Rumba - robot vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning

I report, my package has arrived with a new battery for Rumbik. I replaced it, and now everything is in order, cleans the entire apartment and returns to the base, previously it worked for 20 minutes and required charging.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in the instructions for the battery it was written that you do not need to keep charging for any day, just the maximum charge of the batteries will be after 4-5 charging cycles and full discharge. Which I did. I let him work three times before discharge, and then night had already come. Now it just works every day on schedule.
Yes, the new battery cost 1200 rubles. together with delivery from America. I thought it was expensive, but I saw the official price of 3650 rubles on the website. and was glad again.

then it is more profitable to buy a battery in America!
YOU bought a new one for 1200? is it with delivery?
if possible, a link!

What is your link? A robot or a battery? I bought both on e-bay, in the search bar type roomba and you will be lucky.
The only negative is that you will not have a guarantee, you buy at your own peril and risk. They send it now 2 weeks after payment to Moscow, it took 1.5 months for the New Year. I myself think that it is not a complicated thing, all parts and spare parts are sold, I think it is unnecessary to pay twice as much. For friends, in August I bought a Roomba 560 and Scooba 380 in one package, it cost $ 830 + $ 110 shipping - only $ 940.
I bought my Rumbika in February, it cost $ 403 with delivery, and the battery cost $ 40 with delivery again to Moscow.
Go for it, if you still have any questions, no problem.

Yes, a new battery came, in a sealed box, it is not an i-robot, but some other company, but it is written that for Rumbiks of the 500 series. The seller was top-notch, I only buy from such

And I found a battery for Rumba on Avito for 2200. Now I'm thinking - here to buy or order abroad ...

Guys, congratulate me! I became the proud owner of two assistants, Rumba and Scuba. My husband made me a present! We bought in aerobot (on the advice of the members of the forum, by the way, thank you very much to everyone) rumba 780 is the last seventh generation. We arrived at the store on Leninsky, and there the sales of the 780 model just started. The service is great. They also gave us a KRUPS coffee machine (Dolce Gusto) And some micro robots for the children, in general, they were delighted! We will test!

Very much congratulations !! I am so happy for you, as if they bought me new "toys" ...

Chuchelka, thank you for the joy with me. She pulled her rumba out of the box, turned away for a second, and my youngest had already pressed the CLEAN button, it turned green and the window did not turn off with it, put it on the base to charge, she blinked an orange battery for an hour and a half (then the battery began to burn green) ... Now it continues to stand at the base and burn green, so I think is it right? And should the CLEAN button always be lit? And (maybe I'm a bit stupid) I don't understand in any way, before starting work, remove the rumba from the base or does it slide off the base by itself?

1. Wedge button is always on. Only in different colors.
2. It doesn’t get off the base itself (maybe it’s possible somehow with the remote control, but I don’t know) ... They took the handle, dragged it off, pressed the Wedge button and forward.
3. In the first launches, an educational program can go instead of sending to the base. The educational program will then disappear.
4. The seventh generation ... the seventh generation ... and I have the fifth ... um ... (grumpy, grumpy).

Hairpin, thanks for the answer! Little by little I begin to deal with it myself (and the scuba is still waiting in the box!) And I got off the base myself, and when, after cleaning in the dining room and kitchen, I wanted to remove it from the base and take it to another room, something very indignant babbled (I haven't put my tongue out yet)! Well, in general I'm happy, such a cool little thing! Climbs everywhere, especially she didn't like some corner, so she ran there ten times! Tomorrow is the scuba challenge!

By the way, what I would like to note is that she never cut one piece from me. It is a piece between the wall and the base of 60 centimeters.I called the store and said that this base does not allow the rumba to crawl onto it ahead of time. So now I'm thinking about what to do in this case: if after turning on the base, how will it return to it at the end of cleaning? Or wait until she tama gets out and put her (base) back in place? But, to be honest, I would not want to interfere with this process at all!

Well, my infectious YOU, I've read you
As a result, I now have Rumbik 564. Today they brought
On the remnants of the charge, I drove Zhuzhu across the living room 29 squares and a small appendix in front of the bathroom two squares ... With the result, mildly speaking, I am satisfied.
I took the food to the base. Tomorrow - full tests, on all 2 floors

One inconsistency: she immediately nicknamed Kuzey, and then enta Kuzya asked me to devour in a normal female voice. So far, it has been renamed to Juju. But it didn’t fit in ... Who has what options?

2. It doesn’t get off the base itself (maybe it’s possible somehow with the remote control, but I don’t know) ... They took the handle, dragged it off, pressed the Wedge button and forward.

