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I must say that I was a very big skeptic when I initially purchased the Scooba, but after having a great experience with the Rommba, I figured I would give it a try. Since the first use, the Scooba has exceeded all expectations.
I purchased the Scooba to accompany a Roomba 560 in a busy house with a constantly shedding Border Collie and 2,500 sq. ft. of white marble tile.
I have scheduled the Roomba to clean every other day, picking up all of the dog hair and dirt. While on average I'll have the Scooba mop twice per week and sometimes more often in the kitchen. (The lighthouses work great to confine the Scooba to one area.)
After the end of a cleaning cycle I am always curious to see just how dirty the floors were. I sometimes pour out the dirty solution into a plastic pitcher to see just what the Scooba picked up. No matter how clean the floors looked before, the cleaning solution is always filthy. I actually swept and mopped the whole house one time to see if I could get the best of Scooba, and sure enough Scooba picked up even more dirt and filth.
I have been so delighted by Scooba, that I purchased one as a gift for my parents. You won't be disappointed.
Love the thing. Saves me time but I am on my 4th one needs to be designed to last longer or come up with a comercial grade.
Cleans the kitchen floor while I'm at work. Easy to clean and change solution when it's finished. Had an issue 6 months after purchase and Tech Support was awesome at resolving issue!!!
I decided to invest a Scooba because my kitchen is constantly dirty due to 2 young children, 1 dog and a husband who avoids particularly keeping kitchen floor clean.
I work long hours, having Scooba to wash the kitchen floor once a week while my husband is out for his ball night, give me time for the children, and it's easy to use after first couple tries.
It's a good investment, hopefully it can last for few years...
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
We have cross-cut travertine thru-out our 4,000 sq ft house, (excl.the bedrooms) and I hate to see it look less than clean and beautiful. I use the recommended non-bleach solution made by Clorox: it is mild yet effective on travertine, and leaves a pleasant scent. Since the travertine areas are so plentiful in this house, I found it helpful to use the virtual walls and allow Scooba to concentrate on much smaller areas, e.g. kitchen, breakfast/family room, hallways, entry, bathrooms, etc. He's much more effective in his "reasoning" this way, I've found, then if I put him to use on several larger areas at a time (where he seems to over-repeat and/or exclude portions). This way, I'll check in and see how he's doing, and then move him to another area when he's completed each task thoroughly. I can get at least two (if not three) fairly good-sized areas done before the power light starts to turn red. I don't wait until he's totally run out of power: I pick him up, throughly clean the brushes and filters, rinse the dirty tank (and stow it separately in the short term if it still has cleaning solution left in it and I'm going to continue) and proceed to charge him up. It usually does not take the full three hours to recharge, and I've run him again in under two hours of charging in most cases. He's only gotten stuck once, between a cabinet and chair, so it is useful to remove lighter weight chairs and stools so he can have more free reign to move about and "plan" his cleaning task. I have two large long-haired dogs who are in and out all day, and we fairly "abuse" the kitchen floor with cooking and general usage, so Scooba has been a life-saver for these more trafficked areas, especially. Because of the dogs, however, I do pre-vacuum using a very low floor attachment, and Scooba still finds debris and hair to pick up! The first time I used Scooba was in the Master bath..the floor came out so clean, my feet squeaked when I walked across it afterwards! I was so impressed, I couldn't wait to do the rest of the areas, and have been equally as happy: the floors feel like mirrors when I walk across them in bare feet after Scooba is finished. Scooba is so easy to clean, as the parts pop out and go back in so effortlessly. I'll undoubtedly get an extra battery and charger so I can keep him rolling on days when I need to get all of the floors done at one time ...right now I just do certain sections at a time, (such as the kitchen), which I do sometimes daily...and I have Scooba in use several times a week cleaning somewhere. I have a several year old Discovery Series Roomba, and its 2 virtual walls do indeed work with Scooba, so it was a nice surprise that I didn't have to buy extra vw's. Thicker area rugs also keep him at bay, so I've also used those as "walls" to cordon off hallways, e.g. and he will not cross onto carpet, happily. I am constantly amazed at how well Scooba cleans. His only drawback is that he can't do corners or get really close to wall edges... or tight/small spaces, but considering the amount that he does do, I'm happy enough with that and can deal easily with what little he cannot do perfectly. He is a fabulous time and effort saver: To have this amount of travertine done constantly by us or someone else is very physically demanding or too expensive to have done as often as I like, so Scooba is my new best buddy. I'm so impressed with iRobot, that I've also ordered a Dirt Dog for the patios! I am hoping, though, that iRobot can come up with a tinier version of the Scooba and Roomba to get the smaller spaces done...like behind furniture that is more difficult to move...and wouldn't it be great to have one be able to scrub around and behind the toilets? Now THAT would be the ultimate irobot! :D
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Outstanding product, my kitchen floor has never been this clean with no effort at all. I have 4 Irobots, 1 scooba and 3 560's and they are all fantastic, I highly recomend them and look forward to new products coming out.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Cleans the floors good makes the floors shine and the scooba drys the floors also.
