I have cats, mixed floor types, way too many random things scattered around, next to no large open spaces on the floor, and cats. For me, a robovac is pointless. Also, cats.
@werehatrack i ran the one before things decendended into chaos and I think it could help. I need to deep clean then run every night. And… Stuff. But when I did it did help. Of course when it returned to the dock they’d fuck with it to no end. Making it go on and off.
Needs to be in a closet or bathroom. Then let loose at the end of the day while you do something. Dinner. Tv. Then locked back away from the assholes. There was less fur/mess till it died
Nope. Back when Roombas were new I did, and it was terrible. Horrible battery life and didn’t pick up enough so I still had to go through the house at least once a week with a regular vacuum. And if the cats puked on the floor it was all over. Now I’ve got mostly hard wood or tile floors, except in the bedrooms, and kids. And all the stuff they didn’t pick up. If I’ve gotta pick up their crap anyway, I’m just going to hit the floor with a dust mop and the Ryobi hand vacuum and get the job done instead of waiting on a machine to do it.
Sure, maybe in the last 20 years they’ve gotten better, but if they can’t suck up a LEGO brick before I step on it, it’s just not worth it.
@fuzzmanmatt I had one of the first ones. I guess I didn’t use it enough. The battery kept dying and those suckers were expensive. I also almost killed it when I first used it because it went under the bed. Who cleans under the bed? Poor thing.
They are great if you have pets and you can just run them every night while you watch tv. Assuming no one’s done anything where they shouldn’t. And you’ve checked for that. Fur control if done ever night.
And a protected room for it to sleep cause cats WILL fuck with it when it stops
@unksol Hmm, our 2 cats want nothing to do with the robot. They make themselves scarce when it runs.
The dog on the other hand actively hates the robot. It will bump into him, he barks/growls at it and moves, then it will catch up to him at his new spot (on the floor - he is not allowed on the furniture) and the sequence repeats. For whatever dog-only-knows reason, he doesn’t simply leave the area.
@macromeh they mostly batted at it’s brushes when running but they figured out when it was charging they could smack it and get it to move cause it wanted to charge.
iLife from this site. Use it often and when I really want to be thorough I will I pick up the chairs and barstools to do the kitchen/dining room and the cat toys/scratch post etc to do the living room/hall and guest bath areas on a different level.
Nope. I live in 525sf. No need. My refurbished Shark Liftaway from here works just fine. I did stay in Houston once with a family who had a robo vac and I watched it go back and forth on a rug with nothing on it in the huge entry way. Took ages to do it though. Of course that was years ago and likely they have gotten better since then.
I’ve got parts of some. And the Meh one from awhile back. Still have to unpack these things (and clean out the moving boxes from 2020 to give them space to roam). They work in small rooms (the bathroom) without the app, but I don’t know if that will hold against the kitchen or living room with all the chairs about.
yes roomba. it used to get stuck but has learned its path and doesn’t any more. It does a fairly decent job. It is mesmerizing to watch. High’ve had a whole group of people sit and stare at it.
Not a working one. It was a fun toy back in the day, but with clearing its path of cords, socks, various other obstacles; making sure it its battery was working and charged; cleaning and emptying it after use/cleaning the sensors of dust; and rescuing it from various hard-to-reach places it got stuck - it was easier and faster to clean with a regular vacuum. My Shark vacuum is the one I use most because it is light, the filters are all easy to get to and clean, and I can get the attachments under furniture the robots can’t reach. And it cleans corners, which is a problem with the little round 'bots. The newer 'bots are supposed to be better, but I think that old problems are just being exchanged for new ones the old ones didn’t have.
I’m a hardcore iRobot fan, I’ve had several different generations of Roomba and the short-lived Scooba, which is now just an overcomplicated Swiffer. My robots get designations depending on their job, I haven’t tried to keep track of how many I have owned. George is downstairs, Henry is upstairs, and Cindy (short for Cinderella) mops the floors.
