Roomba or equivalent?

taytobreath · 20-03-2018 8:16pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Sorry to pull this back up, I am still looking for Robo Hoover

I seen the Neato D85 and the D5 connected. The D5 is about 80 quid more and wondering do you need the app?

Anyone any experience?

Can you set the D85 timer etc?

have you looked at the xiaomi vacuum, it gets very good reviews, I have one and it is very good. But its not as good as a regular vacuum, it leaves matted pet hair in your carpet, but it is handy and there's an app that allows you to set when you want it to clean every day or every 2nd day or whenever you want from wherever you want.

I unfortunately only got mine last week and still have not figured out how to pair it with the app. I keep getting timed out messages, I'm about to post a thread here to see if anyone else had this issue.

Shefwedfan · 20-03-2018 8:38pm

taytobreath wrote: »

have you looked at the xiaomi vacuum, it gets very good reviews, I have one and it is very good. But its not as good as a regular vacuum, it leaves matted pet hair in your carpet, but it is handy and there's an app that allows you to set when you want it to clean every day or every 2nd day or whenever you want from wherever you want.

I unfortunately only got mine last week and still have not figured out how to pair it with the app. I keep getting timed out messages, I'm about to post a thread here to see if anyone else had this issue.

I have and would love one but what sort of money are they coming in at? did you buy via China and had to pay customs ?

taytobreath · 20-03-2018 9:00pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I have and would love one but what sort of money are they coming in at? did you buy via China and had to pay customs ?

Bought from gearbest, took about a month to get it delivered. Avoided customs. Gearbest have a way around customs it seems.
I paid 245 euros, they are at 324 euros now, but if you wait I bet it will go back down in price in a week or 2.

One thing though, if something goes wrong, such as what I'm experiencing you'll get no technical support from gearbest.

yabadabado · 20-03-2018 9:25pm

Is there any of these that are good on pet hair ?Have a collie that sheds a lot so thats the main reason for buying.

All floors down staris are hard wood/tiled so Im guessing it will work fine there,just thinking of the landing uptairs, thats the only place he goes that has carpet.

Tempted by the Xiaomi model,seems a great bit of kit for the price.

taytobreath · 20-03-2018 9:54pm

I have 2 cats that bed themselves down in from of my fireplace during the night. Their shedded hair gets stuck to the carpet, the vacuum gets about 70% of the hair up but it leaves the rest behind.

Shefwedfan · 20-03-2018 9:58pm

taytobreath wrote: »

Bought from gearbest, took about a month to get it delivered. Avoided customs. Gearbest have a way around customs it seems.
I paid 245 euros, they are at 324 euros now, but if you wait I bet it will go back down in price in a week or 2.

One thing though, if something goes wrong, such as what I'm experiencing you'll get no technical support from gearbest.

Neato is similar money for one without app

Do you have iPhone? I think Xiaomi and iphone isnt a good mix

taytobreath · 20-03-2018 10:01pm

No, normal android moto g

yannakis · 21-03-2018 11:00am

taytobreath wrote: »

I unfortunately only got mine last week and still have not figured out how to pair it with the app. I keep getting timed out messages, I'm about to post a thread here to see if anyone else had this issue.

Try the Mainland China server, it's the only one that works for me! Had this frustration in the beginning with US and Singapore servers (if I recall correctly).

srsly78 · 21-03-2018 11:03am

Yes you have to use mainland china server. Once that's done apply firmware updated and change language to english. Works fine for me!

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 12:20pm

Gearbest have a 4th sale on so I got the Xioami for €235 as I had a few quid in GB Wallet.

Question is now, how does it handle multiroom. I want it to cover area of circa 1,200 sq ft. This is a sitting room, kitchen and hallway....I guess if I just leave the door open it will go from one room to another???

Does it handle multiroom ok?

srsly78 · 21-03-2018 12:35pm

It has no concept of rooms. It just covers all areas accessible. Uses it's own algorithm which may not make sense to user. Just let it do it's thing...

And yes it can make it over the standard 'saddle' in doorways. Gets stuck on rugs tho, need to pick those up in advance.

yabadabado · 21-03-2018 1:03pm

Is there much off an upgrade between 1st and 2nd generation Xioami?

Worth the extra €70?

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 1:22pm

srsly78 wrote: »

It has no concept of rooms. It just covers all areas accessible. Uses it's own algorithm which may not make sense to user. Just let it do it's thing...

