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**Buehler445** · 03-03-2020, 08:47 AM

Seems as though technology has improved enough in this realm to take the plunge on some sort of machine. I know it doesn't eliminate the need to vacuum, but pushing the interval in which I need to vacuum is appealing.

Holy shit there are a lot of options out there. The comparison sites out there aren't a ton of help. As for what I'd be asking it to do, I have a dog, and the main floor of my house is (IIRC) 2400 sq ft. Most of it hard floors but 1 room with carpet. 2 kids worth of mess too.

Obviously I'm going to have to have the toys all picked up and a friend told me sucking up water is fairly catastrophic. I do have a room that has a cord on the floor. I may have to shut the door on that room.

Does anyone have any experience with these machines?

Beef Supreme · 03-03-2020, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

Cats tend to puke in the house...cause well mine our house cats so it can happen.

And even if it rarely happens, if your cat pukes while your at work and it's running or happens to shit outside of the box cause this can happen and the vacuum runs over it..you don't want an accident to turn into something that costs you a lot of money.

Sounds like a good reason to not own a cat.

**Lzen** · 03-03-2020, 10:01 AM

We first got one almost a year ago. It was this model.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Amarey Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Pet Hair, Hard Floor, Carpet

It does a decent job. We have mostly hard wood but the kitchen is tiled and the 3 bedrooms are carpeted. We just close the doors to the bedrooms. It will do carpet but not as well. But it does well on tile and hardwood (or vinyl laminate. We have 3 boxers and while they may be short haired, they shed....a lot. While this may not eliminate vacuuming completely, it sure reduces the need quite a bit.

Also, we moved to a bigger house last Thanksgiving and so we had to buy another robot vacuum for the downstairs. It's a Shark ION (don't remember which model) that we bought for about the same price as the other one on a Black Friday deal. The downstairs is all luxury vinyl laminate type of flooring and the Shark does a decent job of controlling the pet hair.

I haven't paid attention to how long the Shark runs but I know the Amarey will run for something like 1.5 hours straight before needing a charge. As others have mentioned, keep cords up and out of the way.
We only run them either when we're home or if our dogs are put away in a bedroom while we're gone. Not that our dogs poop in the house but it is always possible and we wouldn't want to come home to that horror.

Overall, though, these things are fantastic. My friend, who has a $700 Roomba, tried to tell me that I should buy one of those several hundred dollar Roomba vacuums. Well, that is not necessary. You don't need to buy a super expensive Roomba. The cheaper ones that I have work just fine.

Sorce · 03-03-2020, 10:05 AM

I have this one in my living room. https://www.amazon.com/eufy-BoostIQ-...3251350&sr=8-4

I have an older model in my basement, both run every night. They work great for pet hair, you will need to clean the roller every couple weeks because it will get tangled with longer hair or threads.

Pablo · 03-03-2020, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Beef Supreme

How frequently do your pets shit in the house? Neither of my two dogs have EVER shit in the house. But apparently it's enough of a problem to influence vacuum buying decisions here on CP.

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Sounds like a good reason to not own a cat.

You just cursed yourself. Enjoy coming home to dog shit or puke sometime in the near future.

**Rain Man** · 03-03-2020, 10:17 AM

Don't buy one that's larger than you are, because that's a tragic death just waiting to happen.

Mecca · 03-03-2020, 10:19 AM

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Don't buy one that's larger than you are, because that's a tragic death just waiting to happen.

Also, just because it cleans doesn't mean it replaces women so don't have sex with it.

kepp · 03-03-2020, 10:23 AM

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If you have pets......it will smear cat or dog shit all over the floor everywhere if one of them shits in the house and the vacuum gets to it before you.

Absolutely. We narrowly missed a cat vomit incident last week.

kepp · 03-03-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sorce

I have this one in my living room. https://www.amazon.com/eufy-BoostIQ-...3251350&sr=8-4

I have an older model in my basement, both run every night. They work great for pet hair, you will need to clean the roller every couple weeks because it will get tangled with longer hair or threads.

If you have pets, get the Roomba with the rubber brushes instead of the normal ones.

MagicHef · 03-03-2020, 10:53 AM

I've had 3, a Neato Botvac, a cheap knockoff, and now a Roborock S4. What I've found is that the laser room mapping makes a huge difference in the vacuum's effectiveness. The kind that just bounce off walls aren't worth it, IMO.

Bill Brasky · 03-03-2020, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

I've had 3, a Neato Botvac, a cheap knockoff, and now a Roborock S4. What I've found is that the laser room mapping makes a huge difference in the vacuum's effectiveness. The kind that just bounce off walls aren't worth it, IMO.

This is exactly what I was going to post. You have to buy one with whole floor mapping or it's a waste of money. We found the Roomba i7 on sale for $400, and it's amazing. I can go into the app and create invisible walls on the first floor, and make virtual keep out zones so it avoids the tv cabinet cables. We have a dog and 22 yards of mulch in the backyard, but our floors are always clean now.

