iRobot Scooba - robot vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning

[Scarecrow]

That's it, you infected me with an idea with a robot vacuum cleaner Or I, in connection with the ongoing repairs and a half-dead vacuum cleaner, infected myself after it.

I'll start with the first-graders' questions, I'm reading the topic now, but in fits and starts:
1. Rumba vacuums, Skumba washes. That is, if you buy Skumba, do you need to do some dry cleaning first? I just have an over-aged dachshund girl with problems with hair and skin - I'm tired of cleaning
2. What models should you pay attention to in a small area - 60 meters of all coatings (laminate, tiles, linoleum and parquet boards)?
3. Which vacuum cleaner is more important for you - dry or wet (after all, someone has both)?
4. Where is it better to buy here or abroad?

Scarecrow,
Natasha, please write the number of Scuba Junior. Since I don't understand this, they are all senior :))))))))

Lenka, scuba junior (230) you hardly need. It is too small and mostly for small kitchens and bathrooms. the most productive, but also rather big in terms of Scuba-senior (385 for me).

1. I don't collect anything in front of Scooby. And even if it is necessary to vacuum, then I think that running with a vacuum cleaner is easier and even more enjoyable, unlike washing floors. True, I vacuum almost every day. I hate crumbs under bare feet. They just enrage. Maybe that's why I don't need to clean up the trash in front of Scooby. I almost never have it. The main garbage is wool and ... crumbs from bread and pastries after children))).
2. I don't know what models you are going to choose there, but there is only one of them on the official website))). Andrey and Zhenya can still see what they have (on their website). It is better not to wash the parquet board. The manufacturer himself advises. I wash the cork, but the cork is not wetted with water, and the parquet board is a board after all. Wash the rest for health.
3. The scrubber is more important to me. I already wrote that vacuuming does not bother me by hand (especially bare floors without carpets and carpets). It's very fast. At Rumba, I immediately see the difference in the quality of cleaning in the 500 series and 700 (I have 780 and 580 like). Seven hundredth due to the aerowak (a new type of garbage container) collects better, especially carpets, its cleaning tactics are more sensible, the sensitivity of sensors of increased pollution is much higher. In order for the five hundredth rumba to blink blue (area of ​​increased pollution), a lot must be poured directly. Seven hundred are more picky, you just look - winks and crawls in the same place in the nursery (there is a klondike for my Zhorik) ...
4. I haven’t bought it abroad, I don’t have the slightest idea. But somehow I am stupid to buy such delicate equipment where I cannot normally apply for a service, if anything. Adventures with robots are not uncommon (I had a wedge wheel on the scuba, I cleaned the tank due to a buggy sensor, then I bought a spare battery, my friend also had something with a wheel at the rumba, drove it to the service ..) and how much I do with abroad communicate? Send it back and forth for two months? I don’t know, Lenk. I would buy here. Maybe not from the officials, but where they give a guarantee and will serve.

Natasha, that's why I bought from the Germans because they give an ordinary guarantee, this is a store. and I also bought it because they have the next scuba after ours was 380 and I took 390

but it will be the same for me to carry it there, here.

Natasha, that's why I bought from the Germans because they give an ordinary guarantee, this is a store. and I also bought it because they have the next scuba after ours was 380 and I took 390

Anh, well, good. They gave you a guarantee. Here's a jammed wheel. Wheel block for replacement, like mine.What's next? Will you send it there? Half a year epic and expenses. Or today I gave it back today and took it back tomorrow. If I had not encountered the service (and three or four more only on scuba and only from this forum) - I would have advocated economy. And I don't even know what is better ...

When I took the scuba 390, the model was not there at all. Now she can and the officials have, did not even look.

But I don’t force it, everyone chooses for himself, especially at Antonovka's Moscow.
they reimburse postage. if you take them to the service they take for a long time, I got the impression that the boys from the service can only do the simplest, change them in blocks a little harder. and then they gave me the same 1 year - if it breaks down in a year, I will take it no matter where I bought it, for a fee.
Well, something like this...

Yes, on e-mail, the mail is not reimbursed here it turns out immediately the repair is paid ...

[Scarecrow]

Scarecrow,
Natasha, it seems to me that the small version is just mine.

for small kitchens and bathrooms

The kitchen is 8.6m, the bathroom before the installation of furniture, cars and booths after the magnifying demolition of the walls was 1.45x1.55m (now it is less, but the machine is not in the bedroom), and the toilet is 0.78x1.20m

I am still interested - what are these "animals" in height? I used to have kitchen furniture, or rather, the legs were covered with a "plinth" in the color of this furniture, then I had to remove them - I wonder, will the vacuum cleaner fit there?

