Roomba? Anyone?

[mels823]

Anyone have a roomba?? I kind of really want one but my husband says no, he would rather get a Dyson. OK... we already have central vac which is awesome. I was a Roomba so i DON'T have to vacuum!! I don't think he gets it. If you have one, tell me what you like/dislike about it!

[aggiebug]

No way is a Dyson better than a central vacuum. I grew up with one and it had hands down the best cleaning power I have ever experienced. I think Dysons are nice but a little over rated we have a fantastic upright for half the price and I would still take a central!

We have a Roomba and we love it. We actually got it because of our pets. H could not handle all the hair and I wasn't vacuuming every day. The vacuum is ok not awesome but ok and we have it run every night so it keeps up with the dirt and hair. We do clean the compartment every other day or so but that is better than vacuuming every day. We will use an upright if we have company or maybe once a month or so to give it a "deep" clean but I not sure it is that much better.

The new Roombas are much better. Ours has major issues too and H did research and found they improved the motor he ordered the part and you can tell a huge difference. I recommend getting a programmable one . We have it scheduled to run at 1am (since it runs downstairs and I am home all day) and we don't have to think about it. The pet version only has a bigger compartment if I recall correctly we have 2 short haired dogs and don't find it necessary, if you have several double coated dogs it might be worth it.

[mels823]

Thanks for the feedback!! We have two dogs, German shepherd and Aussie shepherd. The amount of dog hair that accumulates is unreal! My H doesn't think the roomba will work well enough. So it is smart enough to go through doorways into other rooms?? Because that would be so amazing!

I just don't have the time or energy to vacuum as often as we need to. We have a big house and between LO and upcoming LO I don't think I'll have enough energy to keep up with it over the next 8 months. Ughhhhhh

[PikoPiko]

Oct 4, 2015 8:21:42 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

It's really smart and won't fall down stairs and you can create a "wall" if there is an area you want to block off. I'm glad to hear they have improved because is love to get another. I was just always emptying mine and I only lived in 950sqft.

Which model did you have, @aprilrose?

[kartish]

I got one last year, but wasn't really able to use it like I wanted, due to so other issues. But now I want to program it and start having it vacuum every day. I love it when I can use it regularly, and I have three shedding pets.

[aggiebug]

We had a one story 1500 sqft home and it vacuumed all but one room (our study with all the cords). That was about its limit but yes it went into all room and found its way back out. Now we have a 3 story townhouse and it stays on the main floor and the stairs aren't an issue. We block it from the bathroom because it liked to shut the door on itself and get stuck in the bathroom

[mrsclark731]

My mom's house has always had a central vacuum system and nothing can top it. I wish I had one

I have a Great Pyr and the shedding is unmatched by any other animal I have ever had. It is insane. We also have a shedding 100lb Doodle and a cat. Together all three of them create the perfect hair and dirt storm.

I have always had a Dyson. Nothing gets hair out of a carpet like a Dyson--long hair, fine hair, short hair. We have a cordless one for cleaning up the wood floors every day and an upright Animal for the carpets.

If you want the Roomba to do daily maintenance of hair and dirt, DO IT! If you want something that does it all get the Dyson.

[cougarette]

I have a Dyson on my amazon Christmas wishlist, but now I'm wondering if I need a roomba instead (or also). I need help with the day-to-day stuff, but I also want a more powerful vacuum for the deep cleaning.

I've also never heard of a central vacuum. I need to Google this.

[mels823]

cougarette, I had never heard of it either until we bought our house. Basically, the vacuum system goes through the walls and empties into a giant bin in the basement. You just attach the hose to various outlets throughout the house and it powers itself on and you go! It is insanely powerful and I really love it. We've got a big house and I never have to unplug/plug it in bc the hose is long enough to reach most everywhere! Now that I have it, I wouldn't want a regular vac again.... I just like the Roomba because it means 0 work for me

[cloe111479]

I never had a vacuum like that in my house... But a restaurant I worked for did. It was great and so easy.

We have had a dyson and I love it. One thing to check -- we got the "older" version when we got ours and it was way cheaper. It works just as well just doesn't have the ball thing. So it's a way to get it cheaper.

[cloe111479]

*** double post. Sorry *****

[taberbtb]

I grew up with a central vac in my parents house and I would give anything to have one! I have also been dreaming of a roomba but our floors aren't level from room to room so I don't think it would work.

I also have an old dyson (no ball) like cloe111479 and it works fine. I don't know what the cost was since it was a Christmas gift from my IL's, but I know they aren't spending $600 on us so I'm sure it was cheaper. We have had it for 5 or 6 years now with no issues.