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She (The Scooba) is a big time saver for sure... We have 3 dogs, 2 Siberian Huskies and an Australian Shepherd, The Huskies love to dig no matter what the weather and I do not know how they do it, but they manage to bring half the yard in with them when they come charging happily into the house and Mrs. Mopit (The Scooba)cleans it all up for us why we are off doing more enjoyable things.
Only bad thing is from time to time she needs priming, but that is a good trade for all the time and labor she saves us.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I live in grand central station. People always coming and going. This helps keep my floors spotless. I just wish it would not get stuck all of the time. This is frustrating. Needs to do a better job of not skipping sections of the floor. And beebing all the time, because it is stuck. Does not avoid rugs. But it beats the heck out of mopping by hand.
I just adore my Steve. I have had to have him replaced, as something about him just didn't like me, but SteveII is wonderful. I am obsessive about stuff on the kitchen floor, and I have a long-haired dog, a four year old son, a cockatiel,(and her seeds), a squirrel, and a dirty-footed husband. At first, I watched him, (the Scooba, not the dirty-footed husband!), to make sure he got the whole tile floor. After he had earned my trust, I just let him go once a day, and he gobbles up everything. I do let my Rosie (Roomba) run around the rooms just ahead of him, so he just has to mop, and she does the sweeping. They are a great team, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. (Except an upgraded model).
After being so impressed with Roomba, I bought Scooba the next week. Scooba is not as intelligent as Roomba, but does a good job scrubbing my hard-to-clean bathroom tile floor. My tiles are white and have tiny holes in them that give the appareance of natural stones. They need to be clean with a tiny brush. I was so impressed when I empty Scooba's Tank and realized that she picked up all the dirt because the water was black. When I first used her, I was frustrated because she kept telling me that I need to check her Tank. Then, I went to the Website and read the "HELP" section that told me to make sure that my battery is well placed, so that the Tank can be properly close. Otherwise, Scooba will give the same signal about checking her tank. Now, I love her as much as Roomba. These two Maids make my busy life so much easier.
[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
I use my robot on tile floor, works great except i had to replace due to the eject button would not eject. my replacement has the same problem.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
We have approx 2500 square feet of dark wood (Bloodwood) floors that require cleaning almost daily and prior to the Scooba 380 purchase had to be cleaned in a 3 foot by 3 foot section. Needless to say, they stayed dirty and marked up almost all the time. The Scooba 380, our first purchase with iRobot and part of my wifes Christmas gift, has changed all that. It's a wonderful machine and does a great job, but is not perfect, but I'm sure it will get better. It will not get up anything that is ground into the floor such as a drop of jam that my kids have stepped on 20 times, but to get those I just go over the floor when it is running with a small brush and just scrub the spots for a few seconds. Our floors now are clean and look great almost all of the time. The machine does require a fair amount of upkeep including cleaning the filters, brushes, rubber squeegies and water passages and the dirty water tank always fills before the cleaner tank is empty. It also leaves a fair amount of water under the machine where ever it stops either for tank draining or " I'm stuck." My other minor disappointment is the lighthouses or vitual walls of the Roomba and Scooba are not completely compatable. The Scooba vitual walls also work for the Roomba, but the Roomba's do not work on the Scooba and the Scooba's VWs operate on a timer mode with an automatic shut off, which we sometimes forget and find the Scooba in the wrong room. The Roomba VWs operate only when the Roomba is turned on, but they will not work with the Scooba. [...]
