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Thread Number: 39378
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
My first Robot Vacuum- how was yours? |
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| Post# 417714 , Reply# 1 12/29/2019 at 01:02 (1,578 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 417717 , Reply# 2 12/29/2019 at 02:57 (1,578 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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lol
Is "cheap Chinese crap" a brand name?
What if I had inherited or been gifted a robot vac? Would the quality of the experience then depend on the current market value of the said product, in your opinion?
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| Post# 417792 , Reply# 5 12/30/2019 at 13:04 (1,577 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
I've heard not-so-great things about the sub $80 robots. The biggest gripe that I've seen with them is that they just go in random directions instead of a pattern like the Roomba or Neato, and because of that, it misses stuff. Also, they either have very poor airflow and suction or no suction action at all. I wouldn't expect a robot to deep clean my carpet, but they're okay for a daily once-over on hard surfaces. I think robot vac technology still has a way to go before they can begin to compete with full sized vacuums.
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| Post# 417798 , Reply# 6 12/30/2019 at 16:44 (1,577 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
I've wondered
if these would be totally useless or at least good for maintaining your floors and I agree it will never replace a real vacuum. But do they stir up dust? What's the dust containment like? I'm imagining a bagless vacuum that may blow out a little dust from what it's picked up as it's running. But if the dust it picks up is air tight contained then I might like to have one of these and let it run but I'd still do my regular vacuuming...Maybe not every single day like I do now.
Anyway - I was watching a video on YouTube about how to save electricity and one of these were recommended because vacuum cleaners use a lot of electricity. The guy in the video uses a robot vacuum EXCLUSIVELY for his vacuuming which I could never do. | ||
| Post# 417924 , Reply# 8 12/31/2019 at 23:59 (1,576 days old) by Mpbyrd (Connelly Springs, NC) | ||
I’ve had two Roombas...
Over the past 10 years. This year upgraded to an 895 and gave my grandma my old 500 series. They are by no means a replacement for an actual vacuum but they do a good job and cleaning up every day messes and going under stuff you might not typically clean that often. Overall I enjoy mine, it cleans everyday and does a pretty good job. Would I pay over 1k for the latest Roomba? Hell no lol. To me a mid grade model at a sale price is worth the money.
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| Post# 417930 , Reply# 9 1/1/2020 at 02:09 (1,575 days old) by vexorgtr (Sheffield, Ohio) | ||
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Someone gifted me a Roomba 400.... I think that was the model anyway. There wasn't anything automatic about it, just put it in the middle of the room, press Go, and come back later to find it stuck on an electric cord. If I wanted to watch a bump and go toy, it was the ticket. | ||
| Post# 418042 , Reply# 10 1/2/2020 at 22:49 (1,574 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
I am not sure what you bought, but based on the images you posted, this is not a vacuum. It is a floor mop that weighs all of 1 lb. or less of plastic and runs on AA batteries. There is a reason why it was $20 and came from China. You wasted your money big time. It cost them like 86 cents to make it. They have no brushroll, no suction, and no cleaning capability at all. The rag sticks to the bottom with velcro and you spray it with some Pledge and that's all you do with it. It will run around the floor and change directions when it bumps into something like a toy car.
Spend the money on an upright and don't bother with any robot vacuum. They are just carpet sweepers. They have no agitation, no suction, no uniform cleaning. A enormous waste of money that lazy people buy and then their carpet looks like a $20 hotel room within a month. Roomba just came out with one that empties itself that costs $2,000. By comparison - $20 at Goodwill bought me a Hoover Concept One - much better than any robot vacuum and with its weight it could crush them flat! Here is what the bottom of these mop sweepers looks like.
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Post# 418139 , Reply# 12 1/4/2020 at 19:55 (1,572 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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You’re not a fully initiated robot owner... Until your dog leaves you a present and the robot vac finds it before you do. It’s a rite of passage. The struggle is real. | ||
| Post# 418141 , Reply# 13 1/4/2020 at 20:36 (1,572 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 418147 , Reply# 14 1/4/2020 at 21:43 (1,572 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hmm | ||
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Post# 418188 , Reply# 16 1/5/2020 at 20:13 (1,571 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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Post# 418209 , Reply# 17 1/6/2020 at 10:40 (1,570 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have a NIB Hoover robotic vac.
