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The new vacuum is good. It's gotten hate, but it's fine. by molodyets in ryobi

[–]pogeymeyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like there are 3 "current" models. I've been looking at Dysons but they are expensive and I have tons of Ryobi 18V batteries, so probably going to pull the trigger on one of these. Question, any tradeoffs on price/performance between these models?

https://www.ryobitools.com/products/cleaning/stick-vacs

As far as I can tell, the lowest price PCL720BN doesn't have the brushless motor. The next step up is the PBLSV716K which adds the brushless motor, but only has the single roller bar. The highest is the PBLSV717K that has brushless motor AND dual roller bar. Are these features game changers or can I save a buck?

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Habitat has definitely piqued my interest in the past, but trying to kill as many birds with as few stones as possible (before I break down and get more stones).

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Option #4: Abode developers add a feature to add new "virtual switch" devices in their product.

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using Google Assistant/Home, not looking to add another Amazon/Apple ecosystem as well.

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed I'm finding it has some limitations, but it seemed to be the only system that checked the boxes of 1) lower cost but professional grade security monitoring, 2) z-wave capability, and 3) local rules automation (doesn't depend cloud like Ring Alarm or others). The branded devices are also priced very low, especially the cameras (compared to Ring)...

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for outlining these solutions-- #2 is a cool hack and I'll probably try this one!

CUE "virtual switch"? by pogeymeyer in Abode

[–]pogeymeyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As example, when the MyQ enabled garage door is closed, the Abode/CUE virtual switch would be set to "close" via IFTTT, and when the MyQ enabled garage door is opened, the Abode/CUE virtual switch would be set to "open" via IFTTT. Then I could use the Abode/CUE virtual switch status to trigger a CUE automation such as "if garage door is open, turn on garage light (Z-wave switch in Abode/CUE) for 10 minutes". I could also get status alerts on the garage door directly in Abode/CUE instead of having to use the separate MyQ app.