Home Repair forum - iRobot Scooba / Roomba

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iRobot Scooba / Roomba

komobu

2007-06-06, 8:25 pm

Hi;

I ordered the scooba I380 from the website today. They list them for
450 and they throw in a roomba 4000 for a bonus. I paid an extra 100
and instead of the roomba 4000, they sent me the roomba with the
scheduler. It is supposed to be a much nicer model. Any thoughts or
recommendations? Should I have paid the extra 100 dollars? If you have
a scooba / roomba, How do you like it? is it worth the money?

My house is about 1700 square feet and I have hard wood floors through
out. I dont even have throw rugs. I do have about a 1/2 inch high
transition going from the hard wood in the dining room to the linoleum
in the kitchen. Will the unit be able to cross that?

Thanks for any advice
Pat

betsyb

2007-06-07, 9:25 am

I have one and have used it often in the past three years. I have both
carpet and tiled floors It can get it's little self up on the throw rugs
with no problems. A couple months ago it began running in circles. All the
time. I got in touch with the company and they send me a thingy I attached
with no problem to reprogram the machine. I mailed it back after a week or
so and have no problems since.

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BetsyB

"komobu" <curranpg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi;
>
> I ordered the scooba I380 from the website today. They list them for
> 450 and they throw in a roomba 4000 for a bonus. I paid an extra 100
> and instead of the roomba 4000, they sent me the roomba with the
> scheduler. It is supposed to be a much nicer model. Any thoughts or
> recommendations? Should I have paid the extra 100 dollars? If you have
> a scooba / roomba, How do you like it? is it worth the money?
>
> My house is about 1700 square feet and I have hard wood floors through
> out. I dont even have throw rugs. I do have about a 1/2 inch high
> transition going from the hard wood in the dining room to the linoleum
> in the kitchen. Will the unit be able to cross that?
>
> Thanks for any advice
> Pat
>

Larry Bud

2007-06-07, 5:25 pm

On Jun 6, 5:14 pm, komobu <curra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi;
>
> I ordered the scooba I380 from the website today. They list them for
> 450 and they throw in a roomba 4000 for a bonus. I paid an extra 100
> and instead of the roomba 4000, they sent me the roomba with the
> scheduler. It is supposed to be a much nicer model. Any thoughts or
> recommendations? Should I have paid the extra 100 dollars? If you have
> a scooba / roomba, How do you like it? is it worth the money?
>
> My house is about 1700 square feet and I have hard wood floors through
> out. I dont even have throw rugs. I do have about a 1/2 inch high
> transition going from the hard wood in the dining room to the linoleum
> in the kitchen. Will the unit be able to cross that?

Isn't it usually wiser to ask these questions BEFORE you purchase a
product?

tylernt@gmail.com

2007-06-07, 8:25 pm

> Isn't it usually wiser to ask these questions BEFORE you purchase a
> product?

Welcome to alt.home.repair, you must be new here.

;)

komobu

2007-06-08, 5:25 pm

> Isn't it usually wiser to ask these questions BEFORE you purchase a
> product?

LOL...as far as the room transition goes, I can live with it either
way. If I need to, I will do each room on different days. The main
reason for the post is that I have 30 days to return it for a full
refund. So if I hear that there is basically no difference between the
old model and the new, I will return it and purchase the old model
because it is 200 dollars cheaper.

Take Care
Pat

Jacque Asse

2007-06-09, 5:25 pm

Keep us posted on how this works for you. I often wondered are these useful
devices, or simply a waste. Seems like yo may be happy with it. I have
hardwood floors and maybe this would be a reasonable approach to keeping
these clean of surface dirt?

"komobu" <curranpg@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> LOL...as far as the room transition goes, I can live with it either
> way. If I need to, I will do each room on different days. The main
> reason for the post is that I have 30 days to return it for a full
> refund. So if I hear that there is basically no difference between the
> old model and the new, I will return it and purchase the old model
> because it is 200 dollars cheaper.
>
> Take Care
> Pat
>
>

Donna

2007-06-09, 5:25 pm

"Jacque Asse" <millbrook11@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Keep us posted on how this works for you. I often wondered are these
> useful devices, or simply a waste. Seems like yo may be happy with it.
> I have hardwood floors and maybe this would be a reasonable approach to
> keeping these clean of surface dirt?

I second Jacque's post. Definitely tell us how you like it. I've always
sort of wanted one, but have been suspicious that they can't possibly work
well enough to justify the price. So report back, if you would. Enquiring
minds, and all that.

