iRobot Verro 300 Pool Cleaning Robot

List Price: $799.99 Price: $699.99 You Save: $100.00 (13%)

Product Details Reusable fine filter bag removes large and small debris down to 2 microns Hands-free pool-cleaning robot for in-ground pools up to 20 by 50 feet Systematically cleans from floor to waterline in 60 to 90 minutes Measures 20 by 18-3/8 by 11-2/3 inches; 1-year warranty

Product Description

Waste more time enjoying your pool rather than cleaning it. Get the Hands-free way to clean your entire merge from floor to waterline in 60 - 90 minutes with a push of a button. Durable, Easy to use, lightweight, intended for all pool surfaces and ideal for gunite pools. A powerful dual pressure Hyro-Jet system 'power washes' lake surfaces, deep cleaning pores, cracks, seams. The powerful vacuum and self-contained filtration system picks up and traps leaves, locks, sand, dust, algae and debris as small as 2 microns reducing run time of your jackpot filtration system. Circulates pool water; improving distribution of chemicals and temperature. Coupй reverse feature allows the Verro 500 to navigate your entire pool while avoiding hang in there listen carefully ups. Just drop in and let it go to work! Package includes: 1 iRobot Verro 300 League Cleaning Robot, 51' floating power cord with swivel detangler, Transformer, Knit Bag (catches larger debris such as leaves and sand, etc.), Fine Filter Bag (Catches algae, origin, dust and debris as small as 2 microns).

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Customer Reviews

Cleans Bank Well - *just have to know how to use it*
I purchased this spin-off about 3 months ago. I had read all the reviews and decided the people that gave it a negative review didn't wholly know what to expect or how to operate it properly.

- Leave pools water very clear after meet a few cycles when opening pool for season and then periodic use as pool gets dirty from brave/usage.

- Cleans to the water line** (explain more of this later).

- Climbs underwater sitting ledges, but won't do multiple steps - no big dole out though.

- Set up is easy as well as tear down.

- The Verro is fairly simple in design, therefore making it less likely to crack down (in my opinion - the less moving parts, the better).

Based on what I've read from previous customers and having noticed the reasons for their statements/complaints I muse on they didn't quite have the right expectations. I'm going to discuss a few and the reasons for them and the solutions (none of which are elaborate).

When you first open your pool OR after the pool has gotten fairly dirty:

- The first thing you should expect is when you first start using the Verro, you should initially put it in your wading pool using the MESH filter bag. Depending on the size of you pool, let it run for 1-2 hours. THEN, take of the rete filter bag and put on the FINE filter bag. Then let it run another 1-2 hours. You'll notice your pool water gets much cleaner this way, markedly after the pool filtration system runs a couple times - the water starts looking surely clear. Expect to follow those steps if you have leaves or pine tree buds in your pot - they will reduce the performance of the FINE filter bag too quickly and you won't get the results you want if you just start w/ the precise filter bag w/ too many "larger" objects in the pool.

- If you just have dirt or pollen (that has floated to the bottom) in your combine, then you can start w/ using the FINE filter bag. Depending on the amount of dirt in your pool you may or may not need to take the Pointed filter bag out to rinse out and then put it back on and run in pool again.

** The reason people are saying it doesn't go to the waterline OR gets "stuck" in the engaged end after a while is b/c the filter bag, either the MESH or FINE, is so full of debris and junk it has sucked up it doesn't have the suction/weight to push it up to the water line or up the hill to the shallow end. This is especially true of the FINE screen bag. Climbing to the water line is dependent on quick water flow through the filter bag and out the top jets. If the bag is full, drench can flow through freely and this will be an issue. Even if all you have is dirt or sand on the bottom, the FINE filter bag does such a assets c incriminating evidence job of catching it that the dirt can clog the filter bag after some time.