The little one has no rotating brushes. Due to this, it washes worse and does not like garbage at all (a large one can still collect and suck it in). She's just a toy. And due to the lack of rotating brushes, she simply drags the caught debris along. You don't need a little one, trust me. A big scuba will just poke a lot in your small bathroom, well, don't bother, but it will do it properly.

Look at the height on the official website.

.... You don't need a little one, trust me. A big scuba will just poke a lot in your small bathroom, well, don't bother, but it will do it properly.

I also think so, small is like an addition to the big one.

here from the site
Scooba 230

New from iRobot - the Scooba 230 washing robot! Super compact, 16.5 cm in diameter. Ideal for cleaning bathroom and kitchen floors.

STOCK!

When you buy a Scooba 230 you get a Black & Decker car vacuum as a gift.


Price: 11 900 rub.




Photo
video
3D
included
cleaning technology

Description

The choice of cycle depending on the size of the harvested area. Removes up to 97% of bacteria.

Compact, smart design

IAdaptTM adaptive navigation system

3-stage cleaning system

Cleans up to 14 sq. m of surface: tiles, tiles, linoleum or varnished parquet

Specialized cleaning program

Dedicated button for cleaning control

Comfortable handle

Movement limiters


Weight 1.4 kg, dimensions - diameter 16.5, height 9.2 cm
Charging only through the supplied charger from the 220V, 50 / 60Hz network.
The movement limiter is powered by 2 “D” batteries.
1 sachet of detergent is used for 1 tank filling.
You can additionally purchase a detergent in a bottle of 473 ml. It is enough for about 64 tank fillings.
By the way, Natasha, we also have a scuba 390.

[Scarecrow, 14anna08,]

Scarecrow, 14anna08,
Yes, that the little one is quite small And in height they seem to pass through me - it remains only at home to measure this height of the legs
But I'll probably start with a robot for dry cleaning - there is a lot of wool on the floor, but little on the dog
Studying further

[Scarecrow, 14anna08,]

Scarecrow, 14anna08,
Yes, that the little one is quite small And in height they seem to pass through me - it remains only at home to measure this height of the legs
But I'll probably start with a robot for dry cleaning - there is a lot of wool on the floor, but little on the dog
Study further

Scuba Sr. is much shorter. She will definitely get through.

First breakdown in five years, consumables do not count ...
Scuba, my floor, began to bounce, not much, but used to ride smoothly.
Disassembling for cleaning, I saw that the sliding bearing of the brush body had broken.
There is a very thin place, so it broke off, began to bounce on the brush.
I glued on this place, put the reinforcement on the end, it is impossible along the edges, the brush slides along them.

In the picture, this is the place, on the bottom right on the body, the brush has a groove there, it slides along the body.
If it breaks down completely, you will have to buy a set - $ 20, or for $ 30 a hollow set with a filter and wheels ...

[Pakat]

I want to give advice to "scuba". Remember early April Pakat wrote about the need to clean the nozzle in which the rubber tube is inserted? For this purpose, it is very convenient to use a long knitting aluminum crochet hook, bent along a special trajectory:

Why so much torment, if this channel can simply be rinsed with a stream of water. The air just passes there.

By the way, for those who bought a Scuba in the states designed for 110v. I can give the phone number of a person who for 500 rubles. converts your native 110 volt power supply to work with 220. Time - 20 min.

I really want a scrubber that you don't recommend a little one? and if you first start up a dry rumbic, then a small scuba ... Who already uses it?

Probably, it all depends on the area of ​​the room where you are going to wash with a small robot. His, according to reviews, for a dignity. nodes are bought. Or for small rooms.

I really want a scrubber that you don't recommend a little one? and if you first start up a dry rumbic, then a small scuba ... Who already uses it?

I don't recommend a small scuba. There is very little sense from it.

Does anyone know if Scuba can be used on a laminate with warm floors installed? I also want a little scuba for the kitchen, but we made warm floors there. And when they were laid, according to the instructions, it was necessary to put a polyethylene film on top, but we did not have it and we put a non-woven fabric (although it was called waterproofing for something there ...)
Now I'm thinking, will water seep from the scuba under the laminate?

Does anyone know if Scuba can be used on a laminate with warm floors installed?
Now I'm thinking, will water seep from the scuba under the laminate?

How do you usually wash these floors? Doesn't leak? There is no more water from Skuba than from a damp (not very wet!) Mop. She did not spoil my laminate in 4 years.

[dopleta]

dopleta, I do not wash it, but wipe it by hand with a well-wrung cloth. In general, I don’t like mops, you cannot squeeze water out of them properly ..
That's why she asked. I don't even know, probably, I still won't risk it

Good day to all. Firstly, many thanks to all members of the forum, thanks to you, I have a lot of useful helpers. Once again, I am to you for advice, what to choose Scooba 390 or mint? The apartment is 175 squares, there are not many carpets, there is Rumbochka 780 (the most beloved assistant).

