iRobot Scooba experience

[ktee]

someone here had managed to buy the $99 scheduler.

I don't know how the leak frogs works, it looks silly

Certainly not using sg cc (perhaps amex). i tried all ways n many cards n still cldnt.

the leak frog is just a water sensor. when v small amt of water is present and 'go' underneath the frog, it joins the contacts which will sound an alarm. It is good to detect water leakage - perhaps can put behind washing machine, dish washer or under old pipes. it will save $ esp when the leakage might damage the carpet, flooring, furniture, etc. I almost tempted to buy but 2 for us15 is exp and i hv nothin to ship to here yet!

Ps: perhaps u can put 1 in your balcony n it will alarm u when it is raining!

 

[mosmos]

Certainly not using sg cc (perhaps amex). i tried all ways n many cards n still cldnt.

the leak frog is just a water sensor. when v small amt of water is present and 'go' underneath the frog, it joins the contacts which will sound an alarm. It is good to detect water leakage - perhaps can put behind washing machine, dish washer or under old pipes. it will save $ esp when the leakage might damage the carpet, flooring, furniture, etc. I almost tempted to buy but 2 for us15 is exp and i hv nothin to ship to here yet!

Ps: perhaps u can put 1 in your balcony n it will alarm u when it is raining!

i think the alarm will sound everytime my dad waters the plants.

 

[sunsetbay]

btw, what is the power rating for scooba? wanna get a suitable step-down transformer.

 

[sunsetbay]

the USD100 scooba is sold out.

 

[mosmos]

btw, what is the power rating for scooba? wanna get a suitable step-down transformer.

get a 100w and above transformer

below is specs from korea irobot website

 

[mosmos]

the USD100 scooba is sold out.

wah so many ppl buy, soldout 4660 sets.

 

[sunsetbay]

wah so many ppl buy, soldout 4660 sets.

that's alot!! like that they goin to take a week to package it.

 

[mosmos]

that's alot!! like that they goin to take a week to package it.

sometimes woot.com take quite long to shipped out that parcel.

my 1st roomba discovery took 1wk to shipped out from woot.com warehouse, then 1 wk later reach vpostusa oregon, then 1 wk later reach my hse.

 

[molecule]

those who ship woot scooba via cgw can share the cost when u have it to compare? I'm shipping via vpost. Fyi a couple of weeks ago i shipped a reman scooba via vpost was sgd 62 after UOB cc 13% discount.

 

[mosmos]

those who ship woot scooba via cgw can share the cost when u have it to compare? I'm shipping via vpost. Fyi a couple of weeks ago i shipped a reman scooba via vpost was sgd 62.

okay, definately will post the cost here.

Btw CWG charges in USD$.

 

[mosmos]

google and saw a robotic vacuum cleaner that shaped like a racing car.

source: http://www.govacuum.com/narova.html

 

[molecule]

heh I was at Courts Tampines yesterday and saw the Roomba 530, 560 & Scooba on sale there. The 560 was price at $988 I think. The Scooba was $1300+ and it looked like the 5900! That's really a high markup. For those who want to see what a unit looks like, can go there, it's on the ground floor. I did take a peek at the power supply tho.

 

[mosmos]

heh I was at Courts Tampines yesterday and saw the Roomba 530, 560 & Scooba on sale there. The 560 was price at $988 I think. The Scooba was $1300+ and it looked like the 5900! That's really a high markup. For those who want to see what a unit looks like, can go there, it's on the ground floor. I did take a peek at the power supply tho.

that is more than x2 price as compared with irobot online store.

How's does the power supply different from USA one? Just a voltage rating different only?

 

[molecule]

The Roomba 5xx power supply looks the same shape and size as the US one. Voltage rating is different but output power is the same, the connector is also same so I believe it is easily compatible. The cable is slightly different - For the US power supply the cables are all joined directly to the main block so it is one single part. The local one has a 2 pin cable that is removable from the main block, sort of like those of a notebook power supply. Other than that, externally nothing else.

 

[XxDrAg0nxX]

heh I was at Courts Tampines yesterday and saw the Roomba 530, 560 & Scooba on sale there. The 560 was price at $988 I think. The Scooba was $1300+ and it looked like the 5900! That's really a high markup. For those who want to see what a unit looks like, can go there, it's on the ground floor. I did take a peek at the power supply tho.

wah lan they trying to chop whose head?

 

[XxDrAg0nxX]

This kind of thing I would probably only want to spend at most 300 for the 560

 

[mosmos]

roomba bin after 3 runs, eventhough i use my scooba everyday.

 

[XxDrAg0nxX]

No wonder you need that... your house so dirty!

 

[hq83]

No wonder you need that... your house so dirty!

i tink quite normal leh..
even i feel my place is clean enuff...
dunno where the roomba go and find a lot of dirt out..

 

[thewiseone]

That looks very familiar I get about the same amount of stuff in my Red's bin, thats Roomba + Scooba on a daily basis!

roomba bin after 3 runs, eventhough i use my scooba everyday.