iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robotic Hard Surface Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robotic Hard Surface Cleaner
Customer Review: Cleans your floors and gives you more TIME!
Summary: 5 Stars
This thing is perfect for people who are just plain busy. Whether it's a career or a family or obligations or who-knows-what, the Scooba puts a few extra hours into your month. For me, I know that when I'm not working I don't want to spend all night or part of a weekend cleaning up the apartment. I figured that since I already had a Roomba doing a great job on my carpets, it was time to complete the robotic job by getting a Scooba for the tile -- so I can relax instead of worry about housecleaning.
Anyway, let's talk about the product. What's particularly cool here is that it's not just a mopper but a vacuumer, too. It gets up all the loose dirt first, then sprays the cleaning solution, then scrubs the floors with its brushes, then sucks up the dirty solution into its tank. That last part is the genius part. Instead of leaving the messy solution on the floor to dry, as a mop would, now you're taking it off the floor completely. The technology is the same as the Roomba in that it bounces off walls and furniture until it covers the entire area -- I have to say it's pretty entertaining to watch this in action. There are "virtual wall" sensors you can set up so it doesn't go beyond the hard surface where it might otherwise try mopping your carpet.
My time is valuable. Between a hectic work schedule and obligations with family and friends, I don't want to spend any more time on housecleaning than I need to. A few hundred bucks to take a few hours out of my month *every month* from here on out? I'd say that's priceless.
Customer Review: Constant problems
Summary: 1 Stars
Evertime I try to use the scooba to mop the floor I spend so much time getting it ready, dealing with error messages, then cleaning up after it, it makes cleaning the floors complicated and much longer than it should. The oldfashioned mop is so much cheaper, easier and quicker to use. I have also had battery problems, which many other people have also had. They have a lot of technical problems they need to work out. If you spend $300 on a product it should work for years, irobot should extend the warranty and stand behind their products. My scooba is going in the trash.Customer Review: Couple of Tidbits
Summary: 4 Stars
I have to admit, the Scooba actually makes it fun to clean the floors. It is a light scrub, but I imagine with time and multiple, more frequent cleanings than you would mopping, it probably would be just as clean in the long run.
I use vinegar which is approved by iRobot in the instructions manual rather than the somewhat sticky Clorox solution they sell at a premium price. It works pretty well, its cheap, readily available, and no worries about chemicals. You just have to get used to the smell when it's wet but, the smell goes away when it becomes dry.
I have the Roomba Scheduler (which comes with a remote control) as well as the Scooba, and the remote control can control the Scooba to steer it to a missed location, steer it out of a wet floor, or out from under the bed or couch if decides to park there at the end of a cycle.
If you are enjoying a Logitech Harmony universal remote, you can select the setting to control your Roomba or Scooba with the Harmony universal remote!
Customer Review: Does not work well on slate floors
Summary: 3 Stars
The scooba was very easy to setup and use. The little machine whirrs its way around the room vacuuming and cleaning. The concept of scooba is a great one. However, there was one problem that made this not the right solution for me.
My kitchen, breakfast room, and foyer all have slate tile floors. The slate tiles have natural grooves in them. There may be a slight change in height (3/16" max) within the tiles and between the tiles. While cleaning, the scooba detected these changes as a barrier and would change course. As a result, it cleaned some areas over and over again while entirely missing other areas.
I tested the scooba on the mosaic tile floor in my bathroom. It worked well in there. Of course, the corners and the area behind the toilet were not cleaned. However, that is to be expected given the size and shape of the device.
Potential buyers should keep in mind that there is still time involved in the set up and take down of the scooba. The dirty water must be emptied, the brush cleaned, and the filter rinsed. It only comes with 1 virtual wall so you will need to create a physical barrier for any additional areas. Users will need to also go and clean the corners of the rooms that were cleaned by the scooba. Regardless, the time spent performing these tasks will be less than if you mopped the floors in a traditional manner.
I gave scooba 3 stars because it does clean well. I would have given it 4 stars had it been able to clean the slate floors as well as it cleaned the mosaic tiles.
Customer Review: Don't buy it if you have Pergo or other laminate floors!
Summary: 1 Stars
Awaited its arrival and was greatly disappointed to read in the manual that it can't be used on Pergo or other laminate flooring.
My whole house is Pergo or laminate flooring! Why don't they list this in the product specs so I would have known before I bought it and had to return it? Good thing I actually read the manual before using!