Nope. But if someone has one they’d like to donate, me and my critters would appreciate it! Two dogs and two cats makes it hard to keep up with the furry floor!
Nope. With two floors and a fair amount of thresholds and floor-standing obstacles, I never saw the need. For pet-owning people, what do you use to clean the hair off the furniture, anyway?
We got a roborock Q5. It is low enough to get under our beds and furniture, but runs at least the 90 minutes it takes to vacuum the whole house. We have no pets, so that is not an issue. We do pick up the shag rugs in the bathrooms in which it stuck. But it is smart enough to navigate through the rest of the house.
@IWUJackson@catthegreat We have three levels and two robot vacs. The Roomba is dedicated to the main floor and we run the Shark for half its cycle in the basement family/rec room and the other half upstairs in the bedrooms.
We got an iHome vacuuming robot from my in laws and use it on the main floor. It doesn’t replace a regular vacuum cleaner by any means but it does help the day to day main floor stay looking nicer than it would otherwise.
Worked great for a while but then we lost the instruction manual for the remote and had no idea how to work it. Then it wouldn’t connect to its charging dock no matter how we finagled it so we had a 200 dollar paperweight.
Nope.
It has me…
Please send help.
I have cats, mixed floor types, way too many random things scattered around, next to no large open spaces on the floor, and cats. For me, a robovac is pointless. Also, cats.
@werehatrack i ran the one before things decendended into chaos and I think it could help. I need to deep clean then run every night. And… Stuff. But when I did it did help. Of course when it returned to the dock they’d fuck with it to no end. Making it go on and off.
Needs to be in a closet or bathroom. Then let loose at the end of the day while you do something. Dinner. Tv. Then locked back away from the assholes. There was less fur/mess till it died
yup and i never use it. too many places for it to get stuck in my old quirky house
@spacemart Same here.
Helps keep all the cat hair cleaned up.
Nope. Back when Roombas were new I did, and it was terrible. Horrible battery life and didn’t pick up enough so I still had to go through the house at least once a week with a regular vacuum. And if the cats puked on the floor it was all over. Now I’ve got mostly hard wood or tile floors, except in the bedrooms, and kids. And all the stuff they didn’t pick up. If I’ve gotta pick up their crap anyway, I’m just going to hit the floor with a dust mop and the Ryobi hand vacuum and get the job done instead of waiting on a machine to do it.
Sure, maybe in the last 20 years they’ve gotten better, but if they can’t suck up a LEGO brick before I step on it, it’s just not worth it.
@fuzzmanmatt I had one of the first ones. I guess I didn’t use it enough. The battery kept dying and those suckers were expensive. I also almost killed it when I first used it because it went under the bed. Who cleans under the bed? Poor thing.
They are great if you have pets and you can just run them every night while you watch tv. Assuming no one’s done anything where they shouldn’t. And you’ve checked for that. Fur control if done ever night.
And a protected room for it to sleep cause cats WILL fuck with it when it stops
@unksol Hmm, our 2 cats want nothing to do with the robot. They make themselves scarce when it runs.
The dog on the other hand actively hates the robot. It will bump into him, he barks/growls at it and moves, then it will catch up to him at his new spot (on the floor - he is not allowed on the furniture) and the sequence repeats. For whatever dog-only-knows reason, he doesn’t simply leave the area.
@macromeh they mostly batted at it’s brushes when running but they figured out when it was charging they could smack it and get it to move cause it wanted to charge.
iLife from this site. Use it often and when I really want to be thorough I will I pick up the chairs and barstools to do the kitchen/dining room and the cat toys/scratch post etc to do the living room/hall and guest bath areas on a different level.
I’ve got the Wyze one. $165 shipped from Walmart a few years back. Used it literally this evening. I’ve got no complaints.
Nope. I live in 525sf. No need. My refurbished Shark Liftaway from here works just fine. I did stay in Houston once with a family who had a robo vac and I watched it go back and forth on a rug with nothing on it in the huge entry way. Took ages to do it though. Of course that was years ago and likely they have gotten better since then.
