Have a question about roombas

15 years ago

I need some help please. Does anyone have a roomba and use it on laminate floors? How does it do? Does it scratch the laminate or leave brush strokes? Thanks for any info you can provide. I appreciate it.

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oldgardener_2009
15 years ago
No, it doesn't scratch my laminate floor and no brush strokes are left on it. It has a little brush that sweeps dirt into the path of the sucker-upper thingie. I think the newer ones have 2 brushes; mine has just one brush.

Technical terminology there. LOL
liljunkr
15 years ago
sucker-upper thingie = Vacuum with Debris bin =/replaces vacuum bag. LOL
Roomba has 3 brushes a hard rubber beater brush, a softer bristle brush and the side brush (that is the one that gets edges of furniture and base boards sweeping the yucky stuff into the vacuum). They sweep and vacuum all types of flooring. I have not seen any scratches on any flooring from the Roomba Vacuums.
The Dirt Dog Sweeper robot for garages and patio sweeping is going to have stiffer brushes for the concrete and tile flooring it is made for so I wouldn't use a DD on laminates or wood flooring.
Using the Roomba often (at least 3 times a week if not more is best for the robot battery life span. Keeping the brushes and filter very clean is also a way to save on the life of the battery and robot. Don't forget to register your robot with the tech support department to get 15% off your first order of accessories. I recommend a replenish kit and at least 2 pks of filters and wait for on of the days they offer Free ground shipping in the Continental U.S. for the best savings on just maintenance stuff. Battery life time is about a year and a few months with just running once in a while and not leaving on charge for long periods of time.
Extra accessories available like the Aerovac bin and high capacity sweeper bin also can be very beneficial in some instants where you have shedding pets.
There is a new model coming out soon! I got an email today.
I love my Robots and won't be without them. I just got my new model Scooba 380 floor washing robot (way up from the 5800) and will be using it tomorrow.

LIL
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Marilyn Sue
15 years ago
I love my Roombas too. I have one up and one downstairs. I would love to have the Scooba, let us know how you like it Lil. I may have to save up for one as I sure have been wanting one.

Sue
susanjf_gw
15 years ago
want to see some cute videos? go to youtube and search roomba and cats, lol...
patruth
15 years ago
We got one for Christmas from our son and hated it. The next time he came to visit, from NYC we gave it back to him.
carabubble
15 years ago
I got the 400 for Christmas. We left it vacuuming our bedroom and went shopping. Came home to a clean room.

I'm curious as to what models the other posters have. I think mine is probably one of the lower end models, but we were pleased with the performance. With mine I'll have to unplug it and tell it to clean. I guess it will just stop whenever it thinks the room is clean or the battery is done since I don't have a home base.
chessey24
15 years ago
Mine finally died but I loved it because DH ran it when I wasn't home and I never had to vacuum. It was great
Marilyn Sue
15 years ago
Both of my Roombas are the same model, the low end ones, no visual walls and does not go back to the charging. When the battery is low it stops cleaning after about an hour of running around. I have large rooms downstairs and I always block off the room I want it to work in, such as kitchen, dining room and family room. With back and knee problems I really do appreciate not having to sweep all that area.

Sue
momrox4
15 years ago
I have 4 of the low-end Roombas and run them every day. I'm always amazed at how much "stuff" they find.......lots of cat hair and dust. Also have a Scooba....I LOVE all my robots and wouldn't be without them.
liljunkr
15 years ago
Scooba worked really well on the sealed wood floor and on the press tiled (vinyl). It scrubbed up yucky sticky stuff with no problem, got the bulk of the water off the floor and the floor dried clean/not streaky using the natural floor enzyme cleaner and city water.
I have ceramic tile floors with wide and deep grout lines in the laundry/mud/pet grooming room that I took a dry mop to after the Scooba went over it because the fluid stayed in the grout lines. DH says he can re-do the grout this year and make it not so deep and put extra grout sealer on to see if that will work better. Otherwise I love the Scooba and I won't mind drying off one small floor to use it. Oh BTW the new natural floor cleaning solution smells nice too!

LIL
oldgardener_2009
15 years ago
Mine is an older model too, the old red one. It has walls, but I don't use them. It doesn't go home to recharge itself.
Marilyn Sue
15 years ago
Thanks for posting about your new Scooba. Sure sounds good to me, I am happy for you.

Sue

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