Anyone having any experience with those robotic vacuum cleaners?
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
When to buy one and when not.
I didn't buy her she was free.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What's the usual problems?
She doesn't listen. She's unpredictable. Prone to malfunction once a month.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What brand/model and why?
She could be a model I'll give her that and she likes all the designer brands.
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A while ago I've researched, and decided against. Price does matter, notable differences in mechanical quality and durability, and pathfinding, number of sensors etc. Even for the good ones, a common theme is massive excitement in the first week, and disappointment after ca. half a year. A cautionary user story: dog shits carpet, roomba does its round, dog shit distributed in the entire apartment. (With my ex-cat, that would have been a real problem because of her barfing habit.)
peterchen wrote:
my ex-cat
peterchen wrote:
her barfing habit
Related points?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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peterchen wrote:
my ex-cat
peterchen wrote:
her barfing habit
Related points?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
In a way, yes. She'd always had food processing problems, it got worse with the usual kidney problems, had to put her to sleep.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Umm, I have to dissassemble a friends Roomba when it got in to the cabel corner and ate a SCART lead. So cool for a while just don't expect it to lift anything more than dust, crumbs & the odd peanut, set the limits short.
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Umm, I have to dissassemble a friends Roomba when it got in to the cabel corner and ate a SCART lead. So cool for a while just don't expect it to lift anything more than dust, crumbs & the odd peanut, set the limits short.
glennPattonWork wrote:
don't expect it to lift anything more than dust, crumbs & the odd peanut, set the limits short.
glennPattonWork wrote:
and ate a SCART lead.
:confused:
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
I got the standard model from Stepford.
Nihil obstat
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glennPattonWork wrote:
don't expect it to lift anything more than dust, crumbs & the odd peanut, set the limits short.
glennPattonWork wrote:
and ate a SCART lead.
:confused:
So was I, the darned thing thought cool only seemed to have enough grunt to pick up dust, then its picked up and ate (well chewed) a SCART lead.....
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
I got a Roomba about 5-6 years ago. One poster mentioned that you're excited for a week and then meh after 6 months. That pretty much sums it up. We loved it at first, but it was actually more of a hassle to get it working correctly/cleaning it out than to just vacuum once a week.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
When to buy one and when not.
When the wife wants one.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What's the usual problems?
The wife not reading the manual.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What brand/model and why?
The pink/blue/white one. Whichever is the wife's favourite colour. Hope this helps. :-D I have heard good things, from the wife, about the Roomba[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Post of the day cadidate... :)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
My wife came home with a Roomba a couple of years ago. Cool little thing when it gets used. Problem is, in my house, I can't remember the last time it got used.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
I plan on getting a maid. The robotic cleaners can't do dishes or windows that well and scare my dog.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Sy Borg?
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
I'd be concerned that they're not advanced enough to respect the three laws.
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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I plan on getting a maid. The robotic cleaners can't do dishes or windows that well and scare my dog.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost "All users always want Excel" --Ennis Lynch
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Why not use the conventional products? The exercise will do no harm. :)
"I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).
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When to buy one and when not. What's the usual problems? What brand/model and why? And so on. <edit> There seems to be some agreement among the more serious posts, and I have decided to follow suit with Peterchen. Mrs. Wife will get another birthday present. </edit>
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Anyone having any experience with those robotic vacuum cleaners? Mine is great. For best performance he runs off Newcastle Brown Ale and Black Pudding, but Guinness and Pork Pies will due if required.
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
What's the usual problems?
Hmm, I find it best not to over fill him (especially with Brown Ale). It does take a lot to over fill that particular model but if you do ... the mess is worse than you started with and it's impossible to make him stand upright! :rolleyes:
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My wife came home with a Roomba a couple of years ago. Cool little thing when it gets used. Problem is, in my house, I can't remember the last time it got used.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
Marcus Kramer wrote:
I can't remember
So you probably forgot to take your memory loss medication, too.