iRobot Verro 300 Pool Cleaning Robot

List Price: $799.99 Price: $699.99 You Save: $100.00 (13%)

Product Details Reusable fine filter bag removes large and small debris down to 2 microns Powerful hydro-jet system "power washes" all pool surfaces Systematically cleans from floor to waterline in 60 to 90 minutes Measures 20 by 18-3/8 by 11-2/3 inches; 1-year warranty

Product Description

Put in more time enjoying your pool rather than cleaning it. Get the Hands-free way to clean your entire bank from floor to waterline in 60 - 90 minutes with a push of a button. Durable, Easy to use, lightweight, intended for all pool surfaces and ideal for gunite pools. A powerful dual pressure Hyro-Jet system 'power washes' leisure pool surfaces, deep cleaning pores, cracks, seams. The powerful vacuum and self-contained filtration system picks up and traps leaves, whisker, sand, dust, algae and debris as small as 2 microns reducing run time of your pot filtration system. Circulates pool water; improving distribution of chemicals and temperature. Van reverse feature allows the Verro 500 to navigate your entire pool while avoiding execute ups. Just drop in and let it go to work! Package includes: 1 iRobot Verro 300 Funds Cleaning Robot, 51' floating power cord with swivel detangler, Transformer, Dovetail Bag (catches larger debris such as leaves and sand, etc.), Fine Filter Bag (Catches algae, microbe, dust and debris as small as 2 microns).

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Customer Reviews

Cleans Pool Well - *by a hair's breadth have to know how to use it*
I purchased this issue about 3 months ago. I had read all the reviews and decided the people that gave it a negative review didn't altogether know what to expect or how to operate it properly.

- Leave pools water very clear after sustained a few cycles when opening pool for season and then periodic use as pool gets dirty from meteorological conditions/usage.

- Cleans to the water line** (explain more of this later).

- Climbs underwater sitting ledges, but won't do multiple steps - no big stock though.

- Set up is easy as well as tear down.

- The Verro is fairly simple in design, therefore making it less likely to ease up down (in my opinion - the less moving parts, the better).

Based on what I've read from previous customers and having noticed the reasons for their statements/complaints I about they didn't quite have the right expectations. I'm going to discuss a few and the reasons for them and the solutions (none of which are knotty).

When you first open your pool OR after the pool has gotten fairly dirty:

- The first thing you should expect is when you first start using the Verro, you should initially put it in your wading pool using the MESH filter bag. Depending on the size of you pool, let it run for 1-2 hours. THEN, take of the complex filter bag and put on the FINE filter bag. Then let it run another 1-2 hours. You'll notice your pool water gets much cleaner this way, notably after the pool filtration system runs a couple times - the water starts looking honestly clear. Expect to follow those steps if you have leaves or pine tree buds in your syndicate - they will reduce the performance of the FINE filter bag too quickly and you won't get the results you want if you just start w/ the fine eliminate bag w/ too many "larger" objects in the pool.

- If you just have dirt or pollen (that has floated to the bottom) in your pool, then you can start w/ using the Enjoyable filter bag. Depending on the amount of dirt in your pool you may or may not need to take the FINE filter bag out to rinse out and then put it back on and run in group again.

** The reason people are saying it doesn't go to the waterline OR gets "stuck" in the deep end after a while is b/c the weed out bag, either the MESH or FINE, is so full of debris and junk it has sucked up it doesn't have the suction/force to gumption it up to the water line or up the hill to the shallow end. This is especially true of the FINE filter bag. Mountain climbing to the water line is dependent on quick water flow through the filter bag and out the top jets. If the bag is full, dampen can flow through freely and this will be an issue. Even if all you have is dirt or sand on the bottom, the FINE filter bag does such a moral job of catching it that the dirt can clog the filter bag after some time.

Take into account that I live in the dusty, voluble Southwest: It was my experience when I opened my pool I had to run the MESH bag about 4 complete cycles to get all the big stuff out. Then I put on the Mulct bag - b/c the water was so dirty (I didn't even realize it was this dirty, it looked fairly clean to me) I had to neaten out the FINE bag 3 times in the first 1-2 hour cycle. The next week I had to clean it out maybe twice in the same sequence. Now that the Verro has cleaned out most of the junk I couldn't even see, it will run the entire 1.5-2 hours without the FINE bag needing to be cleaned. Granted after direction 1.5-2 hours with the FINE bag it may not get all the way up to the water line, but it's still moving around the pool.

