Robot vacums - discuss

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Lemming77

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#144045 5-May-2014 20:47

Just made a bit of an impulse purchase on nzsale.
Elite 550 robot vacum. Anyone have one or see them in action?

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#1037341 5-May-2014 21:09

I've got an LG 6270.
Love it!

Dunnersfella

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#1037342 5-May-2014 21:10

They're not really vacuums... just sweepers.
I can't help feel like I would end up standing on one if I had it hovering around the house all the time.

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#1037344 5-May-2014 21:14

Gimmicks. Good for tiles or solid floors though.

Lemming77

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#1037360 5-May-2014 21:32

I'm mainly wooden floors so should be good for me.
Dying to see my dogs reaction though :-)

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#1037364 5-May-2014 21:36

IMHO, they are things to buy if you have lots of disposable income, as a proper vacuum should perform a lot better (as long as it is a decent one).

Lemming77

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#1037365 5-May-2014 21:41

Ha - you are of course right but more a case of stupidity than lots of disposable income.
Maybe I could give it to the missus for her birthday :-)

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#1037366 5-May-2014 21:43

Lemming77: Ha - you are of course right but more a case of stupidity than lots of disposable income.
Maybe I could give it to the missus for her birthday :-)

They are sort of cool to see in action, but the ones I have seen don't really do much of a cleaning job, and they can smear a mess around if it is wet. I recall seeing a video of the mess one created after the dog left a deposit on the floor.

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#1037385 5-May-2014 22:00

mattwnz: IMHO, they are things to buy if you have lots of disposable income, as a proper vacuum should perform a lot better (as long as it is a decent one).

Actually, ours performs better than the $800 dyson pet vac.

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#1037388 5-May-2014 22:01

Dunnersfella: They're not really vacuums... just sweepers.
I can't help feel like I would end up standing on one if I had it hovering around the house all the time.

Ours runs at 11am every weekday. Vacuums fine.

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#1037404 5-May-2014 22:42

We have both a Dyson and a Roomba. They both perform really well. I like the Roomba better because I can set and forget. Wife likes the Dyson better because... she doesn't trust the robot.

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#1037758 6-May-2014 15:08

Lemming77: Ha - you are of course right but more a case of stupidity than lots of disposable income.
Maybe I could give it to the missus for her birthday :-)

Can you set up a webcam before you do this?

"Here's your birthday present. It's a vacuum cleaner"

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#1037766 6-May-2014 15:26

frankv:
Lemming77: Ha - you are of course right but more a case of stupidity than lots of disposable income.
Maybe I could give it to the missus for her birthday :-)

Can you set up a webcam before you do this?

"Here's your birthday present. It's a vacuum cleaner"

Exactly! Hahaha!

You have to be super brave to do that.

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#1037790 6-May-2014 15:48

Would love to get one and have it set up to run daily. Having a 2 year old is an amazingly efficient way to make a floor messy. Would have to get it to run after she is asleep though as I can imagine her reaction if it was roaming around while she was up.

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#1037804 6-May-2014 16:04

Cousin borrowed and set up a Roomba iRobot to clean their wooden floors.

It seemed to only concentrate on one area and ended up sweeping all the dog hair into one spot.

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#1037813 6-May-2014 16:16

This is a video I saw http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=647_1360789081

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