Yes, with all the critters and people roaming around in our house I have found that it does a really good job and with all the pollen around here in the summer it even keeps up with that.
Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Rash" <dadnthed...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 10:12 AM Subject: RE: Is Roomba Accessible? Is it good for wood floors as well? -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 8:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is Roomba Accessible? I like the Roomba but am not up to date on the current models. I have an older one and my partner was a sighted guy and he was very impressed as to how well it cleaned. We have always had animals around from a couple of dogs and a few cats and birds and it kept up with the hair nicely. The newer models have fans that pull the hair and dirt in to the cleaning pan. I still would go through the house where there is carpet every once in a while with an upright vacuum and do a deep cleaning but as far as keeping the hair and feathers down you can't beat it. The app is super and very accessible. Other people could tell you currently what are the best models to get for pets. Yes, in my opinion they work. Back in the day, I trained my guide dog to find Henry, which was what I called the downstairs Roomba, when he got lost and couldn't find the charger. She loved finding that little beast for me. Now,any more that isn't as much of a problem and you can program what rooms it will do and in what order. It will go back to the doc and charge itself if it needs to before it is done and then resume its task. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 9:35 AM Subject: RE: Is Roomba Accessible? Hi Scott, I was also interested in these robotic vacuums, but my Mom bought a Neato connected vacuum last year after she had hip replacement surgery and was less able to do stuff for a while. I know Sandy from Ireland is a huge fan, but after seeing it work at my Mom's house I wouldn't buy one. She has a medium sized border collie and probably after every second cleaning she has to completely take the thing apart, clean out all the little brushes, make sure the sensors are clean and so on. They do have a good-size house (maybe 1,300 or 1,400 square feet on the main fllor, but the kitchen and living room are very open, then there is the entry way with stairs going into the basement and a hallway going towards the master bedroom, it is the only other room upstairs except for a small bathroom (just toilet and sink) for everybody to use and the bathroom that is connected to the master bedroom. The bedroom is quite large. The Neato can't clean the entire upstairs on one charge and I have seen it go round and round visiting the same places all over and not going to other places. Maybe the house is too complicated, quite a bit of furniture, rugs and a few odd corners and angles but while it will clean OK where it goes it is definitely not super-impressive and at least in my Mom's house it gets stuck at least once or twice during each cleaning. I know you asked about the Roomba, maybe your place is smaller, but with two dogs I'd not set my expectations too high and just in case I'd ask what their satisfaction policy is. I had a central vacuum installed a few years ago and my wife and I decided that spending 15 or 20 minutes a couple of times a week to vacuum is not reall that big of a deal so no robotic vacuum for us at least not until they are even much better than they are. 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