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
The directions were easy and comprehensive. The initial use of my Scooba was everything and more than I expected. I read reviews and consumer reports prior to purchasing and am very pleased to say that Scooba works beautifully and am so glad I made the purchase.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I've had my Scooba 380 for a couple of weeks now and it is a great maintanance tool for the 3800 sq ft of light golden unfilled travertine tile in my home.As some may know this tile dirties quickly and requires constant maintance without harsh chemicals or bleach. I'm lovin it!!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
We have hardwood floors and it does great. Took it to our church and it cleaned the foyer in minutes. It's easy to sue, easy to clean and refill. The one complaint I have is that the battery lasts about 1 hour. And then it takes about an hour to recharge. When it's time to clean, I don't want to recharge evey hour.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I have 2 businesses, 3 teenagers and 2 large inside dogs. Everyone is running different directions and we don't have much time to clean, the time we do have at home. . . well, who wants to spend it cleaning?!?! I am able to run the scooba daily in just a few minutes time for set up and same for dumping and cleaning the machine. I still have to get the edges/corners every week or so, but the main floor wasn't usually even mopped but once every week or two, so this is just great! I have tile in the kitchen and entry and it does a fabulous job on that, I have wood floors everywhere else on the main floor and it does wonderful there also, although I usually only run it on the wood once a week and my roomba on the wood floors daily :-)
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
Used Honey right after her first charging session and fell in love. Already have a Roomba named Hazel so was determined to get the Scooba. Next is the eavestrough cleaner for my aged parents who are enchanted with their Roomba. Dad says watching the Roomba is more entertaining than most programs on TV!
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
We use scoobe to clean tile floors. It works great! The floors are so clean after scooba finishes you could eat off them. I actually have taken a white towel and rubbed it on the floor after scooba was finished and there was absolutely no dirt on the towel.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
I bought the Scooba at the same time as the base model Roomba. Its amazing! It really does clean the floors very well and the water that you pour away is an astonishing shade of mucky brown. I think its IQ is a bit higher than Minnie the Roomba as it seems to scuttle about the room more purposefully than Minnie and copes better with rugs etc. Its a little less entertaining to be honest. Slight downsldes are having to clean it out after use and it certainly is noisy. But it is so effective and such a time saver that these are easily overlooked. That cat hates it unfortunately
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
We purchased our first scooba last month. Since then we've used it on laminate, hardwood, tile floors in our large home. What we discovered shocked us! Our floors are cleaner than ever. We had to inform our maid service in our home that their mopping was insufficient, and since we got the scooba we rely on it, with the effective cleaning solution to clean the floors like never before. We use it everyday, and the only part to give us problems is the suction port, but we easily ordered a replacement. And we ordered a second scooba today to help cover more rooms at once. Great invention!
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
The Scooba is definitely worth the investment. It is easy and I can truly say that I have mopped only once or twice since buying it in Dec 2006. The only downside for me is that I cannot leave it plugged in all the time, so by the time I think "oh, I should get it out to clean" I then have to plan to charge it overnight. It generally will not get into the corners, but otherwise is a fantastic device that I recommend frequently.
[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
This is great - you can do other cleaning while the scooba is washing and the irobot is vacuuming.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
I have a large dining room and entry way that is all hard wood. I have lived in this house 4 yrs and NEVER scrubbed it. I use a lot of area rugs to protect the wood, I also vacuum it alot. I did let my ROOMBA clean it first. Then let SCOOBA go. What a wonderful job. I did watch SCOOBA to see if it went all over. It was excellent. Just traces of water in a few spots. NOT A PROBLEM!!!
I did use the white vinegar and water as my cleaning product.
Any new user needs to read the instructions well and follow them. It is a little time comsuming, but getting to know anyone (ha ha) is time consuming. the next time will be an easy thing because Hannah and I know each other now.
If you have a ROOMBA: the virtual walls will also work on SCOOBA.
The Scuba 350 is the second IRobot I own.
About the Scuba, I love the results after cleaning, and time savings these robo-tools offer.
I also have an older rumba thats about a year old that still runs very well, and is one of the best investments I have ever made.
Aside from cleaning the robots once a week, and adding fluid to the Scuba, they are maintanance free.
The two robots clean magnificently, and help my wife and recent new mother keep the floors in the cleanest condition for our new born child.