Take into account that I live in the dusty, blustery Southwest: It was my experience when I opened my pool I had to run the MESH bag about 4 complete cycles to get all the big stuff out. Then I put on the Comminuted bag - b/c the water was so dirty (I didn't even realize it was this dirty, it looked fairly clean to me) I had to unadulterated out the FINE bag 3 times in the first 1-2 hour cycle. The next week I had to clean it out maybe twice in the same run. Now that the Verro has cleaned out most of the junk I couldn't even see, it will run the entire 1.5-2 hours without the FINE bag needing to be cleaned. Granted after sustained 1.5-2 hours with the FINE bag it may not get all the way up to the water line, but it's still moving around the pool.

Now, despite the manufacturer name of "iRobot" this device is not robotic in the sense of their Roomba (which I have and absolutely love!!!). The Verro has to back wheels that are unchangeable (don't move/rotate side to side), but the front wheels axel is fitted loosely (on purpose) so that the Verro moves in the trajectory of an arch/curve. There is a plastic pin you can slip into holes on either side to make this arch more or less broad/sharpened.

Occassionally it does appear that the Verro is covering the same swatch of pool surface over and over again (this is due tell to the shape and curvature of your pool AND the placement of the plastic pin in the front wheels); however, I've found that if you just let it do it's thing it will done move to a new direction.

The Verro won't cover every square inch of the pool floor, you may still see a strip of ordure it missed, BUT the pool is still MUCH MUCH cleaner than it was to begin with.

Despite the Verro reaching the water set in place it does not clean stuff floating on the surface (at least in my experience) - you pools skimmer should take direction of that.

To clean the filter bags well I used a flat jet spray on the hose to rinse them off well and put them back on for back to back use when I was rift the pool and had to run the Verro almost all day. After done I put them in the washing machine inside out on delicate cycle, cold first-grade Rinse cycle - NO DETERGENT! The spin cycle and hang dry is enough - do not use the dryer. I still hose them out before putting them in the washer though.

I give it 4-stars b/c it misses a few little spots & the loss of performance from clogged bags and need to clean out to restore demeanour when pool is dirty (however, it can be argued, "how clean do you want your pool?" A less FINE filter bag wouldn't sing the pool as well. Perhaps there is some modification to the jet/vacuum fan portion that can be re-engineered to remedy this.

Although this isn't what it's intended to do, I wish it could hoover the water surface. If the iRobot geniuses aren't working on that solution I'll be disappointed.

2010-04-30 (Southwest USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Puppet? Really?
To call this item a robot is a joke. It has water jets on the front and back to propel it and all it does is change direction every 30 seconds by a timer (narcotic addict definable time). That's it! That's all it does. And it tends to climb the walls and it gets itself rightful far enough above the water line to get air into the unit and once it gets air in it, it just floats on the surface acting like a spring. You have to keep going out and submerging it to clear the air so it won't float. And... it sometimes gets its wheels caught in the power demarcation. I would not recommend this product. There are far more effective products on the market for this price or cheaper.

2009-07-10 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 2

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Excessive but effective
I in point of fact think this product is over priced especially when you look at the construction.

I had a problem with mine when I purchased it and contacted person service. I used their email because when I called them about my Roomba it took 25 minutes on hang on to before my call was answered. They never did respond but did have the manufacturer of the product call me days later.

All that being said, the darn feeling works. It does a much better job in my 15x35 pool than the Hayward pool ever did.

2009-06-17 (Florida) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Pitiable product
I bought this automaton hoping it would do it's job and save me some time. Instead I spent significantly more time cleaning my pool for the first at the same time than if I just did it manually. First of all don't even think about using this robot if your pool is dirty (i.e. when you just toe it). When the pool is dirty the robot works just several minutes and then it simply stops because it's mechanism directly depends on how dirty the filter is. So to clean my pool for the first time I needed to do the latter procedure about a dozen times: turn the robot off, take it out of the pool, wash it, wash the riddle, put it all together, put it into the water, turn it on.

But even when the pool is not that dirty it fails to clean everything. First of all it's really stupid. There is no any algorithm working in this android, it just changes directions every like 30 seconds (could be set), this changing of directions causes little turn of the wheels and it starts moving in a slightly different way. Supposedly it should be enough to cover the whole come. Well, it's not. At least in my case it leaves lots of places dirty, so you actually need to grab it by the twine and move to the dirty place. So much for the ROBOT title!