Brobot just gets stuck going in circles under the couch.
@Wolfidy Sounds like my ex.
I got a refurbished one from Meh a while back. It stopped working. Meh
I got an iHome robot in an IRK. I haven’t used it yet
Had several iterations of the Roomba. First one we had definitely had design flaws.
Pretty sure we ran over cat poop with one.
We are happy with the current one that has the bin. Need to declutter the floor first.
I’ve got parts of some. And the Meh one from awhile back. Still have to unpack these things (and clean out the moving boxes from 2020 to give them space to roam). They work in small rooms (the bathroom) without the app, but I don’t know if that will hold against the kitchen or living room with all the chairs about.
yes roomba. it used to get stuck but has learned its path and doesn’t any more. It does a fairly decent job. It is mesmerizing to watch. High’ve had a whole group of people sit and stare at it.
Yes, we have a Roomba named Robbie, he does a great job.
They cost too much!
Not a working one. It was a fun toy back in the day, but with clearing its path of cords, socks, various other obstacles; making sure it its battery was working and charged; cleaning and emptying it after use/cleaning the sensors of dust; and rescuing it from various hard-to-reach places it got stuck - it was easier and faster to clean with a regular vacuum. My Shark vacuum is the one I use most because it is light, the filters are all easy to get to and clean, and I can get the attachments under furniture the robots can’t reach. And it cleans corners, which is a problem with the little round 'bots. The newer 'bots are supposed to be better, but I think that old problems are just being exchanged for new ones the old ones didn’t have.
Several thanks to my friends at Meh, even gave one away to my very appreciative cousin
I have two, and they both came from IRKs! Thanks, Meh!
I’m a hardcore iRobot fan, I’ve had several different generations of Roomba and the short-lived Scooba, which is now just an overcomplicated Swiffer. My robots get designations depending on their job, I haven’t tried to keep track of how many I have owned. George is downstairs, Henry is upstairs, and Cindy (short for Cinderella) mops the floors.
OK. Updated “Yes” and updated “meh”.
Nope. But if someone has one they’d like to donate, me and my critters would appreciate it! Two dogs and two cats makes it hard to keep up with the furry floor!
Nope. With two floors and a fair amount of thresholds and floor-standing obstacles, I never saw the need. For pet-owning people, what do you use to clean the hair off the furniture, anyway?
@brakeforbeer This, for furniture:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/scrub-it-pet-hair-remover# (Or the original, the Chom Chom Roller.)
We got a roborock Q5. It is low enough to get under our beds and furniture, but runs at least the 90 minutes it takes to vacuum the whole house. We have no pets, so that is not an issue. We do pick up the shag rugs in the bathrooms in which it stuck. But it is smart enough to navigate through the rest of the house.
Unfortunately, my dog had an accident just before the robot vacuum was scheduled to clean. It picked it up alright! I guess I need a new vacuum.
It’s broken.
Yes, got a refurb Roomba from Meh about 5 1/2 years ago. Still sucking, er, working very well.
We have a eufy named Delilah.
@scekk
@scekk @yakkoTDI I was definitely expecting something more on the lines of
@scekk @xobzoo @yakkoTDI
And then there’s this
I have a tri-level house. It won’t work…
@IWUJackson clearly you need three
@IWUJackson @catthegreat We have three levels and two robot vacs. The Roomba is dedicated to the main floor and we run the Shark for half its cycle in the basement family/rec room and the other half upstairs in the bedrooms.
We got an iHome vacuuming robot from my in laws and use it on the main floor. It doesn’t replace a regular vacuum cleaner by any means but it does help the day to day main floor stay looking nicer than it would otherwise.
Worked great for a while but then we lost the instruction manual for the remote and had no idea how to work it. Then it wouldn’t connect to its charging dock no matter how we finagled it so we had a 200 dollar paperweight.