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hazel93 Wed 14-Aug-24 08:39:37

but still think sod this faff and revert to mop and bucket ?

NotSpaghetti Thu 15-Aug-24 13:18:20

There are lots of these Maggs
Some even plumb in so you don't need to wash the mop as they do it themselves.

MissAdventure Thu 15-Aug-24 14:00:15

I've a robot cleaner, and I find it good.

It's a cheap one, but it keeps things down to a respectable level.

Nandalot Thu 15-Aug-24 14:01:57

That’s amazing, Notspaghettit. I better not search the internet for it as I am a sucker for gadgets especially for cleaning. I always think they will turn me into superwoman with a pristine home, but they never do.
On another note I seem to go through hoovers at a ridiculous rate. Was a Dyson fan but the thought Shark superior but not been happy with them recently. I have a Hoover downstairs and a vax upstairs. I do have a eufy (robot) which is good but which I can only use in the hall and kitchen diner as it has a ‘thing’ with the stand on the lounger chair. (Think overly friendly dogs!)

heavenlyheath Thu 15-Aug-24 14:27:36

I have just treated myself to a cordless vacuum coming tomorrow I was fedup carting Henry up the stairs so heavy so he will rmain upstairs in landing cupboard for cleaning bedrooms. Hooray

MissAdventure Thu 15-Aug-24 14:30:42

Hooray Henry!
If only they weren't so heavy.

J52 Thu 15-Aug-24 14:36:22

We have a Henry for a good all over clean and a Dyson cordless for a swift hover round and upstairs. Both are good, but Henry is the best.

J52 Thu 15-Aug-24 14:37:17

‘Hover’ is a typo, but describes it perfectly 😂

Washerwoman Thu 15-Aug-24 14:46:06

I've always had upright vacs but after using Miele Cat and dog vac elsewhere have splashed out and bought one.Yes it has a cord and bags but so far it's far superior to any vac I've ever had and surprisingly easy to move around.I have a cordless Hoover for a quick tidy up but actually don't like it.Seems to always need charging or brushes intangling.And the last Dyson products we had - two dust busters - didn't seem to last two minutes.

Cateq Thu 15-Aug-24 14:56:54

I bought my DS a robot vacuum and mop for his Xmas (at his request) he’s named it rufus and he loves it. Keeps telling me I should buy one for my house.

Lilyflower Thu 15-Aug-24 19:30:57

I have a Dyson V12 and a Eufy robot. Between them I can keep a largish house dust free with next to no effort. I absolutely love them. In the old days of my corded Dyson it took 40 minutes of hard labour to clean upstairs and down. The cordless cut that to 20 minutes. Buying the Eufy takes me no time at all but I do perhaps 5-10 minutes of stairs and corners per week which takes no time or effort at all, comparatively speaking.

I have an oldish house which gets very dusty. Emptying the machines which are full of dust with no outlay of elbow grease on my part is very satisfying.

Lilyflower Thu 15-Aug-24 19:31:36

Using the Eufy, not buying the Eufy!

Thisismyname1953 Thu 15-Aug-24 22:06:00

We have a robot vacuum which seems happy to be let loose in the living room occasionally. We also have a corded vacuum which is heavy to use . We have a battery powered vacuum for upstairs and a battery powered one for downstairs which mops the floors as well . It’s brilliant and even cleans itself when it finishes. We also have a very good steam mop which is practically redundant since we got the lightweight vacuum mop.
We have a karcher window vac which my daughter uses on the shower cubicles too.
Last but not least we have a small hand help battery powered vacuum that is use to get cobwebs and dragon flies out of corners . These all belong to my DD not grinme

MissAdventure Thu 15-Aug-24 22:08:09

Have you named the robot vac?

Almost everyone seems to.
Ours is Gloria.

NotSpaghetti Thu 15-Aug-24 22:14:46

No. Our robot vacuums have no names.

Thisismyname1953 Thu 15-Aug-24 22:16:33

Ours is a eufy and it gets called Evey . T he’s great for hard floors .

MissAdventure Thu 15-Aug-24 22:16:53

shock
Nameless!

4allweknow Fri 16-Aug-24 09:59:29

I have a stick vacuum with several attachments, two of which I use. Even though a supposedly high end make it does not compare to my upright cleaner (with attachments). When I use the stick the amount of stuff to be emptied is is nothing compared to that in the upright. I now just use the stick for very small, light cleaning up eg crumbs. I also have a handheld vacuum and use this for cleaning up inside the car.

NotSpaghetti Fri 16-Aug-24 10:12:15

Just realised that though I don't have names for our robot vacuums I do refer to two of them as "he".

"I've sent him home as the kitchen was already clean". "Could you get him hoovering before you leave the house please?"

We have one upstairs that is self-emptying and that one has a male voice (selected when we set "him" up).

MiniMoon Fri 16-Aug-24 13:01:16

I have a shark detect pro. I wouldn't recommend it. DH bought it after sering it advertised on TV. It picks up really well, but I have one rug with longish pile that blocks up the suction hole. It's a self emptying gadget. I'm not keen, I prefer my old Bosch cylinder vacuum.