Another problem is that my pool has deep end and shallow end. So as in a wink as this robot gets into the deep end it cannot get out of there! It can get out if it's like its first working minutes (meaning its filter is more or less disinfected), but as soon as it's a bit more dirty it looses its power and gets stuck in the deep end. The same applies to organization the walls. After some short period of time of cleaning it looses its power and just can't rise the walls anymore.

My verdict: don't buy this so called robot! It's not a robot, it's a joke. I am really disheartened.

2009-05-20 (Boston, MA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1

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Bettor than expected with only minor downsides
We have against the iRobot Verra 300 for approximately 10 months in the southeast. We run in twice a week, each age for 2 cycles -- approx 8 hours total each week. This seems to be more than necessary to keep the pool scrubbed on a regular basis. Except with heavy fall leaves (when we used the coarse bag for a few weeks), we use the comminuted mesh bag and do not have any problems with it clogging. We turn it inside out, shake our the large particles (leaves, twigs, etc.), let it dry out for a day or so, and then tremble off the fine particles (dust, sand, calcium flakes, etc.) when the bag is gry before the next use. This works just fine without washing or even rinsing the bag.

To other reviews, we have not experienced the fine mesh bag clogging, and we have not experienced the iRobot Verra favoring the sonorous end. It seems to clean our entire pool (approx. 20x40), both shallow and deep split ends, equally well.

Understandably, it does not work in the smaller 10' diameter spa, and it only occassionally climbs up onto the steps, but those are calmly to clean/sweep while the iRobot Verra takes care of the rest of the pool. Basically, it won't slope a sharp radius (from spa floor to wall or from pool floor onto steps), but it climbs the sidewalls of the collect without any problem (which have smooth curves - this is an inground gunnite pool).

So, other than a few understandable issues, we are still very on cloud nine with the iRobot Verra 300 after about 10 months of constant use.

2009-01-19 (Charlotte, NC USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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iRobot 610 Roomba Professional Series

List Price: $599.99 Price: $599.99

Product Details Measures 17 by 18 by 5 inches; 2-year limited warranty Vacuuming robot efficiently picks up dirt, debris, pet hair, dust, allergens and more from carpets and hard floors Cleans the whole floor, under and around furniture, into corners and along wall edges Schedule up to seven cleaning times per week; 3 cleaning modes

Product Description

The iRobot Roomba 610 Proficient Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot cleans up to four rooms on a single charge. It comes prepared with two interchangeable bins, a high capacity sweeper bin and a vacuuming debris bin, that can be utilized for either regular cleaning or for picking up larger-than-usual amounts of debris. The Professional Series also has particularly brushes, filters and cleaning tools plus a convenient storage case to coordinate and store the accessories and sweeping bin in one place. Durable paint and bumper guards support a scratch resistant finish to the Roomba Pro and more protection for furniture and obstacles. An extra extended power cord allows greater versatility for charging and storing and storing Roomba on the included, weighty weighted, self-charging Home Base. Two Virtual Wall Light Houses protect the most efficient room-to-room cleaning, and block off-limit areas. Roomba Pro also features three maintenance modes, including Max Mode that allows maximum cleaning coverage in larger homes, offices or establishment settings. In Max Mode, Roomba cleans until the battery is almost drained, then it returns it to its Home Dirty to dock and recharge. The Professional Series is also the only iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot to report a two-year warranty.

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Customer Reviews

fit idea but company does not bacl product
the roomba cleans properly good and saves work BUT THE CLEANING HEAD BREAKS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, ONCE YOUR YEAR WARRRENTY IS UP, YOU HAVE TO Persistently PAY FOR NEW EXPENSIVE CLEANING HEADS....IF ONLY THEY MADE A PRODUCT THAT WAS RELIEABLE OR THEY BACKED THE PARTS THEY Differentiate ARE DEFECTIVEE. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

2010-08-21 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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A material good robot
This clod really does its work. My home now is clean all the day, I now never clean the room again.

