Roomba or equivalent?

nialldinho wrote: »

I see the new Roborock S4 firmware allows for multiple floors. How do you do the second floor without a second dock? How does it know where it is in relation to the rooms?

Thanks

You have to change your house to multifloor and then it allows you to add thr second map

alec76 wrote: »

How would you break front wheel anyway , there is literally nothing to break there really? Any pictures of cracked wheel?
Left and Right wheels different story , each of them
got integrated motor along with the gearbox, good chance to break those.

Sure - both attached. All I can think is that it ran over and got caught on something and when it returned to the dock that was the last straw, it had snapped off. The housing around the wheel is cracked as well.

DeadSkin wrote: »

Sure - both attached. All I can think is that it ran over and got caught on something and when it returned to the dock that was the last straw, it had snapped off. The housing around the wheel is cracked as well.

Ok, first time seen something like that
This wheel easiest part to replace, just pull out the remaining rod from the socket, normaly you do this without any tools at all just to clean up wheel anyway.
AliExpress best place for the parts , waiting time only the issue ,2-6 weeks), you might look for this wheel from the local seller , Amazon.co.uk etc
ps. I would contact Eglobal anyway ( with pictures attached) , make sure you describe the issue properly i.e. product fault , not yours. They might refund you repairing cost ( cost of the wheel )
Eglobal , as almost any Chinese seller nightmare to deal with but you might need this experience for the future.

Bluefoam wrote: »

No idea... mopping functions are a falicy... dragging a damp cloth across the floor isn't actually mopping... It's just dragging a wet cloth across the floor.

smiling emoji inserted for light hearted emphasis

Whilst eufys are great i think a map with the ability to put in no go zones amd lines is essential for these vacumns to be autonomous which i dont think eufys offer at that price.
As for the mopping, im waiting for one to just so the simple mopping pattern you see on the brava robomops. It doesn't seem like a huge step.

Need gelp sourcing spare parts for roborock. Everything i can find seen to only have the parts for the white versions of their lineup

Bluefoam wrote: »

Give Alibaba a call, I'm sure they'll sort you out.

Hahaha i guess im looking for a seller on there that people have used before.

seannash wrote: »

Everything i can find seen to only have the parts for the white versions of their lineup

What's part you are you looking for?
Colour should make no difference .

Some genuine Xiaomi/Roborock parts
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32825350395.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&&srcSns=sns_Copy&tid=white_backgroup_101&mb=dPMGv5jPjNKwRlj&businessType=ProductDetail&spreadType=socialShare&businessType=ProductDetail&platform=AE

mrcheez wrote: »

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.

we've been using roborock s5 max for 15 months or so now (since its launch). it has been great because it mops as well. mop isn't super awesome since it does mopping with just water, but it does help us keep clean. we've mopped twice in last 15 months or so - both times just the kitchen due to stickier stains that we left off cleaning for more than week.

edit: saw some comments on spare parts - i bought spare parts from aliexpress since roborock -xiaomi has great spare parts availability there + cheap.

it has multi-floor support, has lidar so good features in app to have no-go zones etc.

i followed reviews on vacuum wars channel to decide what i wanna buy. his reviews are really thorough and very helpful.

we have wood (probably cheap, since rental) floors. we have some carpets here there. roborock needs to be told to not mop on the carpet areas using no-mop zones in the app - wish that was auto. it also gets confused on dark colored carpets - thinking it is falling down (cliff sensor). i found the workaround for that online by taping the cliff sensors shut and putting a invisible-wall in the app at stairs etc. works well and we use it every night.
with a <1 yr old baby who has started crawling and learnt how to pick up everything he can find and eat, it is very helpful to have a robo vacuum cleaner clean it all up every night.

brio09 wrote: »

I'd bought roborock s5 max for 435 gbp in jan 2020 via amazon uk. i think it was new back then and also i was worried about getting a counterfeit from other websites.
reading other comments, i could've bought it from aliexpress etc.
i should've ordered spares along with the vacuum from aliexpress due to the delay but since i didn't eventually i placed a small order on amazon for just replacing the filter a few months later and a larger order to get more replacement parts from aliexpress.
btw, great that a lot of folks are buying it!
some gotchas I faced -
1. i used to run my roborock s5 max at max vacuum power for first 2-3 months. i also used my fingers to brush against the filter membrane a few times while washing it. these 2 things used up the filter quite quickly. we aren't supposed to brush against the filter membrane at all + using it at balanced for most of the house is good enough. i use it at slightly higher power for the kitchen.
2. mine struggles on carpets since it gets confused about cliff detection. tape white cardboard pieces to the cliff sensors if you face that issue.

How are you meant to clean the filter then?

Anywhere in Ireland you could buy an s5 max. They Re quite expensive on amazon. And ive never used allie express before.

Clareman wrote: »

Bite the bullet and buy from AlliExpress, it's 1 of the largest sites in the world and have loads of EU sellers, as it's your first purchase off it as well you'll probably get a few discounts.

Good man, went for it on Aliexpress. Hopefully all will work out to plan.

New to home automation, trying to think of other things to make life a bit easier for parents. Any other suggestions?

More housework than climate and lighting controls.

dazzday wrote: »

Recommendations for any robot- have a £100 voucher so looking to buy from amazon

Prob 300 budget but may go higher if have I to
Wood floors and tiles (no rug/carpets)
Must be good at picking up do hairs (short haired labrador)
Alexa (echo) or Google (shield) compatible would be a nice to have

I can recommend a Eufy Robovac. I have two, bought one for my mother & my brother has one... all doing a great job & dogs everywhere... picks up the hair no bother.

BrownFinger wrote: »

Do all of these return back to their base to charge?

I belive so - either via remote or app

Leaning towards the G30 but just wondering if its worth a £70 premium over the 30C for my needs

We have a eufy robovac, I can't remember which model off the top of my head at the moment, but one of the ones with the magnetic strips. We absolutely love it. We have two kids and two huskys and it's well able to handle all their mess! The dog hair was a massive one for me and there's no issue at all. The rollers need to be dehaired every few days, depending on if the dogs are shedding or not but it takes all of 2 minutes to do so it's no hassle to do when your emptying the bins. We have tiles/wood downstairs and carpet upstairs.

My mam was always anti robot tech who loves the sweeping brush and even she's a covert with us having gotten her one for Christmas so that says it all really

Gone for the G30 - extra power and mapping function seem to be better future proof then the 30C.

Will give some feedback here once i get it!