Rumba - robot vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning

[Rita]

Ritawhat is your model?

[Veronik]

Veronik, now the most inexpensive model at rumba is 631. And the battery in it is exactly the same as in the older models, blue. But the selection of a robot for a price can be fraught with disappointment in robotic cleaning, it is worth answering "10 simple questions on the selection of a robot vacuum cleaner for a specific apartment."

[Veronik]

Veronik, I don't remember, some kind of 500th series. He is already six years old.

[Veronik]

Veronik, I don't remember, some kind of 500th series. He is already six years old.

How many batteries did it take?

We wear the second

He is already six years old

This is the term

[Veronik]

Veronik, now the most inexpensive model at rumba is 631. And the battery in it is exactly the same as in the older models, blue. But the selection of a robot for a price can be fraught with disappointment in robotic cleaning, it is worth answering "10 simple questions on the selection of a robot vacuum cleaner for a specific apartment."

I have little choice, in our city the officials only offer 631, 776, 870 and 880. At first I decided that it would be better to take 631, so as not to overpay for unnecessary options. I don't need programming by days of the week, the area of ​​the apartment is 80 sq. m., free - 40 meters, because I don't plan to clean the bathrooms, furniture and wardrobes occupy an area. I don't need a remote control either, I will clean the brush and the hairy one, besides, I read somewhere that the silicone brush is afraid of Lego, and I have two children, Lego can damage the brushes (right?). In general, all the arguments in favor of 631 were, the only thing that confused, like an old model. But! I have a three-ruble note, I need to clean three rooms and a kitchen, plus an entrance hall and a long corridor, from it the entrance to all rooms, the thresholds are almost flat. I plan to do the cleaning while we are walking with the child, my youngest is still small, I'm afraid if he sees such a igruhu, he won't let the robot work normally. You can not clean everything at once, but in parts, close, for example, the living room, and run the robot into small rooms-kitchen-corridor. It turns out that 631 in my apartment can get confused in the rooms and not clean enough? Because there are a lot of them, and I want to clean most of them while we are gone. That is, we need beacons. 631 beacons do not support, if you could buy them separately, it would be ideal. But, as I understood, it is impossible. 776 also does not work with traffic coordinator beacons. Remains 870 and 880, to 880 there are two beacons included. It turns out that only 880 will suit me, or order another model in another city. Or maybe you can put the base, for example, in the corridor, then 631 won't get confused? In general, again I am in doubt.
I found out about the test drive, they do not give robots to our house, you can only order a paid demonstration at home, my uncle will come, show how the robot crawls in my apartment, and take it back, that is, for three days, like in other cities do not leave.

[Veronik]

Veronik, all the same, then you will lock it in the rooms to clean. It seems to me that he will not be able to clean 80 m2 at a time without cleaning. He will need intermediate cleaning.

Here, I found a 780 model with motion coordinator beacons and a hairy brush. Looks like I need it? It is a pity that we do not have it in our city, just order it somewhere, then there may be difficulties with the guarantee, you never know what, to send to another city ... that is still hemorrhoids ...

[Veronik]

Veronik, if they charge a fee for the test, they have to perform a complete cleaning, it seems to me, where you can see if the robot gets confused or not and whether it needs beacons, advise where to place them. And then 35-40 tons. give it back, and then think about where to put the base with the lighthouses. And how he drives, you can look at the point of sale.
It is also possible to organize cleaning 631: close it in the rooms one by one, and the place (where the base is), for example, be the last to clean. But for all the rooms you may not have enough 631 battery at a time, since robots clean up for a long time and carefully (I have a one-room apartment, I divide it into two zones, first a kitchen and a corridor (about an hour), then a room with a base ( also an hour with +) Or you can clean the rooms, alternating cleaning days.
As for Rumba, do not hesitate, the robot is good, the cleaning quality is decent, but which model to choose? Look at the 8th series on the test in your apartment, after all, he has a more powerful battery, and he is smarter, discuss everything with "uncle", ask questions, maybe it will turn out to plan the cleaning in 1 day. If it seems like a hassle with lighthouses, then 631 can be taken and removed in parts and by day.
I think that this is the case with any brand of robot: you must first understand the principle (algorithm) of cleaning in your apartment. And then everything will be simple.
(Just do not forget that he is afraid of water, the floor must be dry). Good luck again, you will make a decision in any case !!!

