Izindlu zesimanje ziya ngokuya zisebenzisa izixazululo zikagesi eziklanywe kahle ezilula izinto zansuku zonke futhi zinciphise ukumosha kwamandla. Uma uhlola ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kwendlu yakho yamanje bese uyiqhathanisa namathuba anikezwa amadivayisi ahlakaniphile, inani lokuthuthukisa liba sobala ngokushesha. U-Lifei, igama elithenjwayo embonini kagesi, usenze uhlu oluphelele lwemikhiqizo yasekhaya kagesi ebhekana nalezi zidingo. Iphothifoliyo yabo ihlanganisa ubunjiniyela obuqinile nezici ezihlakaniphile, okwenza kube lula emindeni ukuthi iqaphe futhi ilawule ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ayo. Noma ngabe ubhekene nokwanda kukagesi endaweni yakho noma ufuna nje izindlela zokuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi ekhaya, u-Lifei uhlinzeka ngezixazululo eziqotho. Lesi sihloko sizohlola izinzuzo zemishini kagesi yasekhaya ka-Lifei, sigqamise imikhiqizo ephezulu ohlwini lwabo, futhi sinikeze umhlahlandlela wokuthenga ongasebenza ukukusiza wenze izinqumo ezinhle kakhulu zendlu yakho.

Isinqumo sokutshala imali kubuchwepheshe bakagesi wasekhaya akufanele neze sithathwe kalula, njengoba sithinta ngqo induduzo yakho, ukuphepha, kanye nezindleko zakho zenyanga zikagesi. U-Lifei wakhe idumela lakhe ngokuletha imikhiqizo engagcini nje ngokuhlangabezana kodwa edlula amazinga emboni ngokusebenza nokuqina. Enye yezizathu ezihehayo kakhulu zokukhetha u-Lifei ukugxila kwawo okungaguquki ekusebenziseni kahle amandla, okusiza ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kwakho okuphelele kwasekhaya ngaphandle kokudela ukusebenza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinto zikagesi zika-Lifei zakhelwe ngomsebenzisi wokugcina engqondweni, zinezilawuli ezilula nokuhlanganiswa okungenamihuzuko nezingqalasizinda zasekhaya ezikhona. Kubanikazi bezindlu abaye babhekana nokungabi bikho kukagesi endaweni yabo ngesikhathi sezivunguvungu noma ukwehluleka kukagesi, imikhiqizo ka-Lifei ihlinzeka ngemiklamo esekela ukwenza isipele nokuvikelwa kwamagagasi ukuvikela izinto zikagesi ezibucayi. Le nkampani iphinde ibeke phambili izitifiketi zokuphepha, iqinisekisa ukuthi yonke idivayisi idlula ukuhlolwa okuqinile ngaphambi kokufika kumthengi. Uma uhlanganisa lezi zici namanani ancintisanayo kanye nohlelo oluqinile lwe-warranty, kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani u-Lifei uye waba uhlobo oluthandwayo lokuthuthukiswa kukagesi wasekhaya wesimanje.

Izinto zikagesi zasekhaya ze-Lifei ziletha izinzuzo eziningi ezingaphezu nje kokusebenza okuyisisekelo. Kusukela ekunciphiseni ukungcola kwemvelo okubangelwa yikhabhoni yakho kuya ekukunikezeni ukulawula okukhulu endaweni yakho yokuhlala, le mikhiqizo yakhelwe ukuletha ukuthuthukiswa okulinganisekayo empilweni yakho yansuku zonke. Ngezansi, sichaza izinzuzo ezintathu ezinomthelela omkhulu ezenza i-Lifei ihluke kumikhiqizo ejwayelekile kagesi.

