Hey Tonya, Thanks for the tips! I will definitely be doing everything you suggested. I love the tip on washing the filters and reusing them!
:) Wendy --- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > > "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
