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Robot Vacuums: Top Tips and Tricks to Keep Your Roomba Happily Hoovering

Keep your bot in tip-top shape and prepare for efficient cleaning with these tricks. We’ll show you what can go wrong if you don’t follow these tricks, just because we like destroying things on camera. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Prep Your Place 2:44 Carpet Pitfalls 3:24 Avoid Water 4:28 Robot Vac Care 7:01 Replacement Parts 7:46…

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Keep your bot in tip-top shape and prepare for efficient cleaning with these tricks.

We’ll show you what can go wrong if you don’t follow these tricks, just because we like destroying things on camera.

0:00 Intro
1:17 Prep Your Place
2:44 Carpet Pitfalls
3:24 Avoid Water
4:28 Robot Vac Care
7:01 Replacement Parts
7:46 Hair Care
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  1. HollowPoint No Commentary

    February 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    First, I need to own a Robot Vacuum and we’re good.

    • Snakedoktor

      February 18, 2022 at 3:11 pm

      Don’t forget the cat Mr. HollowPoint.

  2. GreenAppelPie

    February 18, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    You forgot to mention cleanup dog poo

  3. kkshinichi

    February 18, 2022 at 1:09 pm

    why Robot Vacuum if your Asian parents makes YOU the vacuum

  4. Lisa Boban

    February 18, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    I got a Roomba a couple of years ago when we put in all hardwood floors. Best investment I ever made. It scurries around the floor each night gathering all the cat hair and dust bunnies. And that dock that empties the dirt after cleaning is totally worth it.

  5. Arnaz Computer Official

    February 18, 2022 at 2:24 pm

    Good night my brother…
    Greetings, I’m from Indonesia.
    May you be healthy there with your family.
    Healthy greetings and family greetings

  6. tylerrowland 123

    February 18, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    Ah man I thought I could have my robot vacuum clean up my creek

  7. Snakedoktor

    February 18, 2022 at 3:18 pm

    Your videos are usually pretty informative. This one, not so much. I was waiting for some tricks, or at least some tips. All this provided was things that are common sense and should just be intuitive for most people. Speaking of common sense, it should go without saying that you DO NOT put your dirty vacuum on a countertop to take out the filter. That is just gross!
    But keep up the good work guys.

  8. M Meyerr

    February 18, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    use a seam ripper to snip long hair tangle around rollers, brushes, etc. (sewing section, $4)

    • KrinchiD

      February 19, 2022 at 8:00 pm

      This is brilliant! Thank you. I just ordered one.

  9. Tom Waznis

    February 18, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    Have a Roomba I am ditching it because of the short batter life and no Lidar.

  10. Navaneeth Krishnan

    February 18, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    I use a cheap regular vacuum cleaner to clean the dust bin. It’s a much cleaner and easier way to empty it.

  11. Alexander

    February 18, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    Mine samsung vac has the bump tech and take 20 mins or less I have a small area though but it does my living room and hall only.

  12. David Jamgochian

    February 19, 2022 at 12:31 am

    🗽

  13. rubenrar1

    February 19, 2022 at 2:22 am

    To me it’s worth it to get the self emptying base for the robot. Because the one problem is since most vacuums are now bagless. I like having the clean base with a bag in it to collect dirt so you don’t have to breathe in what you just vacuumed up. It’s not about whether or not you can clean out the robot. It’s whether or not if you want to breathe in the same stuff you just vacuumed up. In my opinion I don’t feel like it’s healthy. I use a aerosol can to clean up the HEPA filter and I do it outside so I don’t breathe it in. What’s nice with the iRobot clean base, you can tap the button that says empty base. So like if you get something that’s clogged up or you want to empty out more dust out of robot before checking the internal part of it then you can actually do that.

  14. cathie kirschke

    February 19, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    Don’t but an iRobot self emptying vacuum if you don’t have 2.4G. The app won’t work. Most internets are 5g only now so it will be just a low end vacuum you can only hit button on top to start. No blocking areas or programming cleaning. The company didn’t respond to my complaint except to offer trade in value. Seriously!

  15. Richard smith

    February 20, 2022 at 12:08 am

    Roomba and Hoover are both BRANDS, not generic terms for vacuums.

  16. dana ross

    February 20, 2022 at 2:26 am

    I vacuum out the filter after each use. And recommend that you do too.

  17. Karin Stevenson

    February 20, 2022 at 2:40 am

    Compressed air is a robot parent’s best friend. Little hand held ‘air dusters’ (no, not the cans) extend not only the life of filters but also get dust and fibers out of bearings before they dig in.

  18. TAPS

    February 21, 2022 at 1:08 am

    If you have all of these problems “you should probably”skip a robot vacuum! LOL

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