iRobot 530 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, White
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: iRobotBrand: iRobot
Release Date: 2007-08-22
Model: 530
Color: White
Product features:
- Vacuuming robot picks up dirt and debris with the touch of a button
- Easy-to-empty bagless dustbin; fine-filtration system traps allergens
- Anti-tangle technology; gentle-touch bumper system; built-in cliff sensors
- Self-charging Home Base, 2 Virtual Walls, an extra filter, and more included
- Measures 16-3/4 by 21 by 5 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of iRobot 530 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, White
Customer Review: Rooming with the Roomba
Summary: 4 Stars
I live in a two bedroom apartment with more furniture than the place can comfortably hold. Except for the kitchen area and the bathroom, the apartment is carpeted. I have no pets and hate vacuuming.
Upon receipt of my Roomba 530, I was surprised at its size, which is slightly bigger around than full-sized LP record. I was expecting it to be somewhat smaller. While the Roomba was charging overnight, I read the manual. I first tried out the Roomba 530 on the master bedroom, which meant getting all the shoes out from under the bed as well as moving some other shoes to a corner where the Roomba would not be permitted to go, as well as picking up some other small items of furniture. I then fired up the Roomba, closed the door, and let it have its way for a while. (Okay, I admit it. I did watch for several minutes to see how it would negotiate obstacles and to the edges. The Roomba is a vacuum cleaner so you would expect some noise but it is nevertheless quieter than most vacuums. When I closed the door, I could barely hear the Roomba unless it was near the door. Score one for quietness.
About half an hour later, I looked in on the Roomba. It didn't appear to be cleaning as well as when it started, so I emptied the dust bin. Considering that the area under the bed hadn't been vacuumed in months - our other vacuum head was too high to reach - I do not fault the dust bin for filling up so quickly. Nevertheless, it is pretty small and is fortunately simple to empty. A receipt that it had picked up was also obstructing the path to the dustbin. In my household, the dust tray underneath tends to fill up first, though there was plenty up top for the bigger dust bunnies, hair, and small objects like paper clips and coins that didn't get picked up before vacuuming. After another half-hour or so, I looked in on the Roomba again. The dustbin had again filled. After emptying it again, I started up the Roomba a third time. This time it docked before looking in again. Although I wasn't satisfied at the time that the Roomba couldn't do better because of the interruptions from the multiple dustbin emptyings, a subsequent run a day or two later picked no more than the accumulation I would normally expect.
By this time, I had figured out that I would need to move the dining room chairs from the main room if the Roomba is to have a reasonably clear path and not spend a lot of time blundering its way through a lot of chair legs. This involved moving six chairs plus a rolling office chair to another part of the apartment. There was also a small and heavily loaded end table that I moved slightly, along with a hassock and some other small furniture that I moved out of the way. I also moved most of the electrical cordage and closed off the entrance to the kitchen area with a large cardboard barrier. Although the 530 comes with two virtual walls, I elected not to try them out just yet. I had to fortify the barrier with some weighted objects behind it because the Roomba otherwise tended to push into the kitchen.
In the room were also a couple of black speaker stands that the Roomba tended to run upon the edge of, coming close to stranding itself but never quite doing so. The room also had a wall heater, the bottom edge of which had a sharp corner that left score marks around the outside of the Roomba. Although the Roomba did not strand itself on the speaker platforms, it did run up the incline of a mop leaning against the wall and strand itself there.
Although I have read of reports that the Roomba side brush with six arms tends to throw its arms and the replacements with three arms are much sturdier, my Roomba came with the six-arm variety and so far remains intact.
I havn't yet tried the Roomba on uncarpeted areas because it is too big to get around the toilet in the bathroom and the kitchen I have is too small to make a good test.
Although Consumer Reports dings the Roomba for failing to get into corners adequately, I did not find it to be any worse than using the regular vacuum cleaner without a special nozzle.
Description of iRobot 530 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, White
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