Braava or Scooba? I had a Roomba. Consider to add one Braava or Scooba since I newly move to an apartment with all hard floor.
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We have tile that looks like hardwood, and it's darker. We bought both. I like the Braava more, but with kids and dogs I do have to vacuum prior to using it if they were extra messy that day.
1432247
Definitely go with a Braava. The Scooba is an older design that doesn't work as well.
1432248
I love my Braava. I have the dry and wet one. I can't tell you how much dust it picks up off the floor. For washing the floor it does the job but I do give it a good mopping with soap every couple of weeks. Just remember to put the remote on.
306875
This roomba is used on the wood floor in my house. The wood is 4 inch oak with some rugs. The vacuum has done a good job so far. I usually run it twice a day. I have had the vacuum less than a month and have no complaints about the performance. The only grip is that the vacuum dirt collection bin is no big enough. The remote also works well.
939554
Dude, dont ever run your roomba without doing an eyeball check of the area real quick. Thats a cleanup nightmare you dont want.
2217144
On my hardwood the Electrolux was no better than average. The reason I use "was" is because the suction power didn't last. The power is down about 25-30% since it was new so now it's well below average on all the floors. And Electrolux service is abysmal.
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i have tile AND carpet. depends on the carpet. regular bedroom carpet: it does a great job. however, i just bought some modern "high pile" rugs at ikea and the roomba won't move on them :-( my mom has the 780 roomba and that one moves on high pile rugs easily. luckily, the rugs i bought are small enough to just shake them. again, it does a great job on regular bedroom carpets. my friends have only carpets and have had all generations of roombas and love them.
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I don't know personally, but customer service is awesome with your questions. I love my Roomba!!
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I have had my Scooba for about 5 days now. Have ran it 3 times. Love it! My home is about 5000 square feet and the first level is almost all laminate, so roughly 2000 square feet. I find that it really does get about 95 percent of the floor cleaned and I have ALOT of angles and things for it to bounce off of. If you run it every day or every other day, it will eventually get all spots. I do go through 2 tanks before the battery dies though. I love the fact that Scooba is cleaning while I work. If you have bar stools, there is another way. With my Roomba, I use my 9 bar stools as a virtual wall. Space them just far enough apart so that the Scooba cannot fit through and it will stay in the section you want it to be in. I say buy it, you will not be disappointed. Just make sure you get the 5900 model as it has twice the battery life of the 5800.
1207155
I had to go onto the Roomba website to see which battery to order. I have two Roomba's and they took two different batteries.
72861
The roomba works great on wood floors! You'll still have to mop from time to time, but it does a great job sweeping. I purchased mine a few months ago and am so happy with it!
1935952
I don't know. What I do know is this: The ROOMBA is a far far better machine. I have one of these units just sitting after trying it, and immediately went out and bought another new Roomba.
133315
As far as I know, the virtual walls are not interchangeable between Scooba and Roomba. Our Roomba virtual walls do not work with Scooba. But we absolutely love our Scooba (and our Roomba!). Couldn't live without them.
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None needed. However if the Dog is acting up, call their support. iRobot.com no longer sells this model, but at the very least they'll be able to point you in the right direction. I'm happy to help, should that be your desire. I have had a roomba and the Dog for years.
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Not well at all. A roomba will do it. The Roomba is a much better buy as it is a much more capable machine. But the Braava is a flop at picking things up. Not even for mopping. Better off putting a wet cloth on the front of a Roomba than getting a Braava.
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I hated the Hoover. It took so much time to clean and set up that I could have done the floors by hand much quicker. I took it to work, a youth center, and we used it for big spills until it died. I don't have the Scooba, and am reluctant to buy it after reading the reviews and my experiance with the Hoover.
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Sadly, my battery did not last more than one washing. I strongly recommend charging any battery before first use -- good policy no matter what. But this one fell apart while I was getting ready for the second washing with the new battery, and then the infamous "fatal tank fracture" that are well known with Scooba occurred, so right now our Scooba is sitting at the bottom of some pit in some industrial recycling place -- where it belongs.
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This is my favorite thing about the roomba! If your dog barks at the roomba, all you have to do is scold the roomba. Works like a charm after a couple of scoldings and good clean fun.
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The original that came with the product lasted a year or more if I remember correctly and that was with a good bit of use. I ordered another one from Roomba and it did not last but a couple of months. They sent a replacement, but the same thing happened. It sat unused for numerous months until I decided to give this company a try. So far so good but it's only been a month. So hard to tell at this point. Ask me again in a few months! Hard to beat though as it was about 1/3 the price.