Wendy, You need to dump the cup EVERY timed you use your roomba. You also need to pull the filter part out of the cup and dump any cat hair stuck on the white paper filter. I bang them against the trash can a few times to get as much hair/litter out as possible. Then I do a filter change and clean the brushes every week or two. (I use mine basically every day.) I wash the white paper filters with soap and a toothbrush, let them dry, and reuse them instead of buying new ones. tonya
wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's performed great, but as far as how much it holds, I haven't opened it yet to clean it out. I need to remember to do that tonight. It's a small thing, but bigger than I thought it would be-at least 1 ft. in diamter. I will try to remember to let you know after I take a look. Mine are shedding like crazy too! :) Wendy --- elizabeth trent wrote: > I'm curious -- how much does it hold? I love my > purple dyson for animal > hair but so help me - we're such a shedding bunch I > have to empty it > frequently. how does it perform? > > elizabeth > > > On 4/15/07, wendy wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > > > Just wanted to let you guys know that Roombie (our > new > > Roomba Sage for pet owners) went on it's maiden > voyage > > this morning. The kitties were somewhat alarmed > at > > first, but by the time it cleaned for 45 minutes > and > > docked itself, they weren't too concerned with it. > > Smookie ran over to it when it stopped and has > been > > trying to get the brushes out from underneath it. > > It's too cute. > > > > So far, Roombie did a bang-up job of vacuuming my > tile > > floors-the living room, kitchen, and eating area > along > > with the front entry way and hallway leading from > > that. That's as far as it could go since all the > > doors were shut along the hallway. I was very > > surprised with how well it patterned itself while > > cleaning. It got in and out of tight spaces. It > even > > tried to eat Smookie's feather toy, but I rescued > it. > > > > > > We paid $219 for it at the irobot website, which > is > > the company that makes Roomba. A better deal than > at > > Linens and Things or Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They > > have a pretty decent special, which includes free > > shipping, and a free home dock (normally $60); > fairly > > cheap for a Roomba. Normally, I am a very frugal > > person, but I have bought three vacuum-cleaners in > the > > past few years at about $50 each at Walmart, and > all > > have died. Plus, I don't actually have to do the > > vacuuming myself, so that itself was worth the > extra > > money. With the tile, as opposed to the carpet we > had > > that hid a lot of dirt, every speck of dirt shows > up, > > and I'm having to sweep every day as it is. So > all in > > all, I'm happy as of day one. We'll see after a > month > > or so if Roombie was worth it. > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can > > change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that > ever has!" > > > > ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
