iRobot Roomba Vac Robot Vacuum (Q0120) – Easy to use, Power-Lifting Suction, Multi-Surface Cleaning, Smart Navigation Cleans in Neat Rows, Self-Charging, Alexa

7 reviews for iRobot Roomba Vac Robot Vacuum (Q0120) – Easy to use, Power-Lifting Suction, Multi-Surface Cleaning, Smart Navigation Cleans in Neat Rows, Self-Charging, Alexa

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   blahblahfoo – August 5, 2024

   OK, let me just say right off the bat that I just received The Bot (which is what I named it) today, so I can’t comment on quality, longevity, tendency to break down, etc. I just wanted to give my first impressions.

   Over the last couple of years, I’ve known people who have had Roombas and they’ve been very happy with them. I had been looking to buy one for quite some time, but I wanted to wait until I found one that was affordably priced (IMO) while still having some more advanced technology, not too basic. The one I got was the 600 series (the Roomba 675), which works with Wi-Fi and has an app that you can download, whether you have an iPhone or a Droid. For some reason I was under the impression that it would work with Alexa, but it seems I was mistaken.

   It came in a very sturdy box and included a spare filter, a page with quick setup instructions, and a thankfully short owner’s manual in the usual 3 languages, English (I noticed a few typos LOL), French, and Spanish.

   I was able to set it up very quickly, basically putting the dock on the floor near an outlet, plugging it in, and putting The Bot in the dock. It started charging immediately, although the owner’s manual says that it already comes charged and could work right away. Anyway, while it sat in the dock charging, I downloaded the app and went through setting up the Wi-Fi, also a snap. The first time I ran it on my tile floors downstairs, it was because I accidentally pushed the button in the app LOL. It found its way around my front room, bumping gently into this and that, not hard enough to damage any of the moldings, paint, furniture, etc. At some point it decided to go back to the dock, probably to charge, and it docked perfectly and started charging. The second time I sent it for another run, I kind of had to encourage it to go into the other room, which it did. After about 15 minutes I ordered it to go back to its dock through the app. It took a little while for it to find its way back to the other room and dock, but again, it went back and docked itself perfectly.

   The first time it encountered a floor mat by my front door, it backed off, but the second time, it went onto the mat and vacuumed it (yay!) In my kitchen, I have a very ergonomic and cushioned rubber mat near the sink. It had no problem climbing up onto that and vacuuming that (yay!)

   The owner’s manual has excellent information with diagrams, all of the parts being labeled, troubleshooting issues, and maintenance instructions. Regarding maintenance, it recommends emptying the bin after each use, cleaning the filter and brushes once a week, cleaning the front caster wheel every 2 weeks, and cleaning the side brush, the cliff sensors, and the charging contacts once a month. I do plan to empty the bin after each use (more on that later), but the rest seems kind of excessive to me, since I’m the only human in the house and I have no pets. I really only plan to use this maybe once a week upstairs and downstairs. I can eyeball the parts and see if they need to be cleaned periodically.

   Regarding maintenance of the various parts, in terms of replacing them, they recommend replacing the filter every 2 months, the brushes every 6 to 12 months, and the front caster wheel every 12 months (not sure why). This also seems kind of frequent to me, so again, I will just monitor their conditions and change them when I feel it’s necessary. They have diagrams for how to clean and change all the various parts.

   One of my friends had a Roomba that was so loud it would scare the bejesus out of you if it started up and you weren’t expecting it. I would say that mine does not seem to be that loud.

   To my surprise, when I emptied the dustbin, which was very easy, there was a lot of dirt, hair, and dust. So I’m very satisfied. I did follow The Bot around here and there, and watched it pick up things off the floor. I didn’t see it leave anything obvious behind, and certainly my floors are cleaner than they were before.

   I couldn’t find any specs, so I took measurements myself (although I guess you can probably find them online). The Bot is about 13 inches in diameter and seems to be not even 3 inches high. It had no problem going under most of my furniture, which I’m really happy about because there’s always dust under there.
   Little update: I took The Bot upstairs, and let him cruise around for a while. It’s a mix of carpet and tile. There was a good amount of dust and dirt accumulated in the bin. He did a great job going under the bed, vacuuming various floor mats, navigating door sills, etc. So far so good.

   All in all, caveat being that this is only the first day, I’m very satisfied with it, and I hope it has a very long, healthy, productive life here!

2. 

