ECOVACS - X1 OMNI

We currently have an ecovacs omni x1 and it uses rotational. it gets most everything but the thing is so unreliable at mapping and navigation now and batteries are failing after about 2.5 years.

I got one a few years ago the ecovacs deebot x1 omni because it came with the base station (very handy), and did the mopping. At the time it was one of the few that did both. I’m afraid I have no experience with others or more modern ones but my general findings: The mopping is really just a bit of a rinse, it’s not a deep clean, it just uses water, no detergent to help cleaning anything. It does not replace a proper clean of your floor. Useful for a daily hoover and mop of light dirt/marks. My one, which is old. If you want it to not mop you have to remove the mop heads from the bot. Hopefully modern ones have solved this as I basically never take them off so it’s only used in rooms with no carpet or rug as it’ll mop them up. I find the app and not decent, again I’ve got no experience of others. The base stations are big, need power etc, so make sure you’ve got a spot for it.

I don’t agree on roller mops. They have small contact patches and bad edge cleaning. Also Ecovacs navigation has been poor consistently with maps getting corrupted over time. I’ve got a Dreame l40 ultra now and it has good edge cleaning, good mop pad cleaning and works more reliably than my two previous Ecovacs ever had. Downsides are that water tanks are too small so need to be filled too often in a larger house and the base gets very dirty and white plastic stains as it doesn’t manage to pull all the mop dirt into the dirty water tank. There were just too many bugs with Ecovacs kit and they abandon the new model within a month or two to focus on the next one. I’m sure Dreame are as bad but it doesn’t matter as much when the software actually works. My last Ecovacs was an x1 omni and added to the above problems is that the battery couldn’t clean the whole floor in one pass and recharge was so slow it would start again (only at 100%) in the evening which was mega annoying. Dreame also can’t do the whole floor but it charges much faster.

That makes complete sense, I have not come across your reviews nor read them. I'll be very honest. I just happen see this thread as I was scrolling by. I have an X1 Omni and well it's okay, the base tends to get clogged up if I use the mopping feature and I think the robot itself is starting to die. But I've had it now for 2 and 1/2 years and it's nice, but I don't think I'm going to buy another robot for a little while. I like what's out there, but I do agree with what you've commented on other people's posts that the consistency and quality difference between flagship bots is ridiculous.

I like Roborock, but to be fair, Ecovacs does work, at least not worse than Roborock for me. My Roborock S5 is slowly retiring. It used to clean the bedroom's floor, then went downstairs to the living room's first floor, and now it is on a partial retirement in the office room - smallest and easiest to clean :) Downstairs is Ecovacs T8 OZMO, which runs daily, with almost 3,000 runs in its lifetime. Not a single problem! Upstairs is Ecovacs X1 Omni, which runs 2-3 times a week, mopping. No complaints in the last 2 years, never gave me any trouble.

Ours (X1 Omni) is about to be passed on to the next unlucky sod who’ll have to cope with its demented behaviours that can only be solved temporarily with off-and-on-again. We’ll have a Roborock S8 Ultra instead.

I’ve owned top of the range Ecovacs and Roborock. I’d buy Roborock again whenever I need one. I’d never buy another Ecovacs.

It was an X1 Omni, so not cheap. It went wrong after just a few weeks and was sent back for repair which took too long to be considered good service. And all the way through the damn thing has exhibited awfully strange behaviours, like getting lost, going round in circles, or coming out for a clean then returning to base immediately. And the cleaning sink gets blocked and fills up ever so easily. In a direct comparison with a Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, there’s no contest. It’s Roborock every time.

Look for refurbished, second hand stuff. With a pair of gloves, wet tissues and some good ole elbow grease, you can save alot of money. Got an X1 Omni for about 130 USD second hand, nearly mint too. They are about 300 USD refurbished so no hassle in cleaning out the previous owner's gunk. You could prob get last year's flagships at your price point with this method quite easily, IMO the generation before all the novelty/first generation whacky features like the robo arms, threshold clearance stuff, roller mops (seems useful but still first gen), retractable Lidar (would love this on mine but still first gen). These are features which has not proven its utility with everyday users, as well as being likely not have its design flaws and kinks ironed out and is an additional mechanical/electrical motor point of failure.

I bought a second hand X1 Omni, for about 130 USD. So far, not much complaints. But I can't really comment on the experience vs a Roborock or Dreame machine, only other experience of note is a week or 2 with the Roborock s5, which is hardly comparable

I too went thru 5 ecovacs before giving up on them after my ecovacs x1 omni died just after 2.5 years of use. I'm ended up with the eureka j15 pro ultra but did have a bad camera and they replaced it for free after a bad review and Amazon returned my money so was completely free. I have been using it for about 1 month daily now and has been flawless and when I flipped it over for a monthly cleanup there was not 1 hair wrapped around the roller, couldn't believe it. One thing to consider is eureka support is slower than ecovacs if help is needed so keep that in mind. Ecovacs has always treated me well and went above and beyond to try and make things right if had a problem but after 5 bad robots in a row just couldn't trust the quality anymore. Good luck and hold on for the head spinning from all the positive and negative reviews of them all. Lol

Just swapped from ecovacs. I can't speak to their newer models but my X1 Omni broke after 2 years and I'm completely SOL. I had a few break downs in 2 years and always fixed it myself until the last one killed it for me. Ecovacs customer service doesn't care once you're out of warranty.  To be fair, all of these robot vacs have long term quality concerns. Most of the robot wars reviews are good but don't really address long term outside of aggregating Amazon reviews. I did a ton of research before pulling the trigger on a more budget model of another brand. I can handle it breaking after 2-3 years at $300 instead of $1000+. 

I have the deebot omni x1 for over couple years now and I absolutely love it, my reasons to buy were same as your's btw. Now they have even more advanced model with internal blades so hair also does not get tangled. If you have carpets in your house, prolly also look for models where mopping pads can be lifted. Rest just get the cheapest model with a hub with dust bag and water storage for mopping. Recently recommended this to my friend and he is also absolutely satisfied - [https://amzn.to/462YpBG](https://amzn.to/462YpBG)

ikr, I bought my x1 omni at 85k and it seemed like a steal deal at that time. It does have another water container for dirty water, but practically it's just one more jar to empty without any real effect on the cleaning.