It was taken out of the box at a mini meet, mostly for demo. It was programmable, etc. It's brand new, was expensive. BUT, I was lucky to obtain t for less than $50.00.
I don't plan on using it......with all of the other Hoovers in the house. I also have 2 wonderful kitties who live here. I'd never trade either for the world. My niece had a "Robo"AND 2 DOGS! Lessons were learned in that house fast. | ||
| Post# 418682 , Reply# 19 1/15/2020 at 06:24 (1,561 days old) by Mieles5380leo (Virginia) | ||
My first robot vacuum was an iRobot Roomba 440. I then had a Roomba 530, and after that a Neato Robotics XV Signature Pro. Currently I use a Roomba 790 on one side of the house, and a 801 on the other side (though it sees little use). The 790 has gotten daily use for the past 3 years. No major problems with Roombas until they get really old (5 years or so).
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| Post# 418716 , Reply# 21 1/16/2020 at 18:59 (1,560 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
I used to own
A Eufy RoboVac 30C Wi-Fi connected robotic vacuum cleaner. It would've normally cost $250, but my dad got it for free to review from the Amazon Vine program.
Initially, we were amazed by it; it was mesmerizing to watch it in action, vacuuming the floor. But then, we discovered a dirty truth (pun intended): we couldn't use it if there was any kind of dog poop on the floor, as we would deal with the "pooptastrophe" that other robot vacuum owners would experience. As a result, we stopped using the vacuum after a week or two, and then I sold it on eBay. Now we've moved into a bigger house in the same city, but in a different neighborhood, and the laminate flooring downstairs is a lot lighter than that of the old house. My dad now regrets selling the RoboVac, as a robot vacuum would make much more sense with this gigantic floor plan; in addition, the dogs don't poop inside as much anymore. He's waiting for another robot vacuum to pop up on Vine someday.
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| Post# 418718 , Reply# 22 1/16/2020 at 21:18 (1,560 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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I'm on the second day of experimenting with mine. I'm going to load some pics soon. It actually works but it's certainly not the best. | ||
| Post# 418719 , Reply# 23 1/16/2020 at 21:23 (1,560 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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niclonic um. I'm glad "the dogs don't poop inside as much anymore." lol. When we had a poodle, when I was growing up, she would do that sometimes. I don't know why it sounds so funny though. | ||
| Post# 418723 , Reply# 24 1/17/2020 at 00:46 (1,560 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
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gregvacs28 | ||
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Post# 418948 , Reply# 29 1/22/2020 at 14:51 (1,554 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I got a BRAND new, in box Hoover | ||
| Post# 419267 , Reply# 34 1/28/2020 at 23:24 (1,548 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.) | ||
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I am more interested in the floor washer robots than the vacuum robots. I feel that a robot can theoretically handle floor washing better than vacuuming. Dirt is easier to remove from solid surfaces than from fiber carpeting. My first robot purchase will probably be a floor washer. Until the robot vacuums get powerful enough to effectively handle all jobs I probably won't buy one of those. | ||
| Post# 419270 , Reply# 35 1/29/2020 at 08:14 (1,547 days old) by dandagreer (Nashville, TN) | ||
Mixed Feelings
I acquired a Miele RX1 Scout on eBay for a reasonable price. It was in excellent condition. I like the Miele version because they said it would move in a systematic fashion, rather than a random pattern. I thought that would be more likely to clean better. And, while it did a sufficient job most of the time, I couldn't leave it unattended. I have very little clutter in my house, and it still would seem to struggle with getting stuck under my bed -- and I had hardwood in my bedroom at the time.
The real deal-breaker for me was, I have a large white shag rug in my living room and it simply could not traverse that without getting stuck. So, I would have to block off the living room to make sure it didn't get bogged down in the shag. After a few weeks, I sold it. The prep for having an automatic vacuum run was too much for me. It was quicker for me to vacuum every other day or so, manually. | ||
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Post# 419275 , Reply# 36 1/29/2020 at 11:33 (1,547 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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We entered a Roomba in a "cleaning contest' | ||
| Post# 419369 , Reply# 37 1/31/2020 at 22:01 (1,545 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Cleaning floors isn't the only surface that bots are doing.
Windows and mirrors. I'm not sure if they do walls, but I would suspect if it's flat (no texture) it would.
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