Hello everyone,
After seeing several discussions about robotic vacuum cleaners in various threads here, we are increasingly convinced that we want to get one of these devices.
The Vorwerk Kobold VR200 and also the VR100 robotic vacuums, which have been mentioned here multiple times, seem quite expensive to me (749 and 599 euros, respectively).
So I went to the website of my trusted online retailer and searched for "robotic vacuum." Then I selected the robotic vacuum cleaner category: 161 results. Prices ranged from around 75 euros to nearly 900 euros.
One model that caught my eye was the Philips FC8820/01 because it reportedly allows you to point the remote control at dirt if something falls on the floor, and it will vacuum it up.
Does anyone have experience with these devices? Can anyone recommend other models?
Do they always only clean the room where you place them, or do they clean the entire floor (assuming the doors are open)?
My requirements:
Thank you very much for your feedback.
After seeing several discussions about robotic vacuum cleaners in various threads here, we are increasingly convinced that we want to get one of these devices.
The Vorwerk Kobold VR200 and also the VR100 robotic vacuums, which have been mentioned here multiple times, seem quite expensive to me (749 and 599 euros, respectively).
So I went to the website of my trusted online retailer and searched for "robotic vacuum." Then I selected the robotic vacuum cleaner category: 161 results. Prices ranged from around 75 euros to nearly 900 euros.
One model that caught my eye was the Philips FC8820/01 because it reportedly allows you to point the remote control at dirt if something falls on the floor, and it will vacuum it up.
Does anyone have experience with these devices? Can anyone recommend other models?
Do they always only clean the room where you place them, or do they clean the entire floor (assuming the doors are open)?
My requirements:
- Initially, only one device for the ground floor, possibly another for the upper floor later.
- Living area about 92 m² (990 sq ft) on the ground floor, with the largest room about 55 m² (592 sq ft).
- Charging station (I don’t want to plug the device in manually every time).
- Good cleaning performance.
- Not excessively noisy (even though we are mostly not at home).
- Good price/performance ratio.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
For the next purchase, we will probably get the Neato D85 for the ground floor. There are 6 rooms, all fully tiled except for one. The robot vacuum should clean them all (the living room is always open to the hallway and entrance area, and the kitchen (6m² (65 sq ft)) is always open as well. The bathroom door is sometimes open and sometimes closed, but it doesn’t need to be vacuumed three times a week. Can the D85 recognize when the door is closed and avoid cleaning that room? Is it realistically able to cover an area of about 90m² (970 sq ft)?
Our Neato D85 currently cleans an entire 105 sqm (1,130 sq ft) apartment without any issues.
Where should the problem be with a door that is closed? It simply won’t go in; it continuously scans the area to be vacuumed and creates its plan accordingly.
It goes everywhere it can access (unless you block areas with magnetic tape).
Where should the problem be with a door that is closed? It simply won’t go in; it continuously scans the area to be vacuumed and creates its plan accordingly.
It goes everywhere it can access (unless you block areas with magnetic tape).
Bauexperte schrieb:
Now I need to ask ...
Siamese = short hair; clear. Norwegian Forest cats have a lot of fur, sometimes long. Does the combination really result in short hair?
Since I have a Norwegian Forest cat and a Maine Coon, I can confirm that their fur is not a problem for a Vorwerk.
Bauexperte Apparently it works, but I don’t know exactly how it is genetically or if it is always the case. The hair is short, but much finer and softer than with local short-haired cats. And potentially, male cats from this combination can become large and heavy.
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