Dalek Suck

[neadods]

I'm stealing copperbadge's brilliant name for his roomba for my own - I've had the thing for about a month and only now have I found the time to charge it and set it up!

Because the house is in an O setup, what started in the newly-cleared library has tootled happily into the new pantry (it likes it there; it keeps going back), around the kitchen, across the living room, and almost threw itself down the basement stairs until I closed the door. It hasn't quite finished any room (except the pantry).

Also on the down side, little whisking brush aside, there's only so much a round object can do about corners. And it turns out that its solution to dealing with a lot of cat hair is to every now and then cough up a hairball. (Seriously. It just leaves this big clump behind.)

On the plus side, it's easy to pick up said clump and dump it. Also, it's really quiet. So quiet I can barely hear it in another room; I think I've found a way I can clean while M's asleep.

Bottom line, I don't think it's a way of getting out of never having to vacuum again, but it's going to be a pretty darn decent way of giving a regular lick and a promise to the floors every other day or so, and that does mean a lot less vacuuming I have to do. So that's a big plus - big enough that I'm wondering if Dalek Suck needs a brother to help cover all this territory.

As for the cats, Kaylee's gone high and given it the evil eye; Mickey stared from a short distance until it came at her, and the others have gone into hiding except for Mulder, who is watching closely and even dared touch it.

Oh lord, it's doing something obscene to the chain saw...

Comments

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

At least you're honest about the edges - I talked to a guy at a party once who said it was the bestest thing ever and he'd NEVER use anything else...I'm certain Roomba paid him for that conversation

[evil_plotbunny]

Oddly, this is the first time I've thought a roomba might work for me. I shall have to consider this further.

[not-hathor.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, it's doing something obscene to the chain saw...

ROTFLOL!!!

We bought a Dyson vac shortly after we acquired Jethro, because Chow and Chow-and-a-half SHED like there's no tomorrow..... Pricey but VERY worth it....

[bentleywg.livejournal.com]

Roomba tracking. "I set up a photo camera in my room, turned out all the lights and took a long-exposure shot of my roomba doing it’s thing for about 30 minutes. The result is a picture that shows the path of the roomba through it’s cleaning cycle, it looks like a flight map or something."

[dora-took.livejournal.com]

oh! which model did you get? I hear there is actually a pet-hair model. Please let me know later on how you still like it. I know Rae Bradbury-Enslin has one and loves it. I'm thinking of getting one for Crick Hollow up north. between the long cat hair shedding and my own, and how seldom I vacuum - it's death to the motors of most machines. Soemthing liek this might be what I need.

[radiantbaby.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to buy a Roomba with my tax refund money, but just haven't got around to it. Thanks for the review and also I love its name (I keep thinking of calling my future one a Cybermat or something)!