Robotic Vacuum Cleaners (Kind of a review)

P-Nut · 13th February 2019, 18:46

So today I took delivery of a Neato D3 robotic vacuum cleaner, like a Roomba. It cost £250 and it's considered somewhere between budget and mid range, I did some research on them, I wanted one that was good on shallow carpet and this one did well so I took the plunge.

Honestly, it's blooming brilliant! It was dead easy to setup and I can control it through an app on my phone that means in theory I could tell it to clean the house when I'm not even there, it's not quite 100% perfect at coverage as it suffers at the edges but it does about 90% of the job, all I need to do is a quick run around the edges and it's done.

We have pets so this thing is an absolute god send, one the first run it filled up very quickly but this was expected as we suck at housework, now I can schedule it every day so it should stay on top of it. When the battery runs low it returns to base to charge and completes it later on, it hasn't gotten stuck yet.

Pros

Easy to set up
Easy to use, just tap the button on the unit or on the app
Easy to clean
Does a good job, if anything is missed just tell it to go out again
Fairly quiet, quieter than the outgoing cleaner
You can map out certain places for it to avoid
It doesn't annoy the dog

Cons

Bin fills up quickly
Doesn't get the edges
You need to keep on top of the brush cleaning
The filter that comes with it isn't the best, better ones available.

Overall I'm delighted, it's one of the best purchases I've ever made, if you have hard floor or shallow carpet I would highly recommend one.

MSS · 13th February 2019, 19:25

One question - will the wife not get bored now that a key duty has been taken away?

P-Nut · 13th February 2019, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by mss

One question - will the wife not get bored now that a key duty has been taken away?

If only!

I definitely do more, so I've won with this!

MSS · 13th February 2019, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-Nut

If only!

I definitely do more, so I've won with this!

In that case, you have bigger problems than vacuuming the floor to worry about. You need to re-establish who is the master in your household.

COLVERT · 13th February 2019, 20:36

I do all the vacuum cleaning in my house.---

I've just bought myself a Dirt Devil bagless cleaner.

It works really well in spite of having the now regulation 700 watt motor.

Single speed, no high or low. I was worried about the low speed but it works just as well as the now defunct 1,800 watt cleaner.---

Lots of other goodies with it too with a second really long hose to get those spider webs off the ceiling.

The rotary brush head is a marvel on dog hairs. Picks up the lot.----

greendriver · 14th February 2019, 08:58

I'll stick to my Henry (if you'll pardon the expression)

MSS · 14th February 2019, 09:27

This thread is conjuring up images of the more interesting side of Rover drivers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Mc-NYPHaQ

13th February 2019, 18:46	#1
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Robotic Vacuum Cleaners (Kind of a review) So today I took delivery of a Neato D3 robotic vacuum cleaner, like a Roomba. It cost £250 and it's considered somewhere between budget and mid range, I did some research on them, I wanted one that was good on shallow carpet and this one did well so I took the plunge. Honestly, it's blooming brilliant! It was dead easy to setup and I can control it through an app on my phone that means in theory I could tell it to clean the house when I'm not even there, it's not quite 100% perfect at coverage as it suffers at the edges but it does about 90% of the job, all I need to do is a quick run around the edges and it's done. We have pets so this thing is an absolute god send, one the first run it filled up very quickly but this was expected as we suck at housework, now I can schedule it every day so it should stay on top of it. When the battery runs low it returns to base to charge and completes it later on, it hasn't gotten stuck yet. Pros Easy to set up Easy to use, just tap the button on the unit or on the app Easy to clean Does a good job, if anything is missed just tell it to go out again Fairly quiet, quieter than the outgoing cleaner You can map out certain places for it to avoid It doesn't annoy the dog Cons Bin fills up quickly Doesn't get the edges You need to keep on top of the brush cleaning The filter that comes with it isn't the best, better ones available. Overall I'm delighted, it's one of the best purchases I've ever made, if you have hard floor or shallow carpet I would highly recommend one. __________________ Approved food eater

14th February 2019, 08:58	#6
greendriver This is my second home MG ZTT 180 in Poseidon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Croydon Posts: 3,745 Thanks: 44 Thanked 86 Times in 75 Posts	I'll stick to my Henry (if you'll pardon the expression) __________________ *None of my troubles are Rover*

13th February 2019, 19:25	#2
MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,085 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	One question - will the wife not get bored now that a key duty has been taken away?

13th February 2019, 20:36	#5
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	I do all the vacuum cleaning in my house.--- I've just bought myself a Dirt Devil bagless cleaner. It works really well in spite of having the now regulation 700 watt motor. Single speed, no high or low. I was worried about the low speed but it works just as well as the now defunct 1,800 watt cleaner.--- Lots of other goodies with it too with a second really long hose to get those spider webs off the ceiling. The rotary brush head is a marvel on dog hairs. Picks up the lot.----

14th February 2019, 09:27	#7
MSS This is my second home Rover 75CDT, Jaguar XF-S 3.0V6, V'xhall Omega V6 Estate, Twintop 1.8VVT, Astra Estate and Corsa 1.2 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7,085 Thanks: 283 Thanked 624 Times in 440 Posts	This thread is conjuring up images of the more interesting side of Rover drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Mc-NYPHaQ