Shark - RV1001AE (XL Self-Empty Base)

I’ve had a shark in I think 1001ae for like 3-4 years. I have replaced parts, but I also bought it used

It's crazy because you can get the Shark Refurbs that auto empty for sub $100, and they do more for less. I don't need the mopping function so long as it can reliably vacuum and not get stuck it was a vast upgrade from my Roomba.

Woot has them regularly. This one was 90 [https://home.woot.com/offers/shark-iq-app-controlled-self-emptying-robot-vacuum-sd](https://home.woot.com/offers/shark-iq-app-controlled-self-emptying-robot-vacuum-sd) but it's sold out. They normally have 24 hour deals for them. This was 29 days ago. This one was $119. [https://forums.woot.com/t/shark-ur2360s-matrix-robot-vacuum-s-d/2113574/4](https://forums.woot.com/t/shark-ur2360s-matrix-robot-vacuum-s-d/2113574/4) but yeah you can normally find them in the $100\~ range. I got mine for $80 when they had a coupon running at the same time as the deal. They have the shark vacuums on there about once every month or two.

Shark RV1001AE, been a great vacuum until about 3 weeks ago. There is a constant message to empty the dust cup, but this vacuum has a base station where it ends itself. There are also no sensors for the dust cup so I have no idea what this error is about. We have emptied and cleaned everything to no avail. This seems to be a widespread issue.

I found a very reasonably priced refurbished [iRobot Roomba j7+ (7550) Self Emptying](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK7FC9KD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1) There have been some complaints about Amazombie refurbs, but I can return. We have two *Shark Shark RV1001AE IQ Robot Self-Empty XL* that are both wearing out. They worked more or less for first two years (way better than nothing) and they are not difficult to disassemble (good thing since they will happily run over poop). I intend to keep using the Shark that works "best" and use the other for repair parts. The Dutch Shepherd mix sheds more than the two Danes combined.

Got one of these the other month, working great!

I have the Shark AI Robot Self-Empty XL. I like it a lot! It was about 300 or so. I’ve had it for about 1.5 years. Works just as good as the day I bought it. 2 dogs, 1 cat, hardwood floors with area rugs, 1 story, 2300 sqft!

My Shark XL has been amazing on hardwood with 4 dogs. It maps your house instead of just wandering aimlessly.

4 cats and hair about as long as yours. Shark robot with no-wrap. The beater has blades instead of brushes. Now “no wrap” doesn’t mean “no wrap”. The hair migrates to the ends of the beater bar. Still have to unclog the thing at least once per cycle (run it 1x/wk).

I have three floors of primarily hard flooring to clean. Sweeping has largely ceased to be a thing due to my robot vac. It does area rugs decently as well. It’s not heavy enough to really get down in the fibers so I pull out the real vacuum every couple weeks and do over the rugs.  I don’t use the damp cloth “wiping” feature because my upper floors are slippery and the robot spins in circles over its own tracks once it has wet the floor. In my basement, my tiles are kind of rough and I don’t think damp wiping would be effective so I don’t use that part either. When it’s time to unleash the robot vac, I do a quick run around for any large enough items or debris that it’s gonna choke on and remove them. I sweep dust and debris out of the corners where the robot wouldn’t fit out onto the main floor. Then I run the bot and come back later to empty. (Usually done before 90 mins) They make ones with vacuum bases that empty themselves. It’s convenient. If you get a vacuum base, get one with washable base filters instead of a vacuum bag that needs replacing after every fill. My friend bought an expensive one that vacuums and mops with spinning pads that self empties, self rinses, and dries its mop pads back on its base with heated water. He seems to like it. His house is all wood-look tile. Unfortunately his has vacuum bags as consumables. I also worry spinning action might swirl some missed grit around on any more delicate flooring. I’ve got a Shark IQ with the self-emptying base(vacuum only),  a secondhand Roomba 890(vacuum only, manual empty every use), and a Yeedi K700 in white and rose gold coloring(he’s pretty). Yeedi has the optional mop bin with the wipe cloth I don’t use. And is manually emptied every use. They make it simple to pass a mop myself after the robot does its run. 

Little to none. Not paying more for it to spy on me less, I'll just cut it off at the knees like I do my SharkIQ ones. They work just fine, can still remap and run their schedules. There would never be a time where I'd want to use their crap app to tell them to go out when I'm randomly somewhere else, so no need for cloud.