Robomaid Review and Giveaway
One of the perks of building our own home was that it came equipped with a “VacuMaid” in built Vaccuum system. Or so we thought. After years of almost daily use, the system died and we then realised how expensive it would be to replace. Since then we have gone from cheap Vaccuum to cheaper vacuum.. Each has had its good points, but unfortunately none of them did everything well. Then this arrived……
We have a large house, with a combination of tiles, carpet and rugs. This house will put the Robomaid through its paces!
What I LOVED…
Ease of Use – So its a robot. I thought this might mean that I would require an aeronautical degree to read the instructions and operate the machine! I was so wrong. I simply plugged the dock in, charged the machine and then pressed play. The Instruction manual is clear and easy to understand. I played around with a few different settings including; following the walls, zig zag and spot cleaning.
Perfect Transitions – I think this is what I had been sceptical about. Could it go from tiles to rug and back again? Would it get stuck on the furniture? No and NO! We have a thick rug on the Living room floor and the Robomaid easily transitioned from tiles onto rug and down again. It did bump against furniture especially the dining room chairs but it then reversed and went around them! The Robomaid is so compact it even effortlessly slid under our buffet unit.
Great Strength and Coverage – I was pleasantly surprised how much this small and light machine picked up. It seems to map the room and zig zags from space to space. It didn’t pick up every single bit of rubbish. SOme spots were missed, but considering it was not a human cleaning I thought the coverage was good. It really pays to attach the little side sweepers and I found this helped with getting right into the edges.
The Time Factor – Yes it does take longer to clean a space than it would to vacuum with a standard vaccuum cleaner. But it’s not my time! I can set it and forget it. Or even better I follow it from room to room with my steam mop! I am getting the floors done in half the time. I especially like the set and forget mode for the upstairs bedrooms. I can leave it in a small room whilst I go on the school run and cross one more housewrok job off the list.
Spaces – The robomaid worked well in both our open plan areas and smaller rooms. The open plan areas naturally took longer to clean and were not cleaned has thoroughly as the smaller rooms. I would love to play around more with the “invisible wall” function. This helps section off certain areas and prevents it from falling down the stairs! I think this would help achieve a better clean in the open areas.
Noise – The RoboMaid was actually quieter than our VacuuMaid!
For me the biggest plus is the fact that I can use my time on other jobs around the house whilst the Robomaid does the vacuuming. I also love that it is so easy to take up stairs, place in bathrooms or bedrooms and can easily transition form tiles to carpet to rugs. I dont think it will replace a larger vacuum cleaner all together. I would still like to do one big thorough vaccuum once a fortnight and get into the window sills, between the fridge etc. But overall, I LOVE IT! Now I have to change My Cleaning Schedule!
If I love it, I know you will love it to so we are GIVING ONE AWAY!!!!
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What feature of the Robomaid do you love the most?
What a great Mother’s Day Present!!!