IRobot Roomba- It works, you relax! (iRobot Roomba 560)

Member Name: aksram

Product:	iRobot Roomba 560
Date:	18/05/09 (50 review reads)
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Advantages: robotic, easy handling, very clean room

Disadvantages: noisy

I bought this amazing robotic vacuum cleaner 4 months ago and it's a godsend. 'Having a child in the house means messy house- having a Roomba in the house means clean house'. It cleans very well, even beneath your furnitures where its hard to reach for other biggger vacuum cleaners. It works brilliantly on carpets too. But it does take its own sweet time to clean the room and it is kinda noisy. So it's better to run it in the night or might be when you are going out.

Features-
*Schedule buttons- It has buttons so you can schedule it to run at whatever time you want it to work.
*Antitangling facility- although it says anti tangling i would recommend to remove all movable items from the floor. It might drop items like vases or mugs while its vacuuming. Tags, threads do get tangled in its brushes. But it works on and around small rugs easily.
*It docks itself into its charging area when the cleaning is finished or when the battery is low.
*It includes features known as 'virtual wall' and 'lighthouse' - the virtual walls where kept divides the room virtually so that roomba can avoid going to that part of the room. the 'lighthouse' feature is the new addition which when kept to clean more than 1 room would finish one room before going to the other.
*It has cliff sensors so when it is working on landing area or stairs, it will not fall off.
*But its dust collector area is small. If the room is too messy you might have to clear the roomba before leaving it in the other room.
But these are minor points when you consider the fact that it does the vacuuming of the room when you can just put your feet up and relax.

Avg price- £250, might be cheaper on ebay

Weight of Roomba- It says it is approx 7kg but feels quite light to lift it and empty contents . It's 33cm in diameter and 8mm in height so easily goes beneath sofas and beds.

Time- It takes approx 3-4 times much longer than manual vacuuming because it moves in criss-cross directions.

Battery- It needs atleast 2 hours charging to clean 2 rooms, lasts for around 3 hours i guess before it completely dies out.

Customer service- I have had problems with the charging dock once and the customer service received was excellent. they got it checked and replaced it too.

Summary: Amazing robot- worth every penny buying!

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