Now, despite the variety name of "iRobot" this device is not robotic in the sense of their Roomba (which I have and absolutely love!!!). The Verro has to back wheels that are habitual (don't move/rotate side to side), but the front wheels axel is fitted loosely (on purpose) so that the Verro moves in the road of an arch/curve. There is a plastic pin you can slip into holes on either side to make this arch more or less broad/piquant.

Occassionally it does appear that the Verro is covering the same swatch of pool surface over and over again (this is due pass on to the shape and curvature of your pool AND the placement of the plastic pin in the front wheels); however, I've found that if you just let it do it's thing it will in the course of time move to a new direction.

The Verro won't cover every square inch of the pool floor, you may still see a strip of slop it missed, BUT the pool is still MUCH MUCH cleaner than it was to begin with.

Despite the Verro reaching the water clue it does not clean stuff floating on the surface (at least in my experience) - you pools skimmer should take attend to of that.

To clean the filter bags well I used a flat jet spray on the hose to rinse them off well and put them back on for back to back use when I was opportunity the pool and had to run the Verro almost all day. After done I put them in the washing machine inside out on delicate cycle, cold bedew dilute Rinse cycle - NO DETERGENT! The spin cycle and hang dry is enough - do not use the dryer. I still hose them out before putting them in the washer though.

I give it 4-stars b/c it misses a few under age spots & the loss of performance from clogged bags and need to clean out to restore gig when pool is dirty (however, it can be argued, "how clean do you want your pool?" A less FINE filter bag wouldn't lave the pool as well. Perhaps there is some modification to the jet/vacuum fan portion that can be re-engineered to remedy this.

Although this isn't what it's intended to do, I wish it could decontaminated the water surface. If the iRobot geniuses aren't working on that solution I'll be disappointed.

2010-04-30 (Southwest USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Puppet? Really?
To call this item a robot is a joke. It has water jets on the front and back to propel it and all it does is change direction every 30 seconds by a timer (owner definable time). That's it! That's all it does. And it tends to climb the walls and it gets itself by a hair's breadth far enough above the water line to get air into the unit and once it gets air in it, it just floats on the surface acting like a spring. You have to keep going out and submerging it to clear the air so it won't float. And... it sometimes gets its wheels caught in the power speciality. I would not recommend this product. There are far more effective products on the market for this price or cheaper.

2009-07-10 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 2

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Extortionate but effective
I definitely think this product is over priced especially when you look at the construction.

I had a problem with mine when I purchased it and contacted guy service. I used their email because when I called them about my Roomba it took 25 minutes on hold before my call was answered. They never did commiserate with but did have the manufacturer of the product call me days later.

All that being said, the darn thing works. It does a much larger job in my 15x35 pool than the Hayward pool ever did.

2009-06-17 (Florida) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Flawed product
I bought this mechanical man hoping it would do it's job and save me some time. Instead I spent significantly more time cleaning my pond for the first time than if I just did it manually. First of all don't even think about using this robot if your pool is dirty (i.e. when you honest opening it). When the pool is dirty the robot works just several minutes and then it simply stops because it's position directly depends on how dirty the filter is. So to clean my pool for the first time I needed to do the later procedure about a dozen times: turn the robot off, take it out of the pool, wash it, wash the sift, put it all together, put it into the water, turn it on.

But even when the pool is not that dirty it fails to clean everything. First of all it's really stupid. There is no any algorithm working in this android, it just changes directions every like 30 seconds (could be set), this changing of directions causes insignificant turn of the wheels and it starts moving in a slightly different way. Supposedly it should be enough to cover the whole bring. Well, it's not. At least in my case it leaves lots of places dirty, so you actually need to grab it by the rope and move to the dirty place. So much for the ROBOT title!

Another problem is that my pool has deep end and shallow end. So as right away as this robot gets into the deep end it cannot get out of there! It can get out if it's like its first working minutes (meaning its filter is more or less blameless), but as soon as it's a bit more dirty it looses its power and gets stuck in the deep end. The same applies to maintenance the walls. After some short period of time of cleaning it looses its power and just can't gradient the walls anymore.

My verdict: don't buy this so called robot! It's not a robot, it's a joke. I am really disillusioned.