P.S. While I was writing, there were new messages. I totally agree, we need additional cleaning for high-quality cleaning. And the service at hand is very important, after all, it's not cheap.

[his battery is more powerful]

As for Rumba, do not hesitate, the robot is good, the cleaning quality is decent, but which model to choose? Watch episode 8 on the test in your apartment, after all his battery is more powerful

now the most inexpensive model at rumba is 631. And the battery in it is exactly the same as in the older models, blue.

The 631 has the same battery as the 880.

I have a rumba of some five hundred series and it does an excellent job of cleaning. My assistant is already three years old and now the battery charge was not enough to clean the entire apartment at a time, so they began to clean the rooms, and earlier he cleaned without problems and on one charge ...

In the description for these models, a different cleaning area is indicated, if it does not depend on the battery, then it depends on the algorithm. In any case, one charge will take less than the other on one charge.

The description indicates the cleaning area, that is, the area that the robot will actually clean ... in other words, minus the area occupied by your furniture. Well, the organization of free space in the apartment, of course, also matters.

[Song*]

So I don’t understand if the batteries of the 631 and 880 are the same, due to which the 880 removes almost twice the area?
Song*, how many rooms do you have in the apartment? Wasn't your robot mistaken there when the battery was enough to clean the entire apartment? Or did they clean it up in parts?

My 780 is two years old. My conclusion, the setting for the day was not useful ... It only turns on by accident (either children, or a cat), then at three in the morning it starts to clean up ... still that joy. Lighthouses are a good thing, but more often I do without it, cleaning in the daytime, so I shut it in the room and cleans it up, but I couldn't clean the apartment in stages, I didn't notice that he let it in and out until he cleaned it. In general, it's easier for me to run in the right room. Most often in the kitchen, several times daily. And another main disadvantage, it winds the hair creepy, and the hair is cut with a rubber brush. At first I steamed, changed, often cleaned, now I'm just simpler. I clean the brushes once a week, or even in two ...

So you don't have to overpay for new items ... I'm interested in the reviews of long-haired housewives for 880. He doesn't really wind his hair?

I have the simplest robot of the 500 series. The apartment is 2-room, small, linoleum floor. I clean it up by the room. I took it away, started it up, cleaned it up, stopped, took it, carried it to another room, launched it, etc. I clean the corridor separately, it is long and there is always sand and dirt from the hallway. I clean the rumba after each arrival in the whole apartment, I clean the brushes every time (cats with long hair) and shake out the container without fail. I was happy with the robot, but I changed the brush unit (it broke down at 3 years of age) and bought a new battery.
Sometimes it seems that with my conditions it was possible to buy some Chinese, the one that could be made on the basis of 400 Rumba.Perhaps not right. Didn't see them in real work, only on the internet.

[Ol]

OlHow is the new battery, how long does it last on one charge?

[Song*]

Song*, fine. Cleans the entire apartment in one go. If there is not a lot of pollution, then even the button does not turn yellow, so with green it sits down to charge. Well, if in the kitchen you have to run it several times, then it turns yellow by the end of cleaning. It was so with me as soon as I bought the robot. Conditions have not changed.

Please tell me, is it possible to glue the robot over with self-adhesive insulation tape for the windows on the sides, not completely of course?

[plod7]

plod7, what for?

To prevent spoiling the furniture.

