iRobot 560 Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Robot

Vacuuming has become fun with the Roomba 560

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By John Snyder

I have been looking at buying a Roomba for a while now and decided to give the iRobot 560 vacuum cleaner a try. Well, it vacuums much better than I had hoped for as I thought it would miss a lot of dirt around the home and would be more like a gimic. I was wrong about this as it actually does get quite a bit of surface dirt off the floors. It keeps the wooden floors much cleaner than I ever did when I was using the broom every day. It really gets everything off of the hard floors, I can say that. When it’s done I find that emptying it out and cleaning the brushes is an easy task.

I set it to clean between 2 and 3 times per week to coincide around our one weekly vacuuming using our larger upright. We have two small dogs and the biggest concerns are the higher traffic areas where the pets and kid run around. The Roomba just kinda does its’ thing, working around the various rooms I want it to vacuum and keeps going until it gets all the dirt up. One thing I was initially worried about was how would it handle the electrical cords I have all over the place. I have read that some other iRobots have problems with them but I haven’t seen any. I don’t have to move any cords at all. It handles the large area rugs as well as it vacuums the carpet and the surrounding hardwood floors.

I noticed that another iRobot Roomba model comes with a remote control but I don’t think I need one. I mean, I’m lazy and I want the machine to just do what it does without my control. I like it this way and it seems to work best when it’s going around by itself. If you have been thinking about buying one and have the extra money I say go for it. I wouldn’t use it as your only vacuum cleaner but instead use it to keep the house (especially hard floors) pretty tidy in between cleanings. You will find that it takes you much less time to get your entire home clean when you have been using a Roomba every few days.

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