Roomba or equivalent?

Cyrus · 14-06-2019 8:14pm

I have one can’t fault it

You can clean filters and buy after market ones on amazon , great feature set

ctlsleh · 14-06-2019 10:49pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

Anyone got a Neato D3?

I've drawn out a few criteria for a robot vacuum:
Google home integration
Floor mapping / Ability to draw virtual lines
Ideally home assistant integration too.

The D3 looks to tick these boxes, though I did see someone linked to a review stating that it requires, pretty regularly, a new filter and brush etc. $100+ yearly maintenance costs

Roborock S50 also worth looking at.......I bought one recently, find it excellent

Black_Knight · 14-06-2019 11:02pm

ctlsleh wrote: »

Roborock S50 also worth looking at.......I bought one recently, find it excellent

How it is on hard floors? Thinking when we get one, it'll be downstairs only (all wood and tile)

I guess another criteria is price. Want to try keep it under €300 anyways.

ctlsleh · 14-06-2019 11:16pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

How it is on hard floors? Thinking when we get one, it'll be downstairs only (all wood and tile)

I guess another criteria is price. Want to try keep it under €300 anyways.

I have all hardwood floors and tiles (and a golden retriever), I find it great and the missus loves it even more......I bought mine from AliExpress......€360, worth every penny

You might get a better deal on it now that the S6 is available.

garion · 15-06-2019 11:43pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

How it is on hard floors? Thinking when we get one, it'll be downstairs only (all wood and tile)

I guess another criteria is price. Want to try keep it under €300 anyways.

I got mine just this week from Ali Express for about €350 delivered and I absolutely love it. Just let it loose on my entire downstairs of tiles, wooden floors, 1 carpeted bedroom and a couple of rugs and it flew around without any assistance. Even popped back to the dock to charge mid way through before finishing the job.
Results attached.

Large blue square in middle of a rug with v thick pile that it couldn't get up on or move through. Had no problem with other normal rugs or door jams.

Going to set it loose on carpeted upstairs tomorrow.

So far I'm very impressed.

Addle · 16-06-2019 11:09am

Lidl have robot vacuum cleaner on sale again tomorrow. €120.

Shaunoc · 16-06-2019 12:24pm

garion wrote:

Large blue square in middle of a rug with v thick pile that it couldn't get up on or move through. Had no problem with other normal rugs or door jams.

Straighten that rug just a little...ðŸ˜€

xabi · 16-06-2019 7:39pm

Addle wrote: »

Lidl have robot vacuum cleaner on sale again tomorrow. €120.

Is it any good?

The Black Oil · 21-06-2019 12:27pm

Installed new firmware for the S50 yesterday. Now on 3.3.9_001768.

digitaldr · 24-06-2019 2:54pm

Did you get caught for duty?

garion wrote: »

I got mine just this week from Ali Express for about €350 delivered and I absolutely love it. Just let it loose on my entire downstairs of tiles, wooden floors, 1 carpeted bedroom and a couple of rugs and it flew around without any assistance. Even popped back to the dock to charge mid way through before finishing the job.
Results attached.

Large blue square in middle of a rug with v thick pile that it couldn't get up on or move through. Had no problem with other normal rugs or door jams.

Going to set it loose on carpeted upstairs tomorrow.

So far I'm very impressed.

garion · 24-06-2019 3:14pm

digitaldr wrote: »

Did you get caught for duty?

No ordered through their Polish warehouse so no duty on it.

Still very happy with it but one thing I wasn't aware of was that it can only store 1 map with no-go areas etc. If you want it to do upstairs and downstairs for example you'll just need to get it map out the rooms each time and make sure any no-go areas have barriers to stop entry. That's not a problem for me and hopefully they'll release a firmware update that stores at least 2 floors. I believe that's a feature on the new S6 though so they might leave the S5 as it is.

Anyway, overall I'm very happy with it and it does a great job. Wife also really likes it and has been the quickest gadget she's seen the benefits of in a long time! Still struggling to convince her on the Harmony Remote & Hue bulbs!

digitaldr · 24-06-2019 3:22pm

I sent my Harmony remote back. I didn't think the technology was quite there yet and definitely didn't pass the wife test! Very happy with Hue though - mainly use ikea smart bulbs with it plus a few motion sensors for bathrooms, hall stairs & landing.

FreudianSlippers · 25-06-2019 10:03am

digitaldr wrote: »

I sent my Harmony remote back. I didn't think the technology was quite there yet and definitely didn't pass the wife test! Very happy with Hue though - mainly use ikea smart bulbs with it plus a few motion sensors for bathrooms, hall stairs & landing.

