gantt
Senior Member
alright, so i finally pulled the trigger on one of those Roomba floor cleaners, the J9+ combo. it vacuums and mops, returns to base, empties the dust bin and refills the mop water. i was nervous since it cost a pretty penny. but the 60 day return policy sold me on it. came in yesterday, we unboxed and put the roomba in the docking station to charge.
our house is a "lived in" house, couple cats, two kids under 3 years old. we live out in the country so it's a constant battle with dirt tracking in, dirt falling off firewood that's brought in, ash from the wood stove etc. cracker crumbs on the floor. you name it. it's a zoo and we seem to fight a losing battle on keeping the floors clean. i have wood floors with a large area rug, with two door rugs as well.
so we fired Rosie up and she did a mapping run, then we ran a vacuum only run.
this thing sucks up cracker piece's and everything. next we ran a vacuum and mop run, our floors were not cleaned prior to the roomba, and i was very impressed with how clean the floors got with a single mopping run. it is not loud at all, we could barely hear it in another room and even in the same room it was no hindrance at all on our conversations. the docking station is a little loud when it empties the robot's dust hopper, but not as loud as a standard vacuum. plus it only runs for approx. 6 seconds or so. I was very impressed with the way it tracked around obstacles, around the couch and chairs etc. initially, i mentioned if this thing did 70% of the floor work i would be happy. after one day i feel that Rosie the Roomba will likely perform about 80-85% of the floor work, if not more.
we ran this on a partial charge, and halfway though she stopped, and returned to base for charging. then it automatically returned to finish the assigned task.
once we hash out the floor plan mapping a little better i am going to set it on a simulated night run, to see if Rosie can perform her tasks with the usual night time light level in our home.
i am already looking at getting a vacuum only model for the upstairs bedrooms.
overall, i am very pleased with the J9+, and that is a bold statement because i was highly skeptical of the robot floor cleaners.
I am not a tech guy, prefer pencil and paper etc. was on a sale for a dollar less than a grand, which was a hefty price to run a risk on, but if it does not perform as well as i want i can return it no questions asked. i did buy a four year replacement plan, seems that's the way to go these days. nothing runs like a 40 year old Electrolux these days!!
Get the Ole Lady a vacuum for Christmas lol. she will like it
our house is a "lived in" house, couple cats, two kids under 3 years old. we live out in the country so it's a constant battle with dirt tracking in, dirt falling off firewood that's brought in, ash from the wood stove etc. cracker crumbs on the floor. you name it. it's a zoo and we seem to fight a losing battle on keeping the floors clean. i have wood floors with a large area rug, with two door rugs as well.
so we fired Rosie up and she did a mapping run, then we ran a vacuum only run.
this thing sucks up cracker piece's and everything. next we ran a vacuum and mop run, our floors were not cleaned prior to the roomba, and i was very impressed with how clean the floors got with a single mopping run. it is not loud at all, we could barely hear it in another room and even in the same room it was no hindrance at all on our conversations. the docking station is a little loud when it empties the robot's dust hopper, but not as loud as a standard vacuum. plus it only runs for approx. 6 seconds or so. I was very impressed with the way it tracked around obstacles, around the couch and chairs etc. initially, i mentioned if this thing did 70% of the floor work i would be happy. after one day i feel that Rosie the Roomba will likely perform about 80-85% of the floor work, if not more.
we ran this on a partial charge, and halfway though she stopped, and returned to base for charging. then it automatically returned to finish the assigned task.
once we hash out the floor plan mapping a little better i am going to set it on a simulated night run, to see if Rosie can perform her tasks with the usual night time light level in our home.
i am already looking at getting a vacuum only model for the upstairs bedrooms.
overall, i am very pleased with the J9+, and that is a bold statement because i was highly skeptical of the robot floor cleaners.
I am not a tech guy, prefer pencil and paper etc. was on a sale for a dollar less than a grand, which was a hefty price to run a risk on, but if it does not perform as well as i want i can return it no questions asked. i did buy a four year replacement plan, seems that's the way to go these days. nothing runs like a 40 year old Electrolux these days!!
Get the Ole Lady a vacuum for Christmas lol. she will like it
