roomba

[pomprocker]

I really want a roomba or scooba, but I'm not willing to drop much money on one. I always see busted ones go for cheap on ebay. If I were to buy a busted one, do you think It would be easily repairable?

(busted meaning they say it goes in circles, or battery problems)

[ALZ]

Hi, no the roomba is hard to fix. They use S.M. parts so the P.C.B. traces are small. The motor uses a belt to the gearbox which can break. I took a fast look on their web site and didn't see any belts for sale.

[AndrewM]

The motor uses a belt to the gearbox which can break. I took a fast look on their web site and didn't see any belts for sale.

I've had mine ripped apart a couple dozen times for cleaning over the past two years, and do not recall seeing this belt anywhere.  A few gears that have gotten chewed up by my girlfriends hair, some motors clogged with dust, but no belt.

Best bet for price is to go with a refurbished unit, or picking up a cheap broken unit and do roomba's trade in program.  I've done both, my first unit was a refurb, second unit was a trade up of the refurb after it died from ingesting too much hair.

[Admin]

I've noticed my roomba discovery battery getting old real fast . . . It self discharges 100% in like a week, and seems to be getting worse every time I use it . . . which in total was probably ~20 times . . .

I'd be willing to sell it to you ~3 months from now, as I'm moving and don't want to deal with it. Just send me an email in 3 months if you are still interested. Minus the battery its in great condition and I still have the box too.

A few gears that have gotten chewed up by my girlfriends hair

I'm constantly picking out long girl hair tangled in the brushes . . . 

[AndrewM]

A few gears that have gotten chewed up by my girlfriends hair

I'm constantly picking out long girl hair tangled in the brushes . . . 

The best investment I made for that was the pet accessory kit. Stiffer bristles on the brush and a nice brush cleaning tool that pulls all the long hair off the brush, but it still finds its way into and around the gears some how.

[pomprocker]

Admin, still selling your roomba?

how much?

shipping to southern cali?

[Admin]

Hmmmm still not sure yet - ask me in early September. Shipping to Cali would probably be ~$30.

If I sell it, it'd probably be for ~60% price of a new one. But don't quote me on that yet . . .

[mohamed]

i want to know does this roomba robot really good in cleaning or it just an advertising coz it seems a really small robot to store the dust after cleaning and it would take alot of time to clean a living room for example