Roomba upgrade

[unclebilly]

And this…

[stevej37]

^^^ Who would program their Roomba to clean while they are eating....stupid.

[Steve Carlton]

That's pretty funny!

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ which model do you have? Or, how old is it?

It is a 981 purchased in late 2020.

[stevej37]

^^^ Getting hung-up on rugs was prob a big complaint with ones as old as mine.
If mine gives out...I'll get a newer one...I really like the job it does otherwise.

[HobieMarty]

We have a Shark type of "Roomba", it goes up over our rugs without any issues. Had to put the rubber bumper things around my dogs food and water bowls though because it was bumping into them and making a mess. Lol.

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[gacook]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

I have a question about Roombas & others. We have wood floors and rugs. A couple of the rugs a a bit thick. How to they do with a situation like this? Not trying to jack the thread.

I've had 3 over the past 5 years; each were junk. Latest one is actually sitting in the garage because I was just done with how crappy they are (for me).

I have a large, long "great room" in the main part of the house, and right about center of it is a pool table on a rug (wood floors throughout). Every day, my roomba would text me letting me know it was on the edge of a cliff (literally, that was the error it would send). When I got home, it would be dead center on that carpet under the pool table. EVERY DAY. At one point, it got itself caught under a "ladder shelf" in the corner of the room, that was anchored into the wall. Impressively, I came home to that shelving system being on the floor, as the roomba had caught hold of the leg, and completely ripped the anchors out of the wall, bringing the entire thing down.

Something major broke--don't remember what. After a few weeks dealing with their customer service, they sent out a new one. That one didn't last 2 weeks before it failed. Customer service wouldn't return my call.

Bought the latest one maybe a year ago. Figured their tech has to have gotten better (maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment). It's crap. Won't even vacuum half the downstairs part of the house before it needs to recharge the battery, and gets lost going "home" every time. Tried giving it to my daughter, since she has a small apartment. Got a "no, thanks," so it sits in the garage collecting dust.

[Evans, Marv]

Thanks Guy. Maybe I need to wait a bit longer. We have a central vacuum system (240V) that works well, but it seems to take my wife the better part of a day using it, & our house is only 3.2K s,f. - mostly open floor plan. Mostly we just have to deal with dust and me bringing in dirt on my shoes/boots from outside. The hose for the vacuum system we have is something like 20 or 30 ft. long, so a bit of a hassle to drag around & plug in. A vacuum like a Rumba would reduce the times she has to get the vacuum hose out.

[flipper35]

We have a mop as well and it is supposed to sense where the carpet is, but it does not and we have to barricade the room when that one runs. It cleans well, is just blind to carpet.

[svandamme]

This is mine; called Cooper after a manager in my reporting line at previous job.
Cooper the Roomba is smarter and does more productive work





My girl cat hates his guts.
Loathes the darn thing and refuses to move.. like play chicken
but then Cooper's bristle touches her and she runs off all disgusted, funny as hell

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbBE4liFPtx/

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by flipper35

We have a mop as well and it is supposed to sense where the carpet is, but it does not and we have to barricade the room when that one runs. It cleans well, is just blind to carpet.

Did your mop come with a pair of these....
https://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Virtual-Barrier-2-Pack-Accessories/dp/B00GLHL55K/ref=sr_1_18?crid=1VZGUIHCJQ77J&keywords=roomba+light+sentry%27s&qid=1651259377&sprefix=roomba+light+sentry%27s%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-18

They take batteries...but work real well. (but not sure of working with your model)

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by svandamme

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbBE4liFPtx/

That is funny!
Wth is that on top of the Roomba in the pics?