iRobot Roomba Pet Series 532 Vacuum Cleaning Robot
- Vacuuming robot designed especially for pet owners; comes with extra set of easy-to-clean brushes
- High capacity sweeper bin for trapping even more pet hair, kitty litter or dander
- Cleans up to three standard-sized rooms on a single charge
- 2 Virtual Walls tell Roomba where to clean by restricting off-limit areas
- Measures 19-1/2 by 21-1/2 by 5 inches; 1-year limited warranty
The iRobot Roomba 532 Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot make caring for a home with pets easier. The Pet Series robots come equipped with an extra set of easy to clean brushes, two interchangeable debris bins for trapping even more pet hair, kitty litter or dander and cleaning tools that ensure both sets of brushes remain free of debris for optimal performance. The high capacity sweeper bin holds three- and -a-half times more debris than the vacuum bin. Counter-rotating brushes reach deep into carpets to pull out pet hair, dander and more. Cleaning up to three standard-sized rooms on a single charge, it comes standard with two Virtual Walls that use infrared beams that creates and adjustable, invisible barrier that blocks Roomba from entering off-limit areas. When the cleaning is done, or the battery is running low, Roomba automatically locates and returns to its Home Base to dock and recharge. Roomba efficiently vacuums dirt, debris, pet hair, pet dander, dust, allergens and more from
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Updated review – Still loving my Roomba!!,
I received my Robot on December 15,2008, an early Christmas Present. Rather than wrapping it, I gave it to the Missus so we could use it so the house would be nice and clean for Christmas day entertaining.
It cleaned beautifully, the carpets looked great! This thing would fill up with crud even after running the old vacuum. How wonderful, one less chore to do.
Until Christmas Day! So much for showing off the new gizmo! The brushes stopped turning that morning, and repeatedly gave a “clean Brushes” error message. After many attempts, and hours on the IRobot tech site, we established that the rollers indeed were not turning.
After the Holiday rush, I found time to do a little more research. After consulting several robot discussion forums, it appears the cleaning head modules have a high failure rate. Apparently IRobot has made a new design of the module about 2 months ago. After getting frustrated with email support, I called IRobot and they say they will ship me a new module within 10 days.
Okay, considering the above mentioned ordeal, 2 stars is being very generous, but I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt. However, IRobot and Amazon should not ship items known to be defective.
So, I’ll wait 10 days for the new brush module. I should have returned the whole unit to Amazon, but figured I would get the same faulty design.
I’ll update this review Once I receive the new part and let you know if it fixes the problem, and hopefully give it the 5 star review I want to give!
UPDATE – I got the new module after about 10 days! It was fairly easy to install if you are handy at all, just a few screws and your done. The new module came ready to install, with a new brush style and new rubber beater thingy. I now love my robot! We have an australian shepherd who sheds constantly, and now a one year old boy who is all over the place. I can now play in the floor with him and he/I’m not covered in white dog hair! It’s amazing that this little robot cleans so much better than my regular vacuum. Maybe it’s a time thing. I mean, I would never vacuum a room for an hour, which is about the run time on a charge for this thing. We start it when we leave for work, and most days it’s sitting right on it’s charger like a good little robot should. Occassionally it gets stuck somewhere, or gets full and shuts down before making it back home to the dock, but most times it does exactly what it claims to do. Longevity is still a concern, but I no doubt will buy another if/when this one dies. Hopefully it’ll last, I’m trying to be preemptive, by opening it up and blowing it out with some canned air, keeping the brushes and filters clean, just ordered some filters, they seem to really clog at our house.
But so far, IRobot rocks! I’ll never vacuum again! (Now, where’s the IMower?!)
NEW UPDATE – 3/15/11 – STILL LOVING MY ROOMBA! This thing just works. I haven’t vacuumed a floor in almost 3 years! The Roomba just cruises along. We have the ever-shedding dog, and now a three year to clean up after. And for those who say it doesn’t clean, I sure dump a lot of crap/dust/hair and who knows what out of the dust box everyday!
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I received my Pet Roomba before Christmas and have been using it since. My house is a real test with 3 very long haired dogs inside most of the day. I run the Roomba every day to keep the hair down to a minimum and we’ve noticed the floors are much cleaner (even though I used to vacuum alot). However, if you buy this you should know that it requires frequent cleaning of the brushes, particularly the axle area where hair gets easily wrapped (pull off the end cap over the axle). By frequent I mean once or twice during the cleaning cycle. Otherwise, the brushes just stop moving leaving you with a cute robot that just drives around chasing the dogs! So this means you really should only run it when you are at home to keep it clean. I also have already cleaned the front wheel (just pops off – was really full of hair) and the side brush (unscrew the screw). Bottom line, the unit works great so long as it is kept really clean. I’ve got the cleaning down to a minute so it isn’t too big of a deal. But if you think you are just going to run the Roomba and empty the dirt bin once in awhile, you should probably not buy it.
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