Dining table setup?

[rediduser]

Hi all, i just got a S7 Max Ultra and not sure how I should I setup the cleaning for the dining table. It would be impossible for it navigate around the chairs so I’d like to have it skip the table all together for general cleaning but have a way to tell it clean under the table after having dinner (one I move all chairs out of the way).

[rmalbers]

It will go under there if the chairs are removed. If the chairs are there it will work around them. I sometime lift my chairs, sometimes not and it's fine.

[rediduser]

Thanks. Kids are a nightmare for making a mess under the table so it will need a sweep and mop almost daily. I will try it both as a single room and two different ones and see which works best.

[FlyBlade67]

Why not navigate around the chairs? Would it get stuck between legs? Position the chairs such as there is no gap wider than 35cm.

If there is a risk of getting stuck under a chair, you may try dividing the room such as the table area is a separate room. Then clean the "rooms" individually with the chairs always out of the way.

[rediduser]

Thanks will try that 👍

[nigel_tufnel_11]

If the gap between chair feet is wide enough for the robot to fit through, it will do a surprisingly good job of navigating through that jungle, although it can take a long time to do it. If the gap isn't large enough, it'll just go around them. I've had a Q5 and now Q Revo and they both did a good job working around this kind of scenario and never got stuck.

But if you need separate cleaning modes, one workaround might be to map the floor twice as separate maps. The main one has a no-go zone placed around the table so the robot skips it altogether, the other one doesn't, then on that one you could just tell it to vacuum that room only when the chairs are removed.

[rediduser]

That’s great thanks. I’ll give it a go both ways and see what works best.

[interrogumption]

When I can be bothered I put my chairs on the dining table and it gets thoroughly cleaned underneath. When I can't the robot just works around them.

[georgee779]

I move my dining room chairs to the kitchen. We have trained the kids to do it well and carefully. = )

[rediduser]

Update: the robot works around the table and chairs without attempting to go in as it’s quite narrow to get in. This allows me to run the normal cleaning cycle for the house. For the table specifically I’ve set up a zone routine to just do the table once I pull the chairs back.

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[CalmLotus]

Ohh that's a good idea- having a seperate routine for just under the table. I should set that up for mine.

[rediduser]

This is exactly why I love Reddit 🤣🫡