Ie, how does it not come off? stands at the base. you press CLEAN and he himself gets off the base and cleans the room, then returns to the base ... I have the 532nd, you don't need to drag it anywhere

It's strange, I have 531 and I also don't need to take it anywhere from the base. Pressed the button and she drove
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By the way, what I would like to note is that she never cut one piece from me. This is a piece between the wall and the base of 60 centimeters. I called the store and said that this base does not allow the rumba to crawl onto it ahead of time. So now I'm thinking about what to do in this case: if after turning on the base, how will it return to it at the end of cleaning? Or wait until she tama gets out and put her (base) back in place? But, to be honest, I would not want to interfere with this process at all!

And near the base it cleans everything perfectly, there are no 60 cm uncleared near the base. She and the pony will crawl several times.

Oh, I'm outrageously happy! I walk around, minding my own business, children, and she crawls to herself quietly and collects dust! Although, of course, I expected more from the scuba (((I have a first floor in a ceramic granite tile, it is all shiny, so I thought that the scuba would rub it without streaks) (divorces are my scourge, I have them with two mops and a housekeeper, and they are dogs like that, they don't go anywhere (((), but it was not there ... the breeders remain (((We can dry out quickly and it does not sprinkle water to collect (I have warm floors)

[Irina F]

Irina F, I also have a polished porcelain stoneware floor, warm, a steam cleaner (nozzle for mopping) does an excellent job with stains, And I keep thinking about Scuba ...

I have no stains on porcelain stoneware after Scuba!

I have no stains on the porcelain stoneware after Scuba!

and what causes divorce? clarify please.
What color of porcelain stoneware do you have?

and what causes divorce? clarify please.

This question should be asked to the person who has them. What kind of detergent is added to the water?

and what causes divorce? clarify please.
What color of porcelain stoneware do you have?

I have as many as three colors in different rooms, from sandy to dark-dark gray, almost black, but there have never been any stains. First I used the attached tool, then "Dr. Propper".

Alternatively, there may be a problem with the water quality. Maybe try to pour from the filter? or boiled, or settled?

Alternatively, there may be a problem with the water quality.

Right! After all, in St. Petersburg the water is very, even too soft.

Tell me which Rumba to look after ... the area is about 150m ... 2 cats, a shepherd dog (spends the night in the hallway), sometimes a mongrel entering ... and of course a family, as you understand wool-wool wool ...

Alternatively, there may be a problem with the water quality. Maybe try to pour from the filter? or boiled, or settled?

boiled cannot be poured ... and distilled ...

I have as many as three colors in different rooms, from sandy to dark-dark gray, almost black, but there have never been any stains. First I used the attached tool, then "Dr. Propper".

1. about the color.
did you have any problems when your dog was a puppy?
i.e. are the puddles clearly visible?
do not the paws slip - is it bad for the joints and ligaments when the paws move apart on a slippery floor ...?

Are you sure about "Dr. Propper"? because the instructions are either a remedy or vinegar.

1. about the color.
did you have any problems when your dog was a puppy?
i.e. are the puddles clearly visible?
do not the paws slip - is it bad for the joints and ligaments when the paws move apart on a slippery floor ...?

Are you sure about "Dr. Propper"? because the instructions are either a remedy or vinegar.

1. My dog ​​was a puppy 8 years ago, then I had neither Scuba nor porcelain stoneware.
2. Paws do not slip; I don't have this tile in the rooms where the dog is often.
3. The "Doctor Propper" tool (and vinegar, although it is written about it in the instructions) was advised to us by a professional, a robot specialist, who, unfortunately, has not appeared on the site for a long time, Ldeath.

1. My dog ​​was a puppy 8 years ago,

aaa .... well, tada hello to grandfather from Chita's granddaughter!

3. The "Doctor Propper" tool (and vinegar, although it is written about it in the instructions) was advised to us by a professional, a robot specialist, who, unfortunately, has not appeared on the site for a long time, Ldeath.

in that case, can you tell us more about the tool? and, if possible with pictures. otherwise I understand proppers the same way as in step-down transformers ...

Tell me which Rumba to look after ... the area is about 150m ... 2 cats, a shepherd dog (spends the night in the hallway), sometimes a mongrel entering ... and of course a family, as you understand wool-wool wool ...

I have 170 squares, one dog in the house, a daughter with hair to the waist, I'm not bald, and my husband too
We took the 564th. Happy like elephants

so they said in the service center during the testing of the scuba.