Vertualy no effort for a clean sanitized floor, and clean carpet. Any one who is questioning weather to get one of these fine products, should try one, and they will be convinced.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
My daughter just moved into her new house, all hard surface. She is in a wheelchair, the only thing she couldn't do was mop her floors. Living in the north her wheels pick up road salt and her floors were always marked up. She recieved the SCOOBA from her sister for a house warming and has made her completly independent. Not a day goes by that she dosn't say this is the best thing ever. Thank You for making Erica's day
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
The Scooba and Roomba are so awesome my ex and I fought over it in our divorce, she won, I bought a new one!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I work 50 hours a week and have a life, I dont have a lot of time to clean. The Scooba is perfect, I have about 2500sq. ft. of hardwood floor, I dont have time to clean it.
I used my scooba a few times a week in my kitchen only and LOVED it, however, after only 13 months of use it broke. If someone has a lot of money to buy a new scooba every year than I would recommend it. Not feasible for the average consumer.
Used to clean slate tile in hall, kitchen and bath. Easy use, inexpensive to use because I use vinegar and water solution. It does get hung up under the cabinet occasionally but the main negative is the beam imaginary wall accessory used to contain the scooba doesn't seem to work. But that is a small item because it is such a time saver and I clean more often and couldn't live w/out it.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Used on both tile and bamboo. Worked great on both, but best on tile. Best if used room by room so that a throrough cleaning can take place (at least initially). Worked great on picking up pet hair.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Does everything it claims except my floor is damp. Not a big deal, it dries, and I stay out of the room while scooba runs. I use it mainly in the kitchen (and 3 bathrooms and foyer and hall) on ceramic tile floor that has a bit of depth but scooba has never gotten stuck. Does fine under cabinet edges and refrigerator too. Avoids step/cliff - fun to watch. My floors feel AND look cleaner. It even cleans the dried hairspray from the bathroom floor that accumulates. The prep work and the cleanup of the scooba are quick and painless. No more achy back and knees from cleaning the floor! And the smell of the Clorox solution is clean, but not strong, not fruity (YAY - does not bother my allergies!)[...]
This is a great product! I was a little hesitant given the price and some of the mixed reviews on priming issues - but we followed the directions, and it has worked great right out of the box. We have both oak hardwood floor and rougher tiles - and two larger dogs. Before we would have perpetual tracks from the dog door to the window and back again. Scooby has done a great job of cleaning those up - we only had to do a few minor touch ups on a couple spots in the lower grout lines that didn't come out. Our floors are MUCH cleaner, and I have more time to do other less tedious tasks - and they get cleaned when they need it, not just when I have the time and energy to do it. Now I want to get a Roomba too - and my daughter has decided she wants one of each of the other robots! Please invent a stair-cleaning robot now!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Overall an effective machine. Worth the investment. Easy to use and maintain.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
we have 2 infants making a complete mess every day at the table. scooba does a great job and cleans extremely well. would but another in a heartbeat if this one dies
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
My floors used to take me 3 hours to clean every 4 days (high traffic and a dog running in & out of the house constantly left me with a very dirty floor)...needless to say I was desperate to have my Sundays mornings back to do what I wanted to do. I bought the Scooba 380 since almost our entire house is hardwood. I was quite pleased with Scooby in small areas (hallways & tiled bathrooms). But I found that in large rooms it didn't quite clean the floor as well. It seemed that it wasn't able to go over every area as often as I would have liked. Because of that I run Scooby everyday, and this seems to remedy that problem. I wish Scooby would have a longer run cycle for larger rooms. Other than that I recommend Scooby to everyone. I Love Robots!
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
when i first cleaned my kitchen floor, i was disgusted at how dirty the water was! we have 2 kids, 2 dogs & it's a high-traffic room. i had to use it twice because the floor was so dirty. I tried many other ways - mops, on hands & knees - and nothing cleaned better. and this saves me tons of time! the reason i only gave it 4 stars was because i am having an issue with the battery not running the whole cycle & am trying to resolve that!