And yes it can make it over the standard 'saddle' in doorways. Gets stuck on rugs tho, need to pick those up in advance.

Wooden floors and tiles....one small step which is about 1cm but I think it will get over that based on the spec......

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 1:24pm

yabadabado wrote: »

Is there much off an upgrade between 1st and 2nd generation Xioami?

Worth the extra €70?

www.google.ie

https://smartrobotreviews.com/reviews/the-new-xiaomi-robot-vacuum-vs-first-generation.html

Looks like the Gen 2 has a mop based on that review

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 1:31pm

yabadabado wrote: »

Is there much off an upgrade between 1st and 2nd generation Xioami?

Worth the extra €70?

70?

408 I see it priced at

yannakis · 21-03-2018 2:07pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Gearbest have a 4th sale on so I got the Xioami for €235 as I had a few quid in GB Wallet.

Question is now, how does it handle multiroom. I want it to cover area of circa 1,200 sq ft. This is a sitting room, kitchen and hallway....I guess if I just leave the door open it will go from one room to another???

Does it handle multiroom ok?

Ours does 45' for ~45 sq. meters in Turbo mode (note Turbo is the highest suction, not the quickest run), and battery balance drops to ~70%. So it will do your whole ~110sq.m in one charge but afaik if the battery depletes half way, it will go back to the dock, recharge, and continue from where it left off.

yabadabado wrote: »

Is there much off an upgrade between 1st and 2nd generation Xioami?

Besides the mop (which I see as a gimmic), reviews show the 2nd gen to work better on high pile rugs/carpets because of the better clearance and better handling of cliff sensors' feedback. The 1st gen often gets baffled over high pile rugs/carpets and behaves as if it has found an obstacle.

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 3:00pm

yannakis wrote: »

Ours does 45' for ~45 sq. meters in Turbo mode (note Turbo is the highest suction, not the quickest run), and battery balance drops to ~70%. So it will do your whole ~110sq.m in one charge but afaik if the battery depletes half way, it will go back to the dock, recharge, and continue from where it left off.

Thanks....found this online

Battery

The MIJIA Robot comes with a 5200mAh (14.4V / 74.88Wh) lithium ion battery that is good for up to two and half hours of continuous cleaning, after which it will automatically return to its base for recharging. This is impressive, compared to almost any other robotic vacuum cleaner out there. 150 minute of autonomy can only be seen in some iLife products (such as the V5 PRO or the V7S). Of course, this is probably measured with the robot working in the Standard mode. This equates to around 2700 sq ft (250 sq m) of floor space covered on a single battery charge, covering the needs of almost all small and medium sized homes. Bigger homes can also use this gizmo, because after it recharges, it will remember its last location and return to that exact point to continue its cleaning cycle, rather than start again and potentially neglect certain areas.

yabadabado · 21-03-2018 4:42pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

70?

408 I see it priced at

It's 430 buying from EU warehouse.

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 5:33pm

yabadabado wrote: »

It's 430 buying from EU warehouse.

The Gen 1 is 235...

yabadabado · 21-03-2018 5:53pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

The Gen 1 is 235...

Where did you see it at that price? Coming from China?

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 6:43pm

yabadabado wrote: »

Where did you see it at that price? Coming from China?

I bought at that price from China. it is actually 245 but I had some credit in GB Wallet

yabadabado · 21-03-2018 7:17pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

I bought at that price from China. it is actually 245 but I had some credit in GB Wallet

Did you use PM to avoid customs or get lucky?

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 7:45pm

yabadabado wrote: »

Did you use PM to avoid customs or get lucky?

ordered today....didnt use PM

Should I?

yabadabado · 21-03-2018 7:54pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

ordered today....didnt use PM

Should I?

A good chance I think you will be caught by customs but hopefully you avoid them. Seems to be less chance using PM and it arrives quicker as well.

Who is the courier service?

Shefwedfan · 21-03-2018 8:44pm

yabadabado wrote: »

A good chance I think you will be caught by customs but hopefully you avoid them. Seems to be less chance using PM and it arrives quicker as well.

Who is the courier service?

