iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
Customer Review: A longer perspective: After one year, thumbs down for Scooba
Summary: 2 Stars
I loathe and despise mopping. Not only that, it makes my lower back hurt.
So I was excited to buy the Scooba, about a year ago, from a company that offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Here's what I've found over the year.
At first, I loved the Scooba, and it worked well. But then I didn't use it for several months -- not intentionally, but sometimes when things aren't working you just sort of let them go.
When I thought about why I wasn't using my Scooba, here's what I came up with: Scooba doesn't clean the corners, and it takes a long time for me to clean the Scooba, after it cleans the floor. When the Scooba was new, it was very clean and worked well. Now, the Scooba seems to not work as well because it's dirty. I do clean it between uses, but it's not squeaky clean. It leaves dirt streaks and little wet piles of dog hair behind on my floor. Maybe it would work better if I cleaned it more. But, how much time do I really want to spend cleaning the inside of my mop? Battery management is finicky. And my Scooba seems to have lost its ability to realize that it's done. It does not seem to go into "shut down" mode in which it cleans the tanks and insides and then beeps "done." Instead, my year-old Scooba will just keep mopping and mopping forever until it runs out of juice - even in a small room like my 6'x 8' bathroom. As my Scooba gets older it also seems to have a harder time with the modest irregularities in my floor. In short, I have to think way too much about this robot. Scooba is too much management and too much work.
I'm going back to an old-fashioned mop. Simple. Fairly effective. No battery issues. Easy to clean. I've had it with babying Scooba.
Customer Review: Absolutely Worth the Money
Summary: 5 Stars
I have two children (1 and 10 year old boys) and three large dogs (great dane, mastiff, and shar pei), needless to say keeping floors clean is a struggle. I also happen to have an obsession with clean floors.
Every floor in my home is hardwood. I run it twice a day (once per level) and now all of my belongings are no longer covered in dog hair and I can walk around in bare feet without feeling yucky. If it only went up and down steps it would be perfect!
Another bonus side effect is that, when you run it every day, it keeps all that dust and dirt from just floating around your house and clinging to other stuff so I have to clean less often in general.
I suppose if I got out a bucket, sponge and set of knee pads I could do a better job but really who needs that in thier life? I do suggest moving or stacking things like dining room chairs as the scooba'll get all tangled up in the legs and shut off.
The only annoying thing was, when I firtst tried to start it up I kept getting the check tank warning for no apparent reason. However, a quick search on the irobot site gave me a solution to the problem. (you have to use a turky baster to force water through the pump to get it going)
This is the best $300 I ever spent.
Customer Review: Actually works!
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazon's reviews helped me overcome my skepticism and to purchase this product. Despite being a computer programmer, something in my brain resists the notion that a little robot could effectively mop my floors.
I'm happy to report that on my travertine marble floors, the Scooba works very well indeed! It takes a while to do its job and is only slightly less loug than a standard vacuum cleaner, but it manages to cover the entire surface area of the floor in its cycle and when complete, the floors are in fact very clean.
Update: After resurfacing my marble floors, I learned that cleaning solutions are NOT the way to go with polished marble. I now use only water for cleaning and I recommend only water for those of you with marble as well.
Very impressed.
Customer Review: Add me to the list of fans
Summary: 5 Stars
I own two Roombas but I was skeptical about the Scooba. I figured it would be a lot of hassle, kind of like those rental carpet cleaners--with the tanks and all. But, after reading the reviews I decided to give it a try.
WOW! This thing really works! I've run it with both the Chlorx solution and vinegar. Each works well. I could not be more pleased.
Buyers should be aware that it may not work right out of the box. You have to 'prime the pump' prior to the first use. This is not covered in the manual. I had to go to the company's website to find instructions for this process. But, you only have to do it once
Now, my floors sparkle while I do other things!
Customer Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a Scooba after I purchased my Roomba. They both work so well together that not only is my house cleaner but my asthma has went down as well. The Scooba is nothing less than amazing, my wife and I have a concrete kitchen floor and hardwood in the rest of the house. We let the Scooba go non-stop for several days between charging and now that the entire house is clean we run it every 3 days. :) Hands down awesome.