I called my sister and asked her friend to clarify a similar problem. People have an entire apartment of 130 squares in black glossy porcelain stoneware (the design and its cooling). There were always problems with "divorces". We bought a scuba - the same problems. Well, it occurred to the hostess to pour in filtered drinking water. There are no more problems. Although our water is rather hard.
Py. Sy. although about scuba, it is probably better to move to a neighboring Temka

can you tell us more about the tool? and, if possible with pictures.

You can even not with photos, but with videos, and you will immediately remember. And I made a reservation, not "doctor", but "mister":



I use the universal floor cleaner.

senx

just in case, I will ask, but did the specialist advise you anything to wash the compartment with dirty water?

Why add something else there? The water is already with the detergent; it is enough to rinse it thoroughly several times.

Friends, good evening everyone! I have floors - chocolate-colored porcelain stoneware, I poured the agent that came with it in the kit into the scuba ... I used it only twice (I ALWAYS HAVE A NEW TECHNIQUE HARD, although I have a full house :)).
Rumba I have 780 recommended to me to sell it when buying, for our 130 sq m, but for some reason it is still not enough, somewhere in the middle of cleaning it begins to puff, barely crawl and look for a base. I’m thinking, maybe this is due to the fact that I have a complex geometry of the premises - an entrance hall, a corridor, a hall, a dining room, a kitchen ... And this is all without doors - can she wander around the same place several times?
In general, the rumba behaves rather strangely, sometimes it creeps a little and turns off, well, like she cleaned everything, I'll look at the garbage, it's still full and pretty quickly discharged, but I have it only for two weeks (((
It's even more difficult with a scuba, I can't understand how it works. If there is a large area, then it is necessary, somehow, to limit it (area), otherwise the scuba begins to crawl everywhere, much more is not enough, and, in the end, I did not really wash (((In general, I had high hopes for the scuba, honestly a little disappointed, speaking ...

I suggest that the problems of Rumba and Scuba should be divided by topic.
Well, about Rumba, I have a total area of ​​maybe 50 meters, but there is not enough charging even for one floor. There is such a thing. Depends on the number of obstacles on the way.Well, for example, I have a living room of 30 squares, if I remove hanging floor candelabra, coffee tables, etc. the time is reduced significantly. The same bathroom: 11.5 square meters, removed the rugs, put the basket on the chair, removed the bucket and the floor holder for the brush - half an hour, no more, and then my mop with a terry cloth - nothing on it! I don't clog the drains, I can rinse them in the sink ...
In general, I can do without recharging, but I clean the container, because it's a very woolen dog and my house, we rush to the street and back permanently ...

Friends, good evening everyone! I have floors - chocolate-colored porcelain stoneware, I poured the agent that came with it in the kit into the scuba ... I used it only twice (I ALWAYS HAVE A NEW TECHNIQUE HARD, although I have a full house :)).
Rumba I have 780 recommended to me to sell it when buying, for our 130 sq m, but for some reason it is still not enough, somewhere in the middle of cleaning it begins to puff, barely crawl and look for a base. I’m thinking, maybe this is due to the fact that I have a complex geometry of the premises - an entrance hall, a corridor, a hall, a dining room, a kitchen ... And this is all without doors - can she wander around the same place several times?
In general, the rumba behaves rather strangely, sometimes it creeps a little and turns off, well, like she cleaned everything, I'll look at the garbage, it's still full and pretty quickly discharged, but I have it only for two weeks (((
It's even more difficult with a scuba, I can't understand how it works. If there is a large area, then it is necessary, somehow, to limit it (area), otherwise the scuba begins to crawl everywhere, much more is not enough, and, in the end, I did not really wash (((In general, I had high hopes for the scuba, honestly a little disappointed, speaking ...

Indeed, with complex geometry, these girls rush about and do not clean very well. It is not for nothing that limiters are sold to them. We clean up the rooms, and I try to clean different chairs, etc. So it's cleaner and faster, respectively, and recharging is enough for a large area. I talked about this at the service center (strange, but it turned out to be true)

AAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!! We need more limiters for rumba and scuba))). I have an area of ​​130 sq m only on the first floor ... And I also close the rooms and let them in there one by one))). Thank you all for the advice, now I will think over a cleaning plan

Probably, once again it will not hurt to remind you that you need to sweep before Skuba !!! especially when the dog's hair !!!