   Rated 1 out of 5

   khristian Olano – August 16, 2024

   iRobot bought with the condition stated as ‘New’
   however, when delivered, box was damaged with hole & tear along the edge. Seal on the plastic bag was opened with hair string glued on it. Dust & tangled hair can be found all over the brush, roller & box internal

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   blahblahfoo – August 18, 2024

   I’ve run my Roomba Q0120 for over 80 hours over three months. It’s scheduled three times a week. I have a small dog and two cats and mostly tile floors with some fairly flat area rugs. We have a house with a large yard and often grass clippings and mud come in with either the people, who don’t always kick off shoes or maybe attached to the dog.

   The Roomba does a decent job dealing with these challenges. Our house is noticeably cleaner between the days our cleaning person comes. There are many fewer dust bunnies, fur balls, bits of seed from our bird feeders, and grass clippings on our floors.

   The Roomba gets stuck under areas of low clearance (we identified two areas that we basically block off before the cleaning time). We also pick up the various cat toys so the Roomba doesn’t choke on them.

   The Roomba roams for two hours+ and then usually self parks. Occasionally it gets stuck by one of our chairs that has USB cables all over. We had to move one lamp cord to keep the lamp from being pulled off a table. It’s not quite like child-proofing a house, but you may need to do some Roomba-proofing.

   Usually the dust basket is filled with hair from our fairly fluffy cats. It’s very satisfying to empty it and realize that’s been dealt with and I didn’t have to do it.

   On one occasion, our elderly dog released a brown trout in the dining room floor. The Roomba smeared it when it started before we woke up. Thank goodness the room is tile.

   We now make sure the coast is clear before running it. Cleaning the floor was fairly simple. Removing feces from the Roomba was somewhat more involved and fairly unpleasant.

   I never planned to have the Roomba replace our cleaning lady. I just wanted to tidy things up between her visits. It works for that purpose and does well.

   It had a learning curve but we’ve adjusted. It’s been reliable. I like the notices for maintenance. It usually finds its way to home base, but not always, and that’s ok.

   I occasionally spot clean our screened in porch and upstairs with our Roomba and it does fine. It detects and does not suicide dive off our stairs when it is upstairs.

   I had iRobot products (vacuum and mop) in the past. I got away from them because I didn’t think they were that great and they were a little flaky or too complex to use. I think they’ve gotten much better. I have not tried other robot vacuums.

   I like the Roomba Q0120 and I would buy it again without hesitation. I may buy them for family members who are just moving into their own places. I hope this helps you navigate the decision I made a few months ago.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Sherry Roth – September 7, 2024

   Quick and easy cleaning of the whole floor
   Very satisfied

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Sherry Roth – October 6, 2024

   Excelente producto, súper recomendable, tengo piso laminado y no se le va nada, tengo un gato y acaba de limpiar tiene mucho más pelo de gato del que se ve a simple vista en la casa, el ruido es poco fuerte pero en comparación de cualquier aspiradora en realidad es bajo. Muy buena relación calidad- precio.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   jonathan – October 12, 2024

   Un muy buen producto y se cumple la relación calidad-precio, su uso es bastante fácil ya que puedes controlarlo desde la misma aspiradora o desde la app, que obviamente la app contiene muchas mas funciones, configurarlo no fue nada del otro mundo y responde al momento, lo que si noté es que hay una ligera “falla” con los comandos de voz, al menos usando Google y es que la app de iRobot te permite darle un nombre a la aspiradora pero para poder controlarla mediante la voz, solamente responde si la llamas “Google” y no con el nombre que tu la hayas nombrado, de ahí en fuera no tengo ningún inconveniente con la app. Ahora pasando al tema de funcionamiento les comento que esta barredora cumple su función siempre y cuando le den el tiempo necesario para trabajar, los ciclos de trabajo van desde 15 min hasta 1 hr y media; si lo que quieres es una barrida rápida esta no es una opción ya que si se toma su tiempo para hacer si trabajo, a mi barredora le toma aprox 1 hr limpiar sala, comedor y cocina pero nosotros la dejamos trabajando mientras no estamos en casa, así cuando llegamos ya encontramos todo el piso limpio.

7. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   jonathan – October 18, 2024

   we have no way to program this as after we got it we found it isn’t compatible with a 5G network. Who doesn’t have a 5G network??? Although we can’t program it, we manually have to push the clean button and it maps the house and does its job