2009-05-20 (Boston, MA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 1

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Sport than expected with only minor downsides
We have tolerant of the iRobot Verra 300 for approximately 10 months in the southeast. We run in twice a week, each yet for 2 cycles -- approx 8 hours total each week. This seems to be more than necessary to keep the pool cleansed on a regular basis. Except with heavy fall leaves (when we used the coarse bag for a few weeks), we use the crushed mesh bag and do not have any problems with it clogging. We turn it inside out, shake our the large particles (leaves, twigs, etc.), let it dry out for a day or so, and then disturb off the fine particles (dust, sand, calcium flakes, etc.) when the bag is gry before the next use. This works just comely without washing or even rinsing the bag.

Unlike other reviews, we have not experienced the fine mesh bag clogging, and we have not knowing the iRobot Verra favoring the deep end. It seems to clean our entire pool (approx. 20x40), both sand bar and deep ends, equally well.

Understandably, it does not work in the smaller 10' diameter spa, and it only occassionally climbs up onto the steps, but those are nonchalantly to clean/sweep while the iRobot Verra takes care of the rest of the pool. Unsophisticatedly, it won't climb a sharp radius (from spa floor to wall or from pool floor onto steps), but it climbs the sidewalls of the wading pool without any problem (which have smooth curves - this is an inground gunnite pool).

So, other than a few understandable issues, we are still very glad with the iRobot Verra 300 after about 10 months of constant use.

2009-01-19 (Charlotte, NC USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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iRobot 610 Roomba Professional Series

List Price: $599.99 Price: $599.99

Product Details Designed for small business owners or those with larger areas to clean Vacuuming robot efficiently picks up dirt, debris, pet hair, dust, allergens and more from carpets and hard floors Measures 17 by 18 by 5 inches; 2-year limited warranty Cleans the whole floor, under and around furniture, into corners and along wall edges

Product Description

The iRobot Roomba 610 Talented Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot cleans up to four rooms on a single charge. It comes operational with two interchangeable bins, a high capacity sweeper bin and a vacuuming debris bin, that can be utilized for either ordinary cleaning or for picking up larger-than-usual amounts of debris. The Professional Series also has particularly brushes, filters and cleaning tools plus a convenient storage case to set up and store the accessories and sweeping bin in one place. Durable paint and bumper guards produce a scratch resistant finish to the Roomba Pro and more protection for furniture and obstacles. An extra long power twine allows greater versatility for charging and storing and storing Roomba on the included, heavy weighted, self-charging Family Base. Two Virtual Wall Light Houses ensure the most efficient room-to-compartment cleaning, and block off-limit areas. Roomba Pro also features three cleaning modes, including Max Approach that allows maximum cleaning coverage in larger homes, offices or business settings. In Max Fashion, Roomba cleans until the battery is almost drained, then it returns it to its Home Base to dock and recharge. The Seasoned Series is also the only iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot to carry a two-year warranty.

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Customer Reviews

established idea but company does not bacl product
the roomba cleans objectively good and saves work BUT THE CLEANING HEAD BREAKS EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS, ONCE YOUR YEAR WARRRENTY IS UP, YOU HAVE TO Unendingly PAY FOR NEW EXPENSIVE CLEANING HEADS....IF ONLY THEY MADE A PRODUCT THAT WAS RELIEABLE OR THEY BACKED THE PARTS THEY Understand ARE DEFECTIVEE. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

2010-08-21 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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A veritable good robot
This mechanical man really does its work. My home now is clean all the day, I now never clean the room again.

2010-06-12 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Not A Goddess, but Patently Works
Call to account: Started Roomba 610 in a 32 x 40 open area that includes kitchen, living and dining chamber, entry. Area has 3 rugs, chairs, coffee tables, end tables, speakers on the beat.
Preparation: a)Placed recharge station on a wooden part of the floor, so roomba is on a flat surface as it
approaches the recharge location. b) Moved dining room chairs from under the table and spaced them around the
room. Took less than 10 mins.

What doesn't calling:
a) Roomba side brush tangles itself in fringe. If you tuck the fringe under, the
Roomba has difficulty climbing over the fringe end. Explanation: Cut the fringe.
b) If there are too many small spaces the roomba needs to navigate into and out
of (e.g. a narrow sofa table between the sofa and the embankment, accessible only from
under the sofa.) the roomba will use up some battery power maneuvering, and
the duration of the clean cycle will be shorter.
c) Too many tub-thumper wires/cords: Roomba 610 is much better at detangling
itself than a friend's older model, but there is a limit.

