worked great before my dog thought it was an intruder and attacked the damn thing...

Does anyone have a Roomba and a small child? I am not sure how well this will work with a 2 year old in the house. Yes, I know it depends on the child. I assume that the child will not be swallowed by the Roomba, and I also assume that the child will not reprograme the Roomba the turn on Dora or open forbidden drawers. But other than that, anyone care to share their experiances?

judurant wrote:Go to Amazon.com and read all the comments from people who gave it (the refurbished model) only 1 star. I normally figure there are always going to be a certain percentage of malcontents, but these people all have had the same problem with the product and customer service.


Buyer Beware.

Funny, I did go to Amazon.com...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-8038952-9958354?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=irobot+roomba+4296+remanufactured

4 stars... Remember, there is a difference between "refurbished" and "remanufactured"

Why can't I order more than one unit????

Help!!

I keep getting this: Your account has already purchased this sale

Bwaaaaaaaaaa!! I need 2!!!

Read some Amazon reviews, apparently these "Remanufactured" Roomba's have a high rate of being lemons. And it's one of those things where it works great... for about 6 months. Then your 90 day warranty is gone and there's nothing you can do. I guess for only $100 it's worth trying though.

How long do the batteries last before the juice is completely gone? I'm thisclose in giving in and buying my first Roomba.

Woot
Got the Dog Hair on Pergo Floor. This is gonna rock. Thanks guys for the comments and Thanks to Woot.

I got the SAGE earlier this year and love it!!

A scheduler for $100 is worth it. I'm in for one. If I could, I'd buy these as stocking stuffers!!

I'm in for one. Have an original roomba and its still running strong. They work great on bare floors. I beleive it actually does a better job than my upright vacum which seldom see's use.

Guess I'll be doing some Roomba hacking this winter when stuck inside. WOOT!

my first woot I hope it sucks like a kirby

If you order one of these, you just might be getting the vacuum that I purchased, used for a month, and returned. Our house must be robot-vacuum-unfriendly, I guess. The Roomba did fine as long as it was just on carpet, or just on hard floors, but it tended to get stuck on the transitions between the two.

The final straw came that one evening when I got home and noticed a huge black mark in the carpet, right in front of our entertainment center. Somehow, the Roomba had gotten stuck there, and rather than trying to move for a short time before shutting down with an 'error,' it spun it's wheels for such a long time that it marked up the carpet with black rubber - and this was a DARK stain.

Took me about twice the amount of time to scrub the stain out as it did for me to box the vacuum up and return it for a refund. I think I'll wait for the 10th generation before trying a robotic vacuum again.

sewoot wrote:My dog attacks the regular vac but after a few warnings (mild) he leaves the roomba alone believe it or not. He is a big size boxer. Of course that is when I'm in the house to supervise. If he were left alone with it....well ...it would probably be toast.

I am so looking forward to this. My puppy (2yo german shep) loves the vacuum. She goes wild. The vacuum probably doesn't feel the same -- it has lost bits and pieces of trim and plastic. The pup does know to leave it alone when commanded.

Between the pup and the two cats it'll be interesting to see how well the roomba fairs... Thanks to the previous posters for links to the spare parts websites!

anyone know how it does with pet hair? I have a german shepherd and 2 cats all serious shedders and I dont know if this could handle it.

Waterunleashed wrote:anyone know how it does with pet hair? I have a german shepherd and 2 cats all serious shedders and I dont know if this could handle it.

They have a special pet hair brush if the one that comes with it doesn't work out for ya.

My first Woot...WOOT

Just so i'm clear. If i bought the Discover 4220 SE during the last woot off and I buy this scheudler. I can use the scheduler remote on the Discover and turn it into a scheduled Roomba too. thus 2 schedulers for $225 bucks?

in for 1! i've been wanting a roomba lately, and with all the accessories and the price.. couldn't pass it up. all i have to do now is get the new roomba and a scooba and i will never have to clean again! ahahhaah... well other than the roomba and the scooba...

also question, anyone know how often you have to replace the filters on these things?.. i noticed that this doesn't come with any replacements and the filters on amazon are only 15 bucks, but just curious if i should go ahead an buy some now or wait until a while after having the roomba.

Looks like PayPal is up and running again!

I'm in!

need a gps

anyone got a NAVGON let? there adds are all over this site...but i heard very very bad things about the roughting. anyone?

saponifi3d wrote:in for 1! i've been wanting a roomba lately, and with all the accessories and the price.. couldn't pass it up. all i have to do now is get the new roomba and a scooba and i will never have to clean again! ahahhaah... well other than the roomba and the scooba...

also question, anyone know how often you have to replace the filters on these things?.. i noticed that this doesn't come with any replacements and the filters on amazon are only 15 bucks, but just curious if i should go ahead an buy some now or wait until a while after having the roomba.

The filters can be washed with warm water(I havnt tried soap myself) and they look almost new each time. Im still using the same filter I started with and Ive had it for a while now

But this is a great deal!

