Ok, so what would be the best robot cleaner for a small, cluttered house?? This one? Roombas? Need help
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We have tried both the Roomba and Neato, and much prefer the latter...bought a 2nd Neato, and retired the Roomba. It works more efficiently, better shaped for corners, more user friendly with programming/prompts. At least this is what my cleaning expert (wife) tells me.
197280
I have both, and I would definitely get the Roomba first or only. The scooba works , but not that great. It gets stuck a lot, filters clog on dog hair fast so you would have to run the Roomba first anyway.
1133399
This model only vacuums. They do have other models that mop. Check out iRobot.com--they are the manufacturer of Roomba--and look at their "Scooba" and "Braava" models. Those are the two models that mop; though they approach it in different ways.
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I think Roomba does an exceptional job of cleaning up my dog's hair. I run it most in the rooms that she spends time in. Roomba finds hair that I can't even see. It's better to run it more often than less. My longer hair gets wound up on the brush, but my dog's shorter hair goes right into the bin and is easily emptied.
1790853
Sorry that it took so long to answer. In our house we have, wood floors, thick area rugs and tile. Roomba transitions from any surface type to the other without issue.
2082281
There's a lot of factors to consider. Roomba does a pretty good job of getting into corners because it has a side brush. Roomba is also much more tenacious, to a point where it's just brutal on your walls, furniture and carpet. Cleaning the sidebrush can be a pain when hair gets wrapped around it. You need to remove a screw and pop the brush off, then tweeze out the hair. Roomba will also clean for much longer than is necessary; going over the same areas repeatedly. I find this to be extremely annoying personally. Neato doesn't have a sidebrush. I thought this would be a major shortcoming of the Neato, but it turns out it's not been an issue at all. The laser guidance allows the Neato to get right up close to walls and corners. It's crazy; beyond anything I ever expected of a robot vac. Neato cleans more methodically and it has a much stronger suction so it does a good job of not missing any spots without having to use a brute force approach like Roomba. If you want the best robot vac on the market then get the Neato. The biggest negative for Neato right now is the price.
1872164
I would buy the Bissell Sweeper. It works really well, for in between clean up. It's great withthe dog hair...am very pleased with it.
1093139
Your asking for a lot of problems if you want a Roomba to go after "enormous" fluffy dog hair piles. The brush on the Roomba will only hold a certain amount of hair and then it's time to pop the brush out and take a wire brush to it for cleaning. I wouldn't suggest a Roomba to anyone who owns a dog that sheds a great deal expecially if it were a long haired dog. They would surely be disappointed in the amount of work it took keeping the brush working properly.
856222
I want to know the same thing! I just saw that the dog doesn't have suction so I'm thinking my hardwood floors would need the roomba?
1363435
We use Roomba on tile and carpet and rarely have to use a different vacuum to reclean an area. We have to use a handheld vacuum on stairs or tight areas such as behind commode where Roomba cannot reach.
1790855
My roomba goes everywhere - tile, rugs, bathroom throw rugs, etc. does a fabulous job.
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Cleaning cycle? Roomba will run/vacuum for several hours between charges. To manually clean the device takes just a minute or two if you are just cleaning the brushes and emptying the dust bin. If/when the thing starts giving you frequent errors, a full cleaning, where you take the thing apart, is likely needed, that takes about 30-60 minutes.
869137
My series 1 will not clean our black carpets. I believe it trips the "about to fall down the stairs" sensor. I'm hoping with the Series 2 Roombas they have fixed this very common issue.
1363434
I have carpeted floors - and I don't ever need to manually vacuum the rooms that my Roomba goes through. I've watched it when it senses a little extra dirt and it goes over the area a couple of times. I do run my Roomba daily.
399156
This vacuum never worked well. It stopped working a long time ago. The Roomba is a much better vacuum.
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Our Roomba will go right over things like cords. The problem is, she's really good at vacuuming so sometimes the cords either get caught and she stops, or she yanks on them and pulls lamps and telephones off tables. So we've done two things to combat: 1) we got some 3M strips for cords and hung them up so they're out of her way and 2) we've used the lighthouses/haloes so she avoids areas like under the computer desk where there are a lot of cords. It's much more worth it to have a Roomba and spend an hour Roomba-proofing the house than it is to vacuum.
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I have a Roomba, too, so I use that to vacuum the floor & the iRobot to wash it.It's clean!!