Vacuum Cleaners - Customer reviews - Remanufactured iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot with Scheduler, Case/Color May Vary

Manufacturer: Roomba

List Price: $329.99
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Name: Lisa Chu
Location: CA
Date: 2006-09-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great for pet owners with wood or tile floors and throw rugs
Comment: I love love love our Roomba!!!!

Roomba is perfect for our situation. We own 3 cats -- indoor/outdoor -- and before Roomba, we'd have to vacuum every day to pick up all the cat hair and dirt they drop or track in. We have all hardwood floors with a few throw rugs (some are taped down, some aren't, Roomba cleans them all no problem). Roomba handles floor-level changes like they aren't even there, cleans under the couch and tables and chairs, and so far has completely cleaned our floors without once scratching or marking our brand-new furniture. In the far corners there may be a few grains of dirt she couldn't reach, but overall we are ecstatically happy, and our hardwood gleams.

We schedule Roomba to run around every day we're at work. Every day we come home, and Roomba is back on her charger and full of cat hair. It's awesome.

Once Roomba got stuck under a couch, or so we thought, but it turned out she wasn't stuck at all -- just automatically shut down because she was so packed with cat hair, she couldn't even make it back to the charger. There was a lot of cat hair under the couch. :) Now I watch when she goes under the couch, and she never gets stuck, so I am 99% sure it was the cat hair (1st time cleaning).

If we had bought an IntelliBin, Roomba would tell us when the chamber needs cleaning. But we opted for the Scheduler ($199 refurbished), and just clean the bin once every time Roomba cleans. Cleaning the bin is done in one simple motion and is MUCH easier than big vacuum chambers.

On the pet side, our cats didn't freak out as much as we thought they would, in fact 2 out of 3 just ignore it, unless it comes straight at them. The third one just sits and stares at it with the evil eye whenever it's on.

This is the best purchase we have ever made. Picks up all the cat hair our three cats leave everywhere! That's all we wanted!

Name: J. Decker
Location:
Date: 2006-07-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Better than expected
Comment: I was worried about a reconditioned product but when you open it up it's in perfect condition. I've scheduled a cleaning between two rooms every day while I'm at work and it's been amazing. You have to pick up any cords it might run into, and anything else that it might snag on. Just really takes some common sense and watching it run for the first few times. Now it makes it back to it's charging base ever time.

The only thing I didn't expect was the cleaing of the brushes. I have a cat so the hair gets spun around the brushes. Not that big of deal though since it only takes 2 minutes a few times a week. Before Roomba I came home to clumps of hair and dust on the carpet that was blown from all over the house. Now I come home to a completely clean floor and carpet every day. Oh, and you have to empty the bin EVERY DAY! It's small...don't forget.

If you expect to open the box and have it running perfectly within 10 minutes it's not for you. With a little trouble shooting and common sense it's amazing. Highly recommended!

Name: Valorie Spencer
Location: Palm Harbor, FL United States
Date: 2006-07-21
Customer Rating: -

Summary: As a Roomba original user
Comment: I have the original first generation of the Roomba. It's still going strong, still does it's job, still holds it's charge, and still entertains me. The newer generations are only getting more clever. I have never regretted my purchase of the Roomba.

Name: Lexi Genoa
Location: Southwest, KS
Date: 2007-01-20
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Can't live without it or I don't want to
Comment: I can't say enough good things about my little guy. He frees me to do other things. I don't use the scheduling feature because I move him around quite a bit. I've ordered three more--one for each of my daughters--who have also reported loving them and an extra for myself. I clean him after each run with canned air, a damp papertowel, and make sure he has a clean filter. The filters are easy to wash out and then dry for the next run. I have several and rotate two until one is too far gone and then get another new one. He reaches places I can't get to with my huge cannister electrolux or my self-drive Kirby. I cleaned for hours before starting the first run to give the little guy a good shot. He managed to find some dust and a moth's wing. Where I can't imagine. I like that he goes over the surface many times and picks up the nap of the carpet. With him around my floors are debris free. I've even rearranged furniture so that he can reach every little place--something I've never done so that I could vacuum the area. The only thing I caution is if you have some furniture that hangs a little too low and he gets kinda stuck--I don't think that's good for him. It might spring his wheels. I live in Southwest Kansas and so far he's managed to pick up sand, gravel, dust, string, hair, and bug parts. Some would say Roomba's nothing but a glorified carpet flick. I'd say, "so what?" At least he can get along the baseboards whereas every other vac I have leaves that tell-tale 2 inches of dust along every edge--my little guy doesn't! He also makes sure that while I'm doing the dusting because of unexpected guests--he's doing the floors. GET ONE--you won't regret it. Oh, and customer service is fantastic. Just call them and they'll help quickly with any problem or question.

Name: Karl Becker
Location: Iowa, USA
Date: 2006-11-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Get remanufactured instead of a new Roomba, which is also a futuristic dust pan
Comment: My remanufactured Roomba is good as new. Your results may vary, but mine had no blemishes, has plenty of battery charge, and leaves my carpet feeling clean. Its first trip around my apartment filled its bin, which I believed to be a good sign. After the first few vacuums the bin will be much less full - since you are now cleaning your floors more often!

It also works as a great dust pan. The Roomba does pretty good on hard floors, but the edges of the walls it just doesn't always clean perfectly. So occasionally I use my regular broom to sweep debris next to the wall into a little pile, then let Roomba suck up the pile. My dustbin is now a thing of the past. No more bending over to sweep dust into a little pan, yet still leaving behind that little line of dirt in front of the dustpan.

The scheduler works as expected, but two caveats:
* Scheduler does not automatically change for daylight savings time.
* Walls need D batteries (not included), which are neither easily nor cheaply found in rechargeable varieties. Wish they would switch to AA, and eliminate the little orange blinking (maybe that would save on battery?)

This Roomba is wonderful. It makes my floors, and my apartment, feel cleaner with minimal work. That's the robot's ultimate goal, and it succeeds. Totally recommended.

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