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Robotic hoover

57 replies

Lotty32 · 19/06/2021 21:53

Anyone have one - circular flat thing which hoovers by itself! Are they worth the money?

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Stealhsquirrelnutkin · 20/06/2021 00:40

I'm on my second Eufy and it has made a massive difference to the levels of senile squalor that build up around me now that I am too ill to stand up and push the big vacuum cleaner around.
Every day at the same time it trundles forth the suck up all the dust and crumbs, and twice a week I stop it as it bumble past my chair, and empty its dust filled stomach into the bin before turning it loose again.
The app with this new G30 version lets you check where it has been, you can watch it on your phone as the little white dot moves around leaving a greyed out line in its wake, until the outline of the rooms gradually become visible on the map. Which means I don't need to get up and check that it managed to find all the nooks and crannies in the bathroom, I can sit in my chair and spy on its progress via my mobile.

Aquamarine1029 · 20/06/2021 01:15

I love mine so much I bought one for my in-laws. They have a dog and cat with hardwood floor throughout their home, and my MIL absolutely hates housework, and FIL isn't much help. They never, in a million years, would have bought one for themselves, so I got it for them. They adore the damn thing. MIL sends videos of it roaming the house. Grin

Englishgirl9 · 20/06/2021 03:10

We bought one, a deebot, but it seemed to keep cleaning the same areas over and over, getting stuck on our bar stools and patio doors and getting lost. We returned it.

I would love to try again with one that maps the rooms out and is a bit 'smarter' about the way it moves. Any recommendations welcome! Thanks

ElGuardiandenoche · 20/06/2021 03:36

Which is the best one to cope with long hair? We also have lots of stairs and landings, how do you stop them going down the stairs? Also we have carpet, quarry tiles, vinyl and laminated tiles, can they hoover all these surfaces?

PolkadotBear · 20/06/2021 03:41

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SkankingMopoke · 20/06/2021 08:01

@ElGuardiandenoche

Which is the best one to cope with long hair? We also have lots of stairs and landings, how do you stop them going down the stairs? Also we have carpet, quarry tiles, vinyl and laminated tiles, can they hoover all these surfaces?
My Eufy has sensors so it doesn't launch itself off the top step, but you can also use magnetic strips to stop them going past certain points/block entry into different rooms (mine came with enough to do one double and a single door width, but you can buy extra).

We have tiles, Amtico, wooden floors, woven rugs, and short pile carpets. It does best on the hard floors (as well as our Miele) and the rugs are well hoovered. It is no where near equal to the performance of the Miele on the carpets, which is particularly noticeable around the edges. As the carpets are only upstairs, we don't wear shoes/eat up there so it is slow to need hoovering, and the DCs' rooms aren't suited to Eufy (the height he can scale means he can get into the ground floor of their dolls houses etc) I tend to not bother moving him upstairs to clean and just do it the 'old fashioned' way. He might perform better on carpet if let loose on it everyday (so there's never a build up), but that would involve carrying him up there everyday and I CBA.

We have a number of furry pets, and Eufy has no problem coping with their shedding. I also have 2DCs with long hair. This tends to get wrapped in the brushes or around wheels, but is easily cleaned out using the little tool it comes with. I clear out the hair every couple of weeks.

Lotty32 · 20/06/2021 08:06

Super helpful all! Plan on buying one on Prime Day x

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ElGuardiandenoche · 20/06/2021 12:46

Cheers @SkankingMopoke that’s really useful. I’ve got teenagers so it will be their job to move it around 😀

BIoodyStupidJohnson · 20/06/2021 12:56

I had a Roomba until recently, it was ok but not that impressed really. I kept it because it would fit under the bed.

But if you do get one, check it will work with your wifi. We’ve got a mesh network here and the robot didn’t integrate with it, making it 100% useless. I freecycled mine.

BIoodyStupidJohnson · 20/06/2021 12:57

Oops

didn’t should be can’t

The robot can’t integrate with mesh systems

TheProvincialLady · 20/06/2021 16:35

I love our Roomba. It doesn’t replace a thorough weekly vacuum but it does keep everything bar corners in good shape with a daily run.

Chasingsquirrels · 20/06/2021 16:47

I got an Eufy last summer.
If/when it breaks I will replace immediately.
It is programmed to clean at 3am daily, and does half of downstairs (carpets).
I manually set it off 2 or 3 times a week to do the other half (LVT) after which I set off the robomop.
Once a week I set it off upstairs.

(Dog restricted to downstairs)

I would NEVER previously have vacuumed so frequently.

I don't use the old vacuum on any of these areas now, but it does get used for the stairs, the coir mat front door area and the car.

AZisgreat · 20/06/2021 19:42

I've just treated myself to the Roborock S7 which has enhanced mopping and also hoovers. I will have the older one upstairs and this new one downstairs. I found it on E-bay.

UntilYourNextHairBrainedScheme · 20/06/2021 19:47

I totally do not understand the roomba love. We had one and you have to move everything and it can't get into nooks and crannies obviously - but that includes really quite big areas and of course under the coffee table etc. It was bloody irritating and unsatisfactory and more work than just hoovering with an ordinary vacuum cleaner.

Stickytreacle · 20/06/2021 20:12

I have Eufy and love him, he's called Fergus due to the quantity of animal hair he has to guzzle. He doesn't deep clean, but When I set him away the house always looks clean and tidy afterwards, I find it especially satisfying to get on with other things while he's beavering away. I can even be out of the house and get the vacuuming done, it's a great time saver. Mine has goggly eyes added by my dd. Smile

Ilove · 20/06/2021 20:15

Nope

Crap, have two. Have to vacuum before they start!!!

Both Eufy

thinnerlikeachickendinner · 20/06/2021 20:15

Which models are people particularly loving??

ChequerBoard · 20/06/2021 20:23

@thinnerlikeachickendinner

Which models are people particularly loving??
The Roborock models are by far the best I have seen. I have 2 of these like a previous poster, an S5 Max and an S7.

Both of them hoover and mop too and have mapping capability which is what really sets it apart from the Eufy or similar cheaper models.

The Roborock cleans efficiently and throughly following patterns to ensure full coverage of the area they have been sent to clean.

The Eufy cleaning action is much more random and it doesn't have the mapping capability so it can't be sent to a specific room to clean.

AZisgreat · 20/06/2021 21:59

Yes the Roborock mapping works really well.

AZisgreat · 20/06/2021 23:44

I watched lots of comparison videos before deciding on Roborock. This one compares the S6Max v and the new Roborock S7

GoingBacktoSchool123 · 21/06/2021 17:18

Which Efuy model?

Chasingsquirrels · 21/06/2021 17:51

@GoingBacktoSchool123

Which Efuy model?
Depends what you want.

11S is the basic model

Variations on 15/30 C MAX
30 = boundary strips (15 doesn't)
C = internet connectivity (app)
MAX = greater power

GoingBacktoSchool123 · 21/06/2021 20:18

Argh….thought I’d make a small Prime Day purchase. Instead I’m £445 in with the Roborock S6 Max. The S7 isn’t available in the Uk.

HandlebarLadyTash · 21/06/2021 21:46

I have upstairs & downstairs Eufys (G30) love them they go up & down very methodically cleaning far better than I ever did

AZisgreat · 22/06/2021 00:07

@GoingBacktoSchool123

Argh….thought I’d make a small Prime Day purchase. Instead I’m £445 in with the Roborock S6 Max. The S7 isn’t available in the Uk.
I just ordered an S7 on UK E-Bay but it is coming from Estonia. The S6Max V is very good anyway, I love mine.