Since the floor brush roller is activated by air suction instead of a motor, how well does it rotate on berber carpet, and how well does it work?
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It works satisfactory, but since it is vacuum operated it must be kept clean as any resistance will slow it down.
1110110
Yes, we have mid-grade residential carpet, so not short like berber and not super plush and it works wonderful on this type of carpet.
72863
Roomba works very well on wood and laminate floors! It works in a consistent pattern to pick up dirt and debris without leaving marks behind. I have multiple pets and it always picks up hair and dirt well. The bin fills quickly, so one must check often to assure maximum sweeping action. It also must have a pretty obstacle free floor to work most efficiently. If you move stuff around a lot or have lots of clutter, that impedes Roomba's ability to work by memory and it may appear to bump around randomly in this situation. Love Roomba and even purchased a Scuba after my Roomba purchase.
810344
I acsually bought it for my wood floor and it works excellent . My hair falls and every day i must swipe my floor . With this broom is excellent . I don't have carpet but im sure it will work good as well .
1324790
LOL, define "work on carpet" .......it sucks up dust if that's what you want. Is it done well? No. this is a light weight type of vacuum it does not have a rotating brush to sweep the carpet at the same time and the suction is not strong enough to work on carpet for a long period of time.
1472123
I have no answer for this question because I use stick vacuum for tile floor. This vacuum works great on the carpet, it has good suction. My long hair though gets around the roller brush, but I solve that problem by removing hair strands with a small pair of scissors (cutting hair for easy removal).
228901
My experience is that it does fine on carpeted stairs. The brushes rotate consistently, and it picks up a lot, especially dust. First time I used it, I had to empty the canister frequently, as it picked up so much!
1554922
I don't have berber, but I do have an indoor/outdoor carpet similar in texture to berber. It works well on that, as well as a short shag, a clipped shag and a longer shag. I have also used it some on vinyl tile. It's a great vacuum, in my opinion.
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I am sorry, we do not have pets in our house so I cannot speak to it. The problem we have with the machine is that the suction is so hard that it does not work well on our low-medium pile carpet. On a Berber carpet I think it would do very well. It is quite noisy compared to my Miele also. But I do like the weight of the machine. Hope this is somewhat helpful to you.
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Mine spins but it stops every time I use it and I have to remove the brush, clean off the long hairs it has picked up, and put it back in to make it work. As in 1 8 x 10 room rug makes it stop every time. You need a coin to turn the lock on the bottom and pull the brush out. I wouldn't buy a Dyson again due to this issue, I had an Oreck for years that never jammed. Hope that helps?
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I use it on my Berber carpet in hall, dining and living room and have not had any problems. The tines of the brush are not so rigid. They do seems to 'fluff' the carpet a bit but not damage it. I use the rake almost every day but am not rough with it.
1338781
I have had no problems with the machine moving around. I use it on a carpeted floor for about 30-60 minutes at a time.
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i have tile AND carpet. depends on the carpet. regular bedroom carpet: it does a great job. however, i just bought some modern "high pile" rugs at ikea and the roomba won't move on them :-( my mom has the 780 roomba and that one moves on high pile rugs easily. luckily, the rugs i bought are small enough to just shake them. again, it does a great job on regular bedroom carpets. my friends have only carpets and have had all generations of roombas and love them.
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No it doesn't, but I have not found that to be an issue. I use it on throw rugs, Berber carpet, and a traditional carpeting and it works equally well on all three. It does have a setting to turn the brush off for bare floors.
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My carpet is not Berber, but it has a very tight, almost pebbled, very short nap. You said the suction on this model is poor. How about if the user makes two cleaning sessions, then?
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Thanks for the question :) Actually this model works great on hardwood floors. There are 2 ways you can use it. 1. Use it in normal vacuum mode. The brushroll will continue to spin unless the vacuum is upright. However its designed to not allow the brushroll to tough your hardwood floors. In this way it sucks up the dirt without scratching floors. Also if you read the reviews on this one and the Prolux 7000 you will see several people use it for hardwood floors like this and love it. 2. The Prolux 6000 is equipped with a floor tool. If you want to you can lock the vacuum in upright position and attach the hose and tool wand to the floor tool and it works great that way as well. Let us know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin
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This vacuum cleaner works reat on picking up my dog's hair. On hardwoord floors, I turn off the brush and strictly use the suction. The brush is off so it does not scratch the floor from repeated use. The small rotating brush that comes ith the unit works great on furniture. I have no regrets buying this unit.