What does Roomba do if it DOES get caught in the fringe of a rug (and you are not there to un-tangle it promptly)?
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If the fringe on the rug is not overly long, less than a couple of inches it won't tangle at all.
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The roomba shuts itself off if caught in anything...fringe, socks, underneath a cabinet corner. It makes an error message and then turns off for you to rescue later!
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It tries to back itself up and untangle itself. If not it will beep and make noise at you and give an error code. If you are not there to fix it, it will sit and wait. Then I would just untangle it and then let it recharge.
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It stops beeps and gives an error code. I've had it get stuck on curtains and against a rug no damage to either
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It wont tangle in the fringe. In a situation where there is potential for the roomba to get stuck, it knows how to get itself out of the tangle, by spinning around and moving back and forth to get itself out of the situation.
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How often do you have to clear out the hair? I have 5 dogs. I would be constantly empting it, right?
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It will stop itself and signal an error code. You will need to untangle it and restart it to continue its cleaning cycle.
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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.
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I am not impressed with the Roomba. It doesn't vacuum floor or carpet very well. I haven't ever set it to come on and off but I don't think it would hit all parts of the floor. It tends to go the same way over and over. I would not recommend purchasing at all.
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I think Roomba does an exceptional job of cleaning up my dog's hair. I run it most in the rooms that she spends time in. Roomba finds hair that I can't even see. It's better to run it more often than less. My longer hair gets wound up on the brush, but my dog's shorter hair goes right into the bin and is easily emptied.
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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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You need to keep light weight loose extension cords and fringe items up. It will jam the robot. If the robot is jammed, the robot will stop. It is easy to undo the jam. If it is a heavy cable type of cord it will either run into it like a wall or run over it. I have not had any heavy cords damaged. But I still try to keep them up.
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No. The informational video that is with the photos shows the Roomba rolling along a hardwood floor then transitioning to an area carpet with tassels. The tassel's are not pulled into the machine at all.
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I never had Roomba or any other remote vacuum so I can't answer that part. This one doesn't give as many errors but you really really need to empty the space of wires, thin doormats or rugs otherwise you NEED to babysit it. It does its job though. Keep cleaning all the hair regularly and keep it away from water. I am satisfied with their after-sale service. My Hovo 510 needed repair within 2 months (I had bought a second hand from Amazon) and they asked us to parcel it and they sent it back in very few days. I also didn't want to spend 300+ so bought mine for less than 200 and can say I'm fine with it. Just once a week I take my standing vacuum and clean the corners. I never had Roomba or any other remote vacuum so I can't answer that part. This one doesn't give as many errors but you really really need to empty the space of wires, thin doormats or rugs otherwise you NEED to babysit it. It does its job though. Keep cleaning all the hair regularly and keep it away from water. I am satisfied with their after-sale service. My Hovo 510 needed repair within 2 months (I had bought a second hand from Amazon) and they asked us to parcel it and they sent it back in very few days. I also didn't want to spend 300+ so bought mine for less than 200 and can say I'm... » Read More I never had Roomba or any other remote vacuum so I can't answer that part. This one doesn't give as many errors but you really really need to empty the space of wires, thin doormats or rugs otherwise you NEED to babysit it. It does its job though. Keep cleaning all the hair regularly and keep it away from water. I am satisfied with their after-sale service. My Hovo 510 needed repair within 2 months (I had bought a second hand from Amazon) and they asked us to parcel it and they sent it back in very few days. I also didn't want to spend 300+ so bought mine for less than 200 and can say I'm fine with it. Just once a week I take my standing vacuum and clean the corners. « Show Less
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This is my favorite thing about the roomba! If your dog barks at the roomba, all you have to do is scold the roomba. Works like a charm after a couple of scoldings and good clean fun.
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Neato gets caught up in large fringes and will also bump off high rug-edges as if it were an obstacle. Still, it does very well compared to my two Roombas. Neato get's itself into cords and climbs sloped lamp bases but lifts itself up like a turtle on legs, shakes, turns, and lifts itself free. Amazing how it's able to get itself out of almost everything I've seen it get into. As for fringes, I've learned to either tuck them under during cleaning, or trim them down to 3 inches or so.
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Hi there, it is perfect for tile floor. I don't have any rugs in my home, just the ones in the bathrooms which I prefer to take out when Roomba goes to work. It does make a noise but it's not loud enough to be annoying. And if you schedule it to clean when you're not home you don't even have to hear it. Yes, it does return to the docking station automatically when it finishes the job. It's actually nice to schedule it to clean when you're not home, and then come home after work and find Roomba in its docking station and your house perfectly clean :) However you need to try a few laps under your supervision first, before leaving Roomba alone, to identify where are the places it could get stuck into (like a bunch of wires lying on the floor or some higher thresholds) and then put the perfect program in place using the virtual walls. It comes with 2 virtual walls that you can use to block some areas in the house if you like. One other thing it can't do when you're not home is clean in the corners behind an open door, because if it touches the door and the door closes, then Roomba is stuck in that room. So I leave all the doors open with door stoppers and then just clean behind the doors with a cloth if needed. All in all it is of great help, I love it because I have 4 dogs and I need to vacuum every other day. Hope this helps.
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That will vary depending on how dirty the area to be cleaned is. Roomba has an automatic shut down function when the collection bin is full. We have 2 cats and a long haired dog and use Roomba downstairs, ~1000 sq ft, and it hasn't filled while running yet.
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We have a miniture long hair dachund that gets along fine with roomba. She just foes the other way or gets up high out othe way.
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My roomba goes everywhere - tile, rugs, bathroom throw rugs, etc. does a fabulous job.
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I once left our roomba running and forgot to put our dog out to do his morning business. When I returned, he'd opted to take a squat on the living room floor, and the roomba had found it. The result was like modern art - barely an inch of the floor didn't have dog do smeared across it.
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I have a rug with thick black stripes - my roomba apparently thinks they are edges of cliffs. You can "modify" the sensors easily by covering them with approx 1"sq pieces of white typing/printer paper. (If the paper is too thick or not white, the roomba will see it as a cliff. If is regular printer paper it apparently thinks everything is fine. If you need the cliff sensors, be careful because this effectively blinds it. If your house is all one floor, I would just leave the pieces on.
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I have a 1200 SQ foot home and in the beginning I would run the Roomba throughout the entire house - now I confine it to specific rooms just to be more thorough. I find that in a specific room, once the Roomba is done, it will attempt to dock. I usually dock it for a moment and then put it in the next room - rinse and repeat. I feel this is best so I don't have to put away lose items throughout the entire house, but just specific rooms that I want done.