iRobot 12501 Looj 125 Remote Controlled Cordless Electric Gutter Cleaning Robot With Belt Clip

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 at 11:29 pm

Manufacturer: iRobot
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List Price: $129.99
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Product Description

Blasts through debris, clogs, and sludge. Brushes gutters clean, Cordless/rechargeable, Includes wireless remote, 1 year warranty.

Product Details

Belt clip to free up your hands and make it easier for you to climb a ladder.
Works with standard K-style, aluminum, copper, metal or vinyl gutters
Internal antenna provides great range and reliability up to 40-feet away
Smart speed moves slower going forward to clean thoroughly and faster going backwards to finish its mission quicker
Flexible auger delivers the power needed to blast through clogs

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Customer Reviews

Great idea but doesn't decrease work

Review Date: June 23, 2010

Reviewer: Rob, FL

This is a great idea for a robot. I recently put gutters on my two story home which is shaded by a giant tree. After 3 months of Springtime leaf shedding, I saw that I needed to clean the gutters so I thought Looj would be better than using my hands and moving the ladder every 5 feet.

When unboxing the Looj it looked pretty well made. After charging the battery for 16 hours, I climbed my 30ft ladder and had to scoop out a spot for the Looj in my gutters. It worked well for a couple feet but hit a dense spot of leaves and started climbing out of the gutter. After reversing the auger direction and continuously trying to break up the pile of leaves, I had no luck and had to move the ladder over to clear it by hand. At this time, the battery cover for the remote fell off and got lost in my yard for a while, which was very annoying. After finally finding the cover and batteries which fell out, I couldn't get the cover to stay put so had to continuously apply pressure (I guess I could have gone inside and taped it shut). For the less dense areas of leaves I was successful in getting the Looj to clean the gutters. However, when it hit more dense areas, the Looj would stop traveling and its auger would stop as if the motor overheated. I say that because it would work fine after waiting about 20 seconds.

With the battery cover refusing to stay latched and the Looj's inability to cut through dense leaves without me having to reposition my ladder, I don't think the Looj will be worth the money. I also have reliability concerns with the rubber tracks rubbing against sharp parts within my gutters. I would rather have spent the money on a lightweight mulching blower/vacuum (Toro Super Recycler) with extension tubes, which is what I will do. That way I won't have to clean up leaves either.

good idea didn't work for me though

Review Date: April 6, 2010

Reviewer: Daniel Roach, Salem, OR

I live in oregon and it is very wet. I ended up cleaning the gutters by hand since the leaves were to heavy for the auger. Good idea and would probably do better in a slightly drier climate.

Smart buy.

Review Date: March 29, 2010

Reviewer: GMS,

Purchased this product, fast shipping and as shown. Unit did not fit in my gutters and I returned to shipper and was given a full refund with no hassle.. I inspected and played with unit, seems would have worked great. Other people have stated it makes a mess and I can see that but again beats the ladder cleaning aspect.

500 rpm

Review Date: March 23, 2010

Reviewer: Golden Lion, North Ogden, Ut United States

1. Looj is a remote controlled gutter cleaner. The remote control is detachable from the device. You can buy an accessory for putting the Looj on your hip. The Looj moves forward and backward.
2. You set the robot into the gutter and active the rotator which propels debris and sludge, out of the gutter. The rotator turns at 500 rpm.
3. Look has a three stage auger
4. iRobot can clean a 60 foot section in 10 minutes

Stay away from the Looj, you'll save time, money, and frustration

Review Date: March 7, 2010

Reviewer: S. TURNER,

My sister is happy with her Roomba, so even though many of the reviews urged caution, I decided to take a chance on the Looj -- that was a big mistake. It could not get through really mucked up areas and it constantly kept flipping over and getting stuck. I spent WAY more time trying to hassle with the Looj than if I had just cleaned my gutters the old fashioned way. Also, on my unit, reverse stopped working. It will drive forward just fine, but it won't go in reverse. If you are on the fence about buying this beware that even the positive reviews are full of tons of caveats. Bottom line: stay away from the Looj and save your money.