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
Just got my Scooba & had a hard time getting to work. [...]. Used it in my foyer and then in the utility room. Was surprised how dirty the water was. I wish it could get into corners and into smaller places though. It takes quite a bit of prep, especially after use. When I empty it, quite a bit of water is till trapped as I can see when I turn it over and I'm hoping the water won't start to smell. I'm happy I have it though. As for my roomba, I had one and then sent it back because a new one was out. I wanted the new one. Now I see there is another new one! Oh, well. Roomba works great but you do have to rearrange your room if you want to get into all the spots. Behind my sofa is still a manual clean though. Hopefully, as I use both more and more they'll be fine. I've used the scooba today for the first time and my roomba for the second time. The lighthouse for the roomba seems to malfunction once in a while. I'd like to buy an extra battery for both, but I don't think it's possible for the roomba. The battery seems to be closed up inside. I'll look into extra battery though for scooba; maybe while looking will find something for the roomba too. All in all, I like them both.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I hate mopping the floor so I am very happy with my Scooba. It cleans the floor much better then when i do it myself.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
This product is pretty good. It is much easier to take apart and maintain then the discovery series roomba. It didn't leave much liquid on the ground, and runs fairly quietly.
My biggest complaints are that it gets stuck under my fridge door. It doesn't get the crooks and crannies. In the house I'm moving into I will have hardwood floors, I'd be worried that I would have to fish my scooba out from underneath my bed.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
We are an extremely busy household with 3 kids under 5. With constant spills and footprints, scooba is the perfect solution. Now our floors look perfect.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I am very impressed with Scooba. It cleaned my floors like I've never seen them. It worked for over an hour and it covered the entire area. It cleaned areas I've never been able to reach. I was able to complete other chores while it worked. I like it being loud so I can keep an eye on it's operation while in another room. I am very thrilled to own Scooba. I don't plan on touching a mop again!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
I got this and a vacuum for my wife on mothers day. At first we had to adjust things and now that we have that done it is outstanding. I can not believe how much it picks up. We live in the desert out on a small ranch and it goes about every other day. Our house has alway been clean but this is the master of the house cleaning. We are looking into the new 570 vacumm. Thanks this is GREAT.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
it is a very good invention that really makes life easy. My tim chin works very well and never had trobel with it. I would recomend it to evrybody that dosent like cleaning floors
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
loved the romba got the scuba I have a very clean house gets the sand,pet hair,bird seed feathers and broken glass.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
We have 2 children under the age of 3. We also have a dog that sheds constantly, and we live in a dusty area. Our house is busy to say the least. Hard floors take up about 85% of our home. Before the Scooba we were constanly cleaning our floors, but they never looked or stayed clean. We use Scooba Steve every day and our floors are spotless. We also purchased a spare batterry so we can run the Scooba as long as we want. I thank you Irobot. I also have a Roomba and am very happy with both products. I feel like George Jetson with my self cleaning house. I am eternally grateful.
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
If I were to compare my overall lifetime purchases to this day my Scooba 380 purchase would be my Best - "Excellent" purchase I have made thus far. I have a back problem and after sweeping and mopping my floors my back would give out. After purchasing Scooba 380 my life has changed no more back problems after doing my floor cleaning; and Scooba allows for me to have that extra time to finish my other household cleaning and getting me out of the cleaning mode earlier. Love It!!!
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
the machine worked great when i first got it but now the battery life is only 5 minutes per charge and is aggravating when i'm in a hurry,also it's hard to open to remove battery every 5 minutes, i use a butter knife to open the unit.not worth the money versus the aggravation.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
I am disappointed! My scooba never completes a clean cycle in an unobstructed area without several restarts, why, I'm not sure. Sometimes I cannot restart and sometimes it goes bezerk in wild spins, stops and starts, alarms and restarts.
A great idea, but needs a bit more engineering!
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
We have two toddlers and two very big long haired dogs who not only shed alot they also bring in red clay. Our first floor is mainly white ceramic tile but by the time the kids and dogs are done it appears to be more orange than white. Before the scooba I would have to scrub and scrub to get the floors clean again but the scooba makes them white with ease. Having the scooba has given me the time to catch my breath and play with my children. It is the best invention ever!!!
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
We are becoming a house of robots! My husband bought me the roomba first then the scooba - and i was in love! I did have to return them both twice however, the support team is very nice and helpful. i do wish it did corners which could be a nice upgrade!
We've already bought 3 for other people (gifts and weddings) as well as recommnded it to my mom who is on a wheelchair and she really loves hers too!
[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
I put it through its paces in several high traffic rooms. The first run came out of the machine like mud. It doesn't take up he