My Harmony remote used to work brilliantly, but after some recent firmware updates it has been a bit all over the place. Genuinely though, normally once it's set up and you do all the preset functions (time consuming I'll admit) it's a good piece of kit.

Black_Knight · 25-06-2019 10:55am

digitaldr wrote: »

Did you get caught for duty?

IMO, factor duty into the end price. If you don't have to pay it, it's a bonus.

RonanC · 02-07-2019 9:46pm

I received the Roborock S5 yesterday and am struggling with one issue regarding mapping.

The first vacuum of the house completed (but missed a bit of the house) and the map is visible is the cleaning history as follows:
https://imgur.com/a/NG0zDmT

However when I open the app less than half of one room is showing and this is all that is visible - I cannot set no go areas and the "go to" function is not working:
https://imgur.com/a/RKhwUSr

Any advice? I am running the latest firmware (3.3.9_001864)

The high horse brigade · 02-07-2019 9:58pm

digitaldr wrote: »

I sent my Harmony remote back. I didn't think the technology was quite there yet and definitely didn't pass the wife test!

Why so? It's a set it once device. Put the time into getting your devices and activities right and you will get years out of it without any messing.

There are a few things, you need to turn off HDMI CEC on all your devices as it can repeat commands causing problems and also you may need to tweak the settings to lock down which blaster does which device as there can sometimes be IR rebounds depending on what glass furniture you have.

We have 2 of them but I recently changed TV in the kitchen and find the new Toshiba to be terrible with it compared to a Samsung as it doesn't have a HDMI 1 and 2 command, instead you must cycle source.

garion · 02-07-2019 10:00pm

RonanC wrote: »

I received the Roborock S5 yesterday and am struggling with one issue regarding mapping.

The first vacuum of the house completed (but missed a bit of the house) and the map is visible is the cleaning history as follows:
https://imgur.com/a/NG0zDmT

However when I open the app less than half of one room is showing and this is all that is visible - I cannot set no go areas and the "go to" function is not working:
https://imgur.com/a/RKhwUSr

Any advice? I am running the latest firmware (3.3.9_001864)

Have you enabled map saving under vacuum settings? It's not enabled by default and you can't set no-go zones etc until it's on.

RonanC · 02-07-2019 10:59pm

garion wrote: »

Have you enabled map saving under vacuum settings? It's not enabled by default and you can't set no-go zones etc until it's on.

Yes, did that straight away. I may have to try a full reset at this stage

garion · 02-07-2019 11:28pm

RonanC wrote: »

Yes, did that straight away. I may have to try a full reset at this stage

Just noticed I'm on the 0017698 firmware. I have an update pending but I think I'll delay the update until you fix your problem! ðŸ˜œ

Shane732 · 04-07-2019 8:40pm

This one look ok?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958072820.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.270011f8mm6Iu3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_3_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10821_537_10302_536%2Csearchweb201603_52%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497-0&algo_pvid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497

garion · 04-07-2019 8:53pm

Shane732 wrote: »

This one look ok?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958072820.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.270011f8mm6Iu3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_3_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10821_537_10302_536%2Csearchweb201603_52%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497-0&algo_pvid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497

Yep that's the one I bought from Poland warehouse I think.

Shane732 · 04-07-2019 8:57pm

garion wrote: »

Yep that's the one I bought from Poland warehouse I think.

How long was delivery?

garion · 04-07-2019 10:01pm

Shane732 wrote: »

How long was delivery?

Just over a week I think. Less than 2 away. No customs.

Black_Knight · 09-07-2019 9:59am

Neato d3 price drop to £229. Tempted to pull the trigger, though the few really scathing reviews have me thinking.

Neato Robotics Botvac D301 Connected Self-Charging & Docking Robot Vacuum for Pet Hair & Allergies - Alexa & Smart Home Compatible Automatic Vacuum https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KV1C1C2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TxfjDb5SG1MAS

Cyrus · 09-07-2019 10:05am

Black_Knight wrote: »

Neato d3 price drop to £229. Tempted to pull the trigger, though the few really scathing reviews have me thinking.

Neato Robotics Botvac D301 Connected Self-Charging & Docking Robot Vacuum for Pet Hair & Allergies - Alexa & Smart Home Compatible Automatic Vacuum https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01KV1C1C2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TxfjDb5SG1MAS

cant understand what people would have issue with, its a brilliant device and has an excellent feature set.

