topic Re: Roomba in Home

Roomba

kaydee50 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:26:07 GMT

DH has wanted to get one for awhile but I thought it was too expensive. But getting tired of the standard vacuum cleaner so what are the pros/cons? Worth the money? TIA!!

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fthunt — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:38:45 GMT

I don't have one but friend who has upper shoulder and lower spine pain has one....she found it on Craig's List for $75 and absolutely loves it. That's all I know............................buy one for hubby!

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gtx — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:54:20 GMT

It is wonderful! I am surprised how well it cleans. I can hardly push my large vaccume so this has saved my back.. You do have to empty the container that catches the dirt often but that is no trouble. It does put some wear on the corners of some rugs so I put something heavy on the corners so it will go around them. I wouldn't want to be without it.

Re: Our son gave DH and me one for ChristmasRoomba

patbz — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:55:10 GMT

Our son gave DH and me one for Christmas last year. At first I wanted him to return it to Amazon but we love it. You do need to clean out it's receptacle pretty frequently but it makes me feel like I'm in a Jettsons cartoon.

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HLP — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:14:02 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
DH has wanted to get one for awhile but I thought it was too expensive. But getting tired of the standard vacuum cleaner so what are the pros/cons? Worth the money? TIA!!

Well worth every penny, I have carpeting all over the house, and it works miracles. Mine was a gift, but I thought about getting it, but didn't know you could use it on carpet. I don't find the clean out any problems at all. I have a shop vac in the basement, one swish across and it's clean. Buy it you'll love it. Mine came from Bed Bath and Beyond. My sister has one that scrubs floors and loves it. I'm on O2 24/7, so to say it's wonderful, it is.

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traveler — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:21:59 GMT

My main complaint is it's path is random. That means sometimes it hits the kitchen well and sometimes it just makes a pass.

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meem120 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:28:00 GMT

I love my Roomba. I didnt get one for years because I thought it wouldnt work very well, but it does. Its fabulous on hardwood floors and for carpeting with decent pile. I do have sort of a flat pile rug in my family room and thats the only room it doesnt do very well. All in all it does very well. You do have to keep an eye on it and empty the bin when the red light comes on and once in awhile it gets stuck or tangled in something but otherwise perfect and it does a great job. And, I love the way it docks itself when its done and charges itself. Fun

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Havarti — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:40:42 GMT

If you have a pet that might leave any form of a "gift" - from either end...do NOT use a Roomba. Roomba will make sure that gift keeps on giving...and in a random path all over your house. It will go over & over & over the "gift" spreading its joy everywhere! Just something to think about.

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haddon9 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:52:09 GMT

@traveler wrote:
My main complaint is it's path is random. That means sometimes it hits the kitchen well and sometimes it just makes a pass.

@traveler I agree and because the path is random sometimes it will go over the same spot more thn once and leave other spots that need pickup.

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haddon9 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:56:46 GMT

@Havarti wrote:
If you have a pet that might leave any form of a "gift" - from either end...do NOT use a Roomba. Roomba will make sure that gift keeps on giving...and in a random path all over your house. It will go over & over & over the "gift" spreading its joy everywhere! Just something to think about.

@Havarti OMG! This happened to us! Our dog is getting older & left a "gift" on the dining room area rug...she had never done that before. We had the Roomba scheduled to go off at a certain time several days a week and didn't know about the accident. Well Roomba spread it all over the dining room area rug!...what a MESS! UGH! We rolled the rug up and threw it out.

Roomba was professionally cleaned so it's fine now but we no longer have it scheduled to go off. I use it as needed and make sure everything in its path is clear.

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Azcowgirl — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:06:27 GMT

@haddon9 wrote:
@traveler wrote:
My main complaint is it's path is random. That means sometimes it hits the kitchen well and sometimes it just makes a pass.
@traveler I agree and because the path is random sometimes it will go over the same spot more thn once and leave other spots that need pickup.

It drove me nuts, how it was so hit and miss, leaving areas untouched while repeatedly covering others, getting stuck under things and I’d have to hunting for it.....no thanks, couldn’t wait to send it back.

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wadesmom — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:42:49 GMT

I have had a Roomba for 10 years and would not be without it. Now I have two more. I have two in my home - one on each floor - and one for my business office. They are great on all types of flooring meaning carpet, hardwood and rugs, tile, and vinyl. They are also great with pet hair. Replacement parts are available for the Roomba. I am not sure if that is true of the newer or less expensive brands.

