 "Remanufactured iRobot Scooba Floor Washer" | 2008-10-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A35ZBTPA75Z1EQ |
Remanufactured iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robotic Hard Surface Cleaner, Assorted Colors
This product performs as advertised. The unit I received was in like-new condition. It is my second Scooba (first one still works but needs a new battery; the battery failed after the charger was left unplugged for several days. Batteries are expensive and confusing to purchase online because there are several versions).
The remanufactured Scooba would not operate until I primed the pump several times (per included instructions); it then thoroughly cleaned a vinyl floor, leaving it slightly wet in spots.
Either the Clorox cleaning liquid or vinegar work well in the Scooba.
The Scooba can get stuck in the toe space under kitchen cabinets if there is not enough clearance.
I remove the brush and filters (easy to do) after using the Scooba, rinse, and allow to dry before reinstalling them. |
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| "My new little buddy" | 2008-09-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1DDIU9ILQQ2CU |
| I love my Scooba. He's a tenacious little guy. Sure, he has a fairly short battery life and is slightly high maintenance, always needing to be "cleaned out thoroughly." Once, he got a little stubborn and just moved around in circles. Turns out I didn't clean him well enough and a sensor was covered in gook. Easy fix though. In all, our Scooba has become a part of my family. My daughter has named him "Bongo." He keeps my hardwood floors clean and tidy while I run around the rest of the house like a chicken with my head cut off. I know every few weeks I may need to give the floor an extra scrubbing by hand, but for maintenance, my little Bongo is perfect. |
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 "Great concept, parts need improvement" | 2008-09-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3GKHU555UQXMY |
| It will relieve you of some of the housework (doesn't do corners), so great concept and minimal cost to run the cleaner. The body parts last about a year and company has poor customer service. So the old reliable mop stays until I see a new and improved version with sturdier parts, or the price on this drops significantly. |
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 "Doesn't last long" | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: ANA1WEDVAN3OU |
| Worked pretty well when I first got it. Three months later, the darn thing lost its ability to pump and pick up water. It is now retired on a shelf in the garage. |
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 "Love my Scooba" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3SSBH0ORKOZ11 |
| This little gadget is amazing. My kitchen and breakfast room floors have never been cleaner. The Scooba scrubs and then sucks up the dirty water. It goes under the table and other hard to reach places. All I have to do is pick it up and dump the dirty water and add cleaning solution and clean water. |
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| "Battery won't hold a charge" | 2008-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By nockremnant |
| I purchased this item but am returning it to Amazon. I used it a few times and it cleans reasonably well, but the battery won't hold a charge. It works for a short while (about 10-15 minutes) and then needs to be put back on the charger and then takes a long, long time to get charged back up - at least charged enough to run for 10-15 minutes agin. I'm asking them to send me a replacement. Hopefully the new unit will be better. If not, back it goes. |
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| "Excellent clean. Works very good." | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2LDT9BIN9ZBYR |
| Excellent product. It cleans the kitchen really well. It works, but dont expect it to be 100% absolute clean. I say 80-90% clean. The part i hate most is that i need to recharge the battery before use, which usually take a day. Remember, dont put the battery in the scooba when not in use for a month or so because that will shorten your battery life. Recharge the battery and then leave it out from the scooba to store it somewhere else. Great product. It took about 45 minutes to clean my whole kitchen. My kitchen is kind of big. Great product. |
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| "Another cool iRobot product!" | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3N4NVHC5V40N4 |
| I was a little apprehensive about buying this because it was Remanufactured and cost $100 less than new. I can say now that we have used it I am very satisfied. It was Remanufactured directly by iRobot so any of the problems originally found in the scooba 5900 have been corrected. It does an excellent job at cleaning the floors. We were amazed at how dirty the waste water was when we emptied it. The floors looked clean before we ran it, I can't imagine where it found all the dirt and grime it scrubbed up. We have iRobot roomba floor sweeper, the dirt dog garage floor cleaner, and the Verro pool cleaner, and I have been very satisfied with all of them. My personal experience with iRobot customer support has been excellent. When I called them with a problem they did an excellent job trouble shooting my problem. I had a problem with my roomba home dock and they had a replacement sent to me within 2 days. |
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| "Doesn't talk back" | 2008-08-26 |
| - Reviewed By saygngracie |
| Received my reconditioned scooba yesterday, instructions very easy even for someone instruction challenged. Charged battery last night. Washed kitchen floor today. It's great. I sip coffee and Scooba does the work. |
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| "Refurb turned out to be a blessing" | 2008-08-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3G98PJLH2QYYY |
| I bought a refurb Scooba 5800 from an online vendor other than Amazon. When I plugged it in to charge, it gave me an error code. Unlike the bad experience that another reviewer in this thread has had, my unit still had a serial number and an iRobot "Factory Refurbished" sticker on the inside. I called iRobot customer support with the problem. They told me that it was a fatal error, instructed me to throw that unit away, and informed me that they would send a new machine. Two days later, a new 5900 arrived. After charging the battery, I tried it out in the original "fatal error" scooba and the machine worked fine. I immediately ordered another battery from iRobot. So now I have two Scoobas for a hundred bucks and change. Having more than one unit is handy. I have had the machines for over a year. They are used several times a week and always work flawlessly: it is unbelievable how much muck they suck up off of an apparently clean floor. Setting them both working together in the same room is fun to watch... plus... it really baffles the cat. |
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