Remanufactured iRobot Roomba 4296 Vacuuming Robot with Remote Scheduler -

Customer Reviews:

Not perfect, but works well
My husband and I recently purchased a remanufactured Roomba as our Christmas gift to ourselves. We were so excited to get this. We have a dog that sheds terribly, and we saw this as our solution to keeping the pet hair picked up.

Our remanufactured Roomba had some slight dings on it when we received it. (DH said it looked like a cat had had a run-in with it.) Although the exterior was not new, all of the internal parts were. Everything but the exterior seemed to be in mint condition. After charging it up for a couple of hours, Roomba was ready to go.

Boy, did he go!

Roomba picked up TONS of pet hair, particularly in our bedroom. Our dog sleeps with us, and a tremendous amount of hair accumulates under our bed. We had to clear out the bin a few times before it covered the whole house. When it was finished, I was pretty impressed. DH, on the other hand, suggested that perhaps it's more of a super Dust Buster as opposed to an actual vacuum. After using it for a few weeks, I would have to agree with that.

While Roomba certainly won't replace your regular vacuum (unless you have no pets or kids), it will keep the worst of the dirt picked up in between serious cleanings. We have hardwood floors, and it's fabulous for those. It also seems to work well on carpet despite its limited "sucking" action. Overall, it was a good purchase for the money. I'm not sure that I would shell out a full $400 for this product, though.
--2006-12-20

Works great.........but for only about a year!
The Roomba works great. I have 2 dogs and would set the Roomba Scheduler to vacuum my family room every day. It got dog hair up with no problems. It was awesome. But.........after about a year it started to have mechanical problems.
--2006-12-17

Great Little TikTok
I just love my little robot. I used to use my Swivel Sweeper on my floors and rugs every day and I thought I was collecting all the cat hair and detritis. I can hardly believe how much more the Roomba collects on its daily rounds and all without my ever lifting a finger. The cat thinks it's interesting to watch from her perch on the sofa and she's not at all nervous about it, as she was with the Swivel Sweeper. I have named it "TikTok" after the robot helpers described in the book "Wicked".
--2006-12-11

Customer Support is horrible
We've had our Roomba Scheduler for a year now and it is fun (although not a serious vacuuming device). The battery stopped charging so I tried to call customer support. 1 hour on hold without ever answering. The Roomba is apparently still under warranty, but it won't do my any good if I can't ever get through to someone....
--2006-12-09

Giving this as a gift? Beware of where you ship it...
I bought this as a Christmas gift for my wife because we're both sick of hauling the vacuum up and down the stairs to clean the house. I had it shipped to the house and asked her not to open any Amazon boxes addressed to me. No need to worry about that - they never put it in an Amazon box, just stuck the label on the outside of the roomba box. Oh well, I guess we'll be trying it out early.
--2006-12-07

Remanufactured iRobot Roomba 4296 Vacuuming Robot with Remote Scheduler

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