I want to get a second one for the second floor of the house.

https://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Roomba.../dp/B07GNRGDKP

**Buehler445** · 03-03-2020, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

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Originally Posted by Mecca

If you have pets......it will smear cat or dog shit all over the floor everywhere if one of them shits in the house and the vacuum gets to it before you.

My dog sheds like a mother****er, but doesn't shit in the house (I'm rolling with the jinx business because he just becomes an insufferable douche when he needs to go out).

dj56dt58 · 03-03-2020, 01:39 PM

We got a shark on sale from target a few months back and love it. Our new house is mostly tile and our dogs shed a lot. Never thought about the dog shit problem but my dogs are always in the kennel when we run it because they are all scared to death of it.

scho63 · 03-03-2020, 01:57 PM

It really is amazing how lazy we have become as human beings. I guess in the future they will even have robots to wipe your ass and clean it for you.

On a side note, why the hell would someone spend $699 or $799 or 899 on a Dyson vacuum cleaner? Are they using to just vacuum or sticking their weiner in their also?

That's crazy shit!

**ptlyon** · 03-03-2020, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

It really is amazing how lazy we have become as human beings. I guess in the future they will even have robots to wipe your ass and clean it for you.

On a side note, why the hell would someone spend $699 or $799 or 899 on a Dyson vacuum cleaner? Are they using to just vacuum or sticking their weiner in their also?

That's crazy shit!

Not enough can be said about penile cleanliness

Beef Supreme · 03-03-2020, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by scho63

It really is amazing how lazy we have become as human beings. I guess in the future they will even have robots to wipe your ass and clean it for you.

On a side note, why the hell would someone spend $699 or $799 or 899 on a Dyson vacuum cleaner? Are they using to just vacuum or sticking their weiner in their also?

That's crazy shit!

I just hire a maid. Haven't stuck my wiener in there.

03-03-2020, 08:47 AM
Buehler445 Supporter Buehler445's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS	Automated Vaccums Seems as though technology has improved enough in this realm to take the plunge on some sort of machine. I know it doesn't eliminate the need to vacuum, but pushing the interval in which I need to vacuum is appealing. Holy shit there are a lot of options out there. The comparison sites out there aren't a ton of help. As for what I'd be asking it to do, I have a dog, and the main floor of my house is (IIRC) 2400 sq ft. Most of it hard floors but 1 room with carpet. 2 kids worth of mess too. Obviously I'm going to have to have the toys all picked up and a friend told me sucking up water is fairly catastrophic. I do have a room that has a cord on the floor. I may have to shut the door on that room. Does anyone have any experience with these machines?
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03-03-2020, 10:01 AM	#17
Lzen Supporter Lzen's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Jan Quadrant Vincent 16	We first got one almost a year ago. It was this model. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Amarey Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Pet Hair, Hard Floor, Carpet It does a decent job. We have mostly hard wood but the kitchen is tiled and the 3 bedrooms are carpeted. We just close the doors to the bedrooms. It will do carpet but not as well. But it does well on tile and hardwood (or vinyl laminate. We have 3 boxers and while they may be short haired, they shed....a lot. While this may not eliminate vacuuming completely, it sure reduces the need quite a bit. Also, we moved to a bigger house last Thanksgiving and so we had to buy another robot vacuum for the downstairs. It's a Shark ION (don't remember which model) that we bought for about the same price as the other one on a Black Friday deal. The downstairs is all luxury vinyl laminate type of flooring and the Shark does a decent job of controlling the pet hair. I haven't paid attention to how long the Shark runs but I know the Amarey will run for something like 1.5 hours straight before needing a charge. As others have mentioned, keep cords up and out of the way. We only run them either when we're home or if our dogs are put away in a bedroom while we're gone. Not that our dogs poop in the house but it is always possible and we wouldn't want to come home to that horror. Overall, though, these things are fantastic. My friend, who has a $700 Roomba, tried to tell me that I should buy one of those several hundred dollar Roomba vacuums. Well, that is not necessary. You don't need to buy a super expensive Roomba. The cheaper ones that I have work just fine.
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Sorce Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO	I have this one in my living room. https://www.amazon.com/eufy-BoostIQ-...3251350&sr=8-4 I have an older model in my basement, both run every night. They work great for pet hair, you will need to clean the roller every couple weeks because it will get tangled with longer hair or threads.
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MagicHef The Seated Villain MagicHef's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle	I've had 3, a Neato Botvac, a cheap knockoff, and now a Roborock S4. What I've found is that the laser room mapping makes a huge difference in the vacuum's effectiveness. The kind that just bounce off walls aren't worth it, IMO.
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dj56dt58 Banned dj56dt58's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Missouri	We got a shark on sale from target a few months back and love it. Our new house is mostly tile and our dogs shed a lot. Never thought about the dog shit problem but my dogs are always in the kennel when we run it because they are all scared to death of it.
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scho63 Politically Incorrect scho63's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ	It really is amazing how lazy we have become as human beings. I guess in the future they will even have robots to wipe your ass and clean it for you. On a side note, why the hell would someone spend $699 or $799 or 899 on a Dyson vacuum cleaner? Are they using to just vacuum or sticking their weiner in their also? That's crazy shit!
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