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Krimpette — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 21:41:09 GMT

I have mostly hardwood floors upstairs (except for my guest room). I use what used to be called a "Mint", which is a small robot cleaner for hardwood floors. I could not live without it. It does a great job, and I especially love that I know it's cleaning under my bed, which has been a tad difficult for me these days. My friends use Roombas in their houses and seem quite pleased with them, though I think they use them most for maintenance vacuuming, not the deep cleaning that their cleaning lady does.

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ID2 — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 09:56:28 GMT

I have wood floors throughout with throw rugs in my home. I finally tried a Roomba about 2 years ago. Got the top of the line. Wow, it was so horrible we returned it to B,B&B. I would have figured that its functions would have been perfected by now, its been around for so many years! I found myself picking up everything in its path everytime we ran it. It would get caught in my rugs and even ruined a rug of mine by tearing it up. It never found the "home", we had to pick it up to put in right in front for it to go in. I did like the cat hair and dust it removed but it was more difficult to use than using a vacuum cleaner. Back it went.

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jellyBEAN — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 04:35:26 GMT

I'd luv to have one but feel they are too xpensive. Was hoping by now they would have come down a lot in price, but its just not the case.

I have a portable sweeper that I skim over the floors. Picks up a lot of fluff. I'd like a Roomba to see if my cat would ride around on top of it, but she's so big n chubby, maybe it wouldn't budge w/her seated on top. If you decide to get one, let us know how you like it.

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IamMrsG — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 04:44:25 GMT

I have a lower-end Roomba that I bought a few years ago here on the Q. It was worth every penny. Based on my recommendation, family members have also bought one, and agree about the value of it. If needed, I'd replace it without hesitation.

In fact, because this vacuum is so helpful and reliable, I'm doing my homework about the purchase of a robot lawn mower now.

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tarytoo — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 07:38:20 GMT

i have one and hated it. it's path is indeed random and misses alot of floor space. it also has to be emptied freqently. too much money for an average result.

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Annabellethecat66 — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:30:32 GMT

I have 2, yes, I swear to you....2 of those things! And they are sitting in the living room.

One is in the charger and the other is just sitting there.

I don't care what QVC says, they do not, do not deep clean.

I don't think they will ever take the place of a good Dyson or other kind of deep clean vacuum.

They will pick up everything on the top of the carpeting.

Quick story. So both of mine came from HSN over the years. For a long time I couldn't find the first one.

I'd come home and the thing would be gone. I'd search it out and put it back on the charger.

Then one day I happened to see Jack the cat jump off of the window seat in the living room and jump on Roomba.

The thing started up and started going around. It scared him and he went running.

Mystery solved, Jack the cat decided he'd clean the carpet!

The second one was upgraded (not like this one but 'upgraded'.

So, there you have it. I told you guys I'm a person who overdoes everything.

I have two Dyson stick vacuums and 2 regular Dysons, I have that vacuum QVC also sells (forget the name of it and too lazy to look).

I have all carpeting (except in bathrooms and kitchen) all over my house.

I've never expected the Roomba to clean like a regular vacuum.

Maybe my carpeting is too thick. I wouldn't know, my late husband picked it out. It seems like normal carpeting.

I definitely wouldn't buy it to replace my carpeting. I'm good friends with @ECBG. I send her pictures and she really knows me.

She can tell you whatever I say here is the truth. I think it's not fair to tell people it will totally replace your big vacuum.

So that's my opinion.

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Lucky Charm — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:06:51 GMT

I am fanatical about my floors. I have hardwood and the bathrooms are tiled. I run mine every day. And I clean it out after each use. Not a lot of stuff, but it does pick up. I like how it goes under furniture, my chairs, the tables, the beds and dressers.

I still vacuum, dry mop and steam mop the baths. But I don't do that every day. Roomba takes care of anything in between vacuuming or dust mopping.

I do *set up rooms* so she stays where I want her to run for a long while and then I let her into the next room. The bedroom and master bath, I close the door so she does a good job in there.

It's one of those inventions that makes my life easier.

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Icegoddess — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:22:25 GMT

We had one several years ago. I hated it. If you have pets, there's the issue of their hair. It's not as simple as cutting it off the roller the way it is for regular vacuums. There was even an article explaining all the places to check for he pet hair to get it out.

Besides that, the cats hated it and it wouldn't go under some of our furniture or that depression underneath cabinets for your toes or get stuck there.