So, anyone got an iRobot Roomba or other robot vacuum cleaner?

Combat squirrel · 5 May 2022 at 20:36

Anyone know of a decent hoover/mop that will automatically hoover carpet, hard floors and then automatically mop the hard floors only ?

I don't want to spend years messing with it, just want it done, reliably.

What should I buy ?

NeilF · 5 May 2022 at 21:25

Combat squirrel said:
Anyone know of a decent hoover/mop that will automatically hoover carpet, hard floors and then automatically mop the hard floors only ?

I don't want to spend years messing with it, just want it done, reliably.

What should I buy ?

No such thing...

Best option is a good vacuum and YOU mop the floors. You mopping them will do it a load better than the mop on a vacuum unit.

Richdog · 6 May 2022 at 05:57

NeilF said:
No such thing...

Best option is a good vacuum and YOU mop the floors. You mopping them will do it a load better than the mop on a vacuum unit.

Robot vacuum + seperate steam mop, with enough re-washable mop heads to use 1 fresh mop head per room, is the best solution I have found until a robot vacuum is released with a steam mop function.

Even if such a thing were possible in one single robot, the vacuum would need to go and vacuum first and then go and mop afterwards or you would just end up with floors with mess/streaks on them. Mopping in the home should 'ideally' only be done on freshly vacuumed floors and not before.

I use black and decker which are decent but no idea which is the "best of the best" as far as brands go https://www.blackanddecker.co.uk/pr...eam-cleaners/params/1/24/newest/-/-/-/-/-/-/-

NeilF · 6 May 2022 at 09:30

Yep agree, although I'm not a fan of steaming floors. ie: I'd not trust it on my solid floors. I'd rather just mop them well. And I'd certainly never trust a robot with hot steam in my house

Combat squirrel · 6 May 2022 at 11:24

NeilF said:
No such thing...

Best option is a good vacuum and YOU mop the floors. You mopping them will do it a load better than the mop on a vacuum unit.

Ok so what's the best value for money vacuum currently available? I had a neato robotics one for best part of 8 years thats just given up the ghost and that was good, want something better now, but not daft value for money - although I do like the idea of a self emptying vacuum so I only have to empty the main bin occasionally - willing to spend a few hundred, but not thousands.

NeilF · 6 May 2022 at 11:49

I still have a 1st gen Xiaomi Mi one...

Sure someone here would give a better answer than me, but maybe one of the newer Roborock ones?

Combat squirrel · 7 May 2022 at 11:16

NeilF said:
I still have a 1st gen Xiaomi Mi one...

Sure someone here would give a better answer than me, but maybe one of the newer Roborock ones?

Thanks, any other suggestions?

Richdog · 7 May 2022 at 17:04

Combat squirrel said:
Thanks, any other suggestions?

Roborock S6 Pure, it's a great price/performance unit.

Django x2 · 7 May 2022 at 19:48

Combat squirrel said:
Anyone know of a decent hoover/mop that will automatically hoover carpet, hard floors and then automatically mop the hard floors only ?

I don't want to spend years messing with it, just want it done, reliably.

What should I buy ?

We have Roomba and Brava and they work in combination like a dream. You can even set the Roomba to do hard floors first and then carpets so that the Brava can crack on...

Richdog · 8 May 2022 at 02:57

Django x2 said:
We have Roomba and Brava and they work in combination like a dream. You can even set the Roomba to do hard floors first and then carpets so that the Brava can crack on...

Which Braava and how good a job does it do on tougher stains like food in the kitchen etc?

funguST · 5 Jun 2022 at 22:25

Whats the min clearance on the eufy x8? wondering if one of them would be able to get under my sofa ok? gap under the sofa is about.

father-ted · 6 Jun 2022 at 15:44

Looks to be slightyl higher than the old version that we have - which is 3".
Ask their support / customer services to be sure.

413x · 7 Jun 2022 at 09:06

funguST said:
Whats the min clearance on the eufy x8? wondering if one of them would be able to get under my sofa ok? gap under the sofa is about.

I went for the cheaper eufy for this reason. The one without lidar

arknor · 10 Jun 2022 at 17:31

I got a Eufy g30 on amazon for £215 after the -100 digital voucher they have running on it until the 12th (no idea is perma thing that just keeps rolling over? or actual deal?)
I needed a new hoover anyway and I'm super lazy when it comes to doing it.

It came back with a full load and even managed to find some of my exes hair that got wrapped around the roller bit, easy to remove with the tool and clean though.

Seems ideal for a small flat like I have., if you have a house I'd imagine they would be almost consistently full though so you'd probably need a self emptying model.

father-ted · 10 Jun 2022 at 18:00

Self emptying…..didn’t know they did one…..does it go out to the wheelie bin? lol

413x · 10 Jun 2022 at 18:01

arknor said:
I got a Eufy g30 on amazon for £215 after the -100 digital voucher they have running on it until the 12th (no idea is perma thing that just keeps rolling over? or actual deal?)
I needed a new hoover anyway and I'm super lazy when it comes to doing it.

It came back with a full load and even managed to find some of my exes hair that got wrapped around the roller bit, easy to remove with the tool and clean though.

Seems ideal for a small flat like I have., if you have a house I'd imagine they would be almost consistently full though so you'd probably need a self emptying model.

Considering the self empty . But the jump in price is substantial.

Also got a g30 verge.

We have a dog and the eufy does keep up. But the bin is 90 percent dog hair.
I actually can't imagine not having it. Would need to vacuum 3-4 times a week without it.

arknor · 10 Jun 2022 at 18:35

father-ted said:
Self emptying…..didn’t know they did one…..does it go out to the wheelie bin? lol

They empty at their docking station, obviously you still have to empty something just left often

Vandle · 20 Jul 2022 at 02:15

How do these things navigate stairs?
I'm thinking about one but we have a three story house, stairs dont have landings either just straight up. All rooms including the stairs themselves (except the main bedroom which is carpeted) have engineered timber floors. Bathrooms are tiled but I guess similar surface to timber.

How would a robo vac work? Can I program 3 different floors into it and let it loose each time to a different level without it toppling down the stairs as the fall would likely break it.

Richdog · 20 Jul 2022 at 06:28

Vandle said:
How do these things navigate stairs?

Stairs are perhaps the oldest problem in Robovac history, of course they don't fall down them with the sensory they have. Just put it on a floor and let it loose.

Vandle · 20 Jul 2022 at 07:10

Richdog said:
Stairs are perhaps the oldest problem in Robovac history, of course they don't fall down them with the sensory they have. Just put it on a floor and let it loose.

, I didn't really think it would just go flying off. What I meant was I presume you train it where to go. Can it differentiate between 3 different places? Do I just let it loose and tell it with a n app which floor its on?