Ukusebenza kahle kwamandla kuyingxenye ebalulekile kukho konke ukuklama komkhiqizo we-Lifei, futhi imiphumela ibonakala ezinkokhelweni eziphansi zezinsiza kanye nomthelela omncane emvelweni. Amadivayisi we-Lifei ahlanganisa ama-chip aphethe amandla athuthukile kanye ne-low-standby circuitry ukunciphisa amandla achithwayo lapho izinto zikagesi zingasebenzi. Ngokwesibonelo, ama-smart plugs abo anquma ngokuzenzakalelayo amandla emadivaysi angena kumodi yokulinda, avimbele isimo esaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi ukudonswa kwamandla kukadrako. Uma ucabanga ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kwasekhaya kungancishiswa ngamaphesenti angu-20 ngokusebenzisa ukuphathwa kwamandla okuhlakaniphile, ukonga kuba okubalulekile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. I-Lifei iphinde ishicilele izilinganiso zamandla ezicacile zomkhiqizo ngamunye, okuvumela abathengi ukuthi benze ukuqhathanisa okunolwazi. Ngokukhetha i-Lifei, awuthengi nje idivayisi; utshala imali ohlelweni olusebenza ngokuphumelelayo ukunciphisa umkhawulo wamandla ekhaya lakho. Lokhu kusebenza kahle nakho kuhumusha kube ukucindezeleka okuncane kugridi yamandla yasendaweni, okubaluleke kakhulu ngezikhathi zokufunwa okuphezulu noma lapho kungasekho ugesi endaweni yami ngenxa yokugcwala ngokweqile. Ekugcineni, ukusebenza kahle kwamandla kwemikhiqizo ye-Lifei kukusiza ukuthi ufinyelele indlela yokuphila esimeme ngaphandle kokudela ukulula noma ukusebenza.

Izici zokuxhumana ezihlakaniphile ezifakwe ezintweni zikagesi zasekhaya ze-Lifei zikuvumela ukuthi ulawule yonke indawo yakho yekhaya entendeni yesandla sakho. Ngohlelo lokusebenza lweselula oluzinikezele, ungavula futhi ucime izibani, ulungise izilungiselelo zokushisa, futhi ubheke ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngesikhathi sangempela, noma ngabe ukude kangakanani nekhaya. Leli zinga lokulawula liwusizo ikakhulukazi emakhaya afuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinto zikagesi azishiywa zisebenza ngokungadingekile, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe amandla achithwayo. Amadivayisi e-Lifei asekela izivumelwano ze-Wi-Fi ne-Bluetooth, aqinisekisa ukuhambisana nama-smartphone amaningi anamuhla nama-smart home hubs. Ungakwazi futhi ukusetha amasheduli nemithetho yokuzenzakalela, njengokuthi izibani zakho zangaphandle zivuleke lapho ilanga lishona noma ipulaki yakho ehlakaniphile icime zonke izinto ezingabalulekile ngesikhathi samahora aphezulu. Emakhaya atholakala ezindaweni ezithambekele ekukhuphukeni kwamandla endaweni yami, izici zokuxhumana zinikeza izexwayiso ezisheshayo lapho kutholwa ukungajwayeleki kwamandla kagesi, okukuvumela ukuthi uthathe isinyathelo sokuvikela ngokushesha. Ukuhlanganiswa okungenamihawu kokuxhumana okuhlakaniphile siguqula iqoqo lezinto zikagesi ezizimele zibe uhlelo lwekhaya oluhlangene, oluphendulayo oluzivumelanisa nendlela yakho yokuphila.

I-Lifei igcizelela kakhulu umklamo olula ukusetshenziswa, iqinisekisa ukuthi ngisho nabantu abangenawo amakhono ezobuchwepheshe bangafaka futhi basebenzise imikhiqizo yabo ngaphandle kokudumazeka. Wonke amadivayisi iza nemiyalelo ecacile, enezithombe, kanye nemihlahlandlela yokuxhuma izintambo enemibala ehlukanisiwe eyenza inqubo yokufaka ibe lula. Izilawuli zomzimba, njengezinkinobho namadayali, zakhiwe ngendlela elula ukubamba futhi zibhalwe ngezithonjana ezicacile, okwenza zifinyeleleke kubasebenzisi bayo yonke iminyaka. Kumadivayisi ahlakaniphile, uhlelo lokusebenza oluhambisana nalo lunokuxhumana okuhlanzekile okunemenyu elula kanye namathiphu awusizo achaza yonke imisebenzi. I-Lifei iphinde ihlinzeke ngosekelo lwamakhasimende olusheshayo kanye neziqeqetshi zamavidiyo eziku-inthanethi kulabo abathanda isiqondiso esibukwayo. Lokhu kuzibophezela ekusebenzisekeni kuyanda nasekuphaketheni, ngokumosha okuncane namabhokisi avuleka kalula anciphisa ubunzima kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngokukhipha ubunzima obuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nokuthuthukiswa kukagesi wasekhaya, i-Lifei inika amandla abanikazi bezindlu ukuthi bathathe isibopho sokuphatha amandla abo ngokuzethemba. Uma ufuna imikhiqizo ethembekile, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuba ngingenalo ugesi endaweni yami, ufuna izixazululo ezisebenza ngokushesha, futhi i-Lifei iletha ngqo lokho.

