OMG Roomba is the best thing in the world!

[wheresthevalium]

Have now had it 2 weeks and I am in love

sealed laminate is ok- if you've not had them sealed it might be a good idea anyway, otherwise you will forever be paranoid as soon as it starts to rain!

I'm wondering why I have never heard of these things. Probably because there is always too much rubbish left on our floors anyway. I am experiencing a lot of for those of you with these fantastic Roomba/Scooba schedules in your life.

What is clorox? Sounds like some nerve agent.

how much vinegar do you use?

Corox=offical scooba cleaming fluid=license to make even more money

same as clorox!

thnaks

so basically the scooba needs a roomba to clear up before it washes, is that right? (sounds right - our floor certainly needs sweeping before it gets washed)

Thick question of the century but how will I know if they are sealed, first time having laminate so a bit clueless. Does it mean they look shiny if sealed because they look a bit dull, no shine iyswim.

stealth- it depends if its just fluff or more substantial bits! our roomba automatically hoovers first but i daresay it doesn't nescesarily need it!

on the laminate qusetion- no idea, don't have it but know that friends have had to have it specially sealed.

Thanks, the guy that put it down has to come back to do the hall so I will ask him.

Is the roomba bagless? I'd guess so, looking at its size, but just checking.

Mhamai - if you were advised not to get the laminate wet then it is not sealed - unless you paid lots extra for sealed laminate (each plank is sealed, not the finished floor, IYSWIM) then it isn't. Laminate in our old house was ruined by spills, etc - it's a roomba not a scooba for you I think!

Oh feck! do you have any idea how much it costs to be sealed? Is it very expensive?

Where is it? Unless it is a kitchen or a bathroom I wouldn't bother if I were you - regular sweeping/hoovering and an occasional wipe over with an almost dry mop will keep it clean (enough)

Just ordered mine. Yippee

No it's living room and hall and will be dining room too, but as I'm also getting a new kitchen, I'll obviously have to go for tiling which I didnt want to do arghhh!

Noooooooooo!!! I want one sooooooo badly.... I have to knacker our Lindhaus to get one though, or persuade our cats to do an emergency moult and drive my spick and span hubby mad....
Hmmmmm..... Must come up with plan.....

It's arrived, whoopee. Looks fantastic and it only took a couple of days to get here.

Thanks very much for the link wheresthevalium

You're welcome, enjoy

Oh my god, I need one of these. Fantastic.

Mine has arrived ds thinks it's his new toy .... (he insisted on 'reading' the manual (he's 2.2) a worrying habit inherited from daddy!)

Btw, apologies for triple post but from a position of initial scepticism, dh is now actively spending his days 'hoovering'! This in itself was worth the 180 odd quid!

(In his defence, dh is chronically ill and literally cannot do the hoovering by conventional means).

Can I wait until they start making the Scooba over here, or is it worth the hassle of a transformer?