iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little apprehensive when I pulled this out of the box - it's much bigger than I thought it would be, and our kitchen floor really isn't THAT big.
I set it up, turned it on and let it do it's thing and it was OH so nice not to have to clean that kitchen floor. I was able to spend time playing with my daughter instead.
We watched the Scooba run for a while, it was interesting to see it make it's little patterns and paths and I was sure that it would miss some part of the floor but by the time it was done every part of the floor with the exception of the corners had been scrubbed clean and was for the most part dry. There were a few damp spots here and there but no puddles or anything. I was curious how well it would do at picking up dust and hair and dirt while it cleaned - there were a few larger dust bunnies that got smeared across the floor in a wet clump, that didn't surprise me. A quick wipe with a paper towel and those were cleaned up easily enough. But when I emptied the machine and cleaned it there was a surprising amount of dust and dirt that it did pick up so I was quite pleased with that. It only requires a miniscule amount of cleaning solution if you choose to use it which is nice- I think once I've used up my cleaning solution I'll switch to vinegar and water.
The machine is loud when it runs- I wouldn't recommend doing it at night when you're trying to sleep or need peace and quiet. It's not so loud that you can't go into the other room and watch television or read a book or something though.
I didn't use the electronic 'wall' that came with the machine - we already had baby gates in use in the doorways and these worked perfectly to make sure the scooba stayed in the kitchen to clean.
Overall I'm very pleased with the purchase - time is very valuable these days and the less of it I have to spend cleaning the happier I am.
Customer Review: Why I Love My Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
Summary: 5 Stars
Last year I obsessed about the tile in my kitchen, hallway, breakfast room, and utility room. LOTS of tile to obsess about. My 3-year-old grandson had been visiting and came in to show me the bottoms of his socks, which were dirty. I had been mopping. The cleaning lady had been mopping. I couldn't imagine why we still had so much dirt. We had even been using the steam cleaners, which were getting up lots of dirt, but, as my grandson showed me, there was lots left. Okay, one reason was the 2 dogs who go in and out during rainstorms, red Oklahoma clay mud, and the fact that I drag in mud when I'm doing yard work and gardening.
I tried 20 or so different tile cleaners. Somewhere down the line I realized that it wasn't the TILE that was dirty; it was the GROUT! So I went at it scientifically, trying each grout-cleaning product to find one that would safely and effectively clean the grout, without having to be scrubbed. I have much too much tile to have time to scrub the grout.
I had worn out one Scooba several years ago and hadn't replaced it until now. It worked! It actually gets the grime out of the grout, over time, not instantly, and doesn't require scrubbing. I used it maybe 3 times a day in some areas, but it takes little effort to fill it with the Scooba cleaning product (don't use anything else because you may end up with a dead Scooba) and then empty out the dirty water when you're finished.
My tile had always been fairly clean, but now, when I use it, which isn't every week, it's squeaky clean. The grout is now almost completely back to its original color.
I love my Scooba!
Let me add that my cleaning lady uses the Hoover Spin-Mate floor cleaner and I have a review of that as well. She loves it, but she has never used the Scooba of course, because that's not what cleaning ladies do.
Customer Review: I love you Scooba!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sigh... I miss my Scooba so much!
I got my Scooba shortly after my daughter started crawling. We live in a small apartment with hard floors and the constant cleaning and anxiety about cleaning was driving me nuts!
As you might guess, with a new baby we didn't have a lot of money so I did not take the $300 for this lightly. I also bought a service plan, since I have worked with small appliances before and planned to use this guy a lot!
Well! To the point of things, I love Scooba! He would mop the whole floor while I did more important stuff. Of course you have to refill him and clean out the filters but it's no more of a hassle than cleaning out a mop. And I found it cleaned the floor much better! Especially in a small place like an apartment, where it's difficult to wield a big mop and bucket. And the baby wasn't even scared of it. Well, unless it started coming straight at her.
Unfortunately after 6 months the pump failed, which is where the service plan came in. I called customer service and they were very quick in diagnosing the problem and offering to fix it. This is when I found out that I was sold a service plan in error, since the Scooba I bought was refurbished. I didn't even have an opportunity to get upset about this because Amazon apologized and gave me a full refund on both the service plan and the Scooba! I was amazed at this level of customer service. They even paid to ship the Scooba back to them.
I will definitely be getting another Scooba soon! We bought a Hoover H3044 FloorMate SpinScrub Wide-Path Hard-Floor Cleaner recently, thinking it would be as good. Just so you know, it's NOT. It's heavy and hard to use and barely does as good a job as the Scooba. Thrice the effort for twice the price. Boo.
Customer Review: Scooba works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
ok, I can't even wait a week to sing the praises of the Scooba!!! I LOVE her! Here is what I can report so far: The scooba does a great job cleaning floors in about 45 minutes. She does better on the hard wood than tile, but let's be honest - the tile is impossible to get super clean unless you get down on your hands and knees and scrub it out with a magic eraser. (which is super hard work!!) But she works better than a light mop (like a swiffer mop) on both the hardwoods and tile, and you don't have to do the work! For me - this will replace me EVER hand mopping the hardwoods, and probably cut down my tile floor work to maybe once a month.
This Scooba is a DREAM in the kitchen! it runs right up against all your cabinets so it mops that little underhang area - which is awesome! It comes with a little bottle of Clorox cleaning solution, or you can just use water or water and white vinegar. I have used all 3. I think the Vinegar works best on tile, but just plain water does a great job on the hard woods. It is easy to clean out afterwards and you'd be impressed by how much it picks up!
It vacuums great! We even left some "big" items on the floor to see if it would pick it up and sure enough, sucked it right up! The water is always like chocolate milk when you dump it - so you can really see how much it is cleaning!! Then you just plug it in to recharge. Easy peesy!
Only additional tip i have is you do have to limit it to the room size it can clean (my model says up to 250 ft). when i first tried it I just set it in the dining room assuming it would stay in there - not so much, that sucker ran the whole house leaving streaks of clean floor everywhere :). So lesson learned, you need to cage it! :) I highly recommend the Scooba, and am now thinking I clearly need a Roomba as well!! :)
Customer Review: A great product - and a big help for the elderly
Summary: 5 Stars
We have both the Roomba and Scooba and are very pleased with both. Each has its limitations, but what doesn't?
I purchased the Roomba over a year ago for an elderly friend who has back problems. We didn't expect it to equal more powerful vacuums, and it doesn't; but it does do a much better job than we anticipated. Since it is easy to use, he runs it more often that he could vacuum, so the net result is good. A couple of caveats: the small bagless bin and filter do need to be cleaned often (which is not hard) and, although it will pick up pet hair, hair tends to jam the rollers. (If you get a red status light that is not explained in the manual, look for hair wrapped around the ends of the two rollers -- voice of experience!)
I expected the Scooba to leave dirty water on the floor, but it cleaned beautifully because of the separate tanks for clean and dirty water--which is more than my mop offers. You don't necessarily have to sweep before using it if the particles on the floor are not too large; it is designed to pick those up. It cleans quite closely along straight edges, but of course, being round, it doesn't do corners. I do recommend the special cleaner; it does an excellent job and is concentrated. Be sure to empty and rinse the tanks after use; we failed once and ended up with slime in the tank - more voice of experience!
These products work best on uncluttered floors, but they have been amusingly clever while navigating tighter spaces.
Both products make a useful contribution to housekeeping tasks. They are a godsend to people dealing with time restraints or physical limitations.