I-Lifei inikeza uhla olubanzi lwezinto zikagesi zasekhaya eziklanyelwe ukubhekana nezidingo ezivamile zasekhaya. Imikhiqizo emine elandelayo ithole izibuyekezo ezivelele kumakhasimende kanye nochwepheshe bemboni ngokufanayo, ngenxa yokwethenjwa kwayo, izici ezihlakaniphile, namakhono okonga amandla. Umkhiqizo ngamunye wakhiwe ngomzamo ofanayo wekhwalithi ochaza uhlobo lwe-Lifei, futhi ndawonye zakha isisekelo esiqinile sanoma iyiphi ikhaya elihlakaniphile lesimanje.

I-Lifei Smart Plug iyidivayisi encane kodwa enamandla ekunikeza ukulawula ukude kunoma yisiphi isisetshenziswa esixhunyiwe, kusukela ezibani nabalandeli kuya ezimishini yekhofi nezishisa igumbi. Vele uxhume i-Lifei Smart Plug kunoma iyiphi i-wall outlet ejwayelekile, uxhume isisetshenziswa sakho, bese uyibhanqa nohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Lifei nge-Wi-Fi. Uma isilungisiwe, ungavula noma ucime isisetshenziswa kusuka noma kuphi, usethe amashejuli, futhi ubheke ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngesikhathi sangempela ukuze uqonde kahle ukuthi idivayisi ngayinye idla amandla kangakanani. Leli zinga lokuhlukahluka liyigugu kakhulu lapho uzama ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi kwakho okuphelele kwasekhaya futhi uhlonze izinto ezidla ugesi kakhulu ekhaya lakho. I-smart plug iphinde ibe nokuvikelwa okwakhelwe ngaphakathi kokushintshashintsha kwamandla, okuyisivikelo esibalulekile ezifundeni lapho ukushintshashintsha kwamandla endaweni yami kuyinto ejwayelekile. Ngomklamo omncane ongavimbi izindawo zokukhipha ugesi eziseduze kanye nomthamo olinganiselwe ofika ku-15 amps, i-Lifei Smart Plug iyisisekelo esibalulekile sanoma yisiphi isu lokuzenzakalela ugesi ekhaya.

I-Lifei LED Bulb ihlanganisa ukukhanya okukhethekile nokusebenza kahle kwamandla okumangalisayo, okuyenza ibe yinto efanelekile yokufaka izibani zendabuko ezishisayo neze-CFL. Itholakala ngokushisa kombala okuhlukahlukene kusuka kokumhlophe okufudumele kuya emini, lezi zibani zikuvumela ukuthi udale umoya ofanele kunoma yiliphi igumbi. Uhlobo oluhlakaniphile lwe-Lifei LED Bulb lungancishiswa futhi lulungiswe umbala ngohlelo lokusebenza, futhi luhlanganiswa kalula nezisizi zezwi ezifana ne-Alexa ne-Google Assistant. Ilahla ngayinye idla amandla angama-80 ekhulwini kancane kune-bulb eshisayo efanayo ngenkathi ihlala kuze kufike ku-25,000 amahora, kunciphisa kakhulu ukuphindeka kokufakwa. Kubanikazi bezindlu abafuna ukwehlisa ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wasekhaya ngaphandle kokudela ikhwalithi yokukhanyisa, i-Lifei LED Bulb iyisibuyekezo esiqondile nesisebenza kahle. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izibani zenzelwe ukusebenza ngokuthembekile ngisho nasezindaweni ezinokushintshashintsha kwamandla, zinikeza ukusebenza okungaguquki lapho uyidinga kakhulu. Noma ngabe ukhanyisa igumbi lakho lokuhlala, ikhishi, noma izindawo zangaphandle, i-Lifei LED Bulb iletha ukukhanya okuthembekile okunezici ezincane zemvelo.

