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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by isVeryLoud to c/[email protected]
 

This happens constantly. I had tape on it for a while, but even that failed.

Picture above is dramatization without the tape for clarity's sake, today it poked through the tape and shut itself off, this is how I actually found it:

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, that's where the off button is! Excuse me, I'm just a peasant who only has a shovel and broom.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

Look at Mr moneybags over here, with a shovel AND a broom!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Ew who let the peasants on here

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] isVeryLoud 39 points 2 months ago

hell yeah, complete design L on Shark-Ninja's part

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's more like knocking yourself unconscious.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Bro, I went so hard vacuuming the living room last night.”

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exhibit A, why the robots will not take over

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

"Every time the AI gains sapience it immediately deletes its own code!"

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Our Eufy vacuum has the power switch on the bottom.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

In a good way or like the apple mouse has its charging port on the bottom way?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It seems well placed. It isn't really meant to be routinely turned off. The switch is recessed a bit and covered with a clear flexible cover.

I only turned it off once. It was recently because I didn't want it to run it's scheduled task until I could protect the Christmas tree.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

isn't eufy the one that was caught sending videos from their products to their servers unencrypted?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All we have is the vacuum. I don't know about any of their other products.

The vacuum isn't intelligent enough to capture video, let alone get online and send it anywhere.

It does a good job on the floors, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

that's good, i guess as long as you don't give it wifi it's perfectly safe to use

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

You have the world's most expensive useless machine, nice.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you're not planning on getting a new bot anytime soon you could relocate the spring higher on the trim, or even up above the trim on the drywall (preferably where there's a stud)

[–] isVeryLoud 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I have many of them in similar locations, this is a rental and it was a problem at the previous place.

But yeah otherwise that's a good idea, installing an alternative to the spring could also work.

This will be my last shark ninja product anyway, they've done me dirty on other products and they don't sell spare mechanical parts, only brushes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Next time you tape over it, try this. Cut an old credit card, hotel key card, or something similar to just larger than the switch's recess. Tape only the top edge to the machine so that the stiff plastic or cardboard covers the switch, but can be lifted up and out of the way when you need to access it. I've used a similar trick to protect light switches I wanted to occasionally use, but not accidentally flip along with the other switches in the next gang over.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

So even robots are sick of their rulers. Huh.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Put a piece of cardboard under the tape

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

In all seriousness, the easiest solution is probably just to move the door stop a few millimeters up

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Glue the switch, transcend beyond turning off your robo vac

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s pretty funny, but damn you gotta clean that thing lol

[–] isVeryLoud 3 points 2 months ago

Guilty as charged! I will clean it and report back.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Your vacuum has been upgraded to an “ultimate machine“!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

if you have a 3d printer you could print a cover for it

[–] Mycatiskai 3 points 2 months ago

If they don't have a 3d printer, a small square of cardboard taped over the switch will also work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Don't do it, though. Doing it is like quiting the game.

Sure, you're not having fun, but do you really want the other side to win? They don't deserve to win.