Roomba 500/600/700 Series Virtual Wall / Lighthouse - #80201
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Roomba 500/600/700 Series Virtual Wall / Lighthouse - #80201
Customer Review: works well, needs wall socket
Summary: 4 Stars
Works well, contains and guides roomba effectively. Nice to have option of Lighthouse and virtual wall together.
But wish I could give it power off a wall socket, not just batteries. Then I could forget about it completely!
Customer Review: Return item because Roomba broke down
Summary: 3 Stars
I have used two of these that came with my Roomba 500 series for slightly over a year. Both the virtual wall and lighthouse features worked well. I agree that it should plug into AC power. I think C sized batteries would be better than the D cells that it uses.
If I were only rating this item alone I would give it 4-5 stars. Unfortunately, I had to return the item because my 500 series Roomba failed just after the 1-year warranty. I had a 400 series that failed just after warranty due to the "circle dance". My 500 series failed because the two main brushes stopped turning with light use and thus it stopped cleaning. From what I have read this was due to a problem of an unsealed gear box with plastic gears. It seems hair would get in and cause the gear box to fail. It seems that the gear box has been re-designed but I do not think that there is any way to know which gear box one is getting when buying the product.
I find that iRobot makes a poorly designed product with very poor customer support. I do not see how they are staying in business. I think the only option to use this product would be with a lifetime warranty.
Customer Review: For new 500 series models, only works with 570 and above
Summary: 2 Stars
I recently bought a 560 from Bed Bath and Beyond, and purchased these light houses on Ebay. The seller claimed, just like on here, that the light houses work with the 535 and above models. Unfortunately, that is not the case now. IT USE TO. Now the 500 series they have coming off the line no longer support the light houses, unless you purchase the 570 or above models. So my 560 will not work with these. :( And I cannot return the light houses either. Wish I had purchased the items from Amazon instead; they are so great with returns. I'm sure the product would have worked great......instead I have a Roomba that is just all over my lower floor.Customer Review: Didn't Work
Summary: 1 Stars
Product did not work as advertised. Unable to get useful responses from iRobot customer support. Concluded that either the product is misrepresented or I received a defective unit. Ended up abandoning them because iRobot did not respond effectively.
I really wish they had worked as shown in the videos, etc.
I'm not going to waste money on another set just hoping that I might get a couple that work. Your mileage may vary.