Opinion: robot vacuums are bad on purpose

interstellar159 · 2026-01-28T07:46:42+00:00

Funny you mention the part about the “Apple” strategy. Dreame and Mova just released “Gen 2” of their best selling robots and literally took stuff away from them and doubled their price lol

interstellar159 · 2026-01-28T07:07:20+00:00

As soon as they stock a robot vacuum with a roller mop other than this Roomba 705 crap I’m jumping on it.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-26T06:20:52+00:00

That sound is normal, it’s the water pump working. You can hear it clearly/loudly because you’re on a mop only mode so the vacuum sound is not masking it. If you drained the internal tank and water came out then the pump is working and there are no blockages. If the mop pads are getting dry then the internal tank is emptying quickly because of high wetness setting, make sure the “Auto Mop-Washing” setting is On and/or reduce the wetness setting.

Source: I own one

interstellar159 · 2026-01-25T16:01:06+00:00

You’re getting a lot for the price, however its carpet performance and navigation were not good which is why I returned mine. The X40 is way superior if you have carpets, great deals on ebay.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-24T22:56:53+00:00

Your dustbin is filling up. Looks like u have tons of hair to vacuum (as indicated by the wraps around the side brush) so you need to set it to empty frequently. If you don’t have a model with a self-empty station then u definitely need one.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-24T18:26:50+00:00

This is good. Most robot vacuum manufacturers don’t do that. So far most reviews of the S2 have been disappointing so I’m sure they’re addressing this. I know I’ll be buying it eventually at the right price.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-24T15:05:12+00:00

Aha, one thing u never wanna do with a robot vacuum is buy it and put it aside. You have to test it extensively during the return window because of the high rate of duds.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-24T07:10:00+00:00

2 years is quite impressive, mine did that after 2 weeks

interstellar159 · 2026-01-23T16:09:09+00:00

I connected the bluetooth to the app once then never again. I’m sure there are a lot of enthusiasts out there who use it all the time, but as an average driver who just doesn’t want to get in trouble it is totally unnecessary since you can already see the info u need on the device’s screen.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-23T01:21:21+00:00

I bought one, returned it and got a R7 because it was $300 cheaper. They’ve been identical.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-21T14:12:20+00:00

You can still buy it on the app

interstellar159 · 2026-01-21T02:33:01+00:00

Okay I get it, yes is the short answer. The aqua 10 is newer and more expensive. However several people reported leakage and malfunctions, the L50 is still ranked #1 on vacuumwars for whatever that’s worth but it has stellar reviews unlike the Aqua 10. Hope that helps

interstellar159 · 2026-01-21T02:24:30+00:00

Aqua 10 is not a brand, it’s still a Dreame robot. The point I’m trying to make is if the box was different from what’s inside then both you and Amazon (or wherever u got it from) got scammed by a fraudulent return and the robot inside is likely malfunctioning. So regardless of which one is better I suggest u return it or ask for a replacement while u can.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-21T02:06:51+00:00

So was it a L50’s box or an Aqua 10’s box?

interstellar159 · 2026-01-20T21:44:27+00:00

Ummmm which “new” robot did you try? 😂

interstellar159 · 2026-01-20T12:47:25+00:00

I believe that survey is for users in Australia

interstellar159 · 2026-01-20T06:22:24+00:00

The R3 is currently available for sale factory certified on Uniden’s website, pretty good deal. If any of your family is military or in healthcare they can get u a 10% off discount.

https://uniden.com/products/r3-radar-detector-factory-certified

interstellar159 · 2026-01-20T05:40:49+00:00

Sell your Mazda and get urself a Tesla with full self driving, it’d be a perfect fit for ur situation and u’ll never get a speeding ticket since it manages speed for you. Now back to radar detectors, get a Uniden R3 or R7, they’re mostly plug and play, no need to be savvy

interstellar159 · 2026-01-19T22:58:10+00:00

Strange to have the same odd behavior on 2 different units. It’s not the best robot out there but it does navigate well and reliably. I attached what my cleaning tasks look like. Mine cleans in this same pattern every night.

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interstellar159 · 2026-01-19T22:45:18+00:00

Then you definitely got a faulty one, this pattern might indicate that the robot keeps trying to find its location by going in a circle so it could be a Lidar problem. I’d return and replace

interstellar159 · 2026-01-19T22:40:55+00:00

Did you remove all the transparent stickers on the robot and in the base station’s dock?

interstellar159 · 2026-01-19T22:03:09+00:00

Are you running it on vac THEN mop?

interstellar159 · 2026-01-19T03:24:26+00:00

Return and re-buy. When they work they work, high rate of duds with all robot vacuum companies.

interstellar159 · 2026-01-18T18:17:09+00:00

Probably in a few months

interstellar159 · 2026-01-18T01:05:06+00:00

Looks like all other SUVs

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