All About Life Without Maids

[fifiyeo]

dasalo:

Can I know how long does the battery lasts? I heard only 3-4 months and how much does a replacement battery costs?

Mine lasted almost 1 year already.

[SMH FOREST]

BeContented:

SMH FOREST:

Thanks for the reviews!

Hmmm.. thing is, i have long hair, and it gets stuck in the navibot's roller brush at the bottom... very silly if you ask me... :roll: will probably call the svc ctr to enquire further... if its how it works, im so so bummed!!!

Hi, 2 in my family have long hair.
Most of the hair are caught in the bin, but there are some at roller brush.....I would think it's inevitable. If the roller brush reach the hair before the vacuum, likely it'll get stuck there. Currently I clear the bin and brush after every use.....cos' I dun want it to end up like the broom all entangled with hair.

Thanks for the feedback!! Guess, i have to be more diligent in removing the dirt and clear the brush after every use..

[mamemo]

fifiyeo:

dasalo:

Can I know how long does the battery lasts? I heard only 3-4 months and how much does a replacement battery costs?

Mine lasted almost 1 year already.

Hi fifiyeo, can I check whether u keep it on throughout day and night or on only on certain times when u scheduled it to run ? We are concerned abt the batt life if we keep it on 24/7...

[mamemo]

Wow 1amber, u bought both at 1 shot! dunno how the iadapt works, but don't care la, as long as feel cleaner can already...

[znzyzyzx]

[quote]
Agree with your views....thot it would be noisy but quite ok. Tho it seems haphazard, it does clean quite well for areas that it come across. Something interesting.....first day, it took ~2 hours to clean, 2nd day ~1.5hours, 3rd day ~50mins. Wondering if it's because not much to clean it will auto reduce the time required? Will continue to monitor.][/quote]wow this \"maid\" shows true colour very quickly wor.

[mamemo]

Another question for parents without maids…how do you wash the rags ? floor rags / dish rags etc ?


My mother said gotta handwash and scrub them… any easier way ?

[znzyzyzx]

Peace Charlie:

Hi YJL, so Happy for u ... I hope i have the courage too but my girls are still young quite hard mayb 1 fine day I will be like u now I'm half prepared liao i bought a pressure pot for soup if i cook the soup in d am and came back after work the soup will still be hot thus down with one menu....next i will look into the sweeping and mopping ... clothes will be taken care by d washing machine....will train my girls up..

which brand , the pressure pot that u bought ?

[Vevey]

mamemo:

Another question for parents without maids...how do you wash the rags ? floor rags / dish rags etc ?


My mother said gotta handwash and scrub them.... any easier way ?

Soap n wash my kitchen towel as n when I use dish washing liquid.
As for cloth floor mats, I hv many. Accumulate a load n throw them into washing machine w some detergent n run a fast 30 min cycle before hanging them out in the sun.
Then run 5 min of rinse cycle to wash the tub.
I tried hand washing. V tiruing n like not as clean as machine wash. So decided to stop torturing myself. Heee..

[autumnbronze]

Hi ladies,


To those who own the roomba , may I enquire what is the difference bet the 550 and the 760??

[dasalo]

mamemo:

Another question for parents without maids...how do you wash the rags ? floor rags / dish rags etc ?


My mother said gotta handwash and scrub them.... any easier way ?

i boil/cook dish cloth, tablecloth and hand towel (2pcs) 2x a week with alittle either baking soda or detergent (powder) in a designated old stock pot. Only about 5-6 towels each time in the pot.

Floor mat once weekly (used to be once fortnightly) in washing machine. I did not rinse the machine after that though. I vacuum everyday (handheld electrolux) and mop 3x a week, so I guess my floor ain't very dirty. I still find traditional mop head in microfiber ($10) best for my marble/parquet flooring. I can't stand watermarks on marble and parquet can't be too wet. On average I need to change about 2-3 mop heads a year.

My Leifheit step mop is now a \"white elephant\" cause is too wet to my liking.