I had a new Roomba Discovery (it was my first Woot ever) and we loved it - but it died on us after HEAVY use for over a year... Just recently bought the newer model (at Costco) and it puts the original one to shame - it's quieter and faster, the charge lasts longer, and it keeps itself from getting tangled in cords like the older one did - the new one also picks up larger debris and is easier to clean and maintain.

Both models work great with dog hair and bird seed/feathers!

First Woot...

jco wrote:One per IP address. Just set up another IP address.

IP address?!? Set up another IP address?!? That's assigned by your ISP or company, unless you have a static address set up ($$$). You can release and renew your assigned address on your computer (if using dial-up or directly connected to your ISP - such as with a fiber-to-the-house connection) or router (if using DSL/cable or otherwise have a home router/firewall), but you'll probably just get the same address back. Besides, according to many on here, that's not how Woot tracks things anyway.

According to someone above, you just need to create a new account and use a different credit card number. You can even use the same email address for it.

(Note to mods: The [size] tags don't work, even when copied straight from the [size=9]guide[/size].)

mllondon wrote:Just so i'm clear. If i bought the Discover 4220 SE during the last woot off and I buy this scheudler. I can use the scheduler remote on the Discover and turn it into a scheduled Roomba too. thus 2 schedulers for $225 bucks?

Yes. Even the bottom of the line 400 can be scheduled. I know this is true, because I have done it. roombareview.com helped me learn how, but yours should be easy.

Nanci

klubvibez wrote:hey think about it this way, if you have 10 roombas, thats ten times faster the job gets done.

Have some real fun and only put out one charger station for all of them to get back to.

mllondon wrote:Just so i'm clear. If i bought the Discover 4220 SE during the last woot off and I buy this scheudler. I can use the scheduler remote on the Discover and turn it into a scheduled Roomba too. thus 2 schedulers for $225 bucks?

As far as I can tell, the answer is yes. The model I got with the last scheduler purchuse I got was a discovery, and it does accept the times and goes around when Im not home.

liammc wrote:Have one and it died under one of my couches. Battery would not take another charge. Still think I'm in cause of the additional 2 virtual walls.

You need to get those out pretty quick. After a few days they start to smell pretty bad.

mllondon wrote:Just so i'm clear. If i bought the Discover 4220 SE during the last woot off and I buy this scheudler. I can use the scheduler remote on the Discover and turn it into a scheduled Roomba too. thus 2 schedulers for $225 bucks?

Yes. The only difference with a Scheduler is that it includes the scheduling remote. (Similarly, if you have a model without the Spot and Max buttons, you can probably get those features with the remote.) All models of the same age have the same firmware, so all semi-recent models can schedule. You have the features; you just can't access them.

Edit: I see someone posted it faster than I did...

Man.. i got the discovery SE last week. Does anyone know the difference besides the scheduler?

hah, I want one, but I dont have the money for one right now, they look pretty interesting, wonder if they work?

2 pugs, 2 parakeets, and a Senegal Parrot - I sure hope this thing really rocks!

In for 1....

WOOT!

Is there an email or confirmation screen or anything when you purchase? I think I bought one, but I've got no email or other indication that it actually worked.

Alucard0987 wrote:hah, I want one, but I dont have the money for one right now, they look pretty interesting, wonder if they work?

Yes, they do

MWPollard wrote:Yes. The only difference with a Scheduler is that it includes the scheduling remote. (Similarly, if you have a model without the Spot and Max buttons, you can probably get those features with the remote.) All models of the same age have the same firmware, so all semi-recent models can schedule. You have the features; you just can't access them.

Edit: I see someone posted it faster than I did...

Thanks to all who replied. Very helpful information.

NewInput wrote:Is there an email or confirmation screen or anything when you purchase? I think I bought one, but I've got no email or other indication that it actually worked.

Click the my account tab at the top. It will show up under that. You also get an email.

If you arnt sure, you can just order again, if you did order the first time it wont let you put in a second order

They finally fixed the PayPal problem...

in for one


w00t!

NewInput wrote:Is there an email or confirmation screen or anything when you purchase? I think I bought one, but I've got no email or other indication that it actually worked.

Go to "your account" top right of page.. you will see a complete list of items purchased

NewInput wrote:Is there an email or confirmation screen or anything when you purchase? I think I bought one, but I've got no email or other indication that it actually worked.

When I'm not sure if the order took, I place another one. And if the original took, I get a message that the order I'm placing won't be placed because I've already placed one.

Does that make any sense?

I just checked out their accessories page. I wanted to know what the cost is of maintaining the product. That's where the long term hidden costs always are.

http://store.irobot.com/subcategory/index.jsp?categoryId=2842706

So after looking through, I see that the brushes and filters aren't cheap to replace. I'm not sure how quickly they wear though. I was hoping the filters would be washable. I guess not.

Don't forget. There's more to a cleaning product like a vacuum than the upfront cost. There's always supplies.