P3 P4960 V-Bot Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

A reconstruction of the Zoomba
I liked that little red robo vac. I've had too of those zoombas and two Roombas.

Anyway, to qualify what I said about Zoomba (and this P3)...no matter what anybody says--this robot is not for carpets of any depth--they are strictly for hard, smooth, slick, surfaces/ hardwood, linolium, congolium (all those mispelled oliums).......and that's why I got this.

I already know what it will and won't do. It won't do carpets.

--but--

It 'is' a dustbuster on wheels and will vacuum non carpeted floors just fine.

Unlike everybody else, I take that dust cloth and dip it in water--spray a little lysol on it--stick it back to bottom of the robot and let it 'lightly' dampmop and lightly sanitize my floors.

All in all, I remember those nicad batteries dying after about six months..I'd suggest tenergy type C cells--they last three to five years (cost more to).

That's why I'm here to day...looking for replacement battery...

Would love it if it ran longer on the charge.
This vacuum is awesome! If I charge it through the night and run it in the am, I don't need to empty out the small bin that collects dirt, hair(even min which is 2 ft. long!), it even picked up some wet spinach off the floor(small pieces, but unexpected, especially from the reviews I've read.)! It picks up more than my big vacuum can get to. It is rather large, same size of the base of a normal vacuum, maybe bigger in some cases. Still, it fits under cabinets, dishwasher and half way under my tv stand which is bending, so I can't blame the machine. It seems to clean very random, but does get everywhere! It only runs for about an hour(which is short since it runs over the same areas numerous times bouncing around. I usually block off one or 2 rooms and run it for 15-20 minutes before switching to other rooms. It seems to ensure it cleans the entire house, save for bathrooms before the batteries need recharging. It has many functions and runs random, circling, does around edges of...

suction
The machine its self is very cool. it moves throughout the entire house, howerver there is not enought suction. it only picks up dust. I have a dog and need the vacumn for the hairs and it won't pick up all the hairs.

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