iRobot Roomba 530 Robotic Vacuum Reviews

My husband brought home a present that I thought was going to be a new puppy around Christmas time, and when I came out to the room to where my "present" was, I suddenly heard this "whirring" sound, looked down, and there was my iRobot Roomba® 530 cleaning my carpets and floors for me!  No, folks, it wasn't a puppy, but it was the next best thing ~ something that saves me from the neck and back pain that I always had after using a traditional vacuum.  My husband is a busy man at work and is so tired when he comes home, that the last thing he wants to do is help with the vacuuming.  Our Roomba,...

I am on my 4th roomba.  I originally received the roomba red for christmas many years ago.  I loved it, and was devastated when it died after 10 months.  iRobot replaced it, and the replacement worked for 10 months also.  I went for 5 months without one, and hated the way the dust hair built up between vacuumings.  My husband gave me a 530 for Christmas, and he bought it at Bed, Bath and Beyond.  After 17 months, the 530 stopped working correctly.  With my receipt in hand, I returned the product to Bed, Bath and Beyond, and told them it had stopped working.  They gave me a brand new roomba,...

 I love my iRomba 500 series I have two dogs and one cat and the pet hair it pick's up is unbelievable

It is quite and get into places I can not like under the beds

 It is Easy to clean The iRomba is one of the best investment's I could make

I have had to replace the brushes that stick out of the side they do not seam to last long

It can be pogromed to clean at certain times and it does go back to it's docking station

The light towers do a good job of keeping it out where you do not want it to go

The trays do need emped often

It can get caughet up in cords

The grand kids love it when a vacuum cleaner...

This Roomba model is convenient and better than not vacuuming, but the machine certainly misses spots and requires constant recharging if you are trying to do multiple rooms. 

Also, you are not supposed to use the Roomba on the floor if there is water, so be careful with the bathroom floor after you shower, or using the Roomba around your pets' water bowls which it can knock over.

My Roomba has trouble returning to the base when it runs out of power, and I have read that it is because my docking station is on carpet rather than a completely flat surface.

As others have noted, the brushes require...

This really works best if you don't have a lot of clutter around, and don't mind picking up small throw rugs before turning it on.  I start Roomba and leave the house.  When I get back it's back recharging.  I find its better to clean out the filter after (or before) every Roomba run.  It's pretty easy, just open the door and the dust falls out. 

 When I first got Roomba I had to clean the brushes more often, but once you get your house initially clean, and if you run it often, you only have to clean the brushes every now and again.