iRobot - Roomba Combo j7+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum & Mop - Graphite

I have not had to physically mop my floors in over 2 weeks! This mop works! The scrubby mop pad cleans the floor very well and is the equivalent to getting on your hands and knees and lightly cleaning with a wet microfiber cloth or a rag. I'm still figuring out the solution ratio because I have seen some streaks on the floor a few times, but the floors feel so clean I don't even mind the streaks. It does help to pre-dampen the mop pad. It is also probably best to start with a clean floor. As in, do a thorough vacuuming and mopping session prior to using the robot for the first time. I will likely get out the regular mop for deeper cleanings or pet accidents, but overall this little robot has been an amazing addition to our home. I have freed up an hour or more a day to do other things. The longest this robot has gone so far is 2 hours and 53 minutes. There's something to be said about coming in from a workout or a day out and having super clean, pass the white sock test floors with minimal effort! The vacuum works really well, too. We have three indoor pets (Siberian Husky, Cocker Spaniel, and a Balinese cat) and it handles the shedding hair very well. I still use my Dyson daily to clean up around the house and vacuum the pet beds. I had to return the original iRobot Roomba J9+ Combo I had purchased because the auto refill station was not operating as expected. I have found out after some research that this is a known issue. I returned it and purchased this previous model (J7+ Combo) and so far it is working as expected. The main difference between the two is that it does not include the auto refill station. This is not a deal breaker for me, because the mop will do my entire house in just over 2 hours and only uses one tank of water to do so. There is an option called "smart scrub" to scrub the floors even more, and that would use more water and solution, so I would expect to refill halfway through the cleaning. If the auto refill station had worked properly on thr J9+, then I would have preferred the J9+ over the J7+ just so I could run the higher settings as far as scrubbing more and using extra mopping solution. As it is now, the J7+ will vacuum and mop until it runs out of solution, then it changes to vacuum only. After a cleaning job has completed, you can view the map and see the areas where it mopped and vacuumed or where it only vacuumed. Then you can wait for it to recharge and/or refill the mopping solution tank and send it on its way to get the areas it missed. The robot is super intelligent and knows how to differentiate between hard surface floors and carpet. It will lift the mop up and out of the way when it travels to carpeted areas of the home. These robots have improved so much over the previous models I own. My old ones tend to bump into your feet, furniture and baseboards. This one has an onboard camera so if it sees an obstacle it just goes in a different direction or stops and turns around. You can set specific cleaning schedules for the different rooms in your house, as well as specify areas the robot should not go to. For example, pet dish areas or areas where you have wires that you don't want it to run over. You can specify which order to clean the rooms, and you can set favorite cleaning areas so you can easily press a button and send it on its way. This is all done from their app! One feature that would be nice is if the app allowed you to add additional areas to clean once you've already started a cleaning job. That would be a game changer! When I discovered a product/brand I like, I am loyal to that brand. I have owned a Scooba 380 (circa Jan 2010; sadly met her demise after several years of use). I still have her, and have tried a few times to get her running again. April 2012 - Roomba 560 - still in use and I've replaced the battery 2 times in 14 years. 2015 - Roomba 980 - we have two of them and they both still work without any issues. This is a brand you can trust! I do recommend the Best Buy protection plan, because they are very easy to deal with if something goes wrong after the initial return period. I purchased the 2 year plan. Protect your investment! I am a live streamer on Twitch (cpu22girl) and I've talked about my robots and Dyson vacuums so much that my viewers have started purchasing their own! :)

Should have bought this long ago. It's so easy to always have clean floors!

I absolutely love this vacuum. I went in attempting to get brushes for my older Samsung, and ended up leaving with a new vacuum because it was on promotion for $650. These vacuums have come so far in terms of their abilities, and this one is absolutely fantastic. It does absolutely everything! It will save you the daily vacuuming of dog hair and will not disappoint!