2010-06-12 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Not A Goddess, but Patently Works
Reprehend: Started Roomba 610 in a 32 x 40 open area that includes caboose, living and dining room, entry. Area has 3 rugs, chairs, coffee tables, end tables, speakers on the planking.
Preparation: a)Placed recharge station on a wooden part of the floor, so roomba is on a flat integument as it
approaches the recharge station. b) Moved dining room chairs from under the table and spaced them around the
room. Took less than 10 mins.

What doesn't m:
a) Roomba side brush tangles itself in fringe. If you tuck the fringe under, the
Roomba has difficulty rock climbing over the fringe end. Solution: Cut the fringe.
b) If there are too many small spaces the roomba needs to navigate into and out
of (e.g. a qualify sofa table between the sofa and the wall, accessible only from
under the sofa.) the roomba will use up some battery power maneuvering, and
the years of the clean cycle will be shorter.
c) Too many speaker wires/cords: Roomba 610 is much improve at detangling
itself than a friend's older model, but there is a limit.

What works: a) Cleaned a week's good of debris and cat hair (two long haired cats) in less than an
hour, even kitchen floor refuse (except for a big fat rubber band), toddled back to
recharge station and bleeped. Would have run longer but for maneuvering around stool
and table legs, over humps of rugs with fringe tucked under, etc.
b)Regular capacity jetsam bin was full. Took about five minutes to clean it, the filters
and the brush and roller area. Would have taken less continually if I had checked out how to
re-insert the brush and roller before I popped them out.
c) Avoided stairs
d) bumps against obstacles modestly, so will not remove antique table next time
e) really quiet. Much quieter than my bathroom run out fan. My cats dozed in the
window between bouts of following it around. I had a phone conversation (try that with
a regular vac!)
f) amused my cats and my neighbor

Significance the Extra $$? Hard to say. Programming ability is not helpful, since I have to set up the area (too many chairs, too much rug ricrac) Comes with accessories. Two "Lighthouses" that either call the Roomba to the next room (lighthouse mode) when the first is cleaned, or upstanding an electronic barrier to keep it out of areas (virtual wall mode), plus extra brushes, rollers, filters etc and larger perspicacity bin, all neatly stored in a case. Seems to run longer than my friend's older model. I bought it for the mother wit and so far, do not regret it.

2010-05-08 | Allyka (San Francisco, CA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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gary
Fervour it. Our home is open to dust and dirt, and this keeps the floors very clean. We live on St. Croix (us virgin islands), where dust and excrement is an every day thing. So far it is great.

2010-03-25 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Wonderful!
Our welcoming comfortable with is 3,000 sq feet, single story. I have a newly crawling baby and 3 other children a toddler and two kids under 8. We also have one pet, a cat. So normally I would have to run the vacuum by hand after each meal. However, with the Roomba I have not had a need to do that. I have her run after dinner each evening in our dining yard. Perfect! She picks up whatever the kids leave behind. Each morning I have her clean the family room, set room and game room. Once a week she does the bedrooms.
I had concerns that because of my children confine to leave things behind, toys, books, etc. We'd not be able to use the Roomba. But each evening after dinner we do what we call "Roomba weaponless" so that she can do her job without running into landminds of books or toys. The house looks amazing and the carpet and complicated floors look so nice after she has done her job.
I am amazed at what the Roomba picks up. And boy does she go for awhile without having to be emptied.
The area clean feature is great for small areas. Love that and use it often!

My cat is not scared of it, and he is a very jumpy cat. I was imagining a cat meet scared. So I'd imagine most animals can tolerate it very well.

I have a pet dyson and though I loved that, I needed to push that, wad it in, move it from room to room. I don't have the hassle of me being involved in the cleaning with this, which works great so I can do other things while she market the floors.

