iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot 330 Scooba Floor-Washing Robot
Customer Review: Great Little Robot
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are the most critical actions when using this great device. One - before you buy, read the specs. Two - after you buy read the owners manual. Three - do what the owners manual tells you to do. If you do all of this, you will have clean floors without a lot of elbow grease on your part
Let me explain. If you buy a Scooba that the manufacturer says will do 250 sq. ft., believe it. If your floor is really 350 sq. ft., don't write a one star review when the battery dies before completing the job. If you don't follow the instructions and prime the pump, don't write a one star review when the robot doesn't dispense solution. If you don't clean the device as instructed, don't complain when it gives you all sorts of warning lights and sounds. In short, use it as intended and you'll love it.
Bottom line: I vacuum my floors with a Roomba and then I follow that with a Scooba wash and my floors have never been cleaner. Every couple of months, I get into the corners with a sponge, but that's about it. These are great products (Roomba AND Scooba) and they really do work. I use mine on linoleum, ceramic tile and slate without any problems.
Suggestion: about every 4th use, run a white vinegar cleaning instead of using the Clorox solution. The Clorox does a great job, but I suspect that it has a small amount of something to make the floors shine, and this seems to build up and feel a little slippery under bare feet. No big deal, but the vinegar does seem to "refresh" the floor a little.
Customer Review: Works pretty much as advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my Scooba for almost a month. Initially, I had concerns about the battery which would deplete before using up the tank. I contacted customer support. Listening to the tape while waiting for a rep, I was told that the Scooba battery should be able to do several tanks on one charge. WHen I spoke with the rep, she told me to charge the Scooba overnight and run it each day for 3-4 days. After complying there was no change to the battery life. I contacted iRobot's customer support again and they shipped me another battery with no questions or hassles. The second battery works great. I am very impressed with iRobot's customer support. I was able to speak with a human within a few minutes of calling and they were very interested in making things right.
With the new battery, my scooba can go through a couple tanks without recharging. Unlike the roomba, it is not designed to go over transitions (so it won't wash my carpets). Because of this, it does frequently get hung up on transitions and tell me that it's stuck. This has made it unlikely that if I turn it on and leave the house, it will go through a complete cycle while I am away. However, I think I can overcome this obstacle by purchasing another invisible wall. I'll try to remember to update this posting if it works.
So far the Scooba has been very easy to maintain. the brush, filter and little sucky thing all come out and clean up easily. This little guy certainly cleans the floor with a lot less effort from me than my mop does.
Customer Review: FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
WOW. This product is FANTASTIC. I don't understand the negative reviews. Maybe those folks like to clean their floors by hand.
This little gem cleans our floors BEAUTIFULLY. We have two cats and a golden retriever. The dog sheds a good bit - I don't even sweep any longer. I just put 2 ounces of cleaner in the Scooba and fill with warm water - and let it go! It leaves my floors sparkling and surprisingly dry. Picks up the dog hair, the sandy dirt he tracks in, and the bits of cat litter our kitties walk away from the box with. I could not be happier!
The first time out of the box, it has to be primed. This IS in the instructions - there is a quick start guide with terrific pictures and instructions. You put a suction bulb (comes with the unit) over a valve and squeeze. If the unit isn't used for a while and doesn't work, you'll need to prime it again. This hasn't happened to me yet.
Cleaning the machine is a breeze. It's brilliantly engineered to be very user-friendly. The parts are well-labeled, for replacement. There are only three parts to clean and they are VERY easy to remove, rinse, and replace. A lot of thought went into this machine.
We use it almost daily. We come home from work, turn it on, and let it clean our floor while we relax and read the paper. We refill it once to cover the house. We enjoy our squeaky clean floors - and we LOVE our Scooba!
Customer Review: everyone should have one
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the scooba as much as i hate to mop! have used it on different tile floors and on glued laminate (irobot does not recommend it for all laminate flooring types, test a spot first) It works great with some small notes... of course it cannot clean in corners, deep tile grout will not get cleaned as well as flush tile grout, the cleaner has an odor, but a good clean odor that disappears after its dry. if you can leave some water on your floor for a few minutes without it being absorbed by the floor, the scooba should work fine.
Previous comments complained of shortcomings that have been addressed.
Mine came with the squeeze air bulb and instructions to blow out a little valve 3 or 4 times before the first use or after the scooba has been stored for a long time. irobot calls it priming the pump. This avoids the check tank warning light on the first use.
The owners manual lists alternatives to the scooba clorox floor cleaner concentrate. You can use white vinegar and water, or just water. The included floor cleaner works great though.
Despite the brand name, the cleaner contains no clorine bleach.
If your area rugs have much thickness at all, the scooba just bumps them and heads the other way.
scooba does an excellent job cleaning and is fun to watch, i would recommend it to anyone with hard, sealed flooring.
Customer Review: Wow who knew it could work this well...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this yesterday, charged it all night and had a test run this morning... WOW!! My husband and I watched (in awe) as it went through it's entire cycle. It did fabulous. We have three kids and two Great Danes and, right now in Indiana, lots of mud and dirt being tracked in. We have cream porcelain tile in our kitcen and it always looks dirty. This Scooba did as good a job as when we mop ourselves. Of course you may have to do some touch ups every now and then around the edges and in tight corners... but it did great. Part of the secret is that it is always cleaning with clean water and "scooba" solution. We were very impressed with the battery life also.
Don't forget to prime the pump when you get it (before the first use). I read this tip in one of the AMAZON reviews and it also had a reminder in the box. Believe it or not I still forgot (I was so excited to get it going). I will not work if you don't do this the first time. (light bulb moment) I remembered that I was supposed to prime the pump (instructions in box for this) and it worked beautifully.
Plan to stay out of the room for awhile so the floors can dry when it's finished.
This is one of those purchases that you stand back and say WOW this was totally worth it!!