Robotic Pet Vacuum Review

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You have a problem: Let’s assume that you’ve been convinced to get a robotic vacuum cleaner. Well, what are you going to do with your old traditional vacuum cleaner?



I’ve found a solution. Now this may not work for everyone, but . . . well, it’s a funny story, so I thought I’d share it.



Everyone knows how fussy babies can drive all those around them to the edge. Well, “How Do You Calm a Crying Baby?” (http://www.cryingbabystories.com) was created so people could share some of their stories about and techniques for calming a crying baby. And, one of the stories involves — you guessed it — a vacuum cleaner.



A Pediatrician just told me about one creative Mom who found out that her fussy baby could only be soothed by the loud sounds of a vacuum cleaner! Unfortunately for this sleep deprived Mom her apartment complex neighbors did not appreciate hearing the vacuum cleaner at all hours of the night. To appease her neighbors and her fussy baby she decided to record the rumbling sound of the vacuum cleaner. This smart Mom was then able to soothe her baby by playing the recording at a reasonable volume. She was able to calm her crying baby and no longer disturb the neighbors!!



I guess it’s more convenient than driving your baby around the block until she falls asleep in the car. And, it’s one way to use your old vacuum when you decide to replace it with (speaking of more convenient!) a robotic vacuum cleaner.

Most people have something about vacuuming that they dislike, but at “The Junk Drawer” (blog), the author actually hates the vacuum itself. And with good reason. Anyway, her post is funny and makes a good point, so I thought I’d share it here.



My Vacuum Cleaner Sucks

Boring post coming up. My apologies, but I’m desperate.



I don’t ask for much in this world. I just want my washing machine to clean clothes, my microwave to heat stuff, and my vacuum cleaner to suck up dirt.



It’s not sucking anymore.



At least not very well. We have a cheapo . . . vacuum that we’ve had for a couple years. The only benefit is that it’s very light, unlike my former . . . vacuum that made me feel like I was pushing furniture around every time I cleaned.



But it fails to suck well enough and I want your recommendations on a new one. All it needs to do is adequately vacuum up kitty litter and not spit it back out through the sucky part.



And it needs to have its electrical cord coming out the top, not the bottom.



Look at this stupid thing. [picture of her vacuum] See where the cord comes out? [It comes out of the bottom.] Try vacuuming with that. It falls on the floor, I curse, I run over it, I curse, do the mambo trying to get at it, and I curse, all while trying to dodge kitty litter spraying out like shrapnel.



If you have an unhealthy love for your vacuum cleaner, I want to hear about it. Does it make you want to vacuum for the sake of vacuuming? Do you brag about it to your friends? Did you give it a name?



Bring it on. I need the exact make and model. Money is no object. It just has to have a cord that won’t trip and kill me, and it has to suck real good.






I guess I’d have to suggest she look into getting an iRobot Roomba Pet Series 532 Vacuum Cleaning Robot
robotic pet vacuum: She wouldn’t have to push one around; they don’t have a cords; and they’re designed to pick up things like kitty litter.



You can find more of this blog at: http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/09/my-vacuum-cleaner-sucks.html

I’ve already covered how important regular vacuuming is to help prevent allergies and asthma, but there’s “someone” else who benefits from regular vacuuming and cleaning: your carpet. Here’s what one professional carpet cleaner, Professional Carpet Systems of Raleigh, North Carolina, had to say in their article on “Prolonging the Life of Your Carpet”:



“Most carpet is made of synthetic fibers such as: nylon, olefin, polyester, and some acrylic. These synthetic fibers rarely wear out (except on stairs), instead they ugly out. What we mean by that is, the fibers crush, or mat down, or flatten out. They also abrade or get scratched. You see, your carpets are made up of thousands upon thousands of very small thread-like fibers that are twisted together. These fibers are basically translucent pieces of plastic. That means that light can pass through them, like a colored Plexiglas. You know how Plexiglas looks after it gets scratched, dull and dirty. Well improperly cared for carpet can look the same. What scratches carpet is gritty soil and sand that is left in the carpet and when it is walked on it rubs against the fibers and scratches them. After so much of this scratching, you can clean the soil and sand out but the damage already done is irreversible and you get is what we call in the carpet cleaning industry … traffic lane gray. This is where the fibers are clean, but since they are so scratched up they do not reflect the light back to the eyes and now take on a dull appearance which is commonly mistaken for soiled carpets. This usually happens first in the heavily walked on areas or traffic lanes.”



I don’t know about you, but I had never heard of the scratching aspect of carpet wear.



They go on in their article to say that one of the most important steps to prevent “uglying out” is regular vacuuming:

• At least twice per week and more often if you have children or pets.
• Vacuuming your traffic lanes every day will give you the best protection against premature uglying out of your carpet.

No one, especially these days, has money to “throw around.” Protecting your carpeting investment only makes sense. The hard part is finding time to take care of that regular vacuuming. You might want to consider whether a robotic vacuum might be the answer for you.



For information, customer reviews, and discounts on the iRobot Roomba Pet Series 532 Vacuum Cleaning Robot, visit this link.



For the full article: http://www.procarpetsys.com/prolongingyourcarpet_slife.html.