I-Lifei Power Strip ingaphezu nje kwentambo yokunweba elula; yisiteshi esiphelele sokuphatha amandla sehhovisi lakho lasekhaya, isikhungo sokuzijabulisa, noma indawo yokusebenzela. Inezindawo ezintandathu ezishintshwayo ngokwehlukana, izimbobo ezimbili ze-USB-A, kanye nembobo ye-USB-C, leli phansi lamandla lingashaja futhi linikeze amandla amadivayisi amaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa ngenkathi likunikeza ukulawula ngakunye endaweni ngayinye. Isivikeli sokushintshashintsha kwamandla esakhelwe ngaphakathi sivikela izinto zakho zikagesi ezibalulekile kumazinga aphezulu kagesi, okubaluleke kakhulu uma ubhekane nokushintshashintsha kwamandla endaweni yami esikhathini esidlule. Umsebenzi we-master-slave uvula ngokuzenzakalelayo amadivayisi aseduze lapho idivayisi eyinhloko icishiwe, okunciphisa kakhulu ukuchitha amandla okubekwe eceleni. I-Lifei Power Strip iphinde ifake intambo eqinile engamamitha angu-3 kanye nomklamo ongabanjwa odongeni, okunikeza izinketho zokubeka eziguquguqukayo ukuze kugcinwe indawo yakho yokusebenza ihlanzekile. Ngokwakhiwa okuqinile kanye nekhava evimbela umlilo, leli phansi lamandla lihlinzeka ngokulula nangokuthula kwengqondo. Kuyithuluzi elibalulekile kunoma ngubani ofuna ukuphatha amadivayisi amaningi ngempumelelo ngenkathi egcina ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kulawulwa.

I-Lifei Thermostat iyidivayisi ehlakaniphile eyenziwa ngohlelo enikeza ukulawula okucacile kwezinga lokushisa ezandleni zakho, ikusiza ukuthi ugcine induduzo ngenkathi uthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla. Inesikrini esikhulu esikhanyayo esibonisa izinga lokushisa langaphakathi langaphandle lamanje, amazinga omswakama, nesimo sesistimu. Ngohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Lifei, ungakha amashejuli okushisisa nokupholisa enziwe ngendlela oyifisayo aguquguquka kumjikelezo wakho wansuku zonke, uqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lwe-HVAC lusebenza kuphela lapho ludingeka. I-thermostat iphinde ifake ubuchwepheshe be-geofencing, obulungisa ngokuzenzakalelayo izinga lokushisa lapho usuka noma ubuyela ekhaya, bukhulisa ukonga ngaphandle kokudinga okokufaka mathupha. Ngokuphatha ngobuhlakani uhlelo lwakho lwe-HVAC, i-Lifei Thermostat inganciphisa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wasekhaya phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo nezasebusika. Ezingxenyeni lapho kungabikho ugesi imicimbi ejwayelekile, i-thermostat igcina izilungiselelo zayo ezihleliwe futhi iqhubeka nokusebenza ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka uma amandla abuyiselwa. Ngokuhambisana nezinhlelo eziningi ezijwayelekile ze-HVAC kanye nomklamo omuhle ohambisana nezingaphakathi zesimanje, i-Lifei Thermostat iyimikhiqizo evelele esigabeni sikagesi sasekhaya.