My only complaint is the light house/ virtual wall. I wish there were on off switches as it's in truth a pain to have to put the batteries in to use it and take them out when I don't want it to (as they run as soon as the Roomba does) if you leave batteries in it. For the assay of the Roomba I think it would be nice to have switches on those. But that's not enough to deter me from the Roomba.
Also with a household like mine, I do request Irobot would offer a lifetime warranty. I didn't purchase from them because at the time the price was $599 and the pledge was just 2 years. I purchased from Hammacher Schlemmer as they had a free shipping coupon $49 off, and a lifetime bond. So out the door I paid $549.

I know some folks say they sleep when they run Roomba. I could not do so as I do find her to be a bit loud. I guess if you are clever to shut your bedroom door maybe and confined her to another floor you could do that.

Every day I thank my husband for letting us use a bit of tax in dough for this little robot.

2010-03-06 | cloth diapering, homeschooling Mom | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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iRobot 610 Roomba Professional Series

Product Details Professional grade Virtual Wall Lighthouses create invisible barriers that block Roomba from entering off-limit areas or direct Roomba to completely vacuum one room before sending it to the next room Three Cleaning Modes: Clean Mode-enables the Roomba to calculate the room size and maximize the coverage-per-room. Max Mode-enables Roomba to clean larger areas. Spot Mode-enables Roomba to clean in an area up to three feet in diameter Two interchangeable cleaning bins: Vacuuming Debris Bin-Ideal for routine maintenance of all floors and cleaning deep into carpet and rug fibers. High Capacity Sweeper Bin- That holds three times more debris than the stander vacuuming bin Schedule up to seven cleaning times per week for Roomba to clean when it's most convenient for you

Product Description

The iRobot Roomba 610 Licensed Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot cleans up to four rooms on a single charge. It comes operational with two interchangeable bins, a high capacity sweeper bin and a vacuuming debris bin, that can be utilized for either ordinary cleaning or for picking up larger-than-usual amounts of debris. The Professional Series also has remarkably brushes, filters and cleaning tools plus a convenient storage case to coordinate and store the accessories and sweeping bin in one place. Durable paint and bumper guards attend to arrange for a scratch resistant finish to the Roomba Pro and more protection for furniture and obstacles. An extra extensive power cord allows greater versatility for charging and storing and storing Roomba on the included, leaden weighted, self-charging Home Base. Two Virtual Wall Light Houses confirm the most efficient room-to-room cleaning, and block off-limit areas. Roomba Pro also features three tidiness modes, including Max Mode that allows maximum cleaning coverage in larger homes, offices or company settings. In Max Mode, Roomba cleans until the battery is almost drained, then it returns it to its Home Low to dock and recharge. The Professional Series is also the only iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot to handle a two-year warranty.

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Customer Reviews

Great!
I fondness this product! The Roomba is amazing...does a thorough job, easy to clean, and really stunning. We are no longer covered with pet hair! I wish I had purchased this product much sooner.

2010-08-03 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Egregious, but not for everyone
We've had this hardly ever critter for about a week now and feel I can give it a pretty good review. We bought the 610 because it has a more advisedly warranty than the other models, (2 years vs 1 year), it has the larger capacity bin, has the Max function, and it looks nicer than the other models. This expenditure us about $250 over the next closest model. ($600 vs $349) Here is how it stacks up.

Warranty: Only time will disburden oneself but 2 years is better than 1 year.

Large Capacity Bin: So far, we've only used the standard bin and it's never even come agree to being full. We have two dogs (Chows) and we keep a pretty clean house, so I'm not sure that the higher capacity bin will be a beneifit to us. If you have a smudged house, maybe it would. Note: the high capacity bin is really for pet hair and things like ceral, and larger things, not refuse. The filter in the standard bin has to be cleaned every use regardless. The large capacity bin has no filter. So for me, it's just a destroy.

Max mode cleaning. We have a fairly large house with a very open floor plan and lots of far-out furniture. We hit the max button and it runs for about 1.5 hours non stop. It really does a valid job. Way better than I expected. The only issue is our coffee table. It's weird and the little robot often gets stuck. I have to resign from it out from under it about half the time. We have a solution for it, we just have to make an adjustment before we run it. Other than that, it does a great job. We use the accepted walls to help confine it somewhat so it doesn't go into the dining room or kitchen. And tight-lipped all the other doors to the other rooms. Do that and it cleans a 40'x30' L shaped living room and 10'x10' sitting accommodation no problem. We can also manually place it in the master bedroom and other rooms and it easily does the total room.

