If your robot vacuum won’t charge or find the base charging station, it’s a simple fix. The contacts on the robot vacuum and base charging station are dirty and need to be cleaned. Let me show you how. These instructions focus on iRobot Roomba Vacuums but will also work for other robot vacuums. Step 1. … Read more
You can expect your robot vacuum to last 4 to 6 years if you do proper maintenance. This number can fluctuate even more on cheaper robot vacuum cleaners. Yes, that cheap no-name robot vacuum won’t last you as long as say something from iRobot or Neato. To get the longest lifespan from your robot vacuum, … Read more
Before I answer if Roombas and other robot vacuums are worth it I want you to look at this picture. Also this picture… If you don’t consider picking up that much stuff off the floors impressive (carpeted floors that is) then a robot vacuum won’t be worth it for you. If these pictures excite you, … Read more
When you talk about robot vacuums as much as I do it always ends up with someone asking about a robot vacuum that can clean the stairs. There is so much interest in this idea of vacuuming stairs, or I should say not vacuuming stairs, that people are eager for a robot to do it. … Read more
The saying goes “a robot vacuum cleaner is not meant to replace your normal vacuum cleaner“. I’ve even posted about this and agreed with this idea for years. But now I’m starting to wonder if this is even true anymore. To be honest I never really tested it out as it made sense that a … Read more