Hello dear girls and boys.
I want to buy a Rumba. Very very. I read everything on our site and climbed the site with a repair to which they gave a link. I am all in doubt. I found a website in Tula and it seems that you can go there to see. But I want to understand what I want. Oh how!
In general, I would like to be cheaper, but not so that the miser pays twice. There is Rumba 521 and there is 531. The rest are too expensive. The task for the cleaner: 44 sq. M. total pl. sq. In the presence of a dog English Cocker Spaniel (wool flies, ears are long on the floor dragging), short-haired cat, a child of 14 years old and me. All are listed in order of waste production. Although the cat and the child can be swapped. I am always at home and close it in the room, and then remove it is not a problem. If it gets stuck somewhere, I will block it with something. The floor is linoleum.
But the wool !!! .....
Something was written about the replaceability of brushes. But these models are new or what? I have not seen about them. Is it possible to buy the cheapest model 521 and buy all that is needed (and what is needed ??). Or do not huddle and buy with extra. components immediately?
Nice little girls, help me decide. I really, really need this thing. because I have been ill for a very long time and the last 3 years are not at all good. And the same child from 12 years old cleans the house. And once every 2 months. parents come (and they are 70 years old) and generals of the apartment. I'm not complaining about it, but explaining that I really need it. And there is not much money, but I will find it. Because right. I was already seriously considering who to agree with so that at least once a week they would come and clean the floor properly.

Lyrical digression. Thank you very much girls! THANK YOU!!! : rose: I've been on the site since mid-summer. Straight the second wind opened. I have already read a lot. And she laughed. I bought a bread maker. We don't buy bread. This is what I can. And I tried many recipes. And she entered the fairy club. It is difficult to clean the floor, and no one freed from the rest.
In general, thank you that you are so friendly and do not refuse to help anyone. I'm glad that I'm with you.

[Chamomile1]

Chamomile1 , Hello.

I would recommend you the 521 model.
In terms of the cleaning area, it is the same as the 531st, and the movement limiter will appear later when you decide to buy a Scuba. The stopper comes with a scooter and fits Rumba.
No additional brushes are needed. All animal hair is perfectly cleaned with a standard set of brushes. If app. parts can be bought in Tula, it makes no sense to buy them in reserve.
I would also advise you to buy Rumba in Moscow, here in this store 🔗 ... Only not in a company store on Leninsky Prospekt, but on Ryabinovaya Street. Immediately after the purchase, you can go to the service center and ask the service technician to test the robot. He will check the battery and wheel motors. At the same time, ask him to tell and show what and how the daily care of Rumba is. This is especially true if you have long hair on the floor!
If spare parts are not on sale in Tula, buy a set of spare brushes immediately.
For the future ... Scuba washes linoleum well if there are no waves and swellings on it.

and further...

I've been on the site since the middle of summer

then it's time for you to look closely at the multicooker ...
pay attention to this one -
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...=147299.new;topicseen#new
it's just some kind of holiday ...

Thank you for quick answer.
Concerning Moscow. Thanks for the recommendation, but this is not acceptable to me. It's a problem for me to get to Tula, but I haven't been to Moscow for 25 years. Although the drive is close. So only in our city or via the Internet with delivery.
In addition to the price, I am stopped by the consumption of electricity in buying electrical appliances. I almost have a new gas stove with a normal but good oven. And I cook a lot in the oven. I bake everything. I even cook rice milk porridge in pots in the oven. The cooking time does not bother me. I'm always at home. And the reduction in labor costs (no need to interfere, stand side by side, etc.) pleases. Therefore, while I am thinking. But I want a potato chip. We love potatoes, but I can't peel a lot. He brings his hands together. And sometimes I can't at all. So we have potatoes on holidays.
But thanks for the advice.

[Chamomile1!]

Chamomile1!

Wow, how many good words I dashed off! We love these people here ...

Well, I am reporting.

1. Everybody loves Rumba. For so many years he has become almost a member of our family. I alone clean the brushes. And so - one of the most useful purchases was;
2. I consider the programming element unnecessary;
3. Base ... Well, if it's hard to stick a wire into the socket, then you need it. Otherwise, you can save on it;
4. Virtual walls. See clause 3;
5. Brushes. I took immediately with the spare. I had to take with two spare. We have some brushes in Rumba, and a second pair in the closet. They start Rumba without me when he starts clicking brushes - they change the brushes, and then again. Well, then I clean them out. There are three types of brushes. Those that are like a comb are definitely needed in larger quantities. The rest can be saved.
6. Battery. Mine is already dying. Half an hour later crawls to the base.

I do not want to offend my Scuba (there is the third generation), but the fifth generation Rumb is several orders of magnitude higher in brains. Well, there the sensors are not buggy, and so on.

