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frontpage Posted by LovelyCheetah | Staff • Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023 6:35 PM
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We do spend about 3 mins in the morning picking things off the ground so the Revo can do a thorough job cleaning the rooms. We have yet to change the vacuum bag and adding more water and dumping the dirty water is done about once a week. We can tell that the mopping function is doing its job well because before the used water used to be pretty dirty, but quickly it's turned into just slightly murky water due to its constant use. Once a month or two months it notifies you that the cleaning/drying tray should be cleaned, which is just running it through water.
What I don't like about it is that it doesn't do a good job tracking cords and sometimes gets caught up and stops. We've fixed that problem by taping the cords to the walls.
Can we do a better job vacuuming and mopping manually? Of course... But we don't clean every two days and with both parents working and having a 2.5 yo child, the revo has been very helpful to our family.
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That said the dreame L20 just replaced the s7v max ultra as best combo vac for those with the extra money. These are amazing machine for those with the money but they aren't for everyone or every house.
With 2 dogs this is a huge time saver and worth the cash and forgoing eating out for a while to recoup the money spent. The time saved is worth it for my use case.
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I have the S7MaxV Ultra. Love it for the most part, cleaned floors great, super easy, great app features. But we definitely had some struggles:
* The robot water tank develops leaks. You have to coat the little rubber seals with vegetable oil using a cotton swap occasionally (nothing tells you this until you learn the hard way.) Had to send for repairs when it drowned itself and would no longer take a charge, turn or, or communicate in any way. Ultimately decided I would only vacuum and mop separately after that to minimize risks of it vacuuming units only water tank leaks.
*The dock is hard to clean. Sure pull the filter and wash it using easy, but you also need to get down on the ground and wash the area under the filter, take out the little brush, clean all the brush area, etc - and it all stinks like sewage. If you don't do this OFTEN, your dirty water tank will also stink badly.
*It does NOT avoid pet 💩. Roborock will tell you it is NOT in the warranty and that no AI is perfect and they are learning and improving with every firmware update. (Notice they no longer sell it or anything with the V video feature, so not sure how many more updates it will have.)
So I just received the Q Revo - Home Depot had on sale for $699 and their 10% military discounts still applies to sales. (Had it in my cart at $679, then said out of stock before could order, available next day for $699. 🤷🏼 close enough))
Seems to work comparable to the S7 MaxV Ultra for a LOT cheaper. What I have noticed:
* Dock is better designed. Looks nice instead of so industrial/shop like.
* Entire dock base pulls out for easy cleaning. No more down on the floor scrubbing tiny places! So will be easy to clean with each water tank empty/refill.
* Water tanks are larger. But the plastic is not as thick and sturdy. Don't use hot water in them for sure - it even warns you it could warp them. But have seen people complain that the other tanks broke easily if dropped, maybe this softer plastic doesn't shatter as easily? Not gonna try it!
* LOVE the 2 spinning mops. They are textured. Much better at cleaning and not leaving streaks. We have mostly all LVT downstairs.
* DO have to watch out better for keeping cords and shoelaces out of reach. Without the camera, they are just too small for it to detect.
The S7MaxV and its stinky self (pet 💩 not covered by warranty and you can only take it apart so much) will be reassigned to the upstairs where it can vacuum stinky cat litter scatters and clean kid bathrooms.
Note - I had bought a refurbished Q5 while the S7 was being repaired. It did okay on vacuuming, but could not handle our pet fur as well at all - gathered up and redeposited little piles of fur around the house instead of sucking it up.
My son has it now in his 1-bedroom apartment with no pets and he absolutely LOVES it. Says his floors have never been cleaner. So the Q5 is great if no pets, but can't handle fur like the S7 or Q Revo.
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