roomba vacuum

amanda · 07-29-2007, 10:17 AM

I'm looking into purchasing one of these babies. I remember there were a few peeps on CC that owned one of these handy vacuums. anybody willing to give me a review. let me know the pros and cons. what model do you own? what accessories are must-haves vs not-needed-hoopla ?...would you make the purchase again?

Liz321 · 07-29-2007, 10:43 AM

I have one of the originals, it doesn't have a big capacity (especially if you have an animal), but does the job.

sjean423 · 07-29-2007, 02:27 PM

It works well as long as you don;t have cluttered floors. But newspapers, shoes and dog toys confuse it!

Aly · 07-29-2007, 09:13 PM

I don't know what model we have but it is nce to have versus sweeping and vacumming. It cleaned up dog hair very well. The only time ours got stuck was when it somehow got in my shower.

Broknwing · 07-30-2007, 04:10 AM

We have the scheduler w/remote control...I now want the newer upgrade one that has a sensor to tell you when the bin is full and is designed to handle pet hair better....I love my roomba, but my sister is notoriously bad about NOT dumping the bin so it can become messier than helpful at times, when full...ARGH! Hence why I want the one w/the sensor to tell you when to dump it...LOL...

you can check out all the diff models at the roomba site

BTW....good to see ya around Amanda...been a long time

How ya been doin'? How's school? Your pups? Everything?

lynnifer · 07-30-2007, 04:57 AM

Totally awesome and worth the investment! Perhaps the newer models are better .. but watch the battery connections coming loose.

I want the newer model that handles pet hair better too, Dirt Dog.

amanda · 07-30-2007, 09:43 AM

thanks for the feedback!
I think I am going to get the pet hair one. between my hair(I'm quite a shedder with plenty o' hair to pass around!) and my pooch's hair, it will be busy.

so clutter messes it up? I try to keep my floors as clear as possible for ease of movement around the house. but, this actually may be a greater push to get my bf to pick his crap.

I'm doing well. school is a forever longing process in my life....definitely a professional student.

I'm back down to one dog now. : ( but, am looking for another. overall life is grand.

darkeyed_daisy · 07-30-2007, 07:27 PM

My dog hates the vacuum cleaner....he chases and barks really high and shrill at it. I can see it now with a roomba....Harley would never sleep again...LOL

Sh0rty · 07-30-2007, 07:45 PM

But it seriously works well for dog hair? Cus my dof looses way too much and I would be afraid to wreck it.

Don't they have one that will wash the floor too?

07-29-2007, 10:17 AM	#1
amanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 959	roomba vacuum I'm looking into purchasing one of these babies. I remember there were a few peeps on CC that owned one of these handy vacuums. anybody willing to give me a review. let me know the pros and cons. what model do you own? what accessories are must-haves vs not-needed-hoopla ?...would you make the purchase again? Attached Images __________________ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay Last edited by amanda; 07-29-2007 at 10:29 AM. Reason: pictures!

07-29-2007, 10:43 AM	#2
Liz321 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NY Posts: 5,582	I have one of the originals, it doesn't have a big capacity (especially if you have an animal), but does the job. __________________ Get involved in politics as if your life depended on it, because it does. -- Justin Dart I shall not tolerate ignorance or hate speech on this site.

07-29-2007, 02:27 PM	#3
sjean423 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: connecticut Posts: 8,233	It works well as long as you don;t have cluttered floors. But newspapers, shoes and dog toys confuse it! __________________ T7-8 since Feb 2005

07-29-2007, 09:13 PM	#4
Aly Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Radford, Va Posts: 2,112	I don't know what model we have but it is nce to have versus sweeping and vacumming. It cleaned up dog hair very well. The only time ours got stuck was when it somehow got in my shower. __________________ www.cawvsports.org The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. ~ Don Juan Matus We are Virginia Tech… We must laugh again… No one deserves a tragedy… We are strong, and brave, and innocent, and unafraid…We are better than we think and not quit what we want to be…We are the Hokies…We will prevail, we will prevail, we will prevail. We ARE Virginia Tech! ~ Nikki Giovanni

07-30-2007, 04:10 AM	#5
Broknwing Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 4,743	We have the scheduler w/remote control...I now want the newer upgrade one that has a sensor to tell you when the bin is full and is designed to handle pet hair better....I love my roomba, but my sister is notoriously bad about NOT dumping the bin so it can become messier than helpful at times, when full...ARGH! Hence why I want the one w/the sensor to tell you when to dump it...LOL... you can check out all the diff models at the roomba site BTW....good to see ya around Amanda...been a long time How ya been doin'? How's school? Your pups? Everything? __________________ 'Chelle L-1 inc 11/24/03 "My Give-a-Damn's Busted"......

07-30-2007, 04:57 AM	#6
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,305	Totally awesome and worth the investment! Perhaps the newer models are better .. but watch the battery connections coming loose. I want the newer model that handles pet hair better too, Dirt Dog. __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

07-30-2007, 09:43 AM	#7
amanda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 959	thanks for the feedback! I think I am going to get the pet hair one. between my hair(I'm quite a shedder with plenty o' hair to pass around!) and my pooch's hair, it will be busy. so clutter messes it up? I try to keep my floors as clear as possible for ease of movement around the house. but, this actually may be a greater push to get my bf to pick his crap. I'm doing well. school is a forever longing process in my life....definitely a professional student. I'm back down to one dog now. : ( but, am looking for another. overall life is grand. __________________ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay

07-30-2007, 07:27 PM	#8
darkeyed_daisy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: on the wings of a dragonfly Posts: 7,872	My dog hates the vacuum cleaner....he chases and barks really high and shrill at it. I can see it now with a roomba....Harley would never sleep again...LOL __________________ T12-L2; Burst fracture L1: Incomplete walking with AFO's and cane since 1989 My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. ~Author Unknown

07-30-2007, 07:45 PM	#9
Sh0rty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: canada Posts: 817	But it seriously works well for dog hair? Cus my dof looses way too much and I would be afraid to wreck it. Don't they have one that will wash the floor too?

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