Ireland Via Priority Line

givecredit · 21-03-2018 11:01pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Ireland Via Priority Line

You should be fine. Allow month for delivery. Great machine. Far better than romba 650

taytobreath · 25-03-2018 9:24pm

yannakis wrote: »

Try the Mainland China server, it's the only one that works for me! Had this frustration in the beginning with US and Singapore servers (if I recall correctly).

srsly78 wrote: »

Yes you have to use mainland china server. Once that's done apply firmware updated and change language to english. Works fine for me!

tried the mainland china server about 100 times at this stage, I have tried every server in the list. It finds the vacuum but it will not connect to it. I get a timed out message.

I'm gonna have to clean it up and send it back. An absolute pain in the nuts

givecredit · 25-03-2018 9:29pm

taytobreath wrote: »

tried the mainland china server about 100 times at this stage, I have tried every server in the list. It finds the vacuum but it will not connect to it. I get a timed out message.

I'm gonna have to clean it up and send it back. An absolute pain in the nuts

Make sure your WiFi is good where vacuum is parked.
Also try changing WiFi security settings

taytobreath · 25-03-2018 9:36pm

givecredit wrote: »

Make sure your WiFi is good where vacuum is parked.
Also try changing WiFi security settings

I did a factory reset of my router. I dont know what else to change in WiFi settings.
My WiFi signal is strong as I have several devices connected to it. I also have the router and the vacuum alongside each other.

Thanks for your input.

givecredit · 25-03-2018 9:56pm

taytobreath wrote: »

I did a factory reset of my router. I dont know what else to change in WiFi settings.
My WiFi signal is strong as I have several devices connected to it. I also have the router and the vacuum alongside each other.

Thanks for your input.

Did you try turning off WiFi security? One of the updates is to improve WiFi. If it connects with security off, let it update. Then set WiFi security again.

Shefwedfan · 25-03-2018 10:38pm

If you can’t get it working I will take it off your hands for 150 quid....

tedpan · 25-03-2018 10:45pm

yabadabado wrote:

A good chance I think you will be caught by customs but hopefully you avoid them. Seems to be less chance using PM and it arrives quicker as well.

There's an incredibly small chance you'll get hit with customs. 95% of gearbest deliveries get through.

yabadabado · 25-03-2018 11:18pm

tedpan wrote: »

There's an incredibly small chance you'll get hit with customs. 95% of gearbest deliveries get through.

95%, where did you see that figure?

Shefwedfan · 26-03-2018 8:36am

tedpan wrote: »

There's an incredibly small chance you'll get hit with customs. 95% of gearbest deliveries get through.

Just be warned, if you do use the fast shipping they use DHL. Or they did for years....

DHL get to charge you 10 euro admin charge on top of customs so you always get hit for customs with DHL as they make a huge profit

Kintarō Hattori · 27-03-2018 11:26am

Do either of the generations work with Google Home?

Irish Gunner · 27-03-2018 11:42am

1st Generation of the Xiaomi does not mop below one does

https://www.gearbest.com/robot-vacuum/pp_954639.html?wid=21

However only available from HK take it you would be hit with customs with this one?

Shefwedfan · 29-03-2018 1:47pm

Cant believe, came home today to find robot vac sitting waiting for me

Up and connected, just doing firmware update

That is some service, was only shipped on 22nd

No customs either which is huge plus

Shefwedfan · 31-03-2018 7:34pm

Just wondering what setting people are using on the Mi Robot Vacuum?

Quiet
Balanced
Turbo
Full Speed?

I am using Full Speed....

tedpan · 31-03-2018 7:45pm

yabadabado wrote:

95%, where did you see that figure?

Years of experience and judging by the mi drone thread. I'm guessing 50 people ordered drones, 1 person paid duty.

Irish Gunner wrote:

However only available from HK take it you would be hit with customs with this one?

Very unlikely you'll be hit with customs, even from Hong Kong.

Shefwedfan wrote:

Just wondering what setting people are using on the Mi Robot Vacuum?

How are you getting on with it, glad you took my advice

Xiaomi will take over the world soon

Shefwedfan · 31-03-2018 8:04pm

tedpan wrote: »

Years of experience and judging by the mi drone thread. I'm guessing 50 people ordered drones, 1 person paid duty.

I bought the drone for my brother....very helpful thread you have on it...as soon as he got it I wanted one

it is next item on my list

tedpan wrote: »

How are you getting on with it, glad you took my advice Xiaomi will take over the world soon

Getting on great with it. Few hickup's. First night I set up timer but was messing and turned it off by mistake

then I set it going during the day and I went to zoo....set off the motions detectors in house:p then I updated firmware last night, made sure timer was set but the firmware update reset the time to china so it didn't go out

All set and ready to go tonight so hope it goes off ok.....