[plod7]

plod7, usually pasted over with a brush from the wardrobes, just do not accidentally glue the translucent window with optical sensors, otherwise the robot will go blind. Maybe it's time to clean the optical sensors under the bumper since the robot started annoying you with collisions with furniture?

No, it's not annoying, it's just a pity for him, because he himself has already been scratched and I don't want to spoil the furniture either. And about the self-adhesive insulation tape, I read somewhere, but I don't remember where, I decided to ask here. I've already glued it. I think there will be nothing from the glue, there is not much of it on the tape.
How do you clean the sensors? I just wipe them when cleaning the vacuum cleaner.

Please tell me, I can't find it anywhere, can I wash the filter from the dust collector?

[plod7]

plod7, you can, only then you need to dry it very well. And, the longer this operation is done, the worse it will cope with its task, therefore it must be changed periodically.

Can I dry it on a battery? Wash with hot or cold water? With soap? And how often to change?

[plod7]

plod7, I washed with a toothbrush. I dried it on a radiator in the bathroom, did not put a cloth folded several times. The battery is hot and there is thin plastic. And to change, see for yourself, just the filter retains the smallest particles of dust, if you do not change it, it will smell like dust in the air when the vacuum cleaner is running.

I don’t want to start a new topic, I’ll ask here, maybe there are those here who had the opportunity to use both rumba and iclebo? Why is rumba better? develop my doubts, I already seem to have decided to take the rumba 880, the latest model, and began to come across information that iclebo is not worse, or even better. In my city, there is nowhere to see them, even visually, not to test them. Maybe someone can answer, compare them? Since the topic about rumba specifically asked the question in a similar way, why is rumba better ??

[alinapressa]

alinapressaYou should answer 10 simple questions on the selection of a vacuum cleaner robot for a specific apartment, because it is very difficult to answer which is better without knowing where the robot will work, because each robot has strengths and weaknesses.
sometimes there are more at home:

[Medtech]

Medtech, Hello. I need your advice / help. I have a 5 series rumba, a 6 series brush module. Recently I noticed that the dust container, where the filter is, is empty. There is dust / debris in the large compartment, but not in the small one, the brushes rotate, I clean regularly. Advise what and where to look, or what to replace, or to carry to the service ... I wonder how much the repair will cost? Rumba is almost 3.5 years old. I got used to it very much. Thank you.

[Selena S]

Selena SThe time has come to replace the trash can with an air tank from the 6xx series with a blue filter, it will be much easier to clean and less debris will settle on the brushes, this is the most effective upgrade of the 5xx series.
Just check your robot with any other garbage can, suddenly the problem is in the robot or check your garbage can by connecting a 3-12V source to the contacts on top of the garbage can, the fan in the garbage can with a working garbage can rotate and blow air.

[Medtech]

Medtech, Thank you very much for your advice. We will check.

[Medtech]

I am reporting. We checked the terminals on the robot and on the dumpster - everything works, we decided to disassemble the waste. the tank is completely cleaned, dust plugs removed. Everything worked !!! Thank you, Medtech, for the tips !!!

[Selena S]

Selena S, but this does not change the desire to replace the trash can with a more advanced design with a blue filter from the 6xx series, you will feel it right away, the rubber comb is ineffective.

[Medtech]

Medtech, do you happen to have a photo of "6 series air van with a blue filter" to represent what you need to look for, ask, or links where you can see / order it?

my head is spinning, help me choose a rumba !!! the initial data are as follows: kopeck piece 65m, laminate flooring in the rooms, kitchen and bathroom - tiles. There are no animals, long-haired - my daughter and I. The apartment is home to 3, my husband and I and the child is 3 years old. There is a carpet in the nursery, and a path in the corridor (I plan to get rid of it altogether). There is not a lot of furniture, that is, the space is free enough for a robot vacuum cleaner. I want a scuba or a braavu to help the rumba, I also can't decide. Help with the choice. Is it worth buying 880, the latest rumba, or for my simple requests, will something simpler / cheaper be enough ??? if yes, please advise which model to pay attention to ?? 620 is too easy ?? any of the 700 series? they don't sell them in our city, on Saturday I'll go to Moscow, and I have to decide on the model as soon as possible. Thank you all in advance. Of course, I did not master the whole topic, but I read the last 20 pages and only got even more confused ...

