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Roomba or equivalent?

mrcheez

I recently got my entire downstairs re-floored and got rid of the carpet (joy!).

So I have the perfect environment to let a Roomba run free and do the cleaning for me.

Has anyone got any experience of a Roomba, or are there alternates I should look out for? How well does the battery last after a few years?

I'd like to go for the one that charges itself automatically and resumes cleaning. The area to clean is fairly small (40 sqm) so perhaps it can do it all on a single charge.

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tedpan

The Black Oil wrote:

Xiaomi app hasn't worked for me in a long time. Just says the device is offline, no maps or records of what has been cleaned, maintenance, etc.

Have you tried the roborock app, not sure what machine you have though.?

alec76

The Black Oil wrote: »

Xiaomi app hasn't worked for me in a long time. Just says the device is offline, no maps or records of what has been cleaned, maintenance, etc.

Works fine here. Try to reinstall /update the app.

Shefwedfan

The Black Oil wrote: »

Xiaomi app hasn't worked for me in a long time. Just says the device is offline, no maps or records of what has been cleaned, maintenance, etc.

You need Xiaomi home

tedpan

EletricMan wrote:

Hi guys my s5 max came with a eu plug, what did ye do with yours? Get an adapter or cut the eu plug off and wire an new plug top.

How are you getting on with yours? I love mine, fantastic design and build. Roborock have suckered me for life!

Bluefoam

EletricMan wrote: »

Hi guys my s5 max came with a eu plug, what did ye do with yours? Get an adapter or cut the eu plug off and wire an new plug top.

I bought the correct power supply from Amazon, it was less than a tenner.

Clareman

I've a box of power leads that I use the whole time, it's amazing the amount of them you'll collect down through the years, especially if you know people who are helping people install stuff like Sky or broadband, the 8 lead is the most valuable thing that you'll get, followed by a short patch lead, kids shoe box will hold loads. Oh yeah if you are doing a warranty repair on anything, hold onto the lead and just send back the box, that's all they want anyway and they'll usually send you a new cable as well.

Clareman

Back on topic a bit, we've the Roborock S5, it's brilliant, when we're heading out set it off and it'll do the job, if 1 of us is home alone we'll set it off, then add the mop and do the floors as well, rarely enough that happens. We got a Dyson V11 recently, Mrs. Clareman rates the S5 miles ahead of it, or how she puts it "the Dyson is handy for picking up small spills by the Roborock will do the house", if she had to get rid of 1 of them it'd be the Dyson but thinks that you'll always need a proper vacuum to go along with the Roborock but at a brush and pan will cover you if needed.

Mrs. Clareman is a clean freak by the way

EletricMan

tedpan wrote: »

How are you getting on with yours? I love mine, fantastic design and build. Roborock have suckered me for life!

Ya it's unreal, only used it a few times so far. I need to play around with it more. My house has 3 different levels so I need to figure out how to map the 3 levels. I picked up the roborock and put it down into a lower part of the house but it confused it, it still thought it was in the area from where it left the dock. The amount of dust etc picks up is unreal. I used it in the max setting, didn't do the mop yet must try that too. I'm well impressed anyway.

Clareman

EletricMan wrote: »

Ya it's unreal, only used it a few times so far. I need to play around with it more. My house has 3 different levels so I need to figure out how to map the 3 levels. I picked up the roborock and put it down into a lower part of the house but it confused it, it still thought it was in the area from where it left the dock. The amount of dust etc picks up is unreal. I used it in the max setting, didn't do the mop yet must try that too. I'm well impressed anyway.

Don't get too worried about the map, it'll figure it out itself, unless you have a no-go area just pick it up and move it, set it off, then repeat

august12

What's the equivalent of the roborock without mop, or can someone recommend for mixed floor use, tiles, timber and carpet.

seannash

august12 wrote: »

What's the equivalent of the roborock without mop, or can someone recommend for mixed floor use, tiles, timber and carpet.

Roborock S4
All the same features as the S5 and S6 without the mop.
But having the mop is handy

slayer91

Well, about to hit the order button on the S5 Max, how are ye all getting it on with it. Is it living up to expectations???