It has done a few laps of one section of the house and worked perfect.Extremely happy

I love Xiomi, I have a couple of webcam's for the kids rooms....the app means I can control everything from it which is great.....

tedpan · 31-03-2018 8:27pm

Shefwedfan wrote:

It has done a few laps of one section of the house and worked perfect.Extremely happy

Shefwedfan wrote:

I love Xiomi, I have a couple of webcam's for the kids rooms....the app means I can control everything from it which is great.....

Nice one! Xiaomi stuff is so good when comparing to other products at similar prices.

If you have any videos of the mi robot in action, would love to see!

Best of luck

Shefwedfan · 06-05-2018 9:14pm

https://youtu.be/f2d8Uxud4ts

I think I was asked for video of it in action....

taytobreath · 06-05-2018 9:26pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

https://youtu.be/f2d8Uxud4ts

I think I was asked for video of it in action....

I had to send mine back, couldn’t get it connected to the app, it cost 70 euro to send it to Alicante in Spain. I doubt I’ll see much of that back. I sent it about a month ago and I’m still waiting on what they are gonna do. Plus I used the thing a few times and I cleaned it as much as I could but it has marks on it from bumping into walls that I could not clean, I just hope they don’t do me on that.I don’t want a refund I want a replacement.

Shefwedfan · 06-05-2018 9:48pm

taytobreath wrote: »

I had to send mine back, couldn’t get it connected to the app, it cost 70 euro to send it to Alicante in Spain. I doubt I’ll see much of that back. I sent it about a month ago and I’m still waiting on what they are gonna do. Plus I used the thing a few times and I cleaned it as much as I could but it has marks on it from bumping into walls that I could not clean, I just hope they don’t do me on that.I don’t want a refund I want a replacement.

I got the Mi Home App. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mi-home-xiaomi-smarthome/id957323480?mt=8

Left it set to chinese. Got it set up for the hoover and I can also get my IP camera workng on it.

taytobreath · 06-05-2018 10:19pm

Tried every region on the list, tried 2 different phones, tried 2 different isp’s. Tried several hard resets. I don’t know what I haven’t tried at this stage.

SpannerMonkey · 07-05-2018 11:17pm

ive been using a Eufy 11c for the last few months . great bit of kit , hasnt put a foot wrong and place is spotless. it has Wi-Fi connectivity and app control. Works with Amazon Alexa voice commands. its very Quiet. and has a remote control which is handy .

not as feature loaded as the top end roombas but for just over 200 its a bargain

vjmcdonnell · 08-05-2018 1:24pm

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

ive been using a Eufy 11c for the last few months . great bit of kit , hasnt put a foot wrong and place is spotless. it has Wi-Fi connectivity and app control. Works with Amazon Alexa voice commands. its very Quiet. and has a remote control which is handy .

not as feature loaded as the top end roombas but for just over 200 its a bargain

I can find the Eufy 11 for 200 but not the 11c, where did u get it?

Shefwedfan · 08-05-2018 1:26pm

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

ive been using a Eufy 11c for the last few months . great bit of kit , hasnt put a foot wrong and place is spotless. it has Wi-Fi connectivity and app control. Works with Amazon Alexa voice commands. its very Quiet. and has a remote control which is handy .

not as feature loaded as the top end roombas but for just over 200 its a bargain

Does it map out room etc? That is problem I had with previous models...they just randomly bumbed around the rooms and drove me nuts.....

SpannerMonkey · 08-05-2018 10:07pm

vjmcdonnell wrote: »

I can find the Eufy 11 for 200 but not the 11c, where did u get it?

Got it on amazon uk. They dont ship to ireland but i used addresspal .

SpannerMonkey · 08-05-2018 10:10pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Does it map out room etc? That is problem I had with previous models...they just randomly bumbed around the rooms and drove me nuts.....

Nope random . Seems to work well though. Although i have it on a scheduele so dont watch it . It runs at night . Or while im at work. Just come back to find the bin quite full and empty it . . Never noticed it missing spots.

Sister said the same when she got it. Driving her mad. Problem was solved by just not watching it :-P

Roomba or equivalent?

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