NabyLadistheman · 09-07-2019 1:14pm

Anybody got the D3, serious price drop tempted to take the plunge... will love some more info on it

kennM · 09-07-2019 1:27pm

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Anybody got the D3, serious price drop tempted to take the plunge... will love some more info on it

Don't have the D3 but I went for the Eufy Robovac 30c, similar price range (https://www.eufylife.com/uk/products/variant/robovac-30c/T2118211) and find it great, favourite piece of smart home kit.... it actually largely saves you a job.

If you hang on for Prime Day, July 15th I believe, I'd say you'll see discounts on lots of smart home kit. Personally I got 30C on deal a few months back for £208, normally they're around the £299 ish.

NabyLadistheman · 09-07-2019 1:38pm

kennM wrote: »

Don't have the D3 but I went for the Eufy Robovac 30c, similar price range (https://www.eufylife.com/uk/products/variant/robovac-30c/T2118211) and find it great, favourite piece of smart home kit.... it actually largely saves you a job.

If you hang on for Prime Day, July 15th I believe, I'd say you'll see discounts on lots of smart home kit. Personally I got 30C on deal a few months back for £208, normally they're around the £299 ish.

Ya I am between the Eufy 30C & the S50...obviously the price of the Eufy is great but the Neato has mapping which I would be interested in especially at the price

Cyrus · 09-07-2019 1:54pm

i have a d3 what do you want to know,

i dont believe the eufy is in the same segment in terms of features

NabyLadistheman · 09-07-2019 1:57pm

Cyrus wrote: »

i have a d3 what do you want to know,

i dont believe the eufy is in the same segment in terms of features

How do you find the cleaning power on it? Does the mapping work ok? how do you find the battery life, form reading reviews it seems the 60 minutes is not great. Is it slow to clean also? Thanks for your help

Cyrus · 09-07-2019 2:05pm

Suarezistheman wrote: »

How do you find the cleaning power on it? Does the mapping work ok? how do you find the battery life, form reading reviews it seems the 60 minutes is not great. Is it slow to clean also? Thanks for your help

cleaning power is great no issues with that,

mapping works perfectly as do no go lines

Battery life isnt an issue really as it will go back and recharge if it needs to finish the cycle i find it can do my down stairs without recharging.

Im not sure what you mean by slow to clean? hasnt been an issue for me, but remember you are likely to run these devices when you arent there or at night so battery life and time to clean are less of an issue.

you can also upgrade the battery if you want (its the only difference between the d3 and d5 i believe)

alec76 · 09-07-2019 5:43pm

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Ya I am between the Eufy 30C & the S50...obviously the price of the Eufy is great but the Neato has mapping which I would be interested in especially at the price

Neato would be the different league to Eufy 30c, they were the first to introduce laser mapping.
Xiaomi/Roborock just reaped their vacuums from Neato.
As for the battery ,D3 got 2600mA one. D5 5200mA

Normally I would say go for the Xiaomi ( Roborock) Mi Robot Vacuum , 1st generation. It is copycat of Neato D5, cost you €230-250 delivered.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32756896771.html?trace=storeDetail2msiteDetail
But for this price Neato D3 seems to be better choice ( considering Amazon direct warranty Vs shipping faulty goods to China)
How big is the house? 2600mA battery should be alright for cleaning approx 60 m² without recharging.

Cyrus · 09-07-2019 5:50pm

alec76 wrote: »

Neato would be the different league to Eufy 30c, they were the first to introduce laser mapping.

exactly

The Black Oil · 12-07-2019 11:52am

App notifications for the S50 are a little strange sometimes. It'll repeat 'unable to find dock' alerts several hours after it's finished. Anyone else find this?

Sheep Shagger · 15-07-2019 10:19pm

Decisions decisions - the 30c is down to £170 as a Amazon Prime deal.

They also have the Deebot NS79S for €180 delivered

Cyrus · 15-07-2019 10:24pm

D3 is 213 from the warehouse

paddylonglegs · 16-07-2019 9:28am

As I finish mopping all my floors and know the bloody things will be dirty again in 24 hours, I just want a robo mop now!

Help

Shaunoc · 16-07-2019 10:35am

paddylonglegs wrote: »

As I finish mopping all my floors and know the bloody things will be dirty again in 24 hours, I just want a robo mop now!

