'd like to wall mount the hive in the kitchen which is well away from the router.. Is this possible does anyone know? We have WiFi Needless to say.

Have Hive and it's great, my friend had Nest and hates it! They'll put a hub next to your router, then you can put the thermostats anywhere you like.

Couple of quid off the HS110 & HS100 Plugs in Argos

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6255323.htm

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6254269.htm

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

I know they're not always competitive but for anyone wanting to buy online and collect from a bricks and mortar store- Harvey Norman have 10% off everything until midnight Thursday.

Doesn't apply instore by the looks.

Thanks for tip, saved €50 on white goods, and the base price was lowest to begin with. One small niggle, you can't pay or redeem vouchers online, and in store wouldn't give the 10%. Still have a €50 voucher, but it won't eat anything.

Eufy 30C down to €175 on Amazon.de, deal of the day, 10,5 hours left as at 12:30 midday

https://www.amazon.de/Saugroboter-eufy-Staubsauger-Reinigungsleistung-Haustierbesitzer/dp/B07DBZXZBW/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Eufy+30C&qid=1552219800&s=ce-de&sr=1-1-catcorr

Under €200 with postage, I just snagged mine!

Deal of the day on some Tado

Eufy 30C down to €189 on Amazon FR today - Lightning deal ends 23:00 tonight Dublin time

https://www.amazon.fr/eufy-RoboVac-30C-application-d%C3%A9limitantes/dp/B07DBZXZBW/ref=olp_product_details/261-5979873-6914901?_encoding=UTF8&me=

Baileycharlie wrote: »

Hi new to this forum, doing a house refurb and looking for any advice on smart home devices for
Lighting and heating. Rewiring and putting in a new heating system.

This is by far the best thread to be following if you have a fetish for all things robotic hoover related

On Amazon until midnight.
Yi home camera. 360 degrees.
23.99 Sterling.

I'm not in the market but it does seem cheap.

Not a bargain.


But for anyone thinking about it, I got the eufy 15c recently. Compared to the 11c at least it seems to be a bit more "robust" and gets caught a lot less. It's a bit of a tank. Not sure how it compares to the 30 but if you're considering the 11c I'd go for the 15

limnam wrote: »

But for anyone thinking about it, I got the eufy 15c recently. Compared to the 11c at least it seems to be a bit more "robust" and gets caught a lot less. It's a bit of a tank. Not sure how it compares to the 30 but if you're considering the 11c I'd go for the 15

I got my 30C late last week, the plug adapter Friday afternoon, and I've been running it all weekend. It's surprisingly quiet, much more so than my corded vac, rolls confidently over the fairly prominent wooden sills in my doorways. I've had it upstairs, watched it detect the stairs and not fall down (relief!), and seems to run about 45 minutes on a full charge on the 'BoostIQ' power setting (variable - it tends to run on the higher, 2 cats, surprising amount of hair to pick up)

It has trouble docking with the charge station if it comes at it from the side (the station is so light that the vac bumps it out of place), but no issues when coming at it straight, which it seems to do most of the time.

Having never used any other form of robo vac, I can't compare, but will say that I'm pretty impressed with this one.

Only downside is that the main brush gets clogged with the cat hair and needs to be cleaned after every run, but not a big deal as I'm emptying the dust pan anyway, and the brush is so easy to take out, pick clean, and replace. Would definitely get some spare brushes and filters though and have them on hand. The manual recommends replacing these fairly often.

I'll be keeping an eye on prices and getting a second for downstairs (to save carrying this one up and down every couple of days) when it drops back to around €170 again (Amazon DE and ES seem to drop occasionally, hoping for something around Easter perhaps, always good deals going, but worst case Black Friday)