Roomba/shag carpet Does the Roomba work on shag carpet? Does it transition from wood floors to shag carpet?
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Not too well, specially if your shag carpet is quite thick. The Roomba will eventually avoid it. We have one in our bedroom and when the Roomba gets to it ends up being unable to climb on to it and treats it like a 'wall' and avoids it.However we do have a shag carpet in the living room that is not that high pile, and the Roomba is able to work on it with no problems or snags.I guess it all depends on the height of your shag carpet/rug.
1869503
I'm thinking of asking Santa for a Roomba for no other reason than pet hair. I have dark walnut hardwood floors and a new golden retriever puppy that sheds like a summer shearing. His hair flies across my floors when the ac/heat kicks on even though i have a swiffer vac that i use SEVERAL times a day. I see your post is almost a year old, i've read several that loved their Roombas for only a few weeks or months....do you still love yours and do you think it's worth the price? Kelley
1221329
Roomba works great on tile floor. It makes a little clacking sound when it rolls over the grout on larger tiles. Otherwise, Roomba makes no noise. Sometimes I go into the room where it is working to check that it is still running (it always is). I have seen Roomba dock itself if it is working in the same room as the dock station. Otherwise, I pick it up when it is done and place it near the docking station and push the Dock button. It then moves to the docking station on its own and gives its little sound of joy when it is docked. I also always say, "Thank You".
1315624
I never tried it on carpet, just wood. It worked well, but as I got older and it got too heavy for me, I switched to Swiffer. Then, I invested in a robot vacuum and I am very well pleased (no pushing from room to room, less parts to use, programmable, auto returns to charging doc, no moving furniture, senses fall-off points such as steps, will stay away from cleaning certain rooms if you position virtual walls, etc.). I am considering investing in a robot wash/clean/squeegee. If I do and I compare it to the cost of a Euroflex Monster, the robot will pay for itself in 6 months or less.
1249354
i have tile AND carpet. depends on the carpet. regular bedroom carpet: it does a great job. however, i just bought some modern "high pile" rugs at ikea and the roomba won't move on them :-( my mom has the 780 roomba and that one moves on high pile rugs easily. luckily, the rugs i bought are small enough to just shake them. again, it does a great job on regular bedroom carpets. my friends have only carpets and have had all generations of roombas and love them.
1093141
I bought a Roomba - non pet version at Costco. I have a wire hair dog, a poodle/terrier/mix and a cat. Along with two snacking kids and messy husband. I am amazed on how much the Roomba gets. I run it everyday and do have to clean out the brushes about 1 x a week. I think the trick is to do a good cleaning with a regular vacumm then set your roomba up for daily cleaning. I am now ordering the Roomba - Scooba for my tile kitchen floors.
1935952
I don't know. What I do know is this: The ROOMBA is a far far better machine. I have one of these units just sitting after trying it, and immediately went out and bought another new Roomba.
765186
Yes, it does work on carpet, In fact, that's where I've used it. It works great on carpet.
1111777
Don't listen to the marketing - ALL the Roombas are exactly the same inside. The only difference is the colour of the plastic, and in the case of the least expensive model, the number of buttons on the top. The accesories are what differentiate the models.Since you have hardwood floors, I personally would very much discourage you from getting a Roomba. It uses a bristle brush which WILL scratch most waxed wood floors. A better option would be an Electrolux Trilobite which uses a soft rubbered brush instead. If you have pressed wood with an acrylic finish, either would be okay.
1363439
I think so! We have hardwood with some area rugs and it's been our sole vacuum for just about a month. We'll likely need to pull out the Electrolux just to vacuum off the bricks on our woodstove hearth, but I really can't fault the Roomba for not getting in the deep mortar joints on our brick work. We were thinking about picking up a small handheld vac (like the Shark 12 volt) to make such brick work and stairs a breeze.
1221327
It works on my tile and carpet. It is noisy on tile but overall less noisy than a regular vacuum. I am not sure if it can be programmed to return to docking. I just charge the battery and hit the clean button and let it run until the battery needs to be charged again. I have a small ranch home and it cleans all floors thoroughly. I have had Roombas for years and one thing to consider is that it can get hung up on a throw rug or electrical wires so you need to consider that. It can also access spaces you could not access with a regular sweeper like under the bed. I love Roombas.
974239
yes...we have a strip that goes from wood to tile (tile was put in before) that is a good 1/2 to 1 inch step & it just does fine. Roombas are nice to set & let it do it's thing (especially for under beds) but I do still like getting a reg. vacuum out once in awhile.
576960
Not sure if it would work for dog hair in a shag- I had that same issue & finally just got rid of the rug. I bought the broom to use in a hair salon & it works great for that. Someone had recommended a shop vac for the rug.
1003211
I think it would do ok . I have a shag carpet in a bedroom also have a dog in there it did a good job on it. I use it mostly on hardwood it t has roller brushes. I hope this helps.
133315
As far as I know, the virtual walls are not interchangeable between Scooba and Roomba. Our Roomba virtual walls do not work with Scooba. But we absolutely love our Scooba (and our Roomba!). Couldn't live without them.
1363434
I have carpeted floors - and I don't ever need to manually vacuum the rooms that my Roomba goes through. I've watched it when it senses a little extra dirt and it goes over the area a couple of times. I do run my Roomba daily.
875610
I have hard wood with 2 large rugs and a dog,the roomba cleans the hard wood and transitions to rugs easily. I have not vacuumed the rugs once and there is no loose dog hair on my hardwoods!