iRobot - Roomba Combo j5
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I'd say the J5 is smarter than the J7, for some strange reason. ... J7 gets stuck at the top of a "cliff" (stairs) from time to time, and the J5 never did."
"we got the one that can "see" poop and avoid it so it doesn't track it everywhere."
"Camera is good at detecting obstacles like poop"
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"been working well for two plus years with regular part replacement (filters, rollers etc)."
"I just wanted it to maintain my floors cleans and that’s exactly what it’s doing."
"You can run them every day with minimal effort, and they do a pretty good job"
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"omfg the hair and dander is pulled up is insane. ... apparently, the roomba is so so so much better."
"it works wonders ... We have a husky, a husky mix, and a long haired supermutt and it's a trooper"
"j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair."
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"omfg the hair and dander is pulled up is insane. ... apparently, the roomba is so so so much better."
"it works wonders ... We have a husky, a husky mix, and a long haired supermutt and it's a trooper"
"j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair."
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"omfg the hair and dander is pulled up is insane. ... apparently, the roomba is so so so much better."
"it works wonders ... We have a husky, a husky mix, and a long haired supermutt and it's a trooper"
"j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"the brushes pull up some of the moisture from the mop and then dust will clump up along with pet hair and clog before getting into the bin."
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"iRobot's app is not very user-friendly."
"The only thing I don’t like is that it disconnects from the wifi ogten"
"Sure, there’s a glitch or a bad software update every now and then"
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"I have a roomba we named homewrecker because it leaves a trail of destruction behind it. ... It always knocks over something or gets tangled up in wires."
"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"it's the navigation that is problematic (hard hitting walls/furniture, poor coverage, and getting lost)"
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"the brushes pull up some of the moisture from the mop and then dust will clump up along with pet hair and clog before getting into the bin."
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"the Roomba doesn't have the strongest sucking function in the world"
I bought Roomba j5 vacuum/mop combo few years ago. It’s not bad and does good job. The reason I love it’s the only one that will get under the beds and couches. I have hardwood floors, no other vacuumed is that low. It keeps my floors clean. It’s easy to get part off the app. The only thing I don’t like is that it disconnects from the wifi ogten
r/RobotVacuums • Why shouldn’t I buy a Roomba? ->The Ecovac Deebot T50 Pro is awesome. I just got in a week ago. I ditched my iRobot Roomba J5 which sucked. Always got lost and stuck. The T50 has honestly been so much better and was only $650. I have 2 other iRobots that I’ll get rid of because they’re all god awful.
r/RobotVacuums • Looking for a high quality robot vacuum ->I’d highly recommend the Ecovacs T50 pro. I just got that after having a Roomba J5 which was awful. The Ecovacs does an absolute awesome job mopping and vacuums pretty well too. It has 2 spinning mopping pads which extend to get corners and close to the walls. The mapping is really good and it always finds its way back to the base, which the roomba never did.
r/RobotVacuums • Recommendations for vac/mop for LVP flooring? ->I bought a mid-to-upper model Roborock a little over a year ago, after having tried my daughter's (somewhat old) Roomba. I ended up returning it because it did stupid stuff like drop its rollers out when it went over a floor vent. (??!?) And because after I ran it and found very little in its bin, I ran my daughter's six-year-old Roomba and it sucked up a LOT of hair. Maybe the Roborock I got was a lemon, since I'm hearing that other people think it does just fine. I loved its app - iRobot's app is not very user-friendly. But the goal is cleaning, not playing with an app, so I got a Roomba J5. Good cleaning. Added a J7 later on because I didn't want to tote the J5 to different levels of the house. I'd say the J5 is smarter than the J7, for some strange reason. J7 gets stuck at the top of a "cliff" (stairs) from time to time, and the J5 never did. Maybe the J7's camera is less capable. Heads up on Roombas: they require enough ambient light for their cameras to work. They're not into LiDAR navigation, which would allow them to do their job at night with all the lights off. Just in case that makes a difference to you. I haven't had a chance to personally compare performance between the i and the J models of Roombas, but went with J because I wanted the greater suction power that is advertised to come with them. Edit - PS re blow dryer for undercoat. I've found the best tool for GSD undercoat issues is an old-fashioned, low-tech undercoat rake. My present girl has a pretty short coat for a GSD, but wow that rake can really pull it; and she feels the difference. Something like this: [Amazon undercoat rake link](https://www.amazon.com/Coastal-Pet-Undercoat-Designed-Undercoats/dp/B0083TSC64/ref=sr_1_9?crid=J4X43SSVX9PI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2GaHbloLLXTdo2hjKm_oN6gb_cbIKNYd7UFh9e43Q6ogcCWKCY9vL4O1MdIff7VBUMbvZMfahjPK6CoBQH3wjXji1drTidQ5tYydwaw2GdFLCqMkElUijPLNAu_O0rPCbMTNI5Xa4gg137VrHl2elQH8Qf6DdGDMkdfOpMBbIK77IK_kRb98iO-COLDsb9L-Rgzc0HW1fcDDjEBQjylfrqXGAkNGH1i7I70Pypgpt87dqHzSUkzm2Smkw1zGclbo2pqp8XlX7lXGnZSkMFT0cVRtxg7XGTAOOWV3ID_VMMs.jA93VyAAfUBWBT-szQymuBvblJC8wB55Q0eCgTBf6js&dib_tag=se&keywords=dog%2Bundercoat%2Brake&qid=1751840435&sprefix=dog%2Bundercoat%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-9&th=1) No need to spend a fortune.