Toka is not Mint. Cleans up slowly and sadly.

Toka is not Mint. Cleans up slowly and sadly.

exactly exactly

Thank you, now I also became the owner of scooba390.

[OxiSK]

OxiSK, congratulations on your new assistant! The necessary purchase, let it please and make life easier!

Thank you very much, thanks to the people from this forum, I have so many wonderful helpers. Yesterday, for the first time, we ran the scuba to clean it up, I liked it, only small puddles remained in the field, my husband decided to modify it a little, now we have "SkuboMint". Maybe someone will need an idea: we glued self-adhesive Velcro (like on clothes) onto the belly of the wheels, and a 2-layer microfiber cloth, 20x15cm in size, is perfectly attached to them. I now have a scuba running around the room and wipes off the remaining droplets by itself, without waiting for the beginning of the drying phase.

I now have a scuba running around the room and wipes off the remaining droplets by itself, without waiting for the beginning of the drying phase.

At Skuba, the collection of liquid from the floor occurs immediately, this is not a separate stage. And drying at the end of the work is the drying of the working elements of the robot before switching off.

So now there are no puddles on the floor at all. I love them madly and Rumba and Scuba and Kenwood, as I used to live without them

Three (!!!) new assistants appeared in my house - Scuba (390 and a little scuba) and Rumba 780 - such a family, they made a present for themselves with my husband for the new year. We bought two, gave a small one as a gift, there was such a promotion. We had some incidents: at first the kid refused to wash the floor with water (without detergent), they took it to the service, they said that there was "a slight airing of the pump and now it is fine", brought it home, started it - it works. We start the 390 model without detergent, it does not work, it hums, hums and shows an empty tank. Bli-i-in, why didn’t we just give him: blew, washed, shook, dances with tambourines, etc., all to no avail. Immediately we fill the baby with water and he does the same: hums, hums and gives an error. We call the service, they can't tell us anything, except pump with a pear, restart ... we scolded them, to put it mildly. In short, we gathered our washers in a bag and were going to carry in the trash to the service. And then my husband began to think about what we do not like all people and understood: we poured water from the filter (the best enemy of the good). We tried to pour from the tap and oh, a miracle! both went Conclusion: you need to carefully read the instructions, including that in small print, since it is written: do not use distilled water.
Now only delight: they left the house and started a washer in the kitchen, Rumba in the rest of the rooms, returned after 2.5 hours: perfect cleanliness, freshness and all that. We are very happy

[Oksyusha]

Oksyusha, it's good that everything ended well!
My first communication with Skuba also ended with a service, the robot did not suck water from the floor. So now every scuba launch happens with a sinking heart ..., a residual phenomenon

[Scarecrow]

Hello everybody! I read the forum "from cover to cover." Well ochchen I want Scuba !!! Rumba is (650), I can't get enough of it !!! I hardly persuaded my husband to go to Rumbika (toys that are expensive for us), now I’m convincing him to go to Skuba ...
Having finished reading about little Scuba 230, I was very happy - it seems that the price suits me and the price is half the price ... But still Scarecrow does not advise ...
I want to describe my requests and get advice:
- in terms of area, everything suits me, I have a carpet in two rooms (Rumbik works there), there is a small kitchen, a small room, the corridor is also small and a tiny toilet ... I think the little Scuba should cope with the area ..
- I only have linoleum, I do not need to clean the gaps between the tiles and be afraid to ruin the parquet ...
- it is also important, perhaps, that I have no living creatures, except for three children and a husband, they do not shed much ...
- well, the price of mini Scuba bites me less ...

Based on this, the importance of the washing itself remains ... From here and the question - is the little Scuba much worse washes compared to the big one? How is it shown?

And two more, probably stupid questions:
- the virtual wall from Rumba to Scuba does not fit?
- If you put Skuba on a short-haired carpet, will she not clean?

Thanks in advance!

I trust Chuchelka, so I settled on a big Scuba, I have the same problem - a corridor, a kitchen, a toilet and I'll give it myself. but the corridor and the kitchen ... at least mine every time, or even 2 times a day, why buy, but it will break, a person has and has something to compare with, it's better to dig it .. I think so

[mowgli]

mowgli, also wanted a little Scuba, but did not tempt fate on the advice of Chuchelka.

oh, I decided to take a chance and ordered a little Scuba ...
I read a very detailed report of a human with the same conditions as mine ... I liked it ...
maybe someone is interested
I absolutely do not put Chuchelka's opinion under self-control, it's just that we have different cleaning scales with her ... so I wanted to find out from her exactly about the quality of washing, but she is silent (((
I hope that I'm not completely straight, I made a mistake ...

I just wanted to ask her about the quality of washing

I do not think that the quality of washing a robot depends on its size.
Regular Scuba washes very well: long and efficiently.

Regular Scuba washes very well: long and efficiently.

