[rajatmakar]

I had been following this thread and had booked the Xiaomi model. It got postponed to December. So, promptly cancelled it and got the refund in few days.

We went ahead and bought the iRobot Braava Jet M6 from Reliance Digital. It got delivered in 3 days.

We have been using this for around 2 weeks. Overall, we are pretty happy.

The dry mop is pretty effective. It takes 2 hours to do 1500 sqft flat granite flooring. Depending on dust levels, we pause it and clean the dry mop attached after an hour. Currently we are using this twice a week.

The wet mop is very effective and does a great job. t takes 3 hours or a bit more. We are using this once a week.

Overall the house is now much cleaner than before when we got time to clean only on the weekend.

The cost of the dry and wet mop is around INR 1800. I am planning to go to the iRobot shop in Phoenix, Bangalore and get a backup pair. They charge Rs 400 for shipping ! Any idea on how long a standard pair lasts with normal usage?

Parallely, I was searching on Amazon for cheaper alternatives for such consumables. Not able to find anything impressive so far.

Regarding the mopping fluid, the sample provided was good and lasts only 2 cycles. It's also quite expensive. The user manual recommends not to use Lysol etc. Any recommendations? We thought of a jugaad - spray lysol on the floor directly before the wet mop.

[motorworks]

Originally Posted by ast.ggn

It is quite simple, if you/ other family members have enough time at hand to clean the house everyday, nothing beats manual cleaners but if you are short on time and for convenience, robotic cleaner works wonders. Once you are using Robotic cleaner, you may need to vacuum once every 30-45 days manually only. Drawback - it doesn't clean corners that effectively and may not be suitable for households which have lots of furniture. We have both manual as well as robotic but since the day robotic is in use, we have hardly felt the need to vacuum manually. Once in a few days, use a broom to dig out dirt/ web from corners and let robotic cleaner do it's job. If I had to pick between the two, robotic gets my money any day.

Thanks for the feedback, but the current offering of robotic vaccum cleaners is another issue. Really credible brands like iRobot have separate devices for wet and dry, meaning you need to shell out nearly 1 lakh to get both! And all others seem fairly new, Im not inclined to go with unknown brands and end up running from pillar to post to address an issue. My friend recently bought a robotic cleaner from Karcher, supposedly one of the leaders in cleaning equipments and he experienced major issues within one month and had to return it. He was lucky to get a refund though. So, point being, would I be better off getting a decent all rounder like Dyson, and then looking at robotic vaccum cleaners when there are more known brands around?

Originally Posted by archat68

I was in a same kind of dilemma. Dyson was of stock. One day came across the Eureka Forbes Mop 'n Vac. It's corded stick type wet and dry vacuum cleaner cum mop priced around 22K. Asked for a demo. Was quite impressive with the cleaning. So ordered one and it using it for almost 2 months. So far pretty happy. We use it for cleaning ceramic tiled floors. The main drawbacks are its corded, so a bit messy and it's for cleaning floor. No other attachments are available. But it does its job well. We got a discount of Rs 1500 for exchanging our 20 year old vacuum cleaner.
Product link:
https://www.eurekaforbes.com/vacuum-...lean-mop-n-vac

I saw this in few ads and some people in my apartment society have got this as well, but since I have areas like balconies where there are no plug points, im guessing it would be a hassle.

[shifu]

Originally Posted by motorworks

I saw this in few ads and some people in my apartment society have got this as well, but since I have areas like balconies where there are no plug points, im guessing it would be a hassle.

I bought Eureka MopVac around June or so, and have been using it regularly. Extermely satisfied. The cord is approx 15 to 20 ft, so reaches my balcony. I do have to plug it at multiple points to cover 2000+ sq ft, so not very convenient. But costs half of what a Dyson costs and does wet mopping too, so it was a no-brainer for me.

[AtheK]

Originally Posted by rajatmakar

Regarding the mopping fluid, the sample provided was good and lasts only 2 cycles. It's also quite expensive. The user manual recommends not to use Lysol etc. Any recommendations? We thought of a jugaad - spray lysol on the floor directly before the wet mop.

That is exactly what we do, and works perfectly, so go ahead with this approach.

[dark.knight]

The abrupt lockdown has taught us to be prepared, over anything else.. because we saw a time when domestic help and other workers couldn't come (not their fault, of course).. so this time, prepared, we are.

Bought the Roomba 976 with the vSLAM navigation (more organized movements compared to the zigzagging of affordable models) which uses both optical and acoustic sensors to detect and suck up dust, the run time is 75 minutes which is more than enough for us and after 3 trial runs I can say the product is wonderful.. quite noiseless, finds its way out of most situations and as promised, cleans throughly, 95% of all dust in 95% areas (corners are tricky). However what I learnt is that this vacuum doesn't lift up dust and spread it across all areas like the maid playing cricket with the broom, it barely agitates the dust into its own suction chamber.

The floor is shiny now and its a piece of cake to use, even without wifi (we don't keep wifi at home), just press the clean button and its off and it docks itself beautifully when it returns while surveying all the paths it had crossed before for more dust.

Its expensive, but well worth the price for an American product and iRobot are, the founders of mainstream robot vacuums after all. All I can hope and pray for is a few years of ceaseless, reliable service and I'll be fully satisfied.

10/10, great conversation piece and superbly entertaining as well. Search is on for a dishwasher now.

[vsrivatsa]

Anyone has any info on whether Xiaomi will keep their word this time and start shipping the Mi Vacuum Mop from 01-Dec? Their extended date is just a few days away and curious to see if they manage to start shipping.

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

Anyone has any info on whether Xiaomi will keep their word this time and start shipping the Mi Vacuum Mop from 01-Dec? Their extended date is just a few days away and curious to see if they manage to start shipping.

Being in the same boat, i sent them a mail yesterday. They say it will start shipping from Dec 1st onward. Remains to be seen if they will though.

[vsrivatsa]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Being in the same boat, i sent them a mail yesterday. They say it will start shipping from Dec 1st onward. Remains to be seen if they will though.

Received this update in my mailbox:
Based on the messaging, these are not Made in India but imported.

[deathwalkr]

Ah thanks for that info. The soap dispenser is a good device to get for free

[UPS_Guru]

Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

Received this update in my mailbox...

I never received an email or message from Mi when they decided to ship Mop-P in December instead of September. However, today, a Mi customer support executive calls and informs me that they have begun shipping, and I'll get a coupon for the soap dispenser after my product is shipped. The person who called up didn't speak a word of English but conveyed everything very well in Hindi.

[vsrivatsa]

They shipped the Mi-Mop today:


Has anyone received it already?

[Sebring]

Awesome. Hats off for your patience. I'd called it off. Look fwd to your review

Originally Posted by vsrivatsa

They shipped the Mi-Mop today

[deathwalkr]

My order was also shipped today. Delhivery. Expecting it in the next few days Hope the patient patient wait was worth it

[dksv]

Received my Mi Robot yesterday, finally!

[Sebring]

Congrats, how's it performing?

Originally Posted by dksv

Received my Mi Robot yesterday, finally!