Chamomile1! I answered your question?

This vacuum cleaner perfectly collects hair, fine debris and surface dust from carpets - just remember to clean the brushes. But it does not suck out dust from the depths, so the carpets periodically need to be either knocked out or vacuumed with an ordinary vacuum cleaner, otherwise they begin to smell like dust.

My kids complain that "Rumbik" does not collect feline-dog hair from the tile, it blows it to the sides ... Carpets - perfectly cleans, but with a smooth floor, something they do not work out .... Maybe he lacks Skubik?

... cat-dog hair ... blows to the sides ...

let's try to clarify what's going on ...!?

No air blowing out of Rumba (or is it directed vertically?) - this option is excluded!
on paddle brushes, air is drawn in ...
The only thing I noticed is that the "triangular outer" brush creates a stream that can push dust like fluff away from the vacuum cleaner. and when the fluff is to the right of the brush.
And how are you?
but my short coat does not swell from the dog.
but not all are going. because in the Scuba launched after Rumba, some small amount of hairs gathers ...
It seems to me that there is no problem, everything is within the permissible norm ...

p.s. maybe these hairs are already "fresh", so to speak ...

there is no blowing, but there are three brushes that spin and scatter everything that lies badly on the carpet does not fly far, but on a smooth floor ...

I have both a smooth floor and tiles. And dogs-cats (2! Fluffy!). Nothing is sprayed. Another problem is that the wool on the wheels accumulates in lumps.

["triangular external" brush "]

... three brushes that spin and scatter ...

I named these brushes "triangular external" brush "
short hair (boxing) does not fly away from it.
and loose dust and fluff will fly off if it is from the brush to the right. I have it like this ...

the wool on the wheels accumulates in lumps.

Since we have touched upon the issue of leaving, let me remind myself of the need for a "general" cleaning of Rumba.

I removed the brush with three brushes and unscrewed the bottom, there are places where dust gets and accumulates.
and if the rotation of the brushes has ceased to be sliding, then they must also be disassembled. there is such a little thing removed, a cat. provides rotation, I got dust under it. and then I washed and dried the brushes.

Spray nothing

Doblet, this is because your dust does not have time to go astray into a "nebula"

Well, my kids run Rumbika every day too, so there shouldn't be any deposits of wool from the "tailed" ones, maybe additional settings are needed? Or is there no such thing? I didn’t see my Rumbika. He, like Filya's cat, settled in the house without me ...

I have Rumba for the third day !!!!
Naturally, while it's all over again, I watch him with great interest, lying on the bed So, I also noticed that from him the cat's hair, which, like fluff, scatters to the sides, but then on the next passes he still collected everything, so I'm happy for now. By the way, I have a model that is Pet, type adapted for wool and other pleasures of pets

I also have a model with this function ... But, Skubik, apparently, will also be needed ... Rubik fell in love, now he is also a member of the family ... A hard worker, puffs, sniffs, collects garbage. Children say that he is funny and "cool" ...

Andrey, what is the difference between expensive models and the simplest ones? A fundamental difference? Doesn't clean it so carefully or it's all about extra. attachments, bases, programmability? Are these functions necessary for simple use, when you can monitor the operation of a robot vacuum cleaner at home?

Andrey, hello! I used the 505 model for a year and a half, it made me very happy, but now it seems that the battery is dead, in the company store they advised to take the vacuum cleaner to the service center for a "flashing", and after this procedure change the battery. Is it possible to do without this procedure?

Andrey, thanks for the quick response

I apologize for the poor quality of the photo, I shot it on my phone, the reverse side is not readable at all, so I will write off the words:

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The flashing was offered when I came to buy a battery (Leninsky Prospekt, 45), there were no batteries at that time, they just talked about my robot and the sales assistant advised me to turn it in for flashing just in case. I think that for the money, maybe the warranty period is out. (I bought the robot at the 2nd Brest)

Now the robot cannot hold out for a minute. I tried to charge it, it charges for 8-10 hours, I turn it on, it buzzes and immediately flashes red.

A sign of a dying battery is that it simply holds less charge over time and cleaning time is reduced. This should be a smooth process.

Yes, it was. And the sound during operation has become louder.

But another question - did they leave him discharged for a long time? Was it not stored in the country in humidity and sub-zero temperatures?

No, they didn't leave for a long time :), he worked like a bee every day. I have a rather big apartment, so I cleaned first one part of the apartment, then another :), there are no carpets, only porcelain stoneware and laminate.