So these use a proprietary dust filter with a chip and DRM to prevent use of any other filters or use of the filter beyond a set date. A quick Googlesearch™ shows that it’s trivial to disable the DRM and wash and re-use the filters. Might consider purchasing now.
@squishybrain got any search tips? My Google Fu failed me last time, and I only found a bunch of “I’ll try X solution at some point” type discussion about the chips.
@squishybrain Interesting, thanks! I thought there was something to do with the chip, beyond my (and others’) idea of just wiring the fan into the mains.
So, I bought a few of these, and indeed the filters have a chip. The device can be circumvented, and there was a wiring guide or Re-wiring guide on a previous sale. I haven’t done it yet, but I will.
@Mandamm I have done it. After it’s removed it will just blow at max speed. It gets much louder but that’s about it. It still does nothing to actually remove dust from the air. I’m going to just repurpose it as just a fan. lol
Bought one, when I had a maid come in. After a month or two asked her if she saw a difference in dust. She said no. If there was a difference, she didn’t see one. Now it’s part of my storage closet like the other meh items I bought
What is this, the 4th or 5th time MEH has tried to sell these? And, I don’t recall anyone commenting on receiving one of these in an IRK. Why is MEH still trying to hawk these?
I bought one last time and I have two things to say.
I opened it up and removed the microchip that makes it shut off after the filter has been used for the 3 months or whatever. The filters can be easily washed and reused after that.
As far as actually removing dust and being an “air purifier” it sucks. I let it run for a couple months and the filter had done hardly anything. The desk it was sitting on was covered in dust. Almost like the unit was pulling the dust towards it but not actually collecting it so it just settled on everything around it.This was before I tampered with removing the microchip so it was running as it was intended to.
@MrDylan I no longer use it as it didn’t rly do anything for my bedroom that I had it in. It now sits in a corner unused. I might ry to dismantle it one day to make it into a regular table fan somehow. It is at least quieter than most and once you take the chip out it runs faster too.
Wow! I bought it last time around and really love it. If I had read the reviews I wouldn’t have so I’m glad I didn’t. I can definitely see a difference in the dust that settles on my flat areas.
How many of these God-Damned things are there?? Just open up all the remaining ones, turn them all on and have them suck your souls straight to HELL!!!
They work well in smaller closed spaces. I’ve had one in the bedroom for 2 months now and there is noticeably less dust on the chest of drawers and bookshelf. We have one in the living room, where it looks like nothing has changed by using the swiffer. Didn’t know about the microchip trick, so looking forward to that.
Please don’t waste your money on this. I ordered it from them a few weeks ago and the cover does not fit on the device. We’ve tried dozens of times to get it to fit and it won’t. Returning. A waste of money and now having to waste money shipping it back. I’m about to unsubscribe from Meh.
@mygreatkid Mine fit together fine.
Really not sure how to judge if it’s doing anything useful, but my one included filter is about to electronically expire and I’m considering whether to try to hack it or buy some more.
Bought this a few months back and tried it in our family room where it did absolutely nothing but make noise and in a bedroom where it did absolutely nothing but make noise. Then I bought a $150 air purifier and golllleee is it working great!
Mine’s been in my ‘great room’ (not my word, it’s what the previous owners called it) - big room w/ cathedral ceiling, pile carpet and lots of dust.
No real way to judge if it’s doing much - the filter looks a bit more gray than the white it was when new.
Once the electronic timer shuts it off - any day now - I’ll hack it, wash the filter and then try it in my bedroom - a much smaller room, I keep the door closed at all times (no cats allowed!) and it also gets very linty-dusty.
Should be more noticeable in there if it’s actually doing anything worthwhile.
I love mine, I’ve had it for a few months–when we first got them on Morningsave. I actually ended up buying more filters to go in the item. For anyone having issues putting it together:
Need to plug it in here:
Need to wrap the filter around, I have it turned on so you can see:
IT DOES NOT GO AROUND THE ENTIRE BASE. If you force it and say “It doesn’t fit”, it’s because of this. I know because I WAS that person when I first bought it. I didn’t read the instructions and I rushed to get it together.
And as you can see, there is some discoloration from dust. I have it in the office where it’s carpeted flooring. Two cats and three people in the house, it helps this room feel a bit better.
If you got one, put a piece of Scotch tape somewhere INside the filter and on a different place on the outside. Say 2 inches x .75 inch width of the tape. Then after a month you can compare the color under the tape to the rest of it to see if it does anything at all.
Used video below to hack 2 of mine last night. (They worked about 2.5 months until we had a power outage.)
Hack took about 30-45 minutes total for 2 units. Pretty easy. Bags came totally clean in wash. Like a brand new unit. (I did have to wipe off fan blades and the wire mesh protecting fan.)
@PSUClaus1@thesugarat My Swiffer just tried to make me replace the filter. It was barely dirty. Hah! I borrowed my daughter’s soldering iron, did some practicing, and pulled up this video. Turns out all you need to know how to do is use a screwdriver and strip a wire. THANKS!