Donna

Liz Megerle

2007-06-10, 9:25 am

I have one. It does a reasonable job picking up dog hair on hardwood
and vinyl floors. I do one space at a time, taking out the kitchen or
dining room chairs so it can move around freely. I don't use the scheduler.
Liz

Jacque Asse wrote:
> Keep us posted on how this works for you. I often wondered are these useful
> devices, or simply a waste. Seems like yo may be happy with it. I have
> hardwood floors and maybe this would be a reasonable approach to keeping
> these clean of surface dirt?
>
> "komobu" <curranpg@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1181337159.889642.310090@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>

Doc

2007-06-11, 9:25 am

Liz Megerle <lizmegerle@verizon.net> wrote in
news:tASai.311$hp5.163@trndny05:

> I have one. It does a reasonable job picking up dog hair on hardwood
> and vinyl floors. I do one space at a time, taking out the kitchen or
> dining room chairs so it can move around freely. I don't use the
> scheduler. Liz
>
> Jacque Asse wrote:
>

I have had the discovery, the cheap one, for about a year at this point and
for someone adverse to housework it has been great. I do have to de-clutter
the room to remove any traps for the robot, things like shoes or bed covers
hanging onto the floor. It takes 2 minutes to clear stuff max. and then I
can let the vac go. It is kind of like dealing with kids in that you listen
with half an ear and if you hear something that you shouldn't you go and
investigate, but generally it does a very nice job of cleaning carpets and
vinyl floors. It does not have a large dirt cup, but is so easy that I just
run it everyday so there is not as much dirt to collect

Since I do not have to actively vacuum, time is not a problem as I do other
things while it is running. Overall I would certainly get one again as it
was less than an upright vac and does as well at cleaning (making up for
lessor deep cleaning by doing it much more often) and since it is very easy
to do, I tend not to put it off.

Just my two cents.

Mrs Bonk

2007-06-13, 9:25 am

Donna wrote:
> "Jacque Asse" <millbrook11@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:fGEai.1345$wL5.1123@trndny04...
>
> I second Jacque's post. Definitely tell us how you like it. I've always
> sort of wanted one, but have been suspicious that they can't possibly work
> well enough to justify the price. So report back, if you would.
> Enquiring minds, and all that.

I don't understand the popularity of these devices. How do they vacuum
ledges, door jambs, skirtings and furnishings? if they only do half a job
and one has to resort to other means to clean those areas then one may as
well get a vacuum out with attachments in the first place, the floor takes
no time at all anyway with a decent vacuum as long as it's a clutter free
floor.

hillacc at yahoo.com

2007-06-13, 1:25 pm

This may come as a shock, but a lot of us don't vacuum ledges, jambs,
skirtings, and furnishings every time. I agree that you still need
another vacuum to do deep cleaning on a regular basis, but it sure is
nice having a Roomba to keep the floors nice in the meantime.

Jo Ann

>
> I don't understand the popularity of these devices. How do they vacuum
> ledges, door jambs, skirtings and furnishings? if they only do half a job
> and one has to resort to other means to clean those areas then one may as
> well get a vacuum out with attachments in the first place, the floor takes
> no time at all anyway with a decent vacuum as long as it's a clutter free
> floor.

Mrs Bonk

2007-06-13, 1:25 pm

> This may come as a shock, but a lot of us don't vacuum ledges, jambs,
> skirtings, and furnishings every time. I agree that you still need
> another vacuum to do deep cleaning on a regular basis, but it sure is
> nice having a Roomba to keep the floors nice in the meantime.
>
> Jo Ann
It doesn't come as a shock dear, I am well aware that there are plenty in
this world with no pride in their homes.

tylernt@gmail.com

2007-06-13, 1:25 pm

> It doesn't come as a shock dear, I am well aware that there are plenty in
> this world with no pride in their homes.

There's a fine line between taking pride in a home and an OCD.

hillacc at yahoo.com

2007-06-13, 1:25 pm

On Jun 13, 11:33 am, tyle...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> There's a fine line between taking pride in a home and an OCD.

I agree -- not to mention having nothing better to do with your time.

Barbara Anne

2007-06-13, 5:25 pm

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:17:10 GMT, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:19:09 +0100, "Mrs Bonk" <arse@nospamcutey.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>They can't. For example, once a month I use the crevice attachment on
>the baseboards, the staircase, and under the refrigerator. And I use
>the soft brush attachment in the theater room (chairs, speaker grills,
>and draperies). What the robot can do, I can do faster with my
>upright. When a robot can do that and at a reasonable cost, I'll
>reconsider.
I second that, it is speedier with ANY hand held vacuum than fussing
with a robot. I use my tools on a daily basis, with two shedding dogs,
I need to.

Jeff Wisnia

2007-06-28, 5:25 pm

Larry Bud wrote:
> On Jun 6, 5:14 pm, komobu <curra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Isn't it usually wiser to ask these questions BEFORE you purchase a
> product?
>
>

Poisonally, I thought SNL's Woomba robot sketch was a real hoot:

http://www.slashdong.org/movies/woomba.avi

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.

Smarty

2007-06-28, 5:25 pm

Jeff,

The Woomba avi was outrageous!! Thanks for the link.

73's,

Smarty

"Jeff Wisnia" <jwisnia@conversent.net> wrote in message
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> Larry Bud wrote:
>
>
> Poisonally, I thought SNL's Woomba robot sketch was a real hoot:
>
> http://www.slashdong.org/movies/woomba.avi
>
> Jeff
>
> --
> Jeffry Wisnia
> (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
> The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
>

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