But I call him Percy LOL!
We picked up the vacuum on a special that was offered and jumped at a chance to try one. We've been looking at the robotic vacs for quite a while now, but have never really been able to justify one. However, physical health issues and the special pushed us to order it.
The ECOVACS DEEBOT M80 Pro Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is exactly what we needed. Took a bit once we got it to get things running smoothly, but it was worth having the house vacuumed daily, esp as we have two cats, who while are short haired, shed daily. Not to mention all the small debris we track into the house on the bottom of our shoes.
The bot comes with a remote that allows you to program and also to run it manually. The phone app can be downloaded and then using the bot and remote sync them all up.
For most part, we use the phone apps to program and run Percy.
As mentioned, I named my bot. I'm the type of person who names cars, etc. Robots esp are going to get named, so Percival he is, Percy for short. I even gave him eyes (tho they don't stay on well with crap double sided tape thanks to the bumping he does on his rounds. we'll be going thru quite a few eyes.
When we first got Percy, I set up his programming for about 2 am. Not a great idea. This is when we discovered that he had issues with throw rugs and anything he could wrap around his brushes and get stuck on. The beeping is REALLY loud at 2 am in the bedroom when you were sound asleep. So we eventually settled for him doing his rounds at 8 pm. Tho when we first had him going in the wee hours, I came out to find him back in bed with a toy:
Since then we've seen him trundle thru carrying boxes and other things. Still trying to figure out how he got Piglet on top:
With this particular bot you get mopping tools. It is a plate that you fill with water, has a mop cloth attachment you put on the bottom of the bot and while it vacuums, it mops:
The pads are machine washable, so they can go in with regular laundry for next time.
PROS: Once you've set the programming you don't have to worry about it. It is entertaining watching it chase the cats (no really, I swear it deliberately chases Napoleon!). Easy to clean and maintain. The phone app keeps track of the life span of the brushes and filters. Fairly quiet, tho we've gotten good at keeping an ear out when he heads down to the bedroom.
CONS: If it hits a throw rug just wrong, it gets stuck. It LOVES to snag cables, shoe laces, and anything hanging it can grab. Percy came wandering back into the living room trailing my phone cable that had been plugged in in the bedroom. Small socks and such get sucked up rapidly. You are still going to need to sweep/vacuum in smaller spaces, same with mopping. While running the mop function you have to block off anywhere it can get up on the carpet. Between our kitchen and living room that gets fun.
All in all, I love my little robot vac. No having to worry about vacuuming every week, esp with physical limitations that make it painful and tiring. We still have our regular vacuums for areas where we won't send in the robot (the office) and vacuuming the furniture and high places. Won't be getting rid of the regular mop anytime so either, as again there are still places the little bot can't get to, but he does make overall cleaning so much easier.
We picked up the vacuum on a special that was offered and jumped at a chance to try one. We've been looking at the robotic vacs for quite a while now, but have never really been able to justify one. However, physical health issues and the special pushed us to order it.
The ECOVACS DEEBOT M80 Pro Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is exactly what we needed. Took a bit once we got it to get things running smoothly, but it was worth having the house vacuumed daily, esp as we have two cats, who while are short haired, shed daily. Not to mention all the small debris we track into the house on the bottom of our shoes.
The bot comes with a remote that allows you to program and also to run it manually. The phone app can be downloaded and then using the bot and remote sync them all up.
For most part, we use the phone apps to program and run Percy.
As mentioned, I named my bot. I'm the type of person who names cars, etc. Robots esp are going to get named, so Percival he is, Percy for short. I even gave him eyes (tho they don't stay on well with crap double sided tape thanks to the bumping he does on his rounds. we'll be going thru quite a few eyes.
When we first got Percy, I set up his programming for about 2 am. Not a great idea. This is when we discovered that he had issues with throw rugs and anything he could wrap around his brushes and get stuck on. The beeping is REALLY loud at 2 am in the bedroom when you were sound asleep. So we eventually settled for him doing his rounds at 8 pm. Tho when we first had him going in the wee hours, I came out to find him back in bed with a toy:
Since then we've seen him trundle thru carrying boxes and other things. Still trying to figure out how he got Piglet on top:
With this particular bot you get mopping tools. It is a plate that you fill with water, has a mop cloth attachment you put on the bottom of the bot and while it vacuums, it mops:
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The pads are machine washable, so they can go in with regular laundry for next time.
PROS: Once you've set the programming you don't have to worry about it. It is entertaining watching it chase the cats (no really, I swear it deliberately chases Napoleon!). Easy to clean and maintain. The phone app keeps track of the life span of the brushes and filters. Fairly quiet, tho we've gotten good at keeping an ear out when he heads down to the bedroom.
CONS: If it hits a throw rug just wrong, it gets stuck. It LOVES to snag cables, shoe laces, and anything hanging it can grab. Percy came wandering back into the living room trailing my phone cable that had been plugged in in the bedroom. Small socks and such get sucked up rapidly. You are still going to need to sweep/vacuum in smaller spaces, same with mopping. While running the mop function you have to block off anywhere it can get up on the carpet. Between our kitchen and living room that gets fun.
All in all, I love my little robot vac. No having to worry about vacuuming every week, esp with physical limitations that make it painful and tiring. We still have our regular vacuums for areas where we won't send in the robot (the office) and vacuuming the furniture and high places. Won't be getting rid of the regular mop anytime so either, as again there are still places the little bot can't get to, but he does make overall cleaning so much easier.
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