https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 02:29:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919348 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:46:22 +0000 gotkimchi 2919348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919347 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:41:48 +0000 erinbaderin 2919347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have two, a Roomba for downstairs (I can’t remember which model but one of the more expensive ones, it was a splurge when we moved) and a Deebot for upstairs. Upstairs is all carpeted, down is a mix of hardwood and area rugs. My problem with the Roomba is that it has to be emptied every time we run it, it’s constantly saying the bin is full when when it really isn’t - I think we need to clean off the sensors. The Deebot does a perfectly good job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919345 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:54:40 +0000 DesertDreams88 2919345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This runs EVERY NIGHT and look what it still gets! Yuck but also amazing. Half of our 1300 house is carpet. </p> [attach=5393/20/qhkxf4.450x600.20200929_224137.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919344 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:53:16 +0000 DesertDreams88 2919344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From one day of irobot mopping about half of my 1300 house. I run this every week.</p> <p>[attach=5393/20/qhkxcs.450x600.20200814_155217.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919343 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:51:17 +0000 DesertDreams88 2919343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: It doesn't start every night at a certain time or go back to its charger, so you have to take it, turn it on, and put it away. The battery also only last for about a third of my house (1300 ft-&gt;400 ft.) It cleans floors a lot slower than I can with a swiffer, but that's because it's much more thorough and gets all the nooks and crannies. Lastly, you still have to put on pads, and replace when dirty, and each only clean one room of the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919342 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:13:48 +0000 gotkimchi 2919342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: can you do a more detailed review on the mopping one? Why is it as much work as swiffering? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919341 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 03:32:43 +0000 caitcat 2919341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a roomba that I run about 1-2 times a week, and a stick vacuum that I use daily. I find the stick vacuum is way better for around the kitchen/dining area where there are more table and chair legs. The roomba (unless I move the furniture) never feels like it handles that as well. I also don't love the roomba on the first floor of our house because we have a step down from our kitchen into our family room, so I'd have to move it myself to get both - and those are the most "lived in" places I want it to clean frequently. </p> <p>I love the roomba for our basement though. I let it run in the evening after the kids have cleaned up their play space down there, and it's been a big time saver.</p> <p>If only there were a robot duster - that's what I'd really like next! Hah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919339 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:00:02 +0000 DesertDreams88 2919339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worth every flipping penny:<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079QYYGF1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079QYYGF1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a></p> <p>Pro: I vaccuum almost never now.<br /> Pro: It runs nightly at 9pm and goes back to the charging station ON ITS OWN.<br /> Pro: It gets so much dust. I had no idea hoe much dust was in our house.....<br /> Pro: I can FEEL the difference on my feet as I walk about barefoot.<br /> Pro: It transitions easily from tile to medium-pile carpet.<br /> Pro: One charge gets most of our house.<br /> Pro: It cleans AROUND toys, not over them or sucking them up. It senses when things are in the way.<br /> Con: It gets stuck on electric cords, that's it. </p> <p>I also have this:<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019OH9898/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019OH9898/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a></p> <p>It is pretty decent. It is probably just as much work/time as swiffering but it doesn't "cut corners" like I do when swiffering. I use the reusable pads and soak them before use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919338 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:59:23 +0000 petitenoisette 2919338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Dyson stick, a roomba and a regular vacuum. Agree with @agold: that the stick is much better for cleaning up immediate messes. The roomba is good for daily maintenance type cleaning though with being home all the time I can’t stand to run it so I moved it upstairs (all hardwood though we have a rug in one room that they roomba can’t handle). Love how it cleans under the bed! </p> <p>If you get dyson stick make sure you get a hardwood model bc if you only have the attachment meant for rugs it doesn’t clean as well and starts to leave streaks eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919336 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:19:33 +0000 jennlin821 2919336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you guys, this was super helpful!