iRobot Roomba Combo j7+
Good but not Amazing
28/06/2023 20:38
The setup of the Roomba J7+ Combo was simple enough. I didn’t read any instructions, just downloaded the app and away I went.
Pros.
Never gets stuck.
Cleans for about 2 hours.
No wet carpets.
Minimal effort required by user.
Cons
Difficult to identify and clear problems.
Dust / water tank awkward to fit.
Changed your mind and want Roomba to do something else…is a pain.
I was impressed with the behaviour of the Roomba J7+ as I had previously purchaed a robot mop/vacuum that I had been using until this came.
From previous experience, I was expecting to still have to get up and rescue the robot an awful lot, but it turns out not the case.
Firstly, I set the base up in exactly the same spot as the previous device was. I set the Roomba to map the entire downstairs, then set it cleaning.
Once it had cleaned downstairs, I decided to take it upstairs and leave the base downstairs.
I set it mapping, then to clean as before.
I had problems immediately with me setting the robot to do one room then wanted to set it to go to another room but it was searching for the base. The base was downstairs so I thought, put it where I started the mapping, that didn’t work and it spent ages trying to find the base.
Also, when it stops due to the dust compartment being ‘full’ it searches again for the base.
After moving the base it didn’t seem to have a clue where it was so I deleted the maps and set the Roomba to map again.
It happily vacuumed and mopped the right rooms and returned to base occasionally to clear the ‘full’ bin.
It was only then after doing a full clean, that I realised it only searches for the point where it started the job to actually complete the job, not the base.
Downstairs is all hard flooring. Having both a dog and a large parrot means we get a lot of dust and fluff collected, which clogs in the duct and says bin is full.
When you have to take off and put the dust compartment back on it is very fiddly due to having to press the very stiff button next to it and then having to get thw right angle to put it back on again.
Error red light with no way to clear. I couldn’t work out how to get rid of the red ring. I reset the robot from the app after forcing a reboot from holding clean button for 10 seconds didn’t resolve it.
If the mopping was better (scrub) and the clogs didn’t happen I would easily recommend it at full price. Not as it is though.
alan252
Plymouth , Spojené království
Age: 43
Gender: Female