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re: Roomba Thoughts? (from Tech Board)
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:30 am to BoogaBear
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:30 am to BoogaBear
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Neato scans the room and cleans in a methodical manner.
My Neato bumped into shite all the time, then would get "lost" or lose vision and I'd have to clean the laser, kick it, or put it back on the docking station. Nestor replaced it, twice, still same issues. It got so bad that I put the magnetic strip down to limit it to just one room in hopes that it could at least do that...nope
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Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:30 am to yankeeundercover
roomba sucks. I have a neato but it has crapped the bed. new batteries didnt fix it.
I want the botvac D7 or new samsung but i dont want to drop the money.
I want the botvac D7 or new samsung but i dont want to drop the money.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:32 am to CarRamrod
quote:
new samsung but i dont want to drop the money.
This is the boat I'm in. I really want the newest generation Samsung. I don't know if it does everything it says it does, but they sold the frick out of me with their infomercial.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:35 am to brass2mouth
quote:sounds like you have a dirty fricking house and should use a regular vacuum once and a while. You people dont know these arent supposed to replace your upright? You should still use that once every couple weeks. especially on carpet and rugs.
hen would get "lost" or lose vision and I'd have to clean the laser,
I have one of the early neatos and dont have any of those issues. except mine died 3 years later.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:44 am to yankeeundercover
I have the Roomba 800 series.
Dark colored flooring or rugs, you'll have to tape something reflective on the IR sensors to disable the cliff sensors.
I have a couple of pieces of furniture that are just high enough that the vac thinks it can get under, but just low enough to trap it. So I find it halfway under one of those every couple of weeks.
And it pushes its own docking station around, so every once in a while it'll turn the docking station around or push it into a corner, can't "go home" and I find it somewhere random.
Dark colored flooring or rugs, you'll have to tape something reflective on the IR sensors to disable the cliff sensors.
I have a couple of pieces of furniture that are just high enough that the vac thinks it can get under, but just low enough to trap it. So I find it halfway under one of those every couple of weeks.
And it pushes its own docking station around, so every once in a while it'll turn the docking station around or push it into a corner, can't "go home" and I find it somewhere random.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:50 am to yankeeundercover
quote:
I just ordered THIS
I'm worried that it was a bad decision...?
You did. Explain please how a round object can clean the corners, which is where dust bunnies like to congregate. Also with Roombas random pattern, as it turns it will blow the dirt/hair/whatever mess on the floor in an area it might have already cleaned.
Neato is the way to go and is the official robo vac of TD
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:11 am to yankeeundercover
roomba f**ked up the legs of furniture and left dust and dog hair at the edges of the room. Also very likely to miss large areas of the room.
When lightning fried it, we got a neato. It's not perfect, but light years ahead of the roomba we had. actually cleans every inch instead of sporadically moving around. Never rams into furniture at full speed. Goes back to charger, recharges, then finds its way back to where it left off and starts again.
If we leave all doors open, 95% chance neato would completely clean every room.Roomba had a 25% chance of getting out of a single room and still cleaning more than half the floor.
Neato will sometimes get stuck in a tight spot and think it can't get out, but it's just a billion times better than what we had. Now I admit, Roomba may have advanced. this is over 5 years.
When lightning fried it, we got a neato. It's not perfect, but light years ahead of the roomba we had. actually cleans every inch instead of sporadically moving around. Never rams into furniture at full speed. Goes back to charger, recharges, then finds its way back to where it left off and starts again.
If we leave all doors open, 95% chance neato would completely clean every room.Roomba had a 25% chance of getting out of a single room and still cleaning more than half the floor.
Neato will sometimes get stuck in a tight spot and think it can't get out, but it's just a billion times better than what we had. Now I admit, Roomba may have advanced. this is over 5 years.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:57 am to yankeeundercover
Posted on 12/14/17 at 10:08 am to yankeeundercover
sister had one that worked "ok" to catch the daily pet hair but she said she wouldnt buy another one because it didnt clean very well and she still had to clean just as often as before she bought it so it was just a waste of money for very little change in how often she had to clean the house.
and if you have any pets, the dog shite joke is real and not really just a joke, they dont stop when they hit it and they will smear it everywhere all over the house. in my sisters case it was dog puke and cat hairballs that were constantly getting spread everywhere so she stopped using it unless she was there to watch over it, which pretty much defeats the purpose of how its supposed to work.
and if you have any pets, the dog shite joke is real and not really just a joke, they dont stop when they hit it and they will smear it everywhere all over the house. in my sisters case it was dog puke and cat hairballs that were constantly getting spread everywhere so she stopped using it unless she was there to watch over it, which pretty much defeats the purpose of how its supposed to work.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 10:43 am to keakar
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and if you have any pets, the dog shite joke is real and not really just a joke
Yep. I gave two away when we got a pet.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:06 am to yankeeundercover
I think the 800 series will do. it can clean as much as the Roomba980/960. The extras on 900s just aren't worth it.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:24 am to keakar
How many of you nasty fricks have animals consistently shitting in your homes?
Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:58 am to yankeeundercover
Roomba = Lazy person
All you need is $15 to purchase the items below, and the slightest bit of pride.
All you need is $15 to purchase the items below, and the slightest bit of pride.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:08 am to yankeeundercover
Lowes has a code and cashback through portal that gets the Roomba 614 to less than $250
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:35 am to fatboydave
How loud are these things? Been looking at them myself. I hate how loud vacuums are. 
I am at home most of the time and hate it when the wife breaks out the vacuum. 
I am at home most of the time and hate it when the wife breaks out the vacuum. Posted on 12/17/17 at 7:33 am to yankeeundercover
I just got the 890 about two weeks ago from Target. Was $305 before taxes at the time. I love it so far. My floors are spotless every morning when I come downstairs. I just wish I had a robot that could do dishes and laundry cause then my wife and I would probably never fight.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 7:37 am to fishfighter
Have 2. Not loud at all. Brand I have is iLife.
We have a great relationship. It cleans the floor while I drink the beer.
Cleanup is easy. Takes about 5 minutes when they are done.
The best is when they go into BattleBots mode on the floor
We have a great relationship. It cleans the floor while I drink the beer.
Cleanup is easy. Takes about 5 minutes when they are done.
The best is when they go into BattleBots mode on the floor
Posted on 12/17/17 at 7:41 am to TheHarahanian
quote:
Dark colored flooring or rugs, you'll have to tape something reflective on the IR sensors to disable the cliff sensors.
I have dark wood floors throughout my house and I do not have this problem.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 7:43 am to yankeeundercover
They now make robotic mowers for small yards.
They been In Europe for years and I sold a few.
They work similar to Roomba.
You set them to start early in the Am from a dock station outside.
They run around like a Roomba and cut alittle each early morning. It keeps the lawn manicured so you don’t notice what is cut or not.
It stays in an area by gps.
They been In Europe for years and I sold a few.
They work similar to Roomba.
You set them to start early in the Am from a dock station outside.
They run around like a Roomba and cut alittle each early morning. It keeps the lawn manicured so you don’t notice what is cut or not.
It stays in an area by gps.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 7:51 am to TitleistProV1X
quote:
I have dark wood floors throughout my house and I do not have this problem.
I have wood floors too. Not the problem.
I have area rugs with dark bordering - some black, some a very dark red/brown - and the cliff sensors won’t cross that if they’re enabled. I assume black tile, if it covers enough area, has the same effect.
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