“I currently have the 770 model. My bedroom rug has areas of black in it. My model will not vacuum over black or very dark brown. Does the 960 clean dark carpets? Does anyone know if there is another model that would?”
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Unfortunately the 960 still has trouble with black areas on carpet. I ended up changing rugs so that I wouldn't have a problem anymore. I don't think this is something that has been fixed in any robot vacuums. There are two ways you can blind the cliff sensors. One doesn't require any physical changes, just taping some laminated white paper to the sensor areas. The other involves permanently blinding the sensors by modifying the sensors themselves, so would only suggest this on an old model that is no longer under warranty. I've tried both options on an old 560 that I now use in my basement where I have 3 black rugs. I wouldn't recommend either modification if you have your Roomba run near stairs, though.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Don't know if you have received an answer to your question. Our living room has a large area rug that has lots of black. Our 960 cleans it with no problem.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Mine does a great job on a black entrance carpet. Picks up all the pet hair and most of the dirt from outdoors. WAY better every day than the weekly vacuuming it used to get.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Cleaning very dark carpets is unfortunately a challenge for all robot vacuums. The newest Roomba i7 is equipped with a sensor that, for the first time, addresses this issue. I'm sorry to say there isn't a recommended solution for earlier Roombas.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The 960 will do what you need it to do.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I recently purchased the 960 and it has problems with the black circles on my carpets. It gets itself trapped in a circle or between circles because the sensors on the bottom determine that the black is a "cliff" like a stair. It stops itself so it won't tumble down a flight of stairs. When it traps itself, I pick it up and move it a couple of inches. It seems to do a little more of the carpet each time since it is still mapping out the house. I'm thinking you will have issues with it on a very dark carpet. I don't know if you can disable the sensors.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This thing will clean everything!!!!!! I got the roomb 690 first and I couldn’t love it. I upgraded and went with the 960 and it was the best decision I’ve made!!! Super powerful and will clean any type of surface.
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