Vacuums Reviews

This works fine as a floor sweep if you secure it to the floor. As a hand held wide-mouth dust collector, it leaves a lot to be desired (and a lot of dust). I purchased mine for 6.74 from Rockler and it is less than 8 at WoodCraft, so the Amazon price is way high for this item.

I agree with the previous reviewer that this is an excellent "tool" to clean up all of the dust and scraps that have would up on the floor. The unit it self is sturdy and should stand up to lots of use. But that is not all it can do.

I found one very cool use for the floor sweep. Since I don't have a sanding table with built in dust collection, I tried something different. I clamped the floor sweep to my bench top and sanded my project in front of the sweep. All of the sanding mess was sucked up into the sweep and away into my DC system.

I definitely give Jet Floor Sweep 1003 and my Jet DC 1100 a big thumbs up.

The Floor Sweep is an excellent "tool" to clean up all the dust that escaped from the DC system and made it's way onto the floor. The large size, about 24" by 6", with a 4" outlet, allows for a quick and easy cleanup of the shop floor. Just use it like a regular vacuum cleaner. The plastic housing is heavy duty, will stand up to a lot of use, and abuse.

Include a blastgate to the floor sweep, then you can turn it on and off when needed. It is somewhat too large and bulky to clean the bench tops, but does an excellent job on the floor. It is worth setting up a branch on the DC system just for this floor sweep.

Most people say that the hepa filter is just another gumic, but it really works!!Not only does it keep away the just vacuumed smell, but I has reduced my alergies. and you have to dust less often. But as I stated earlier it gets rid of the just vacuumed smell. I can vacuum so close to my gusts arriving that I am just putting the vacuum away and they are non the wiser. Thank you for reading.

I wanted to get a Roomba for a while, so finally my siblings got together and got me a Roomba for Christmas.

I have 2 cats and a dog. Our house is mostly hardwood, with carpet allong the long hallway. We get plenty of hair on all sufaces.

The first time I used the Roomba, I was amazed at how much dirt/dust/hair it found in a room that I thought was relatively clean. I fell in love with it right away.

It still continues to amaze me every time I use it on the wood floors. But after the first few times, I started noticing some flaws:
1. The edge cleaning brush is too small. Hence, it cleans edges, but cannot reach corners. Also, it is not rigid enough, so the edges may not get cleaned depending on how solidly the dust has settled there.
2. The brushes are a pain to clean, specially to get the hair off. In my situation, I find that I need to clean the brushes after every room (sometimes even after half the room), versus the recommended once in 3 times
3. The Roomba sometimes "throws up" on the carpet for no obvious reason. It will leave behind a streak of hair/dust as it goes along. No such issue on the hardwood floors. Works like magic on hardwood floors.
4. It doesnt clean hair off the carpet as well as a regular vacuum cleaner (I have a darkish carpet, so you can really tell)... not powerful enough for carpet/rugs...

All said and done, I love the Roomba for the hardwood floors. I use it on the carpet for 'basic' cleaning every 4-5 days (meaning that carpet doesnt look CLEAN but it doesnt look DIRTY either), and then follow up with a regular vacuum cleaner every other week.

I wouldnt pay so much myself to buy it if I knew about the "dark side" of it, but now that I have it, I make full use of it... If I didnt need to clean the carpet/rugs, I would give it 5 stars. If iRobot can fix the above flaws in the next model, I would definitely LOVE the Roomba!

I've owned the roomba for roughly a 1/2 year. It is a very good vacuum. It is a very fun toy. It will pick up very fine dirt, and comes close to actually replacing your vacuum. It obviously, cannot climb your walls to vacuum window sills or steps, and it can't vacuum your furniture. It will get stuck on rugs with long fringe, like those on an oriental. It will get stuck on power cords, and occasionally under furniture that it tries to creep under to vacuum beneath.
That's really about the only drawbacks - and they make sense when you consider it's a little round thing that wanders around your floor.
If you have a relatively clear floor, and furniture with some clearance, roomba is ideal. For us it's mostly ideal, we had to make some adjustments, like, actually clean up and put the chairs up on the table, roll up the rug, etc. Then we'd leave the house ( go to the gym, shopping, whatever) and most of the time little roomba would be docked at the charging station, and the entire downstairs would be clean by the time we got home.
It picks up superfine particles and dust, so it's a really good vacuum. It fits under our sofa and cleans there without having to move the furniture. It goesn't get corners all that well.
It does, without complaining, vacuum where ever you plant it down and tell it. The schedule part works very well, if you are so regular that you can automate the vacuuming.
It is - like ALL vacuums, a little noisy, so you probably don't want to run it at night. It also has then tendency to gently bump into objects when orienting. Which brings up another point - it does learn the geometry of your room over time. After a while, if you start it from the same place each time, will navigate around corners and doors like magic, and without bumping into anything. It will also avoid descending steps. You can leave a door open or plant it next to a set of steps going down, and roomba will not fall down the stairs.
It's really a very good product. It's a good vacuum. It's smarter than you think, and it learns the geometry of your rooms.
It does a fine job of vacuuming roughly 95% of the rooms (minus the corners and tight spots). It charges itself and can be programmed.
Personally I've spent, and wasted alot more money on things much more stupid, so I'm happy with it.
For us, it works as a supplement to vacuuming, not as a replacement. It did cost a few nickels. If you are not comfortable spending the money on a roomba, don't. It won't replace a good thorough vacuuming, and, yes, you still have to clear the floor and empty the dirt when done, just like a 'regular' vacuum.
I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could, 4 stars instead.

If you are like me and can't afford a maid or spare the time to keep the floors spotless, you might want to consider the Roomba. I just bought this and it was simple to set up and fun to watch. (I'm sure the fun to watch part will wear off quickly.) It seems to find its way around the rooms well and avoided getting trapped. It even vacuumed under our TV stand somehow. One drawback is that it is a little noisy on our tile floors. Only time will tell how durable it will be.

I was very disappointed with the performance of this vacuum. The reason it has good suction is because it has little resistance from the filter. The filter in this vacuum is a cloth-like material that you can see through. Any small particles go right through the filter and are blown out the sides of the vacuum. What a mess...

We've had this hand held vac for a few months. It has a strong suction and cleans up everything from my dog and cats fur to crumbs. Also comes with a nice nozzle attachment to get in the tight spots (attachment clips onto the vac when you don't need it). We use it for spot cleaning and it only needs to re-charge about once per month. Probably runs at least 1/2 hour before battery runs down, much longer than the other portable vacuums we've had. Comes with home charger and car charger, nice touch.

This is one of the best vacuums cleaners and THE BEST hand-held I've ever owned. My kids even prefer it to the 'big' vacuums we own because it cleans better and even in corners (and ceilings!?!) Mine keeps cleaning for a half hour between charges. The price is real nice too.