I was suckered into purchasing four. They aren’t worth a dollar. They wouldn’t let me return them. Mine also arrived old and musty. They’ve been sitting in my sunroom in the corner doubling as a redneck DIY hat rack! I’m going to put them in the trash THIS WEEK! I’m usually known for being a savvy shopper……not that time! Shame on swiffer on that one!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
$49.99 at Amazon
Warranty
3 Years Swiffer
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
It’s like deja vu all over again…
Guys, I know about Mediocritee. I’m just not that into the shirts.
@The_Tim they flog mediocritee when they know their daily item sucks…
But they flog it every day.
Oh. Right.
A new concept in air management technology.
Wait, is @carl669 writing for meh now?
Cool!
@kdemo ssshhh!! no one is supposed to know!
@carl669 -
(Whispering: I look forward to colorful fucking write-ups. Carry on.)
Can we clear the air about those “jokes”? They don’t even get close to being funny.
Maybe that’s where the filtering should go.
Is this the model that requires the DRM chip in its filter?
@guybrush01 2019 complaints say they no longer sell the filters, only the ones for the newer model that has a chip in it.
So these use a proprietary dust filter with a chip and DRM to prevent use of any other filters or use of the filter beyond a set date. A quick Googlesearch™ shows that it’s trivial to disable the DRM and wash and re-use the filters. Might consider purchasing now.
@squishybrain What the hell /giphy ambiguous-knockout-pleasure
@squishybrain Okay, can anyone tell me why slash commands don’t seem to be working?
@squishybrain got any search tips? My Google Fu failed me last time, and I only found a bunch of “I’ll try X solution at some point” type discussion about the chips.
/giphy no-idea
@squishybrain the drm found you
Hey there @squishybrain, despite what drunk @unksol alleges, you have to put the slashies on their own line.
/giphy ambiguous-knockout-pleasure
@finalremix
@therealjrn @unksol Much appreciated!
/giphy Thanks a lot!
@squishybrain The slash command needs to be on a line of it’s own rather than how you did it.
@squishybrain Interesting, thanks! I thought there was something to do with the chip, beyond my (and others’) idea of just wiring the fan into the mains.
This sounds like the opposite of what I got before, which is still going strong.
Plus I don’t need a device to fuck up my air and stuff unless it will infuse everything with sativa (so I can still get shit done)
@llangley I just don’t want it breeding. That sounds like the exact opposite of the goal
Meh has become the daily Morningsave sale with the occasional day of something that is interesting or that isn’t complete shit.
Today is not that day…
Got this last time around, it’s been serving me well
What is going to kill the VMPs faster, the continuous relisting of items or the horrible attempts at jokes?
Sweeps Week: Meh Edition!
Trackrs, Swiffers, and all manner of MorningSave bullshit you don’t need!
Let’s hear those VMP whimperings!
@msayler {whimpers}
@mehvid1 @msayler you’re not a VMP you’re a member. But yeah. We should quit
@mehvid1 @msayler @unksol
Fucking posers.
@msayler whimper, whimper
@msayler Sorry, dropped the VMP thing about a year ago. Too many Swiffers and no purpletooth anything.
Is breathing “fucking up dust and stuff in the air” healthy? It sounds like stirring it up with a bit of sex juice mixed in. I don’t want it.
Shit, it’s like you guys know my weakness of not being able to say “no” to a product more than nine times. Guess I gotta buy it now.
@winfield if only they has stopped at 8
So, I bought a few of these, and indeed the filters have a chip. The device can be circumvented, and there was a wiring guide or Re-wiring guide on a previous sale. I haven’t done it yet, but I will.
@Mandamm I have done it. After it’s removed it will just blow at max speed. It gets much louder but that’s about it. It still does nothing to actually remove dust from the air. I’m going to just repurpose it as just a fan. lol
Bought one, when I had a maid come in. After a month or two asked her if she saw a difference in dust. She said no. If there was a difference, she didn’t see one. Now it’s part of my storage closet like the other meh items I bought
@Beruud I mean they had to store it somewhere.
@Beruud @unksol And better in your closet than their warehouse, right?
@Beruud @robson @unksol Of course the maid is going to say it doesn’t work. She doesn’t want you to cut her hours due to less dusting needed.
What is this, the 4th or 5th time MEH has tried to sell these? And, I don’t recall anyone commenting on receiving one of these in an IRK. Why is MEH still trying to hawk these?
@rtjhnstn money?
I bought one last time and I have two things to say.
@Coldwyn so it’s useless?
@MrDylan I no longer use it as it didn’t rly do anything for my bedroom that I had it in. It now sits in a corner unused. I might ry to dismantle it one day to make it into a regular table fan somehow. It is at least quieter than most and once you take the chip out it runs faster too.
Wow! I bought it last time around and really love it. If I had read the reviews I wouldn’t have so I’m glad I didn’t. I can definitely see a difference in the dust that settles on my flat areas.
@cfharley Squats will make a visible difference as well.
Can these mine cryptocurrency for passive income?
These make shitty margaritas for National Margarita Day and all …
@mike808 Is that today(or whatever day you want it to be)?