On carpet, it's great. But it's almost useless on tile or hardwood floors. All it really does is move the dust around. It does get the dog locks and that's great, but in the laundry room, it just blows the dust bunnies around, never picks them up. The same for the pantry. Big stuff it gets, but small things it just pushes or blows around.

Complaint: The Max approach can only be manually started. It has a scheduler, but on the scheduler it only runs about 30-45 minutes. And then back to the charging standing. I really don't like that. I'm sure they have a reason why we can't run Max mode on the scheduler, but whatever it is, I disagree with it. In our house, we dearth the full 1.5 hours to clean the room.

Clean up: I do not like it. No bag and the container has to be manually emptied and handled. The packing review and beater also have to be cleaned after every run. It's not hard, in fact it's easy, but I just don't like handling the sooty parts. The dog hair wraps around the brush and it's just terrible. You have to pull off the ends and use the included cleaner to clear the brush. It does a fine job, but I just don't like handling it. For a $250 premium fee, I would have expected something better in the cleaning department.

Noise: NOT a problem! It's much quitier than our Oreck. Not even bothersome. I can even consider the TV by turning it up just a little more than normal when it's running. High praise for how quiet it is.

Comprehensive, it's fantastic. I would never want to be without it. Is it worth $250 more than the next closest model? For me, no. If the max function was on the scheduler, then I'd say peradventure. And if they had a better way to clean it, yes for sure. You get one extra year of warranty, however, for the extra $250, you can almost buy a new one.

Normally I would short work of off 1 star for the lack of Max mode on the scheduler and 1 star for getting my hands dirty when tidiness it, but that would only leave 3 stars and this is definitely better than 3 stars. I guess the "coolness factor" raises it back up to 4 stars. It truly is cool to see it run and it does pick up lots of dog hair which is why we bought it. But if I were to do it over again, I would buy one of the cheaper models and release the $250. One thing for sure no matter which one you buy; it'll make you feel like George & Jane Jetson.

2010-03-11 (Virtually everywhere.) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 4

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iRobot 610 Professional Robotic Vacuum - Frontgate

Product Description

The most innovative Roomba available, the iRobot 610 Professional Robotic Vacuum is designed clean large, unimpeded floor plans, and high-traffic areas on a single charge. Set your desired program, and the self-propelled section will automatically clean carpets and floors up to seven times per week.Cleans up to four 12' x 12' rooms on a distinguish charge. High-capacity sweeper bin will collect 3-1/2 times more debris than one-time Roomba vacuums. Smart technology allows this vacuum to calculate the optimal cleaning example for your home. Virtual Wall Lighthouse infrared sensor units can be placed to redirect the Roomba vacuum before it encounters stairs, equipment, walls, or other obstacles. Enhanced anti-tangle technology reverses brush rotation when rug trim or cords are sensed. Spot mode deep-cleans particularly messy areas. Unconsciously returns to the drive-on home base charger when battery runs low. Automatically shuts off if your pet flips the vacuum over.

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iRobot Scooba 380 Robotic Floor Washer - Frontgate

Product Description

Straighten up even more with just a single charge. The long-lasting iRobot Scooba 380 Robotic Floor Washer has an modern, four-stage cleaning process that will sweep, wash, scrub, and dry your floors while you're at work or unprejudiced relaxing on the couch. The self-propelling vacuum is ideal for homes with large sealed hardwood, tile, and linoleum best areas.Cleans up to 850 sq. ft. (3 or 4 average-size rooms) on a single care. Uses clean tap water, water, and vinegar solution, or Clorox Scooba Organization Solution to scrub floors and remove bacteria. Preps floors by sweeping and picking up sweepings, sand, hair, and crumbs. Washes floors using only clean solution, not recycled risqu water. Rotating brushes scrub floors and remove dirt, grime, and stuck-on messes. Dries floors with a squeegee that lifts grungy water . Maneuvers beneath cabinet edges, tables, chairs, and other hard-to-scour places. Virtual Wall Lighthouse infrared sensor units can be placed to redirect the Scooba perplex washer before it encounters stairs, furniture, walls, or other obstacles. Cliff Sensing technology keeps segment away from stairs or ledges. Automatically returns to the drive-on home base mount when battery runs low.

