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.
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DerBjoern4 Sep 2015 15:20For traditional vacuum cleaners, I have mostly preferred Dyson as well. I found buying replacement bags annoying with other manufacturers.
DerBjoern schrieb:
As a conventional vacuum cleaner, I have generally preferred Dyson. Buying bags for other brands was annoying. My experience with bagless vacuum cleaners is that cleaning the vacuum takes much more time than with bagged ones. This was already the case just with my grandparents. I can only imagine how much time I would lose with cats and children—there’s always quite a bit involved.
EveundGerd5 Sep 2015 22:13A powerful Roomba is not much cheaper than a Vorwerk vacuum, but the Roomba requires boundary markers to define its cleaning area.
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DerBjoern8 Sep 2015 14:25Saruss schrieb:
My experience with bagless vacuum cleaners is that cleaning the vacuum takes much more time compared to bagged ones. And that’s just with my grandparents. I can only imagine how much time I’d lose with cats and kids; it really adds up.For a cheap predecessor to our Dyson, I would agree with you. But not with the Dyson. "No loss of suction power" is not just a marketing claim here. However, they are also not inexpensive.
EveundGerd schrieb:
A powerful Roomba is not much cheaper than a Vorwerk, but the Roomba requires boundary markers to limit its cleaning area.If you need to limit the area and can’t use doors or similar barriers. How does that work with the Vorwerk?
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toxicmolotof9 Sep 2015 08:12Disposable robots... if they enter a restricted crawl space, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles are launched from the surveillance drone.