Thread Number: 28885
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Post# 322871   4/21/2015 at 22:36 (3,264 days old) by vacmaster (San Diego)   |   | |
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Why do people hate them? My $300 595 performs better than some full sized vacs. I'll include pictures of most of my 6 roombas as 2 are being repaired by me. Please exuse some hairs as roombas treat their brushes as a loom for hairy blankets.
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Post# 322873 , Reply# 1   4/22/2015 at 00:38 (3,264 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Those blasphemous things are unadulterated, pure evil! May whatever god you worship have mercy upon your sinful soul!
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Post# 322874 , Reply# 2   4/22/2015 at 00:44 (3,264 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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gave up on mine because the long dog hair would get wound up in the wheel axles rendering it pretty much useless at our house. |
Post# 322895 , Reply# 5   4/22/2015 at 08:59 (3,263 days old) by vacmaster (San Diego)   |   | |
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Post# 322896 , Reply# 6   4/22/2015 at 09:00 (3,263 days old) by HVRVACLVR (Altoona PA)   |   | |
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Roomba's are fun to watch! My aunt uses one so she doesn't have to vacuum everyday, she only vacuums with her shark once a week. It does not have suction or deep clean. And it bogs down on the shag carpeting in the bedrooms.
They do great for daily carpet maintenance, but I wouldn't use one as the main vacuum. |
Post# 322900 , Reply# 7   4/22/2015 at 10:06 (3,263 days old) by vacmaster (San Diego)   |   | |
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Post# 322954 , Reply# 9   4/22/2015 at 16:35 (3,263 days old) by vacmaster (San Diego)   |   | |
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Post# 323032 , Reply# 10   4/23/2015 at 02:21 (3,263 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Some videos on YouTube use the Roomba machines as dog and cat toys-Dogs like to play with them,and cats like to ride them. vacuum with my Kirby Avalir daily and my Royal Pro Elite.One a week with a canister-the NSS M1. |
Post# 323035 , Reply# 11   4/23/2015 at 02:39 (3,263 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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The thing that always put me off these was, what if the cat puked or spat up a hairball, and the Roomba got to it before I did?
THIS would be my worst nightmare: www.dailydot.com/lol/roomba-dog-p... |
Post# 330967 , Reply# 15   8/4/2015 at 22:41 (3,159 days old) by FantomLightning (Ohio)   |   | |
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The ancient OEM NiCD/NiMH batteries. Go with the Lithium replacements, they provide longer run time, longer life spans, and are lighter than their equivalent counterparts. CLICK HERE TO GO TO FantomLightning's LINK |
Post# 331002 , Reply# 17   8/5/2015 at 10:50 (3,158 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States)   |   | |
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I had a Roomba 500 series a few years back, it was ok but once I tried the neato, I was sold. The neato robots actually do have a pretty powerful fan in them to create the suction. On all hardwood floors, I get about 90 minutes of run time per charge. |
Post# 331005 , Reply# 18   8/5/2015 at 11:08 (3,158 days old) by nicktechtalk (Winter Park, FL)   |   | |
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I did just buy a replacement battery (Lithium) and Im only still getting about 20 minutes of runtime. Could there be something wrong with my charger or Roomba itself? |
Post# 331006 , Reply# 19   8/5/2015 at 11:26 (3,158 days old) by Dys0nb0y (Luton)   |   | |
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I love my neato I have a neato botvac d85 and I barely use a size up vacuum anymore it is amazing and in the picture it shows what it gets up in one day We have 3 rugs and mostly hardwood floor it is amazing
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Post# 331017 , Reply# 21   8/5/2015 at 14:11 (3,158 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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wersion of the Roomba. She likes to see it 'return to the charger", etc. I think her husband (loves toys like this) uses it as entertainment.
I saw a brand new one on sale at K-Mart for......$75.00 I was more surprised at that than the machine itself. Of course, they might be great for a daily "quickie", but at least once a week, you must get out your Hoover.... or something else and give the place a good going through. John |
Post# 331066 , Reply# 24   8/5/2015 at 20:47 (3,158 days old) by HenryDreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Everyone who has seen my Neato Botvac has been dazzled by it. I have 3 friends who now have Neatos in their homes after I demoed mine. While it's not as powerful as an upright, it takes its slow, methodical time, and always gets a ton of dirt. It's not perfect (the filter is gross to clean, so I just vacuum it off with my Dyson hand vac), but it's years ahead of other robots, and it's become something I wouldn't want to live without.
Been busy lately, and have let the Neato do 100% of the vacuuming the last two weeks or so. The other day I used my new Dyson Ball Multi Floor (one of their best cleaning 2015 models), and it got almost nothing. The Neato is taking care of business. The older Neatos clean just as well, but the much longer battery life on the Botvac and Botvac D Series models, lets it finish cleaning a lot quicker. Dyson's 360 Eye robot is coming out eventually, and although it'll have better filtration, I would be genuinely surprised if it cleaned carpeting better than a Neato. Neato's got a suction motor (admittedly gentle, but it suffices), and a good brushroll for a robot, so it does a great job. Again, I'm always surprised! As a bonus "run the robot" has become a household term here, like it's 50 years into the future! "I didn't have much time to get ready, so I just ran the robot and filled the dishwasher." |
Post# 331151 , Reply# 25   8/7/2015 at 06:26 (3,157 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Well, here's a factor... close your eyes if you're not into squeamish things!
Yes, whilst these fantastic labour saving things are all very well, when our 4 legged friends have an accident in the home, suddenly the labour saving cleaning device isn't so handy after all. |
Post# 331169 , Reply# 26   8/7/2015 at 10:42 (3,156 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Neato would have smeared the poop around in straight lines. Neato doesn't clean in a nonsensical pattern like the evidence displays. Looks like a Roomba or some crappier bot. I could be wrong, but that pug owner may have been fibbing, or the pictures are unrelated.
I've posted this before, but here is the Neato XV's cleaning action.
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Post# 331181 , Reply# 27   8/7/2015 at 13:19 (3,156 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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The second photo wasn't taken with a Neato disc, but rather shows what can happen with ANY ROBOTIC DISC.
Straight lines or not, I can't think of anything worse. At least you're in control when you have a traditional vacuum. Respectively if I had a roomba or any robotic vacuum, I wouldn't be collecting "manual job" vacuums, any way. |
Post# 331225 , Reply# 28   8/8/2015 at 03:36 (3,156 days old) by HenryDreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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before you smear misinformation. While that scenario is possible, it would be different with the robot displayed in your first picture.
We can all imagine worst-case scenarios. It's up to the owners to prevent such things from happening. Dwell, and you'll forget the benefits of products that push the market forward, and excite the masses. "Respectively if I had a roomba or any robotic vacuum, I wouldn't be collecting "manual job" vacuums, any way." In regards to that statement, I celebrate the old and the new. Robotic cleaners fascinate me (sorry, not sorry!). I cannot wait to see what happens next. |
Post# 331227 , Reply# 29   8/8/2015 at 05:29 (3,156 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Sorry but its not up to the owners. One would expect that owners will teach pets not to deposit accidents, but it can happen with all the will in the world.
Im all for robotic vacuums though. Until they offer up a model that can clean above the floor line and effectively take over from the main task, I remain unconvinced. After all if you own a car, you can't exactly use a Roomba in that. There's still plenty of enough reason to why manual vacuums are better. |
Post# 331244 , Reply# 30   8/8/2015 at 10:20 (3,155 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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