"normal" meaning big? so I'm interested in how the "little" one, who washes not so long, but 45 minutes, will wash the area up to 20 meters

Yes, ordinary in the sense - not small. And also from my observations - the washing time at Scuba depends on the filling of the container with water. This is without being forced to turn off the button. And if the principle of operation of these robots is the same, then the small one will wash the larger the area, the more water is poured into it. But, of course, not more than the maximum allowable volume Well, how much more charging will be enough.

Well, I still hope that this is also all the same iRobot, and not some kind of Chinese ... But the company is reliable. I still have Rumba only 3-4 months driving and everything is mmm ...

Well, I still have a hope that this is all the same iRobot, and not some kind of Chinese ...

.... iRobot robots are assembled in China .....

.... iRobot robots are assembled in China .....

now almost everything is assembled in China, but iRobot still I think is the best company among robotic vacuum cleaners

I don’t know how anyone, but I really like the little Scuba, for an 11-meter, not the dirtiest kitchen, it’s very suitable. I have a tile in the kitchen, I run it every day, well, or once every two days, after cooking and, in fact, the dinner itself; we raise the chairs, close the door to the kitchen and start it up, after 40 minutes everything is fresh, clean, the floor is smooth, there is no debris. You don't have to think that he will wash you heavily soiled surfaces, collect dog hair or spilled soup, this, of course, will not happen, and do not look at his work, this is not for faint-hearted housewives: to see how a small thing 10 centimeters running around and completely illogical leads the marafet, just let it go and forget about it: he knows his business and will do :-)

I look, and Scuba has fallen in price Only on the official website the choice of vacuum cleaners has decreased

Became the happy owner of Rumba. Now my dream is to get Scooby. I read the whole topic on them, in principle I liked it very much, but it was embarrassing that there was a lot of marriage. Although most of these reviews are from 11-12 years old. Do not tell me, now the situation has changed, maybe new models have come out that break less?

Dear forum users, appeared in the Braava 380 aerobots, a new model that sweeps and washes. Has anyone used it?

[So_snovskaya]

Has anyone used it?

I didn't even know about this ... I wonder if she washes the same way as Panda 320, that is, purely formally? Or really, like Scuba? I'll go and study the information.
So_snovskaya, thanks for the information!

My scuba is half a year old, all this time I was delighted with it, but now there are problems. I'll tell you right away - everything that is written in the instructions for eliminating Dellaa errors does not help ...
In general, about a month ago, he began to periodically show the water compartment icon, although everything was normal - clean water was in place, there was no dirty water. I washed it, soaked all the filters and the top cover ... it didn't help. the only option was to open the lid, start the vacuum cleaner, and close the lid, then it worked. I already then realized that this was not right, but I turned him on to work in this way, because he was washing ...
and now he has added a new glitch - not only is this water icon lit constantly, so when I turn it on, he behaves as if he is confused - it sharply picks up speed, runs somewhere (to the first obstacle), then turns around, drives back and shows that he is stuck.
it is simply impossible to run it normally.

I understand that most likely something is wrong with the sensors ... can it really only be carried for repair now?
maybe someone had something like that?

Yesterday I had to wash the floors with my hands, and I can tell you that with two children and a dog, it’s not so easy ... how I got used to my scuba! what a wonderful assistant he is!
Thanks in advance for your answers!

[Charm]

Charm, if your repair is in Rostov, then don't rely on it too much. The masters are still specialists, they know less than ours about these robots. At least this was the case 2 years ago when I ran into them.So check out a specialized site about these robots, ask questions there.

yeah ... it's very sad ... but if it's under warranty? what to count on? Or does it make sense to immediately write a claim for a return or exchange for a new vacuum cleaner?
and can you correct you send me a link nat this site?

thanks for the answer!

[Charm]

Charm, referring to the site threw in a personal

Hello everyone, I bought a Skuba today for my DR (will be soon). I think, let him wash until the charge sits down, it means he traveled quite a bit, squeaked a little and does not crawl, I think, my lazy Marfusha-Scuba, like rumbik Zhorik, turned it on again. It lit up green, then red and that's it. I put the charge, and there the green light immediately came on. What is his principle? not the same as rumba? on charging from red smoothly turns to green.? Is everything correct with him?

Girls, how does he show you everything7 empty tank, stuck, etc.? I don’t see the screens here. I have 390

and MORE QUESTION: how do you keep Scuba? on the rug? just like that or on a special stand?
I still don't understand, if he washed the floor, then does the drying turn on? and if earlier you need to transfer it to another room, then how? ... I am something in general a complete "zero" without a wand or with a wand, not quite catching up on how to operate it?

Girls and boys, who can answer my questions, otherwise I don’t understand the process of drying and charging, I was confused, I thought he washes and dries right away, but he doesn't? I don't understand, help me figure it out +