WitchHazel Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 At last, the Roomba 560s are available to buy. I've been waiting very impatiently for some time now, as I made the decision to buy one some weeks ago. It does a much better job than I was expecting, and I'm amazed at how much dirt it picks up. We have solid floors throughout our downstairs, so yesterday i set it to work one room at a time, and emptied the bin in between rooms. Then I did upstairs, in three parts: our bedroom (solid floor), the bathroom (solid floor) and the landing/one spare bedroom/study in one go. Again, I emptied it in between. Then I moved some obstacles around downstairs and set it off again. I wish I'd kept all the debris it managed to collect, I'm amazed! I also programmed it to start automatically at 10.15pm to clean the whole of downstairs. Unfortunately it managed to navigate its way round the cats' play tunnel in such a way that it blocked the doorway with the tunnel. It called out with its little "oh-oh" sound and DH had to get up and rescue it. The scheduling and the return-to-base features are just fab. Anyway. I wouldn't have got one if I hadn't read the reviews on here, so thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I love mine too. I really,really love it.Hes doing the living room as I type (I can multi task!) He does get stuck sometimes the poor dear & I had to rescue him from under Devons bed yesterday where he was tussling with a pair of discarded knickers,but he has made my life so much easier. I have noticed that one of the little whizzy side brushes has snapped off - has anyone else had this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yes. I bought some replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Can I ask where you both bought them? I'm very tempted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Where from, if I may ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Will pm you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Can I ask where you both bought them? I'm very tempted The Roomba Fee? I got mine from Lakeland,but I believe that John Lewis has the all singing 560 model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yes, the Roomba - I'll go and investigate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 It's only showing the 530 on JL website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Thats the one I have, & very good it is too. Not sure where others have bought the 560 from then....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Found it on a couple of sites - dearest was Amazon at £266, cheapest £233, average £249. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Theres a brand new one on eBay for £219 that I saw earlier , but then there p&p on top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 I got mine from mowermagic.co.uk £249, free delivery. I bought a set of 3 spare filters at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Am I the only member of the forum who actually enjoys hoovering? I love zipping around the house with Diane (the dyson ), sooking up the fur'n'feathers left by the pets, and the general much left by chookiehubbie and the children. And as for attacking something with the attachments - words fail me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Go and have a lie down Shona - those baby hormones are affecting you badly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I didn't mind Shona but haven't had much time of late and it was making me very anxious, all the hair ( 4 furries) Anyway Roomba saved the day 100% praise for it! BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Am I the only member of the forum who actually enjoys hoovering? Maybe I love Fluffy (my Roomba) and I love sitting on the sofa with a glass of wine watching "him" doing the hoovering for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 They are amazingly theraputic to watch aren't they? I have had very mixed reactions to mine.Men seem to love it as its 'gadgety', but my sister said I was really lazy getting one Mind you she is unmarried,lives alone & has no pets so what would she know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I love my Ruby, she's such a hard worker but she really doesn't cope with carpets in our house. We've lost a couple of arms off her side brush. I couldn't be without her but I don't hink my cleaner is very impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I never minded hoovering...but last year I kn@ckered my back badly and hoovering made it really hurt months after the event. And the time it frees up is unbelieveable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 We got ours delivered this week Really impressed. Will have to look into getting the scooba now (Shhhhh). AND, I'm pretty sure you can get a similar thing to mow the lawn for you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 He does get stuck sometimes the poor dear & I had to rescue him from under Devons bed yesterday where he was tussling with a pair of discarded knickers,but he has made my life so much easier. That really made me laugh. I've not had any bits fall off yet I've noticed the scooba doesn't do corners well as it is round and doesn't have bits that stick out like the roomba. It does leave the odd dirty mark from spreading dirt (it does, don't believe the advert), but if you keep your floor at a high level of clean it is a lot better than using when it is muddy. The chicken pen and associated mats are very muddy-what can I say, I keep a pair of boots especially. It uses a chemical cleaning fluid, but you can substitute vinegar which I have not tried as OH has bought industrial quantities of cleaning fluid. We also had to import from america and use and adapter. But it is nice for the kitchen floor as we are hopeless with housework and OH gets excited because it is a gadget and I rarely touch roomba/scooba. have you seen the cost of the garden one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 my sister said I was really lazy getting one Mind you she is unmarried,lives alone & has no pets so what would she know? My DH was surorised that I scheduled it to clean downstairs at 10.15pm every night (His words were "surely it doens't need doing EVERY day?"). I emptied the bin yesterday, and then I emptied it again this morning, so it just had last nights stuff in....I can't believe there was so much! THEN I decided that, as it had now done 4 cleans, I needed to clean the brishes and the filter. Oh. My, God. No wonder the poor filter needs cleaning that often. I really, really, really wish I'd kept all the debris from the last three days so I could photograph it to show you how much there is. The filter/brush pile was ENORMOUS. This is definitely a value for money product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Right - I've decided to peep around the door into this thread -and sorry if it's already been asked.... but how does it cope with lots of chair legs? - do you have to move all the furniture all the time? ...and how does it cope with all the dog hair? - I'm surprised Jazz isn't bald.... all the hair rolling about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) It copes with Millies hair really well, but she is very short haired. It seems to pick up human hair easily though, judging from the amount on the wheels It also clears up the cats fur with no problems. Its brilliant - in fact I am almost tempted to put it into the hen pen & see if it clears that out too I pick up my didning room chairs once a week, but Roomba it with them on the floor another couple of times a week & it does a fab job. One HUGE advantage of getting a Roomba is that it maks you keep your floors more clear ........my house has never looked so tidy since he came to stay Edited April 24, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
