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Leon[_7_]

On 8/5/2017 3:33 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 5 Aug 2017 03:12:54 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

wrote in :

On Sat, 5 Aug 2017 02:44:18 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

Any of you guys use a Roomba (or other robot vacuum cleaner) to keep your shop floor
clean? Just wondering if it works...

Only if the shop floor is clean - - -

OK, I guess maybe I should elaborate. I plan on using a broom to deal with the largest stuff, the
jointer shavings and the sawdust that escapes the dust collector, the handplane shavings, and
so on. I'm wondering how well Roomba would do with the fine dust that escapes my air filter
too, and settles out of the air hours later, or with the stuff that I miss with the broom.
From my experience (short term) with one in the house, I'd say you
will be dissapointed. It will plug the filter in no-time, as well as
fill the tiny dirt cup. Terribly ovepriced toys.

The early ones still had bugs. The first we bought was in 2008 and it
was the top of the lone Roomba, IIRC a 570 series.
I had a lot of trouble with it, especially with the gears in the brush
assembly. iRobot sent me 2 replacement gear boxes and brushes within
the first year. As they came out with newer models I learned that you
could buy the new model parts for the model I had and the unit became
quite useful. It lasted 5 years vacuuming our whole house 5 days a week.
When I replaced it I got a 700 series unit with a $100 discount from
iRobot. It was absolutely trouble free for 4 years. I picked it up to
clean it about 3 months ago and the handle broke. iRobot does not sell
a replacement handle and with a couple of e-mails back and forth they
sent me a brand new replacement. I only had to pay for shipping to
return the broken one.

My wife are extremely happy with the Roombas especially sense the first
two vacuumed our home more than 2,000 times in the past 9 years. And we
have never used our conventional vac, to vacuum the floors, since
getting the first Roomba. We keep it to vac our 9 ceiling fans.