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,EL1012A Ergorapido Hand Vacuum ,Dirt Devil M0414CHM BRUM ,Electrolux EL6988E Oxygen Canister Vacuum ,Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum Cleaner ,Shop-Vac 4050010 Shop Sweep Indoor/Outdoor Vacuum Product Description With its enhanced design, including improved navigation, coverage, pickup, and filtration, this vacuum-cleaning robot makes it easier then ever to clean floors throughout the house--hands free. Simply press the "clean" button and the unit will vacuum the whole floor on its own, adjusting automatically to any floor surface including wood, tile, linoleum, rugs, and carpet. The vacuum's dual, high-speed, counter-rotating brushes pick up everything from tracked-in dirt by the front door to food crumbs on the kitchen floor to pet hair throughout the house. It also provides anti-tangle technology with auto reverse, innovative spinning side brushes to ensure thorough cleaning in corners and along baseboards, and a gentle-touch bumper that senses obstacles so that it can slow down and carefully clean around them. The unit's dirt sensor will direct the cleaning time and focus where it's needed most, and its low-profile design means easy cleaning under beds, couches, and other hard-to-reach areas. Another thoughtful detail includes its ability to schedule preset cleaning times--great for coming home to a clean house after a long day at the office. Even more, the cleaner comes with built-in cliff sensors that prevent it from falling down stairs and a Virtual Wall system, which allows for setting up invisible barriers that confine the unit to a designated area. The vacuum's large dustbin empties easily, and its improved filtration system traps dust, pollen, and other allergens, helping to ensure only clean air gets released back into the room. For added convenience, the vacuuming robot automatically returns to its self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge between cleaning cycles or when the battery starts to run low. Accessories include a bumper extension, a brush cleaning tool, a power adapter, a rechargeable battery, three extra filters, two Virtual Wall Lighthouses, and four "C" batteries for the Virtual Walls. The vacuum-cleaning robot measures approximately 13 by 13 by 4 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.
This review is from: iRobot 500 Series Roomba Vacuum-Cleaning Robot with On-Board Scheduling (Kitchen)
UPDATE:
iRobot has repeatedly fixed my 3rd roomba under warranty by sending me new "head cleaning units". This 3rd head cleaning unit (on roomba #3, you do the math) is a new "improved" design. I think it might actually hold up: instead of plastic-on-plastic roller housing, they have metal housings that the plastic snaps into. This should prevent hair from entering the gear assembly of the head cleaning unit. I have high hopes that newer roombas are finally "built to last". I still can't imagine life without it but will leave it as "1 star" since it requires so much effort to keep it working.
CHANGED RATING:
Based on failure of two units over 3 months, I have to say that these devices are not engineered to last. I will be returning the second unit and can no longer recommend them. My original (5-star) review follows. Everything in that review is still true but now I've learned that these are poorly engineered.
ORIGINAL REVIEW (was 5 stars until the second one died)
Great for wood floors/dog hair.
If you have wood floors and pets, I cannot recommend this product enough.
We have a house with all wood flooring and 2 large dogs that shed year round. Even with diligent cleaning, our floors were usually filthy within 36 hours of vacuuming. The Roomba 550 has changed that! Every day while we're at work, our trusty Roomba wakes up, vacuums the first floor of our house, and then unobtrusively finds it's way back to it's charger base and waits for the next day. The only reason we even know that it's run is that it is full of dog hair and the floors are spotless.
The only thing I've noticed that could use improvement is that the Roomba 550 doesn't work perfectly with small rugs- sometimes it gets caught on them or pushes them around. This never stops the cleaning though- it just backs up and works around the rug. If I had a lot of rugs, this might annoy me but as I have very few, it is not a problem at all.
Thanks to the Roomba 550, our house has gone from filthy most of the time to spotless all of the time!
Note: I do not use the roomba on any carpeted floors. This review explicitly covers houses with wood/pergo/tile flooring.
UPDATE: After 2 weeks of use (about 8 or 9 sessions), two of the "arms" broke off of the side brush component. This is a $5 part that is sold in 3 packs on the roomba site and clearly meant to "wear out" however I contacted roomba support since the part only lasted two weeks. They responded to my e-mail within 2 hours and said a new part would be shipped promptly. I'll report back when I get the new part. If it dies a quick death too, I will lower my 5 star rating on this product (though I can no longer imagine life without it...)
UPDATE2: Roomba customer support sent me a new side brush and they appear to be of the same construction as the original. I have no doubt they too will break over time. As the temperatures have heated up, my dogs' shedding has increased to the point that the roomba can no longer keep up with them, even when run 7 times per week. If fills with dog hair and stops about 90% through a mission. The amount of hair that it is picking up is amazing and it is difficult to think of life without the roomba. Basically, the roomba is keeping three large rooms clean but often can't find it's way home to the charger because it's too full. Not a big deal for us.
The marketing materials from iRobot imply that it can clean four rooms however in my house that is not the case. It cleans each room for 35 minutes and runs out of battery while cleaning the 4th room. This was before my dogs' shedding increased so I do not believe that the load was a factor. This makes sense since the I think I read that the unit had a "2 hour battery life" and clearly four rooms @ 35 minutes each is > 2 hours.
When the roomba experiences a problem like a clogged brush, it actually speaks the solution to you. My wife was so surprised and happy when the roomba one day told her "please remove and clean the brush". Great usability iRobot!
My summary of the roomba is that life with it requires just as much effort as a weekly vacuuming session however it keeps our house 7 times cleaner! If I had an extra few hundred dollars I'd buy a second one in a heartbeat so that I could divide my downstairs in half.
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