Robot Hoover

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HEADRAT

HEADRAT

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Hi,

I'm considering a Robot Hoover as the ground floor of my house it either tiled or has wooden floors, anybody got any recommedations?

Cheers

HEADRAT
 
I've heard nothing but bad things about robot hoovers.

They don't clean properly is the most common. Get off your butt and get cleaning yourself, lazy boy.
 
The main problem I have is dust, not heavy dirt, I just thought one of these dudes would help keep the dust down.

There is a big difference between lazy and busy ;)
 
I used to live in a house with wooden floors and I have to agree that fluff build up was a problem. I was actually quite surprised at how much fluff accumulated... it makes me want to hoover my carpets more often too :/
 
Last time I had a look there were two main makes in the running. iRobot with their Roomba (hoover) and Scooba (mopping) models and then the much more expensive Electrolux Trilobite.

I have been wanting a Scooba for ages as I hate mopping the kitchen floor and love the idea of this doing it for me when I am at work...lazy hell yes!

There are loads of videos of YouTube and also here is the Gadget shows reviews of cleaning robots|:

http://fwd.five.tv/videos/challenge-domestic-gods-part-1

I first heard about these when listening to an American podcast (Major Nelsons) and hos co-host 'E' raved about his Roombas and how he has one on each floor of his house!
 
The Scooba lookes like it might be better for me that a Roomba as there are no carpets downstairs.

HEADRAT
 
Only issues:

a) If you have movement house alarm sensors - oops!
b) You have to empty it.

I think if you have a dust problem, one thing would be to have an ioniser to make the dust stick together.. just be careful what's near the ioniser as all that charged dust has to stick to something if it's not stuck together!
 
NickK said:
Only issues:

a) If you have movement house alarm sensors - oops!
b) You have to empty it.

I think if you have a dust problem, one thing would be to have an ioniser to make the dust stick together.. just be careful what's near the ioniser as all that charged dust has to stick to something if it's not stuck together!
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Nick....its obviously in stealth mood when its hoovering ;)
 
NickK said:
Only issues:

a) If you have movement house alarm sensors - oops!
b) You have to empty it.

I think if you have a dust problem, one thing would be to have an ioniser to make the dust stick together.. just be careful what's near the ioniser as all that charged dust has to stick to something if it's not stuck together!
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Good point, however the PVR's at my house detect 3 things, motion, heat and size. Only if all 3 are triggered does it activate the alarm. This prevents false alarms if something like a spider crawls across the sensor.

You could always disable that room for the duration that you're out whilst it hoovers.

Question is, do they actually do a good job at hoovering, or are they just a gimmick?
 
I was really impressed with the scooba after watching the gadget show video but after a quick google it seems that it has reliability issues.

It's a shame as our flat has wood and tiled floor throughout so setting something off in the morning and having the floors clean when you come back home without much effort would be great.

Not sure how it would cope with cat hair either.
 
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