iRobot Scooba 350 Floor-Washing Robot @ richardeward.com

iRobot Scooba 350 Floor-Washing Robot
from iRobot

Features:

• Floor-washing robot cleans sealed hardwood, tile, and linoleum floors
• Can handle up to 500 square feet on a single battery charge
• Uses water, water and vinegar, or Clorox Scooba cleaning solution
• Preps, washes, scrubs, and dries; cliff sensor; 1 virtual wall included

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Scooba 5900 & 380 are terrible
  I bought a Scooba 5900 in the fall of 2006. Within about 90 days, it malfunctioned & had to be replaced under the warranty. I boxed it up & paid to send it back to irobot. I received an in-warranty exchange of another Scooba 5900. It also stopped working within the warranty period. This time irobot sent me the Scooba 380 (May, 2007) In May 2008, I started having problems again with it not working. I called customer service & was told by the technician to replace the charger (due to the 4 beeps... more info

• Scooba = miracle worker
  I wish I'd gotten my Scooba 350 sooner. Living with a 35kg/77lb Old English Sheepdog puppy who hasn't learned to lift his leg up when peeing, I'd developed thick callouses on my palms from mopping. So the Scooba is heaven sent! My floors are now cleaner than they've ever been.
  My unit had an initial snag after the first overnight charge - it stopped after less than 10 minutes despite the indication of being fully charged when it started. That was thankfully, a one-off incident - I haven't stopped using... more info

• Does the job, but leaves some touch-up work
  well, it works, that's the good news. The tank full of dirty water is proof that it's doing the job. The bad news is that it doesn't do corners, and if you have a lot of dust (say, pet hair) you're probably best off doing some vaccuming first because it doesn't deal well with light things like hair that blow around instead of being trapped under the robot.
  In short:
  Pros:
  1. It gets the floor clean
  2. It works well w/vineagar, which is good news for those who prefer natural cleaning... more info

• SCOOBA NEEDS TO GET SMARTER
  During the time I am writing this, my Scooba has ended up stuck on my floor heating grate FOUR TIMES!! Does this thing ever learn? It can - obviously - not be left alone, just like a child. Scooba has also managed to get itself stuck under my kitchen kabinets over and over. As far as I know, our kitchen kabinets are standard height from the floor. Why does Scooba then get stuck under them over and over? If I have to supervise it the whole time, I cannot say that it frees up time for me. Scooba does not get... more info

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