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Robot vacuum/mop question

3 years ago

I am in the process of installing porcelain tile throughout my one story house. I am strongly considering splurging for a Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni (vacuum and mop in one). I would get rid of our 17 year old vacuum and 10 year old steam mop and live with just this and maybe a Swiffer and broom on the side. Our housekeeper mops every other week. Is this a realistic option? Basically, can the robot vacuum/mop do a good enough job to last between the housekeeper’s visits?

Comments (2)

  • 3 years ago

    The robots do a good job as long as you don't have very much furniture, significant pet fur, or carpets with fringes.

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    @Jay W If you haven't purchased a robot Vac yet. The new Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni is amazing. Reliable voice control (speaking clearly and slowly) and time scheduling.... you can say things 'Deep clean the stove area' or 'vacuum cat box area' or do it on a regular basis. It's got square corners so it cleans corners effectively, finally! Hot water mop, auto mop head cleaning and drying. Of course, it self empties the dust bin and loads up on water at the station. You just need to replenish water and cleaning fluids once a month and the stations dust bag when it's full. AI has been added, so it learns your schedule, recognizes and avoids socks, dog poo, cords, etc. Lifts its mops extra high when it encounters a throw rug it has to vacuum. It has a camera/speaker that can be used at a pet monitor or use your phone to patrol and check on things when you away.

    My testing shows that it needs a really strong wifi signal everywhere in your home otherwise it starts saying that it can't find the station... bad wifi coverage everywhere is the cause of most bad reviews on this machine in my opinion. You'll need to get more wifi extenders or satellites if this happens. Also some reviews say the robot looks lost occasionally wandering and spinning in circles, it is rescanning the room with lidar since things have changed and new obstacles are detected, it is only updating the map of your home. Give it a couple minutes to do that if it happens. There should be some type of verbal warning about what's its doing. People are picking it up and returning it to the station instead of waiting.

    It's on sale at Costco until tomorrow. Not sure why such a big discount since this just came out. Use it a couple months and if you don't think its great, return it! I love Costco.