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jyl 09-10-2007 10:57 AM

Anyone Use iRobot Vacumn (Roomba)?
 
Has anyone tried the robotic home vacumns and floor cleaners, e.g. those made by iRobot? Any feedback on well, not not, these work? Thanks.

holtjv 09-10-2007 11:54 AM

Yes, we have one and my wife likes it a lot.

Only negative feedback is that it is easily overwhelmed and underperforms if it has a lot of pet hair to deal with.

All in all, a good unit--certainly dependable.

osidak 09-10-2007 11:56 AM

got one last christmas and other than stupid expensive shipping on consumables we love ours.

does a great job on wood floors - any area rugs with tassles will piss it off though

Joeaksa 09-10-2007 12:02 PM

Good thread. Have thought about getting one and might take the plunge now.

Mark Wilson 09-10-2007 12:36 PM

Dog hair gums up the works after one use. Otherwise, it works fine.

Rot 911 09-10-2007 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson (Post 3471554)
Dog hair gums up the works after one use. Otherwise, it works fine.


Damn that sucks, because that is exactly what I wanted one for, to pick up all the dog hair on hardwood floors.

RichF 09-10-2007 12:47 PM

Me and my brother bought one for are apartment second best thing we have bought yet next to the kegarator

holtjv 09-10-2007 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurt V (Post 3471571)
Damn that sucks, because that is exactly what I wanted one for, to pick up all the dog hair on hardwood floors.

Thats exactly why we bought ours and it does a fair job on it. Key is not using it on too big of an area at a time, and emptying the container after each use. Make sure to clean all the brushes and rollers and not to lose the small parts. I maintain that the amount of time it takes to clean the thing out negates the time saving but my wife still likes it.

We should have been the pilot program: 3 dogs, 5 cats, 2300 sq ft of wood floors.
One of our cats (the bengal) got on top, hit the power button, and rode it around the house for 5 minutes--would have liked a picture of that.

Not too many overnight visitors at our abode... JH

osidak 09-10-2007 12:59 PM

they make one geared towards pets i believe

Deschodt 09-10-2007 01:14 PM

I have 2. We love(d) those things and they do a great job with the lab's hair... But like clockwork, both broke down after 3 years of ownership within a week of one another, and no amount of blowing compressed air at the sensors or anything is fixing them... A bit bummed w/quality, considering I had just spent money for new components for them....

Also, they are noisy - Ok if you set them while you leave home, but noisy if you're in the house.

Porsche-O-Phile 09-10-2007 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by holtjv (Post 3471588)
One of our cats (the bengal) got on top, hit the power button, and rode it around the house for 5 minutes--would have liked a picture of that.

That's hilarious! How noisy are they? I'd be more concerned about the cats getting scared by it (I've been known to chase them around the house with my RC 911 GT3 car occasionally. . .) But it sounds like they might just look at it as a plaything. . .

Still, video of the surfin' pet would have been priceless.

Deschodt 09-10-2007 01:37 PM

Couldn't tell you about cats, but the thing has come from under a sofa and surprised the crap out of my dog a few times. It was really funny to see the dog jump a foot in the air and run away from the robot. All in all, though, as much as I liked mine, I am dissapointed both broke, and they are not cheap. I think I'll stick to vacuuming by hand from now on. The roomba left a lot of dog hair on the edge of rugs too... It's great if your house is mostly tile or wood floors, no place for it to get tangled in stuff, no rugs with tassle like stuff at the edges, etc....

Rikao4 09-10-2007 01:48 PM

I just know if I bought this..SAM would first chew it to bits , and take it's remain to the pool to perform flotation test.

Rika

jyl 09-10-2007 02:00 PM

I don't have tassles on the rugs - environment is hardwood floors, one large rug per room, lots of legs (chairs, couch, tables, end tables, floor lamps, piano, etc etc) - so my main issue is if they can navigate a complicated and crowded environment well?

12own911 09-10-2007 03:00 PM

John, my IRobot vac works fine with crowded areas...

:)

sammyg2 09-10-2007 03:20 PM

I'm waiting for the price to drop 33%.

Oh wait, that's some other kind of I-thingie. Never mind.

JeremyD 09-10-2007 05:41 PM

We have one - works well with one dog - three kids and travertine floors - just start it when you leave in the morning =

JeremyD 09-10-2007 05:48 PM

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Capt. Crunch 09-10-2007 06:26 PM

woomba

holtjv 09-10-2007 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt. Crunch (Post 3472175)

You gotta watch the cat hair with the woomba, too (ask me how I know). :eek:


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