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volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 1 day agoWe are thinking of getting a roborock (any recommendations welcome). I don’t expect it to do a deep clean but as it is right now, we have a kid, and ergo, there is sand and crumbs everywhere. We live in a three room apartment. There is so much sand and dirt in the corridor oh my god. I vacuum it two times a day. And then there are crumbles everywhere. I just don’t want to feel like I am walking on literal egg shells most of the time. My back hurts from vacuuming so often and it is loud and unhandy. Will a roborock handle the superficial crumbs, dust, sand? If yes that is enough for me. I need it as an addition to regular cleaning, not as a substitute.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Yes definitely, my cat loves carrying his litter out of the box and the vacuum sucks it all up, you will just need to be mindful about emptying it regularly. Though the new and expensive ones clean themselves out. Ive never used the mop function on mine, but they’re also better on the models with the fancy base station as it changes water for you.
I’ve had mine for almost 4 years now and it goes once a day. It also survived a bunch of diatomaceous earth that it ended up needing to suck up.
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I’m not sure what exactly regularly means when it comes to emptying, but if it is once or twice for a run of a 70 square meter apartment that is absolutely fine with me. With cleaning, I don’t mind once a day. Do you think that would be enough? Also, may I ask what model you are using? I’ve read so many professional reviews but somehow a stranger’s opinion on the internet feels more authentic xD
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I’m afraid your edit made me giggle.
The ones with the docking stations will probably last you like a month. For me, my hairy and litter loving cat, in a 42sqm apartment, the small container in the vaccum fills up in a little less than a week.
It helps if your furniture has enough clearance underneath for it to get under it, it means you need less regular vacuuming.
Im using the S6 Pure, it was released just before they started with their docking stations.
As for which one to get, that I can’t say, it’d depend on your budget, they’re pretty expensive, I paid about €500 for mine a few years ago and the newer model was around $700.
I’d check the features of each, make sure it has the suction power you want, and most importantly, check the noise level, that’s one of my only complaints is that they’re relatively loud because of the high rpm suction motor.
Definitely get one with automatic emptying, it’ll save you a lot of effort too.
Hope that helps.
volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
It helps enormously, this was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for pointing out the noise level, this is actually the other reason I hate vacuuming. I absolutely cannot stand these kinds of sounds and I want to at least be able to let the robot vacuum a room I am not in and not be bothered by it.
zeca@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Ive read horror stories about robots like these spreading dog shit all over everything
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Oh yeah! It happens, the newer ones have object detection and recognition, I think they’re better at not doing that