| Si desea tener suelos verdaderamente limpios ya sean de madera, azulejo ó linóleo no hay nada mejor que el multipremiado robot lava pisos Roomba 380 que puede lavar hasta 79 metros cuadrados (de 3 a 4 habitaciones promedio) con una sola carga de batería. Navega a través de cada sitio usando un sistema de gran alcance con 4 procesos de limpieza: etapa de preparación, que recoge la suciedad, arena, migas, etc.; etapa de lavado, que utiliza solamente solución limpia; etapa de tallado que quita la suciedad muy pegada; y la etapa de secado que enjuaga y levanta el agua sucia del suelo. La Scooba 380 puede utilizar una solución de agua y vinagre ó una solución de limpieza de Clorox Scooba para lavar suelos. Limpia debajo de los bordes de los gabinetes, mesas, sillas y otro sitios difíciles de alcanzar. Además, se puede delimitar barreras invisibles con el sistema de paredes virtuales. Coloque una pared virtual en el umbral de una puerta o en cualquier otra apertura y ajuste el haz infrarojo al a distancia del la apertura; la unidad detecta el haz y no cruzará. |
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 Save your $$$ |
| Review Date: June 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Eric R. Mintz, Long Beach, CA |
To be brief... This is my 4th replacement of this model, and as of yesterday, I'll be sending my current scooba back. All previous ones have been defective and/or broken. It takes a real effort just to get this thing ready to clean. You need to shoot water in the dirty water tank and shake several times and then prime the pump before every single use. This is timely and messy. The unit is very noisy. While it does seem to place cleaning solution down and eventually pick up some of the solution during the cycle, much water remains on the floor. Then you end up with water streaks. Don't expect to just leave the unit running while you go out. More often than not, the unit will get stuck, or the dirty water tank will fill up and cause the cycle to stop. Then it's back to the sink to shoot water into the dirty water tank and prime the pump and hope that the unit is ready to start up again.
Seriously, I so wanted the Scooba to work. I gave them many many chances to prove me wrong, even upgrading from the 350 to the 380 model. It just is a big waste! A Swiffer or Bona Cleaner will be much faster and more effective.
On the good side, Irobot Customer Support has been very proactive each time I call. They have replaced my units and Virtual Walls several times. Unfortunately, I've also had to pay to ship the old units back on several occassions. Would rather have my $$$ back though!
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I don't mop my floor anymore..
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| Review Date: May 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Inas, Sydney |
I don't spend 30 minutes washing my floor anymore, instead I spend 60 minutes playing with a robot.
Cleaning the brushes, vigorously washing the tank, and trying to get the thing back together.
Finding out why the tank doesn't close properly - why the brushes just don't slot back in. Reading diagnostic manuals as to why the sensor detects the full tank to be empty this time. Running the test program.
Wasting another tank full of expensive solution as I try to prime the pump again.
When it goes, it does get the floors clean. It even picks up extra dirt from a floor I've already washed.
The mop in the cupboard is starting to look like a time saver.. |
Cleans Well, But Dies After Only a Couple Months of Use
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| Review Date: April 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Heat-Rae, Charlton, MA USA |
I bought this product as part of a Roomba, Scooba, Dirt Dog package. I hate washing floors and thought I had found the answer.
I made this purchase in September of 2008.
Problem 1: The floor washing bot arrived, however, it did not actually suck up the water. I contacted IRobot support who sent me in new cleaning head in September of 2008. I should have known this would be a sign. I proceeded to use the washing bot about two times a week.
Problem 2: In March of 2009, the robot went into "Diagnostic Mode." I once again contacted IRobot who told me it needed to be replaced and they would do an in-Warranty exchange. I had to pay for the shipping.
Problem 3: The replacement robot arrived and it kept spinning and spinning and wouldn't clean. It never cleaned anything. So, in early June of 2009, I contacted support again and they told me it needed to be replaced. I had to pay shipping again for another in warranty exchange.
Problem 4: The replacement robot arrived and worked for a while. In March of 2010, it went into, "Diagnostic Mode," and they tell me it needs to be replaced. As the replacement warranties only carry the remaining warranty of your original robot, I can now pay 180 dollars for something that will only work for a couple months.
Cleaning: The Robot washes well. I used it on tile and hardwood floors in my house. I was very happy when it worked.
Battery charge: I could get 2 washing cycles out of one charge in the beginning, but after a while, could get through about 1.5 cleanings on the battery. The replacement robots did not come with new batteries, so this is based on the battery life of the original battery.
Virtual Walls: One of my virtual walls never worked. That's a whole other issue I never addressed with IRobot support.
Getting Stuck: The Washing robot does get stuck more often than the Roomba. I simply closed heating vents in the floor and covered them with pieces of wood so the robot couldn't even touch them.
I agree with the other reviewer who said the quality is not as good as the Rooba. They aren't even designed the same in terms of plugs. It seems that they were two independent designs from two companies that do not relate to each other in any way.
I spent over 1000 between the original 3 robot purchase, cleaning solution and the in warranty exchange shipping. For one year of use, it was not worth it and have found myself having to use the Hoover Floormate more often than not. Each in warranty exchange took about 3 weeks between shipping the old robot back and the new robot arriving. They did offer me a 30% discount off a $180 purchase price to replace this last robot. I have decided to try the fix on the web for the Diagnostic Mode issue when I have time. A fix for the issue is on the web. Otherwise I will continue to use my Floormate. I have had it since 2002 and never once had to perform an in warranty exchange and it cost me significantly less money. All and all, I think the Scooba has cost me more wasted time and money in phone calls to support and in warranty exchanges then the time I would have spent washing the floors with the Floormate.
Diagnostic Mode: There is a common issue with the Scooba getting "stuck" in Diagnostic mode. It is noted in multiple forums on the web that it has to do with the contacts on the clean button. IRobot technical support will only offer you a replacement robot at a discounted price when you hit the problem after the original 1 year warranty. Even if it is your 3rd robot. Remember that in warranty exchange robots only carry the remainder of the one year warranty of the first robot. |
iRobot a loser of a company
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| Review Date: August 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Allen J. Ebens Jr., SF, CA, USA |
| Ordered from iRobot website, the order failed, I had to call to complete. Scooba arrived, worked once then failed. The customer service person was an idiot. Replacement part did not fix problem. iRobot never called as promised by email. After I called them and dealt with another moron in customer service, they are sending another scooba. Any bets if this one works? |
Does a good job, not perfect
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| Review Date: August 9, 2009 |
| Reviewer: PDH, |
We've been using one of these beasts for about a year now and I have few complaints. It's not perfect but it does a good job. It and a regular Roomba 420 clean our floors well and manage to keep a large kitchen, den, breakfast room area clean even with two kids and a dog running in and out of them all day.
To address some of the specific points in other reviews:
1) if it's leaving a large amount of water behind something is set up wrong. Try pulling the squeegee tight so that it is completely straight, or perhaps replacing the cleaning unit;
2) we use vinegar on our hardwood floors with no problem. We use the cleaning solution only on the marble floors;
3) if the battery is running out before cleaning is complete the battery needs to be replaced. Ours always empties the tank completely;
4) yes, the multi pin plug is a pain to connect, it takes at least 3 seconds to orient properly...
My only complaint, and the reason it does not get 5 stars, is that the thing is stupid compared to the regular Roomba. It gets stuck where a regular Roomba would not have problems. Better status indicators would also be a help, in particular, it would be nice to have the same charging / charged indicators so that you can tell when it is fully charged if you want to run it twice in one day (without buying another battery and the standalone charger). |
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