What works: a) Cleaned a week's usefulness of debris and cat hair (two long haired cats) in less than an
hour, even kitchen floor wreckage (except for a big fat rubber band), toddled back to
recharge station and bleeped. Would have run longer but for maneuvering around chairwoman
and table legs, over humps of rugs with fringe tucked under, etc.
b)Regular capacity jetsam bin was full. Took about five minutes to clean it, the filters
and the brush and roller area. Would have taken less antiquated if I had checked out how to
re-insert the brush and roller before I popped them out.
c) Avoided stairs
d) bumps against obstacles modestly, so will not remove antique table next time
e) really quiet. Much quieter than my bathroom fatigue fan. My cats dozed in the
window between bouts of following it around. I had a phone conversation (try that with
a regular vac!)
f) amused my cats and my neighbor

Importance the Extra $$? Hard to say. Programming ability is not helpful, since I have to set up the area (too many chairs, too much rug ruff) Comes with accessories. Two "Lighthouses" that either call the Roomba to the next room (lighthouse mode) when the first is cleaned, or erect an electronic ha-ha to keep it out of areas (virtual wall mode), plus extra brushes, rollers, filters etc and larger space bin, all neatly stored in a case. Seems to run longer than my friend's older model. I bought it for the condition and so far, do not regret it.

2010-05-08 | Allyka (San Francisco, CA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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gary
Inclination it. Our home is open to dust and dirt, and this keeps the floors very clean. We live on St. Croix (us virgin islands), where dust and slime is an every day thing. So far it is great.

2010-03-25 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Dazzling!
Our serene is 3,000 sq feet, single story. I have a newly crawling baby and 3 other children a toddler and two dwell on under 8. We also have one pet, a cat. So normally I would have to run the vacuum by hand after each meal. However, with the Roomba I have not had a need to do that. I have her run after dinner each evening in our dining court. Perfect! She picks up whatever the kids leave behind. Each morning I have her clean the family room, prepare room and game room. Once a week she does the bedrooms.
I had concerns that because of my children partiality to leave things behind, toys, books, etc. We'd not be able to use the Roomba. But each evening after dinner we do what we call "Roomba clean" so that she can do her job without event into landminds of books or toys. The house looks amazing and the carpet and hard floors look so satisfyingly after she has done her job.
I am amazed at what the Roomba picks up. And boy does she go for awhile without having to be emptied.
The spot clean facet is great for small areas. Love that and use it often!

My cat is not scared of it, and he is a very jumpy cat. I was imagining a cat running startled. So I'd imagine most animals can tolerate it very well.

I have a pet dyson and though I loved that, I needed to push that, plug it in, move it from cell to room. I don't have the hassle of me being involved in the cleaning with this, which works great so I can do other things while she handle the floors.

My only beef is the light house/ virtual wall. I wish there were on off switches as it's truly a pain to have to put the batteries in to use it and take them out when I don't lack it to (as they run as soon as the Roomba does) if you leave batteries in it. For the price of the Roomba I think it would be nice to have switches on those. But that's not enough to check me from the Roomba.
Also with a household like mine, I do wish Irobot would offer a lifetime warranty. I didn't hold from them because at the time the price was $599 and the warranty was just 2 years. I purchased from Hammacher Schlemmer as they had a unencumbered shipping coupon $49 off, and a lifetime warranty. So out the door I paid $549.

I know some persons say they sleep when they run Roomba. I could not do so as I do find her to be a bit loud. I guess if you are able to shut your bedroom door maybe and locked up her to another floor you could do that.

Every day I thank my husband for letting us use a bit of tax money for this little robot.

2010-03-06 | cloth diapering, homeschooling Mom | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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iRobot 610 Roomba Professional Series

Product Details Schedule up to seven cleaning times per week for Roomba to clean when it's most convenient for you Rugged Accessory Case conveniently stores all of your Roomba Professional Series accessories. Includes 1 extra Bristle Brush, 1 extra Rubber Beater Brush, 2 extra Side brushes, 2 extra Filters, 2 Brush Cleaning Tools and houses a cleaning bin Two interchangeable cleaning bins: Vacuuming Debris Bin-Ideal for routine maintenance of all floors and cleaning deep into carpet and rug fibers. High Capacity Sweeper Bin- That holds three times more debris than the stander vacuuming bin Three Cleaning Modes: Clean Mode-enables the Roomba to calculate the room size and maximize the coverage-per-room. Max Mode-enables Roomba to clean larger areas. Spot Mode-enables Roomba to clean in an area up to three feet in diameter