Regards

Liam

Clareman

I don't have the max, just the regular S5 and it's a godsend, it's amazing how much dust it picks up but don't think it'll replace all your vacuums, you'll still need another for spot cleaning or the stairs of the car and stuff

tedpan

Clareman wrote:

I don't have the max, just the regular S5 and it's a godsend, it's amazing how much dust it picks up but don't think it'll replace all your vacuums, you'll still need another for spot cleaning or the stairs of the car and stuff

Same, couldn't live without it after 2 weeks with it. Fantastic bit of kit.

Raoul

I'm convinced. Eglobal still the best price?

Clareman

Raoul wrote: »

I'm convinced. Eglobal still the best price?

Changes day to day to be honest, i got mine from a Spanish seller on Aliexpress.com when i got mine, just check all the sites and go for the cheapest price from the highest rated seller

slayer91

Order Button pressed at 351e from egobal.

If this goes wrong, I will be spending more time on the accommodation forum!!!!

Raoul

slayer91 wrote: »

Order Button pressed at 351e from egobal.

If this goes wrong, I will be spending more time on the accommodation forum!!!!

I bought last night. Dispatched this morning

D3V!L

I got my S5 Max this morning. Great little machine

After setting this up with the Mi Home app and found there is no integration with Google assistant. I changed to the Roborock app and it works now. Only issue I can see after the initial mapping of my home is the lack of ability to specify which room that I want to clean. Can they be named at all ?

tedpan

D3V!L wrote:

After setting this up with the Mi Home app and found there is no integration with Google assistant. I changed to the Roborock app and it works now. Only issue I can see after the initial mapping of my home is the lack of ability to specify which room that I want to clean. Can they be named at all ?

Open the Roborock app, select the S5 Max. Then click,
Edit map
My Map
Turn on map saving(beta)
Then you can map the room
After that, you have the option to select/separate rooms and a few other things

D3V!L

tedpan wrote: »

Open the Roborock app, select the S5 Max. Then click,
Edit map
My Map
Turn on map saving(beta)
Then you can map the room
After that, you have the option to select/separate rooms and a few other things

There's only the option to merge and divide the rooms. Nothing else.

tedpan

Once it's completed mapping, you should be able to click Room on the main status page and then select the area you want and if you want it cleaned once, twice or three times.

Clareman

Check that the latest firmwares are installed as well. It integrates perfectly into the Google eco system I found, the biggest hassle we had was agreeing on a name for it, strangely enough ours shares it's name with my mother in law....

Raoul

tedpan wrote: »

Just got an email from DPD to say it will be delivered between 8-9pm tonight

4 days! It feels like Christmas!

02.07.202018:18Drogheda (IE)

Out for delivery.

01.07.202019:06ATHLONE (IE)

In transit.

30.06.202017:07Oldbury (GB)

In transit.

29.06.202018:23Mechelen (BE)

In transit.

29.06.202006:07DPD data centre

Order information has been transmitted to DPD.

EDIT. This thing is class, buy one, my life has changed already!

I knew I read someone with the tracking. Mine is in Oldbury today after me ordering on Sunday. I have been telling the wife not to clean up anything on the floor and don't be afraid to get dust everywhere.

:pac:

EletricMan

When I ordered mine on a Monday I had it by the Friday.

druss

I'm hovering over eGlobal as well. Website isn't the most transparent. If i search by product name, I seem to get slightly different variations and prices returned each time.

Black Roborock S5 Max - EU version in EU Warehouse for €337.24

Or

Same model it seems - EU version (but no mention of warehouse!) for €341.99

and I'm sure I found another version which didn't mention either the warehouse or the version for a different price!

tedpan

Go with whatever is cheapest!

druss

tedpan wrote: »

Go with whatever is cheapest!

The cheapest was the mysterious option which was under 330. But I thought I could be ordering something which would take 6 months to deliver via a slow boat down the Yangtze river. And now I can't find it again and can't be bothered going through history.

I've gone with the €337 version in hope that I might see it this month.

alec76

Don't order from Eglobal Unless you could see
"Item dispatch in 24 working hours" .

tedpan

alec76 wrote:

Don't order from Eglobal Unless you could see "Item dispatch in 24 working hours" .

Yeah think they have that on all items these days.. Although they seem to be on the ball with Roborock deliveries..