The biggest thing nobody tells you is you have to robot-proof the floor. Cords, socks, cat toys, random charging cables... it will find all of them. Once I got used to picking stuff up first, it became more useful. Before that I spent more time rescuing it than cleaning.
Are cheap robot vacuums actually good for pet hair or just a waste
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I have a cat and a small dog and the hair situation is getting out of control. I keep seeing robot vacuums under 200 dollars but I dont know if they actually help or just push hair around and get stuck under furniture. I dont need anything fancy with mapping if the basic ones work, but I also dont want another gadget sitting in a closet after two weeks.
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Replies say cheap robot vacuums can help with daily pet hair if expectations are realistic, but they do not replace deep cleaning and need frequent emptying.
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I bought a cheaper one mostly as an experiment and it actually helps, but only because I run it almost every day. It does not clean like a real vacuum and it definitely misses corners, but it keeps the floor from looking embarrassing between normal cleaning days. With pet hair the dustbin fills fast though, so if emptying it annoys you then you might hate it.
This is kind of what I was hoping for. I dont expect perfect, I just want the tumbleweeds of fur to stop showing up every morning lol
I would not call it a waste, but I also would not expect miracles. It is more like having a little helper that does 60 percent of the annoying daily dust and hair. You still need a real vacuum once a week especially if pets shed a lot.
Mine was okay for hard floors but useless on thicker rugs. It would pull up some hair but then get confused or make weird circles forever. If your place is mostly laminate or tile, cheap can be fine. If you have rugs everywhere, I would save for a better one or just stick with a regular vacuum.
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