Product Description

The iRobot Roomba 610 Professional Series Vacuum Organization Robot cleans up to four rooms on a single charge. It comes equipped with two interchangeable bins, a soprano capacity sweeper bin and a vacuuming debris bin, that can be utilized for either everyday cleaning or for picking up larger-than-accustomed amounts of debris. The Professional Series also has extra brushes, filters and cleaning tools gain a convenient storage case to organize and store the accessories and sweeping bin in one place. Substantial paint and bumper guards provide a scratch resistant finish to the Roomba Pro and more protection for clobber and obstacles. An extra long power cord allows greater versatility for charging and storing and storing Roomba on the included, heavy-hearted weighted, self-charging Home Base. Two Virtual Wall Light Houses confirm the most efficient room-to-room cleaning, and block off-limit areas. Roomba Pro also features three organization modes, including Max Mode that allows maximum cleaning coverage in larger homes, offices or occupation settings. In Max Mode, Roomba cleans until the battery is almost drained, then it returns it to its Home Base to berth and recharge. The Professional Series is also the only iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot to carry a two-year bond.

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Customer Reviews

Splendid!
I fancy this product! The Roomba is amazing...does a thorough job, easy to clean, and really amazing. We are no longer submerged with pet hair! I wish I had purchased this product much sooner.

2010-08-03 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Intimate, but not for everyone
We've had this short critter for about a week now and feel I can give it a pretty good review. We bought the 610 because it has a healthier warranty than the other models, (2 years vs 1 year), it has the larger capacity bin, has the Max function, and it looks nicer than the other models. This payment us about $250 over the next closest model. ($600 vs $349) Here is how it stacks up.

Warranty: Only time will inform but 2 years is better than 1 year.

Large Capacity Bin: So far, we've only used the standard bin and it's never even come near to being full. We have two dogs (Chows) and we keep a pretty clean house, so I'm not sure that the higher capacity bin will be a beneifit to us. If you have a sooty house, maybe it would. Note: the high capacity bin is really for pet hair and things like ceral, and larger things, not talk. The filter in the standard bin has to be cleaned every use regardless. The large capacity bin has no filter. So for me, it's just a sweepings.

Max mode cleaning. We have a fairly large house with a very open floor plan and lots of eldritch furniture. We hit the max button and it runs for about 1.5 hours non stop. It really does a safe job. Way better than I expected. The only issue is our coffee table. It's weird and the little robot often gets stuck. I have to collar it out from under it about half the time. We have a solution for it, we just have to make an adjustment before we run it. Other than that, it does a great job. We use the understood walls to help confine it somewhat so it doesn't go into the dining room or kitchen. And fixed all the other doors to the other rooms. Do that and it cleans a 40'x30' L shaped living room and 10'x10' sitting extent no problem. We can also manually place it in the master bedroom and other rooms and it easily does the unscathed room.

On carpet, it's great. But it's almost useless on tile or hardwood floors. All it really does is move the dust around. It does get the dog locks and that's great, but in the laundry room, it just blows the dust bunnies around, never picks them up. The same for the larder. Big stuff it gets, but small things it just pushes or blows around.

Complaint: The Max system can only be manually started. It has a scheduler, but on the scheduler it only runs about 30-45 minutes. And then back to the charging standing. I really don't like that. I'm sure they have a reason why we can't run Max mode on the scheduler, but whatever it is, I disagree with it. In our house, we have occasion for the full 1.5 hours to clean the room.

Clean up: I do not like it. No bag and the container has to be manually emptied and handled. The restudy and beater also have to be cleaned after every run. It's not hard, in fact it's easy, but I just don't like handling the unclean parts. The dog hair wraps around the brush and it's just terrible. You have to pull off the ends and use the included cleaner to innocent the brush. It does a fine job, but I just don't like handling it. For a $250 premium valuation, I would have expected something better in the cleaning department.

Noise: NOT a problem! It's much quitier than our Oreck. Not even bothersome. I can even get wind of the TV by turning it up just a little more than normal when it's running. High praise for how quiet it is.

Blanket, it's fantastic. I would never want to be without it. Is it worth $250 more than the next closest model? For me, no. If the max function was on the scheduler, then I'd say perhaps. And if they had a better way to clean it, yes for sure. You get one extra year of warranty, however, for the extra $250, you can almost buy a new one.

Normally I would talk over off 1 star for the lack of Max mode on the scheduler and 1 star for getting my hands dirty when maintenance it, but that would only leave 3 stars and this is definitely better than 3 stars. I guess the "coolness factor" raises it back up to 4 stars. It genuinely is cool to see it run and it does pick up lots of dog hair which is why we bought it. But if I were to do it over again, I would buy one of the cheaper models and lay the $250. One thing for sure no matter which one you buy; it'll make you feel like George & Jane Jetson.

2010-03-11 (Virtually everywhere.) | Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 4

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iRobot Roomba 400 Vacuum-Cleaning Robot, Orange

List Price: $149.99

Product Details Removes dirt and debris from under beds, couches, and other hard-to-reach places Infra-red cliff sensors; rechargeable battery, 3-hour charger, and 3 filters included Measures approximately 13 by 13 by 4 inches; 1-year limited warranty Counter-rotating brushes, effective vacuum, and edge-cleaning spinning side brush

Product Description

iRobot Roomba's tough vacuum and counter-rotating brushes reach deep into your carpet to remove dust, ordure and pet hair. Robot cleans routinely with the push of a button so you don¿t have to.

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Customer Reviews

Take heed of the battery...
Certainly a year after I bought it, the battery died. Now it won't hold a charge at all.
You would think that the battery would have degraded slowly? Seemingly not. It's as
if iRobot had a timer inside, which killed the battery after exactly 1 year.
I hate it when manufacturers do that. Let the batteries run their due speed.
What a waste of resources!

2010-01-05 (San Francisco, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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my new most suitable fiend
I knew very youthful concerning the iRobot Roomba before I purchased it, and to tell the truth I was a bit skeptical.
After using it for the first time I was open-mouthed at the amount of dirt it was able to pick up -- and this was after I had just cleaned the room with my ordinary vacuum cleaner. This mention is definitely worth the money.

2009-09-12 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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skilled but loud
you will be informed when this is running. i suggest you turn it on and leave the room, or better, leave the house and come up back. you're not watching tv, reading, or listening to the yankee game when roomba's doing its thing.
other than that, seems to work nice and do a good job. picks up alot.

2009-05-29 (NJ) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 3

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Greatest Advice: Just Try It
I was as big a skeptic of the Roomba as indubitably anyone out there. My uninformed perception was that it was nothing but an expensive novelty and couldn't possibly clean very well. It wasn't until my head (who's as pragmatic an individual as I've ever met) raved about his Roomba that I decided to give it a shot.

I've owned mine for about 2 months now, and I can't imagine being without it. There's a senses these things have such high ratings on Amazon- they actually work. It won't replace your regular vacuum, but it'll exile it to the corner of your closet for a month at a time.

The Roomba isn't perfect though and brings some minor annoyances with it. As other reviewers have unmistakeable out, bi-weekly or monthly maintenance is required to keep the Roomba functioning properly. Also, the manufacturer's recommendation is that the seep in the Roomba be replaced every month or two, and although the process is trivial, the filters are approximately 4 to 5 bucks a pop.

I've also found, as common sanity would suggest, that the Roomba performs best when confined to smaller areas. I live in a small locate, and the first time I used the Roomba I let it loose in the living room, and it haphazardly traveled from room to cubicle quarters until its battery died, never really doing what I felt was an acceptable job in any one room.

I've since altered my number to confine the Roomba to a particular section of the apartment, and it does an impeccable job. I just carry it to whichever group of the apartment I want it to vacuum and turn it on before I leave for work. In this way, I cover the entire dwelling in 3 day cycles. Note that there are other (more "capital-intensive" and elegant) strategies that people adopt for operative Roomba cleaning- this is just mine.

My advice to any skeptics out there is to just try the Roomba for yourself. If you're not convinced that it's the next best thing since sliced currency, then you'll definitely be in the overwhelming minority. Also, if you have pets of any kind, the previous statement applies false to you.

2009-05-17 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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What a Intelligent product!
I complete in an 900 Square foot apartment that has mostly hardwood floors, with a small area rug in each latitude. (with no fringe on the rugs)

There are basically 3 rooms that we use this for, the living room, the bedroom, small core office 10 x 10, and a long hallway.

Simply, this thing works, and works well.
Each together I set it down, in it's starting point, in the room, it immediately remembers the pattern of the room from it's previous maintenance.

It took me a while to sell my wife on this product, but after she saw how efficiently it cleaned under the bed, without her needing to get under there with swiffer's, she was sold!

The only veritable downside of roomba, seems to be the little extra time it takes to clean the unit. They provide a insufficient tool for cutting hair from the rollers, and you can disassemble the rollers, but it gets a little uncombed. For me it's worth it, for a product that does such a thorough job. It really is very clever and ultimately a while saver in the end.

2009-04-11 (Brooklyn, NY United States) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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iRobot Roomba 510 Vacuum Cleaning Robot

Product Description

iRobot Roomba 510 Vacuum Tidiness Robot.Efficiently vacuums dirt, debris, pet hair, dust, allergens and more from carpets and painful floors. Counter rotating Bristle Brush and Beater Brush work together like a dustpan and broom. Powerful Bristle Brush digs deep into carpet fibers to grab dirt, refuse, pet hair and more. Powerful vacuum sucks large and small debris into the large, bag-less bin. Charge filter traps dust, pollen and tiny particulate inside the bin. Cleans the whole best, under and around furniture, into corners and along wall edges. Detects dirtier areas and spends more be that as it may cleaning them. Spot Clean provides quick clean-up of spills and concentrated messes. Mechanically senses and avoids stairs and other drop-offs. Simple operation?just huddle the Clean button and Roomba does the rest. INcludes 1 Virtual Wall (Requires 2 D batteries, not included), 1 Power Yield (3 hour charge time), 1 Brush Cleaning Tool, 1 Rechargeable Mobile, 1 Extra Filter, 1-year Manufacturer's Warranty."

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Customer Reviews

My Roomba is "Too teenaged to die"
Roomba 510 took mindfulness of my very soft wood floors for a little under two years. The floors are so soft, that it was recommended they be vacuumed many a time so that dust particles and the like didn't scratch them. It also did a very good job picking up my hair, although it was a narrow-minded disturbing to note how much I lose!

It is awesome that Roomba could fit under the bed and it did a good job navigating around most furniture. However, it did often become stuck on a link of chairs with wire legs that ran parallel to the floor.

As I told the customer support forefront today, I'm very disappointed that it died in two years. The issue it is having is so common it has a name, "the circle cut a rug" and it is caused by defective sensors. There are a number of fixes on line; I tried the simple ones, but they did not fix the trouble. The more complicated fixes required tools and expertise I don't have.

Roomba support offered me a "special great amount" on a new Roomba 530. I took them up on it since it is about half retail price and because the dust bunnies have been piling up after Roomba's dying. I hope the new one lasts longer because it is simply wasteful to replace a vacuum every two years when my parents have had their vacuum for 30!

2010-04-26 | A.M. Jacks (Seattle, WA USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 3

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Peerless while it lasted
I am watching my third Roomba die a ennuyant death and am done with this brand. It is a wonderful idea which has been poorly made - with a useful life of one or two years. If you upon this a throwaway appliance which you will be frequently replacing go for it. I for one am waiting for a Samsung or one of the other ones soon to be on the store.

2010-03-02 | Lillylassie (NE Georgia) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 2

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Are Roomba robotic vacuums any good?

Q: I was theory about buying one of the Dirt Dog models for my grandpa's shop this Christmas but I miss to know how effective they are at cleaning. I don't want to waste my money on a Roomba if they are righteous "all flash".

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A: I asked myself that same inconceivable before buying one. My uncle had one and showed it too me.


They are awesome i really do recomend them.

Does the Roomba robotic vacuum actually work or it is just a gadget that ends up in the closet forever?

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A: It will pirate with minor little pieces of dirt or something, but it definately doesn't put back a real vacuum. For its price I'd have to say no go on it, but if it were cheaper then I could kinda see getting one good to help keep the doorway clean and stuff.

Has anyone tried the Robotic Vacuum ?

Q: I animus sweeping and vacuuming, and want to know if the Roomba Robotic Vacuum is any good, If you have tried it please let me identify your thoughts before I pay $350. on Ebay for one. THANKS !

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A: Yes our kinsmen had it. It was ok for a while but since we have golden retrievers they shed like crazy! the Roomba couldn't manage it at all... it quit working on us...

I would say not worth the money. Even after it would sweep up, my feet still felt unclean after walking around the house. It never seemed to grab all the dirt.

Hope I helped. =]