Housework game changer

Does it do ironing and change beds too?

Mr Lavande is my robotic cleaner and he does robotic ironing too!

Can't see how that works as I don't suppose it moves the furniture too.

There are far too many nooks and crannies in my house for one of those things to clean properly enjoy your new gadget

I wish Alea . synonymous, I do move our dining room chairs out the way so it can have a clear run there and our sofas have a bit of space under them so it slips under them ok. I haven't moved the TV unit I'm afraid but I didn't do that every time I vacuumed anyway. Do you move all your furniture every time you vacuum? Even bookcases etc? If so, then I'm an even lazier slob than I thought!

That's what puts me off those things too, Synonymous and tanith.

Fine if you have a big expanse of floorspace with no obstructions - not so good if you have tables, chairs and other incidental items of furniture to negotiate...

x posts, minimo - no, I don't move all my furniture when I vacuum, but I do have to use the nozzle to get in the nooks and crannies, which a robot cleaner couldn't do.

Don't think I'll sack DH just yet since he comes with added benefits.

Believe me it is wonderful, and it DOES clean the corners - there is a little brush that spins round on the side and gets into the edges and corners far far better than an ordinary vacuum cleaner. It does it much better than a nozzle. It cleans under the beds without having to move them at all.

You have to move some furniture a bit when vacuuming with a standard cleaner, so that is no different. Only it can get under things so you don't have to move so much of the furniture.

Trust me, it gets the house far cleaner - if it finds a particularly dusty patch it can sense this and it will go over it several times. The first time we used ours we were amazed at the quantity of dust that it hoovered up - and we had thought the carpets were clean!

There is nothing like sitting with a cup of tea and watching it get the place far cleaner than we were ever able to do before - brilliant!

I'd like to have a free trial first!

I keep imagining it getting stuck in a corner and just whirring away until its battery wears out...(not applicable if you're sitting there watching it of course, but I don't think I'd be doing that all the time)

I'm dubious about it.... But interested.

DH reckons it would be good if you were lonely! Then started musing about setting booby traps for it so I reckon his interest is piqued

I've had a roomba for several years now. It's ok. I leave it upstairs, save carrying the Miele up and down stairs. Sometimes I bring it down, but TBH getting the big vac out and pushing it round is quicker.

Roomba is a bit inclined to rough up loop pile carpet cos it's got a brush. You are supposed to use only suction on that.

I like the idea of these but so far DH is doing a good job, so I won't upset the apple cart just yet.

Mine, who is known as Bob, only likes cleaning hard floors, he objects if he goes on carpet.
And now he is refusing to charge up, his battery must have died completely.

No, he didn't sit in a corner, he would touch a skirting board then take off in a different direction (when he worked, that is).

When my first roomba's battery packed up I contacted them (somewhere in mainland Europe, can't remember where) and they sold me a new basic Roomba for a much lower price.

DH is going to contact them, we have an address somewhere in the depths of the filing cabinet

I'd like one and am sort of thinking about how I can rearrange the little things that might get in the way to clear as much space as possible. One day soon I hope.

I want a robot cleaner,keep looking and toying with idea,we are downsizing and soon to move to a G/F flat.....Have a kakariki parrot who is a messy so n so with his seeds ...is the robot man enough for the job do you think

Love mine especially on the hard floors downstairs. Does a thorough job on bits, so I just have to do a quick mop and dry afterwards. I tend to use a cordless vacuum on my upstairs carpets because they're new and, as jingl said it can be a bit rough on these. On older, flatter carpets it was fine.

Yes dte it would clean up bird seed np

My daughter in law has one of these and it's fascinating to watch . It does go round furniture and into nooks and crannies but obviously doesnt move furniture - but neither do I! Mr B does a much more thorough job than me and often volunteers so I tend to have a whisk round when I do it (i hate it - much rather do ironing!) The trouble with DiLs robot is that it terrifies 1 year old GD so she has to do it when little one in bed!

Funnily enough I have just sent mine back. It cost £240 and I found it incredibly frustrating. Going off on a tangent. Got stuck on the corner of a deep pile rug, got wedged under the kitchen cabinets and when I found myself sweeping crumbs in front of it to make sure they got picked up I decided it wasn't the machine for me. Shame as I had wanted one for ages. Instead I've bought myself a cordless AEG vac, that has a hand held vacuum built into it, so two for the price of one. Much happier with it as the main reason I wanted one is to hoover up after the darling GC.

I have been thinking about a cordless vac. Does anyone have any experience? The Dyson gets good reviews but is v. expensive.

I've had a cordless Dyson thingy for a couple of years now and I love it. After a lifetime of useless vacuums, cheap and expensive this Dyson has been faultless. My craft attic doesn't get done so often and it can do the whole rest of the house on one charge.
Just got one for the old mother in Aldi a week or so ago at a great price.

My lazy shyster of a daughter has a roomba and likes it too ... more that she's lazy than it does a great job I suspect!