Ukukhetha okufanele kwesishintshi sikagesi sasekhaya kudinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela kwezindlela ezithile zendlu yakho, izinto ezibalulekile, nengqalasizinda. Qala ngokwenza isheke elilula sokusetshenziswa kukagesi kwendlu yakho yamanje ukuze uhlonze izindawo lapho uchitha khona kakhulu amandla noma uhlangabezana nezingozi ezinkulu kakhulu. Ngokwesibonelo, uma uvame ukukhohlwa ukuvala izibani noma izishintshi uma uphuma endlini, i-Lifei Smart Plug noma isibani se-LED esihlakaniphile kungaba ukuthenga kokuqala okusebenzayo. Okulandelayo, hlola ukwethembeka kokuhlinzekwa kukagesi kwakho; uma ukwanda kukagesi endaweni yami kuyinkinga ejwayelekile, phambili imikhiqizo enokuvikela okunamandla kokwanda, njenge-Lifei Power Strip noma i-plug ehlakaniphile evikelwe ukwanda. Cabanga ngosayizi wekhaya lakho nenani lezinto ozohlela ukuzixhuma, njengoba lokhu kuzothinta ukuthi udinga yini i-plug eyodwa ehlakaniphile noma iqoqo eligcwele lemikhiqizo ye-Lifei. Ukuhambisana nezinkundla ezikhona zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile, njenge-Alexa noma i-Google Assistant, kufanele futhi kube yingxenye yesinqumo sakho ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhlanganiswa okungenamihawu. Isabelo yinto ebalulekile futhi, kodwa khumbula ukuthi izinto ezisebenzisa amandla kahle zivame ukuzikhokhela ngokunciphisa izikweletu zikagesi phakathi nonyaka wokuqala. Ngeminye imininingwane mayelana nohlu oluphelele lwemikhiqizo ye-Lifei, vakashela kuIkhaya ikhasi ukuze uhlole ikhathalogi yabo ephelele, noma uhlole i-Izindaba isigaba ukuze uthole izibuyekezo zakamuva namaphromoshini. Uma unentshisekelo yokwandisa ezixazululweni zamandla avuselelekayo, i-Amandla Amasha ikhasi linikeza imininingwane ngemikhiqizo ehambisana nelanga. Ezinhlelweni zangaphandle, i-Ukukhanyisa Kwangaphandle ikhasi linikeza izinketho ezinhle kakhulu, futhi i-DELIXI Electric ikhasi libonisa izingxenye zikagesi ezengeziwe ezisezingeni eliphezulu eziqedela okunikezwa yi-Lifei.

Izinto zikagesi zasekhaya ze-Lifei zimele utshalomali oluhlakaniphile, olulungele ikusasa kunoma iyiphi indlu efuna ukuthuthukisa induduzo, yehlise ukumosha amandla, futhi ithole ukulawula okukhulu phezu kwendawo yokuhlala. Kusukela ku-Lifei Smart Plug encane kuya ku-Lifei Thermostat ehlakaniphile, umkhiqizo ngamunye uklanyelwe ngokugxila ekusebenziseni amandla kahle, ukusebenza okulula ukukusebenzisa, kanye nezici zokuphepha eziqinile. Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zikagesi ekhaya lakho, ungakwazi ukuphatha ngempumelelo ukusetshenziswa kukagesi wasekhaya lakho futhi uvikele izinto zakho zikagesi emiphumeleni eyonakalisayo yokwanda kukagesi endaweni yami. Ukulula kokulawula ukude nokuzenzakalela kusho ukuthi akusadingeki ukhathazeke ngokushiya izinto zikagesi zivuliwe lapho ungekho, futhi amandla okuqapha ngesikhathi sangempela akunikeza imininingwane ewusizo mayelana nemikhuba yakho yamandla. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Lifei ekuqinisweni nasekuqambeni izinto ezintsha kuqinisekisa ukuthi utshala imali emikhiqizweni ezosebenzela umndeni wakho ngokwethembeka iminyaka ezayo. Noma ngabe uqala uhambo lwakho lwekhaya elihlakaniphile kusukela ekuqaleni noma uthuthukisa okukhona, i-Lifei ihlinzeka ngamathuluzi owadingayo ukuze udale ikhaya elisebenza kahle, elinethezekile, nelixhunyiwe. Thatha isinyathelo sokuqala namuhla ngokuhlola uhlu lemikhiqizo ye-Lifei bese uthola ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukuguqula indawo yakho yokuhlala ngezixazululo zikagesi zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile.