I've wanted a robot vacuum for a long time, but wasn't ready to make the investment and didn't want to get a cheap one just to have it. I found this one refurbished, so I went for it. It has *changed my life.* Clean floors make the whole place feel cleaner, but it's one of my least favorite cleaning tasks — now I clean my floors twice a week, and my home has honestly never felt cleaner.
It vacuums better than it mops, in my opinion, and it's certainly not designed for huge spills or tough dirt, but it manages long hair and cat fur very well. It has three power settings for the vacuum. The highest is definitely loud, but still a lot quieter than my regular vacuum. On its lowest setting, I occasionally have to check and make sure it's still running because it's so quiet.
I had never used a robot vacuum before, so I had a lot to learn and get used to with this one. The map it makes looks weird in the app, but you can trust that the vacuum knows what its doing. If you watch it while it's working, you'll think it's broken because it looks like it misses dirt and then moves to a different part of the room — but again, just trust it to get the job done, because it will.
I might have missed some instructional material from the packaging because it was refurbished, so it took me a while to figure out how to set it up properly and how to use it right — I didn't realize you have to take the mop pad off if you want it to only vacuum, for example. I had to look up quite a bit but now I feel confident in it.
The on-board dirt bin is pretty small. It always has to go empty the bin when it's about 80% done with my one-bedroom apartment. I don't really mind that, but I do wish the app would tell you what it's doing instead of just "returning to dock." That was very confusing the first couple of times because I thought it was ending the cleaning cycle with one room left to go. Luckily it comes back out and starts right where it left off after it empties the bin.
Likewise, the mop liquid container is small, and I have to refill it mid-mop. Again, I wish it were more communicative about what's happening, but the small containers don't make me drop the rating.
Overall: This is great if you want a robot vacuum with a deep discount. You won't regret the purchase, especially at this price.
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