My house is all laminate flooring. Will the Braava avoid the area rugs I have or get stuck there/and or get the dirt from the microfiber pad stuck?
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I had typical flat rugs (without tassels), and it never caught or had issues with my rugs. In fact, I cannot imagine ANY WAY for the Braava to get stuck on a rug. The cleaning pad glides along the floor with a 'Swiffer-like' mop; so tassels, threads, etc do not bother it. Anything 1/8ths of an inch or taller, like a rug, will cause the Braava to pause and turn. I have a floor air-conditioner with a lip that is just big enough for the robot's pad to slip under, so it would cry for help when it got caught. But,I just put a bumper of foam to close that 3/4" gap, then it never got stuck again - most people will not have anything that will stop or catch it - if they do DIY fix is pretty simple. Now, if you have tassel rugs some of the swept up dust and hair MIGHT get caught on the tassels as it scoots by, especially if you floor is very dusty, but a normal rug with an edge won't. If you let the robot sweep up a few times a week the cleaning pad will stay ahead of any major dust bunnies that could get caught by any rug tassels. I will point out again, this is a sweeper & damp mop, not a vacuum. It dusts and lightly wet-mops a floor, and that is it. Oh, it does a great job at that, but it is meant for light cleanings. On the other hand there is not much that stops it, yet it is gentle enough that your don't have to worry.
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The Braava will avoid the area rugs, it will not get the dirt from the microfiber pad stuck. You still need to sweep up larger items, as the braava is not a vacuum and has no suction. It picks up dirt, dust and fine particles nicely.
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I have them on the bottom of rugs on laminate flooring and there is no damage. Granted, they don't work at all for rugs. But I don't believe it will damage the flooring at all, even when used with something heavier than a rug...
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You are doing nothing wrong. All that mop and the Bona does is spread the dirt around. It does not "trap" dirt and remove it from the floor. If you keep using that you will have a sticky film on your floor that takes 20-30 moppings to get it off. Terrible stuff.
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Yes. I have laminate flooring. The surface of the flooring is slightly uneven by design of the "wood grain," and vacuum will leave a slight bit of water in the deepest grooves, but I find that it still drys very quickly and I don't consider it a problem. I like the ease of using the machine. It saves time/work/money by not changing disposable pads. It saves time/work/money by not having to wash non-disposable pads. I like that you can vacuum and mop with the same machine!
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I would not worry about the floors. Of course it depends on how plush the rug is.
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Just as well as any other brand. Mine is on a berber carpet with pad underneath, and I have never had an issue.
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I don't specifically know because I don't have any but you could use the floor attachment that doesn't have a beater bar on those rugs. I have tried that on just my throw rugs and it seems to do fine without bunching the rug up.
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I would say, not as well. There's no pile in the cleaning pad to deal with deeper grooves. Pad is like a wash cloth or towel, only thicker. I love the floor mopper, but unlike the vacume robut that keeps cleaning from room to room, the mopper pad needs to be rinse out regularly, like a few or more times in each room, depending how dirty your floor is.
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I think it will really struggle with rugs. I would spend the extra on a roomba. I had to return one of these because it would struggle switching surfaces.
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Yes,the washable pad is very loopy.i think it would be perfect for that kind of flooring!
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It's not a vaccum, it's more like a mechanized mop, so it will just push the sand around. If you use a roomba for the sand first, the braava can then swipe the floors for light stains and fine dust which you can later wash off from the cleaning cloth. As for apt size, I think it'll be ok, however I've observed that sometimes if the room has a more complicated shape it won't go into certain areas so you have to move the beacon and try again.
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I have hardwood, sculptured carpet, and deep plush but not shag carpet. I do have some area or runner rugs on top of both my carpets and hardwood and it seems to negotiate the transitions quite well. It will actually back up and hit it from an angle or a running start if it can't mount the transition head on after giving it a few tries. It will, however, push around any rug on hardwood that don't have a slideproof backing or one of those rubberized mats under it.
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We have several area rugs for which it works quite well. The only rugs I would avoid would be those with a lot of fringe or 'shag' type carpet. It is most effective on hardwood and tile floors.
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We have tile that looks like hardwood, and it's darker. We bought both. I like the Braava more, but with kids and dogs I do have to vacuum prior to using it if they were extra messy that day.
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I have carpet so no problems with mine but you could try the rubber grip mats used to keep kitchen rugs in place or place a heavy toy or bed on the edge or corners of the playmat.
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I recommend non-slip rug pad. You can find it here on Amazon, but most large chain retailers (Walmart) will also sell them! Hope that helps!
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I'm sure you could.. I've attached a micro fiber towel before in a bind but I'm just not sure if the steam would melt the pad/get through it to actually clean the floor or not Bc swifter pads have plastic liner the shark pads are just cotton/fiber