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919335 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:02:33 +0000 gotkimchi 2919335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: I started with a basic ECOVACS model based on price. After having that one I knew I wanted one that did mapping and I could auto schedule and that would let me track him if he got lost. I didn’t want roomba cuz I’m cheap. So this time we got an ecovacs deebot 900 and it’s great. My friend who is a brand snob has a roomba and an m6 mopping robot and you can sync those up to run right behind one another </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919334 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:56:31 +0000 hitchhiker 2919334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: I just bought the one Wirecutter recommended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919333 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:54:52 +0000 agold 2919333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jennlin821: I bought mine just before I bought my new house. I bought my roomba at the same time I bought the dyson vaccum. It was a big purchase at the time but I was constantly on my knees wiping up the floor after my toddler ate. I was physically dying. So I really wanted the dyson for ease of use. I cannot ever live without it now. I whip it out even when guests are over. I wanted the roomba to go around upstairs under the beds and stuff. I really need to use it more than I do. I do like to pick up the house - i'm constantly doing it anyways. ETA: I don't remember there being many options for roombas when I bought mine in mid-2018. I have a roomba app on my phone, but I'm not that crazy about using it to learn an app for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919332 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:40:48 +0000 jennlin821 2919332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: @gotkimchi: @hitchhiker: </p> <p>What made you buy the robot that you have? There are now so many options I don't know where to start, along with price ranges from $150-$1000! </p> <p>Ideally, i'd like it to run after we all leave the house in the morning. I think I'd like to get a separate vaccuum and mop and have them run one after the other. I don't expect it for the big messes, this is just for mainenance of dust and debris. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919331 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:11:11 +0000 agold 2919331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hitchhiker: you are funny! so true about inviting people over. And yes, the roomba isn't amazing at picking stuff up. but i am so shocked at what it does pick up because it fills up quickly. I just don't like it for cleaning up the mess under the kitchen table and those areas. I need that stuff cleaned up immediately and I'd die having to wait for the roomba to get around to it. That's why I like the stick vaccum. Its so easy to grab and use a minute here and a minute there. I cannot live without it and I'd ditch everything else just to have a second one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919330 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:55:58 +0000 hitchhiker 2919330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought a roomba (vacuum only), and I am happy that we did. I am the opposite of @agold, in that I LOVE that we have to pick up in order to use it. The look on my kid's face when I told her that the roomba would suck up her Legos if she didn't pick them up off the floor was worth the price. But that's kind of how we roll - sometimes (pre-COVID) we would invite people over just so we were forced to clean up. And as you'll read everywhere, it's not an amazing vacuum, but since we were only vaccuming once a month (yikes!) before, running it daily results in a much tidier floor than we had before. I like that it's running while we do dishes/bedtime, so sweeping the floor is not something we have to worry about after those chores are done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919329 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:54:37 +0000 gotkimchi 2919329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a ecovas robot and love it. We don’t pick up the floors and I just block off the problem areas on the map lol. I’m dying to get a mopping one as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919326 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:45:52 +0000 agold 2919326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have cleaning supplies galore due to my husband's obsession. I have a roomba but I don't like it per se. In order to use it, the entire floor has to be picked up. So, no toys, long dresses hanging in closets, phone cords, anything that can jam the roomba. As long as that doesn't bother you, then sure, its great for reaching under the beds and what not and you don't have to do a thing. I like it to be going and I don't have to monitor it. </p> <p>I personally think that a dyson stick vacuum plus a steam mop would be the best combo you can get. The dyson is used all day, every day. the steam mop is a few times a week. I want a second stick vacuum for the upstairs but can't stomach the cost. I also have bona stick thing and like that for in between the times I use the steam mop. ETA: my house is all wood floors and no pets. The roomba can have a hard time getting up onto some rugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robot-vaccuum-amp-mop#post-2919325 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:40:10 +0000 jennlin821 2919325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have a roomba or other robot vaccuum for their hardwood floors? Bonus if it is a robot mop. </p> <p>A house cleaning service is still not quite in the budget, but a one time large expense of 1-2 gadgets that will save hours of time/energy/arguments might be worth it. </p> <p>My house is 100% hardwood, no pets, and everyone is out of the house during the day. </p> <p>Any input? </p>