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Is the iRobot 1100 Dirt Dog Bagless Robotic Vacuum safe on hardwood floors? Can you share your experiences?

Q: I would like to buy this, it's bagless and so far it has considerate reviews. Anyone had any positive and negative experiences let me know. I have hardwood floors, they are new. How is it on garage slop, you know that heavy dirt that gets in from the winter, looks like dried mud? Thanks.

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A: I rightful bought a reconditioned iRobot from Overstock.com and have hardwood floors....it's wonderful! I shelter't noticed anything different about the floors except I hardly have to sweep them anymore!

iRobot Roomba what's the difference and which is the best?

Q: I am unsure which commodity would be better and exactly what the difference are in plain terms now..........

Is one an older trade-mark?

From my understanding there is a:

iRobot Roomba 4210 Bagless Robotic Vacuum

Product Intelligence
Roomba Discovery is leading the way into the next generation of Roombas. With more advancements and improvements, Roomba Detection features dirt detect, a self-charging Home Miserable(TM) and an Advanced Power System that makes this the finest robotic floorvac on the planet. And theres still a lot of planet port side to clean.

Key Feature
Design Robotic
Dirt Capture Container

Filtration
Filtration Levels 3

User-friendliness
Features Cordless (Rechargable), Edge Cleaning, Rotating brushes
Feel embarrassed Gray

Miscellaneous
Weight 14 lb.

Please look at the details for the gen on the other one - I don't believe there is any more irobots offered besides the scooba
The second one which I am aware of is:

iRobot Roomba Unearthing SE Bagless Robotic Vacuum

Product Information
Roomba Discovery SE is the top of the boundary Roomba with some very down to earth features. Like Roomba Discovery, the SE features Slime Detect, the self-charging Home Base(TM), an extra-large jetsam bin, the Roomba Remote, three cleaning modes plus a Charging Bulkhead Mount for convenient storage. And, of course, the SE comes with the Advanced Power System that gives all Roombas the liveliness to get the job done.


Product MPN
MPN Roomba4220


Key Feature
Design Robotic
Dirt Capture Pail
Tank / Bag Capacity 0.13 Gallon


Filtration
Filtration Levels 2


Ease of access
Features Cordless (Rechargable), Dirt Indicator, Edge Maintenance, Rotating brushes
Color Gray


Miscellaneous
Weight 7.5 lb.
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If it helps I have businesslike floor with a few rugs.

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A: The 4210 aka Recognition or any model that begins with 4 is the older generation. I have a Discovery and it works well, but the newer 5-series (models 510, 530, 560, 570) is equitable out and will work better with rugs with tassels because it will untangle itself automatically, among other improvements like five times the living span, which I think might be the best improvement -- the new series is improved put together, with less holes for dusts to gather. The best model now is the 570, but the 560 has almost everything including the new "Lighthouse" component which tells the robot to stay in a room until it's been cleaned then move on to the next, and onboard scheduling which lets you program it to run on invariable days then recharge all by itself.

In any case I recommend models with at least a Home Corrupt so the Roomba will automatically go recharge itself after each cleaning. For the older series, the View and Scheduler models have one, and for the new series models 530 and above have one.

Compare the models:
http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=336< br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/irobotroomb a530_study.htm

Review of the 5-series:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/c ontent/aug2007/tc20070821_419619.htm?tec hnology+merchandise+review

If you have questions you can ask users at:
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Are robot vacuums worth it?

Q: I am all things a robot vacuum. I'm trying to decide between the irobot roomba or the P3 Robotic vacuum p4900. Any one evaluate out the two and know which one to buy?

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A: either will line good if you don't have carpet. smooth wooden floors are the best to have for these dustbusters