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I read a lot about robot vacuums and was swayed by the Amazon reviews on the iLife V5s. Unfortunately, my experience has been less than stellar and I'm considering returning this and trying out another brand. There are a couple of things you should consider before purchasing this vacuum: * The vacuum does not follow any kind of logical route that means that it will go over some areas multiple times and others only once. If you vacuum a big room you'll have dirty areas left over, which is a big minus. If you vacuum a small room then it will do OK. * This vacuum gets stuck very easily. I ran it 3-4 times before I figured out what furniture/shoes/chairs and other items I had to move to another room for the vacuum to not get stuck. Even then it sometimes would just randomly get stuck on the wall (see video). Once it gets stuck, it doesn't realize it, so prepare for it to spin in place until it runs out of battery. * The "plan" feature on the vacuum is unreliable. I always schedule the vacuum to do its work at night. However, half the time, fully charged, it never actually turns on. * The dirt bin is really small and once it fills up then it will stop picking things up. Not a big deal breaker, but annoying. * Don't buy this for the mop. The pad barely gets wet as it moves around and basically doesn't actually clean. I reached out to customer support and it took a week to get a response, which wasn't super helpful.
June 2017 · Unknown · verified purchase
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