Help

24 hours is not bad
tell my dogs about 24 hours and they say 2 hours:pac:

kennM · 16-07-2019 11:19am

Shaunoc wrote: »

24 hours is not bad
tell my dogs about 24 hours and they say 2 hours:pac:

I think most of us have seen those disaster stories about a RoboVac going off before a dog accident was cleaned up off the floor.... eeewwwweeuuu

Shane732 · 16-07-2019 8:44pm

I got the Roborock today and it seems decent.

The main teething problem I am having is that when I try to set no go zone it's telling me they are too close to the dock - even though they are in totally different rooms!

Any suggestions?

RonanC · 18-07-2019 1:22pm

Shane732 wrote: »

I got the Roborock today and it seems decent.

The main teething problem I am having is that when I try to set no go zone it's telling me they are too close to the dock - even though they are in totally different rooms!

Any suggestions?

I've been having issues with No Go zones since I got the S50 two weeks ago. I was told last Friday by support that updated firmware is coming out soon to address it.

The Black Oil · 20-07-2019 1:50pm

Updated to 3.3.9_001886 on the S50.

seannash · 20-07-2019 5:39pm

So after harping on about robot vacuum cleaners for the past two years my partner picked me up one for my birthday.

It wasn't the Xiaomi roborock that I had my eye on but some other make that I've never heard of.
Proscenic 811gb.

First impressions are really good. Not as intuitive as the others but definitely gets the job done.
Mopping is impressive, not sparkling clean but I can imagine if you did this everyday it would keep an already clean floor spotless.
The app works fine for me.

Definitely reaffirms my desire to get one when we move into our house that's under renovation at the moment.

Girlfriends parents are equally impressed.

paddylonglegs · 21-07-2019 3:25pm

seannash wrote: »

So after harping on about robot vacuum cleaners for the past two years my partner picked me up one for my birthday.

It wasn't the Xiaomi roborock that I had my eye on but some other make that I've never heard of.
Proscenic 811gb.

First impressions are really good. Not as intuitive as the others but definitely gets the job done.
Mopping is impressive, not sparkling clean but I can imagine if you did this everyday it would keep an already clean floor spotless.
The app works fine for me.

Definitely reaffirms my desire to get one when we move into our house that's under renovation at the moment.

Girlfriends parents are equally impressed.

My ears pricked up when you mentioned a mop function. Very interested to hear how the mop works.

royalthomas · 22-07-2019 2:53am

Hi, has anyone bought it from aliexpress and from this link especially? I was wondering if this was a real thing since this seems a bit too cheap compared to amazon? Would anyone know if it is legit?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958072820.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.270011f8mm6Iu3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_3_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10821_537_10302_536%2Csearchweb201603_52%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497-0&algo_pvid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497

garion · 22-07-2019 7:53am

royalthomas wrote: »

Hi, has anyone bought it from aliexpress and from this link especially? I was wondering if this was a real thing since this seems a bit too cheap compared to amazon? Would anyone know if it is legit?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958072820.html?spm=2114.search0604.3.1.270011f8mm6Iu3&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_3_10065_10068_319_10059_10884_317_10887_10696_321_322_10084_453_10083_454_10103_10618_10304_10307_10820_10821_537_10302_536%2Csearchweb201603_52%2CppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497-0&algo_pvid=dd7a5f74-86fd-4966-b211-2640f358a497

Yes that's the link I bought by S50 from. Used Polish warehouse.

seannash · 25-07-2019 7:30pm

paddylonglegs wrote: »

My ears pricked up when you mentioned a mop function. Very interested to hear how the mop works.

Forgot to reply to this.
Don't get too excited, it's just the normal water dripping onto cloth but it does a good job. I dragged mud over some tiles the other day and I set it to work on it. Put it down and closed the door. Came back an hour later and it was gone.
It doesn't have a low water warning so it's hard to know when this particular model is done.
One advantage this type of non mapping robot is that it has multiple passes of the floor so it gets a chance to mop over the stains a few times.

ablelocks · 30-07-2019 5:06pm

Amazon Deal of the day - ecovacs n79s £149.99

is it any good though?

Cyrus · 18-08-2019 11:30am

So after waxing lyrical about my Neato d3 it appears to have failed after18 months, won’t finish rooms seems like a laser issue

Thinking of getting the s50 , where is the best place to buy at the moment (with quick delivery ideally ) and I think I saw one somewhere offering a 5 year warranty which would be good ...

Cyrus · 18-08-2019 11:32am

garion wrote: »

Yes that's the link I bought by S50 from. Used Polish warehouse.

That seems good actually and a 3 year warranty

Roomba or equivalent?

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