r/germanshepherds • We are finally caving in… which roomba do you use? 😂😩 ->I have the Roomba J5 and it works wonders. We have a husky, a husky mix, and a long haired supermutt and it's a trooper
r/husky • Best robot vacuum...for all the hair? ->I have booth! I have the roomba for my office and the shark for my home. I’m happy w my shark. Have had it for about half a year at this point and it runs daily because I have a cat. It’s not as smart as they advertised it as. It won’t detect the cat nor my legs 😂 most of the time. But it will detect furnitures. The cat isn’t a fan of it so he doesn’t go around it when running but because it doesn’t detect him I don’t run it when I’m not home. It’s fairly a good vacuum. But the app is stupid. The roomba is good as well we have had it for around 2 years at this point. We have the j5 not j5+. The shark dose a better job of noticing obstacles. It dose a nice job of cleaning the office. But we have to make sure there is no cable on the ground. I say go w shark. The shark has a better tracking futures tho the app sucks dick.
r/RobotVacuums • Need advice on which vacuum to keep my ->Thankfully my cat hasn’t had an accident yet but I have a feeling the shark won’t detect the poop. simply because if my cats toys are smaller than a certain size it usually tries to run them over so I’m not sure. That being said it’s really good at picking up cat litter and cat hair. My girl is sensitive on that and we hardly notice any hair on the ground. Remember roomba has a camera system and shark has lidar. Lidar is good at detecting the house layout, mostly big enough objects and furnitures. Camera is good at detecting obstacles like poop
r/RobotVacuums • Need advice on which vacuum to keep my ->I see so many positive reviews of it. I want the e25, but I really want it to go on sale before pulling the trigger to upgrade from my roomba j5
r/RobotVacuums • Which robot vacuum did you pick up this year? Which did you avoid? ->We have a j5 I think which has been fine then actually bought the Braava mop which was great, whilst it worked… it stopped working within warranty and they won’t replace it or refund me as it’s a discontinued product. They only said I can have the most basic combo model which I don’t want. Have been arguing with them for a while now. If it’s a discontinued line and no replacement can be offered then please just give me a refund not something useless to me!
r/HENRYUKLifestyle • Good robot vacuum and mop all in one? ->I got that exact one a while back. Fyi it is not the self emptying base version, no matter what the description says 😭
r/AmazonVine • Told myself I'd never buy another robot vacuum.. Now I don't need to! ->That's correct for the self-emptying version. However, they simply did not ship the self emptying version. :( (If you get the self empty version, I'll be livid)
r/AmazonVine • Told myself I'd never buy another robot vacuum.. Now I don't need to! ->Roomba’s aren’t terrible, just other companies have surpassed them. iRobot has a big 2024 with a lot of change in the c-suite and mid levels which should change the trajectory. The j series aren’t a bad robot there are just better ones out there. I say keep the j5 because iRobot has always made robots that are easy to fix and/or replace things. Their customer service team is usually pretty good as well. I admit, I am biased. I’ve had Roombas since 2017. Sure, there’s a glitch or a bad software update every now and then but I love having something to do the light cleaning so I only have to vacuum with my fill size vac one or two times a month.
r/RobotVacuums • Need advice on which vacuum to keep my ->Combos from iRobot aren’t that great, to be honest. The i5 as a vacuum isn’t bad at all. It’s the lower mid level but no less cleans decent. J5 and j7 are great mid to middle upper levels. I have limited experience with a combo and I wasn’t a fan. The vacuuming aspect of things is great.
r/roomba • Are any of these robot vacuums any good. ->Agreed, I had to have my j9+ replaced once because of several issues and the replacement dock they sent me doesn’t even work! The J5 has been great though, these combo robots are not very good IMO
r/roomba • Roomba combo 10 - is it as bad as they say? ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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