How many of these God-Damned things are there?? Just open up all the remaining ones, turn them all on and have them suck your souls straight to HELL!!!
This looks like a nuclear cooling tower. If I get a few, will it generate power?
They work well in smaller closed spaces. I’ve had one in the bedroom for 2 months now and there is noticeably less dust on the chest of drawers and bookshelf. We have one in the living room, where it looks like nothing has changed by using the swiffer. Didn’t know about the microchip trick, so looking forward to that.
Meh. Talk to me when it can listen in on my private conversations and communicate said to Cambridge Analytica.
I have three dogs and a dirt pit out back. Usually dust settles about 3-6 milliseconds after cleaning.
The problem I have had with previous devices is the third and fourth mortgages needed to replace filters.
Can this one be washed?
Please don’t waste your money on this. I ordered it from them a few weeks ago and the cover does not fit on the device. We’ve tried dozens of times to get it to fit and it won’t. Returning. A waste of money and now having to waste money shipping it back. I’m about to unsubscribe from Meh.
@mygreatkid Mine fit together fine.
Really not sure how to judge if it’s doing anything useful, but my one included filter is about to electronically expire and I’m considering whether to try to hack it or buy some more.
Is this what it looks like when you put it together @mygreatkid?
Bought this a few months back and tried it in our family room where it did absolutely nothing but make noise and in a bedroom where it did absolutely nothing but make noise. Then I bought a $150 air purifier and golllleee is it working great!
Captain Planet!
How can you make it look more attractive ? The nuclear power plant look went out after Love Canal.
@AZWrangler2020 I think you meant “Three Mile Island”. “Love Canal” involved hazardous waste, not a nuke plant.
Plan to add these to my exotic bird room along with the 6 other air filters I run. Parrots are powdery, create a lot of dust. Hope these help.
Looking forward to receiving…where do I get extra filters??
Mine’s been in my ‘great room’ (not my word, it’s what the previous owners called it) - big room w/ cathedral ceiling, pile carpet and lots of dust.
No real way to judge if it’s doing much - the filter looks a bit more gray than the white it was when new.
Once the electronic timer shuts it off - any day now - I’ll hack it, wash the filter and then try it in my bedroom - a much smaller room, I keep the door closed at all times (no cats allowed!) and it also gets very linty-dusty.
Should be more noticeable in there if it’s actually doing anything worthwhile.
“…fucking up dust and stuff in the air…”
@OneGhoti just quoting the description Meh put up for this item…
Really!?! Obscenities to sell your product?
I love mine, I’ve had it for a few months–when we first got them on Morningsave. I actually ended up buying more filters to go in the item. For anyone having issues putting it together:
Need to plug it in here:
Need to wrap the filter around, I have it turned on so you can see:
IT DOES NOT GO AROUND THE ENTIRE BASE. If you force it and say “It doesn’t fit”, it’s because of this. I know because I WAS that person when I first bought it. I didn’t read the instructions and I rushed to get it together.
And as you can see, there is some discoloration from dust. I have it in the office where it’s carpeted flooring. Two cats and three people in the house, it helps this room feel a bit better.
How many of these did Meh get?
BTW, my neighbor LOVED her Xmas present - one of those plastic handles for the shovel/rake. Got any of those left?
If you got one, put a piece of Scotch tape somewhere INside the filter and on a different place on the outside. Say 2 inches x .75 inch width of the tape. Then after a month you can compare the color under the tape to the rest of it to see if it does anything at all.
How do you hack to wash the filter?
See the video above.
Mine is taking a tour of half the US… Started in Texas, went to NJ and is back in Texas…
Got mine yesterday and I love it so far! Should have bought 2
Got mine a few days ago. The outer cover was stained and reeked of a moldy smell. I’ve email Meh twice and have yet to get a reply. Disappointing.
@wlrowe01 check your spam folder?
Such is the test version of the air cleaning system. Perhaps this is effective, but not enough to abandon a complete system.
I can’t find the video referenced about washing the filters?
Used video below to hack 2 of mine last night. (They worked about 2.5 months until we had a power outage.)
Hack took about 30-45 minutes total for 2 units. Pretty easy. Bags came totally clean in wash. Like a brand new unit. (I did have to wipe off fan blades and the wire mesh protecting fan.)
Thanks @squishybrain for posting this earlier.
@PSUClaus1 You’re welcome! I’ll probably need to clean my Swifter pretty soon so it’s good to know that it worked.
@PSUClaus1 Glad to see my video is still coming in handy. And I do apologize it could have been a much shorter video.
@PSUClaus1 @thesugarat My Swiffer just tried to make me replace the filter. It was barely dirty. Hah! I borrowed my daughter’s soldering iron, did some practicing, and pulled up this video. Turns out all you need to know how to do is use a screwdriver and strip a wire. THANKS!
I was suckered into purchasing four. They aren’t worth a dollar. They wouldn’t let me return them. Mine also arrived old and musty. They’ve been sitting in my sunroom in the corner doubling as a redneck DIY hat rack! I’m going to put them in the trash THIS WEEK! I’m usually known for being a savvy shopper……not that time! Shame on swiffer on that one!