iRobot
Combo j7+

iRobot
iRobot

I have two dogs and two cats and the j7+ works just fine
I have the j7 and I have taken it apart more than once to clean it and I'm not super happy with it. I got it at Costco so it might go back before they go belly up. I'll try it again a few more days but I didn't even have it plugged in for 6 months... because we had renovations going on in the house. It's Black Friday week but I prefer to buy from Costco because they do have such a good return policy.
Iāve had robot shark and roomba. I believe running them daily has prevented us from being buried in dog hair and 100% recommend a robot vacuum. My dogs are very housebroken and Iāve never had the poo every where situation.Ā Overall, I think the shark works a little better, but I think the roombaās features and app are better. I just upgraded to the dual vacuum/mop roomba and itās not perfect but Iām happy. I still have to real vacuum once a week as it doesnāt get all the hair all the time, but the literal basketball was of hair I pull out of the canister every few weeks tells me itās working pretty damn good.Ā
I have a Roomba J7+. It was their first one that they say will avoid poo. Fortunately, we've never had to test that in the year we have had Ranger. It works well, but iRobot is having issues with money right now and the model is older. If you get one, it is important to remember that they still require regular maintenance to keep them from getting clogged or overwhelmed with hair.
Hair wraps around the brushes and needs to be removed. If you get a self emptying unit, they cannot get all of the dust out of the bin. Filters need to be cleaned and changed.
Me, too. This is why I'm here--time to replace Dumbot. This will be my 4th robot vac and definitely not looking at iRobot!
My J7+ has always sucked, in all the wrong ways. I named it Dumbot. All I hear is Alexa saying "your Dumbot is stuck". Never understood the great reviews for it.
Bought a vac and mop roomba. I now that myself now maybe a month. I call my cleaning lady less frequently. So yes.
I have 3 j7+ Combos that are all about a year old to a year and a half and Iām watching this all in horror.
I have "only" owned 3. A ecovacs which always broke, a brava moping one and a i robot j7.Ā My favorite is the i robot j7. It has an auto empty version, but I have the regular. It has object detection (4/5 stars) and room mapping (2/5) over the 3 years I've had it it does stupid crap all the time with room boundaries and eating paper, but I can fix that if I go fight with the settings I hope. My fav part is the robustness, if it encounters a huge problem, the only parts that break are those (and then rarely) are those meant to swap out.Ā
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