I bought the same, rumba 880, when I tried to start it from the remote control, I ran into a problem. I inserted the batteries, but it does not work, because one of the 2 batteries, how to explain it, does not hold. Attaching photo! On the sides there are incomprehensible grooves, the function of which is not clear to me, it seems that some detail is missing. I bought it in Moscow, myself from the region, they just don't have to run in to clarify what's the matter ... In the photo I specially put a cardboard box so that it was clear what the distance was, with the lid closed, the second battery clearly dangles. In short, I'm at a loss. In the internet I did not find the remote control "from the inside", who can, please take a look at yourself. The spring does not look broken either, At the end it is figuratively twisted, exactly like another spring! in short, I feel like an idiot, it seems that I always "talked" to the equipment normally, but this remote control confused me ...

[alinapressa]

alinapressa, give a photo of the bottom of the remote control in the battery compartment, so that you can see at the bottom are there any contacts? that's where you have a piece of paper. seemingly there is not enough spring at the bottom.

Where the cardboard is substituted there should be a spring on the contact, but there is none.

There is absolutely nothing on the other hand. What are the options to remedy the situation? Besides, go and change?

[alinapressa]

alinapressa, there should be a spring that connects to the contact pad of the neighboring battery, you need to disassemble the remote control, apparently nothing was set or crooked during assembly. Unscrew the screw, remove the cover and see what can be done there, in any workshop a spring and a contact are taken out of a non-working or old remote control and inserted into this remote control, it takes 10 minutes to find a suitable one, but when paying for money it usually takes time and money ..

[Medtech]

Medtech, You are right, I disassembled the remote control, from the other side it is absolutely empty ... I really did not expect this, they opened it during the check, showed that 2 finger batteries are needed, I would never have thought that this was possible. I will not go to change, the road will rise at the price of a new remote control, not to mention the fact that the whole day will have to be wasted. I'll try the service.

sometimes there are more at home

... that's who's home is clean ...

... that's who's home is clean ...

not a fact, of course, but robotomania is something, having bought myself a rumba + scuba a couple of days ago, now I want another braava and really, really want a trunk-cleaner for windows and tiles. More precisely, even so, the window washer is a vinbot, and for the tiles in the bathroom, and for the mirrors on the wardrobe - a trunk ... I went for a lip-rolling machine ...

rumba + scuba

And tell us about your impressions about scuba, maybe in a specialized topic .... pliz ... otherwise there are few reviews.

[ellanna]

ellanna, I wrote, there will be questions, ask. Rumba also has ambiguous impressions.Vacuuming for a long time, driving chaotically, it is necessary, of course, to deal with the lighthouses and set a cleaning schedule. On the one hand, you can quickly remove it with an ordinary vacuum cleaner, but, oddly enough, the rumba brings much more dust, and most importantly, it does everything by itself! In general, given that she (unlike scuba) can absolutely do everything on her own, nevertheless, a pleasant impression outweighs, at least until ...

[alinapressa]

alinapressaSo this is a robot with random orientation, but its algorithms work, and the quality is excellent.

Today at 2 am, my rumba got out of her lair and went to clean up. Asleep, I just knocked it out, and in the morning I climbed to watch the settings, I did not set the cleaning schedule, and the time too ... In general, I did not understand what it was ??

What was it??

Most likely, either the time is not set correctly, or someone accidentally pressed it. I can either have a cat or children

[ellanna]

ellanna, the fact of the matter is that there is no cat, husband and daughter were asleep, the night is all the same :) and the time is not set at all Until now ...