New iRobot j7+ robot vacuum review

[@dannggg]

Damn that was the most detail review ever. Straight to the point and answered all my questions. Definitely getting one for my new apartment

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Oh wow, thank you so much! And glad to help!

[@KP-sg9fm]

Sounds like a news segment lol, great job narrating

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thanks!

[@RayPaganJr]

Ordered the J7+ this morning. Early Christmas present for myself. Looks like it has the features I need. Hope it’s everything it is advertised to be.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Hope you like it!

[@RayPaganJr]

@@ErinLawrenceTV So far I love it. I keep a clean house J7 is maintaining it nicely. It doesn’t take away or replace an upright, which now I can do weekly instead of three times a week, but my floors look great and free of all the hair my little Frenchie sheds.

[@davidperry4013]

My parents have a 900 series and the lack of later technologies causes it to get stuck on thresholds so I moved it upstairs and it works fine apart upstairs afterall. So the J7+ plus will be a great channukkah gift for my parents and be the downstairs robot vacuum.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

That's great!

[@robbell4784]

“ Patience, Grasshopper” . Funny Erin. Good review as always.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@melg4660]

Great review, I have a large parrot that makes a daily mess with bird seed and shells. Do you think this will be effective in cleaning the seed and shells.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I do!

[@CyberProfe]

Great video! I returned the i7+ because there was no way to tell if it was charging and I'd go to use it and it would be dead; and, because there wasn't a bin access on the vacuum like in older versions, if it swept up something I needed I'd have to wait for it to get sucked into the big container and then go through that (yuck). Have either of those issues been fixed? Can you tell when this one is charging and is there a door on the vacuum itself that I can open to remove an item, a hair tie for instance?

[@bootini1]

Are you sure it doesn't have a mop function, Wayfair as well as Roomba says it does.

[@reggie2803]

Thanks for a great review. I went ahead and ordered mine, so I will see if it lives up to expectations.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it!

[@chiomasmith8516]

Does it clean stairs? Great review 🥰

[@bonniedenlinger4909]

Thank you for a great video and review! Contemplating between the S9+ and the J7+ which one would you recommend? I have a small space that is primarily hardwood floors.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I'm loving the j7 for the new recognition features and the smaller profile.

[@bonniedenlinger4909]

@@ErinLawrenceTV Thank you so much for the great advice! Just ordered the J7.

[@garrywright3380]

Great, no nonsense and complete review…

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Thank you so much, glad it was helpful!

[@llewodcm20]

Does it bump into everything? Baseboards, furniture legs, dog toys?

[@jls1337]

I hope they add 'cat barf avoidance' soon.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Haha, yes!

[@polacosan]

Good review. Could you tell something about how exactly works with Alexa, and how it works with the specific voice orders? Thank you so much.

[@odelyalevy]

Thank you so much for sharing. I got it this week and i was never able to connect it to the app whatever I did. I have Brava and wanted to add it up. I have 5G internet. Could you tell me if you have 5G as well. I’m considering to purchase another one, the same J7-+.

[@tfwang5649]

It works with my 5g wifi.

[@rastaozzie4076]

HI Erin - Great review. I have an older 960 model and looking to upgrade. My 960 lives in my office which I don't want it to clean so I move the base and bot just outside my office door and press the clean button. If I get the J7+ and start a mapping run will it find its way out of the office door to map the rest of the house. Thanks in advance.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Hi Rasta. I’m not certain I understand the question. If you get a new machine, you can place the base station anywhere you like and it will map your entire house. If you would like to move your older robot to a different location, you would simply delete the old map and ask it to remap

[@philipwagner9169]

What's the difference between the J7+ and the J7 without the plus? There's almost a £300 price difference!

[@AJeepADroneAndAnOldMan]

my J7 plus is not showing obstacles in the app after a run, in the area that they should appear it says "something went wrong" I have rebooted several times as well as doing 3 factory resets to no avail, any ideas?

[@bretshivers8352]

I am torn between this and the shark ai. What you think is a better choice?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Do you have a busy home with kids and pets? If so you want the intelligent object recognition of the iRobot. If there’s less clutter around the house you’d probably be satisfied with the shark

[@jamescarlos8642]

Hi everyone What is cleaning passes mean in iRobot j7+ What’s the difference between one clean passes vs two clean passes

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Hi James. A cleaning pass is the number of times the robot passes over a spot on your floor. More than one pass simply means it cleans more than once.

[@shanew7361]

This or the Roborock S7 plus? Nice review by the way 👏 💥🖐😎

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Oohhh... Good question. I think for the additional mopping ability, go for the Roborock S7

[@chainscdmc]

Does this vacuum have issues with solid black rugs? Our rugs have a 3” strip around the outside perimeter keeping our 600 series from vacuuming on the rugs. Hoping this one with the camera wouldn’t have that issue

[@69memnon69]

After having to throw out an m6 and an i7+, I wouldnt touch an iRobot product if they paid me. If you want a product that gets worse over time after each software update by randomly cleaning rooms not on its schedule, develops cliff sensor and docking issues then an iRobot may be perfect for you.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Sorry to hear about your experience :(

[@Wellspring604]

Hi there, would you recommend the j7, i3 or m6? Thanks!

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Go for the newest technology and get the J7 plus if you’re leaning towards iRobot. If you are looking for some thing that can do even more, I do like the Ecovacs x1 Since it can mop, vacuum, and clean itself too.

[@jorgethompson286]

Great review. would you recommend this or the Yeedi max vac? For a house with 3 trained dogs and a 7yo boy... i.e. poop is not an issue, but shoes, underwear, toys and cables all over the floor are. I dont necesarily need the moping feature, but cool if it comes. I'm more interested in cleaning up hair and fur, especially off the carpet.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Great question. I think if you’re not worried about the mopping but there is plenty of stuff on the floor, this robot would be ideal.

[@David_Polak]

IRobot is the best vacuum robot for carpets. It always ends at #1 at tests.

[@CodeXana]

I have this model, and I cannot believe how bad it is on carpet. With pet fur and small crumbs, all of it will remain on the carpet, even with two runs. It’s so so disappointing… and idk what would be a better option

[@billfong7861]

Very detail review. Thanks Erin

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andersonjray]

Will this really only work with $29 monthly subscription?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I’m not sure I understand the question…? What subscription?

[@GeorgeFlorian12]

I got an iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ to vacuum and mop and I can't recommend it at all. It arrived defective and it spend a moth being fixed. It's mapping is awful, it doesn't cover my whole house and it bumps into everything. It's literally a 1000$ device that behaves like a 200$ one. There is no point in spending the extra money. I can't return it now, because the 14 days return policy expired because it arrived defective. I regret spending that amount of money.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

That must be very disappointing! It’s not unheard of to get a dud right out of the box. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it can completely ruin the experience.

[@klausnielsen7102]

If you don’t need all the “features” will the i3/4 do just as well cleaning ?

[@MrBlueCreeper]

I noticed the side brush looks faster on your unit than other J7 video reviews. Are you going to try the Dreame L10 or Z10 Pro?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I'd love to try those! I'll put them on my review list.

[@MrBlueCreeper]

@@ErinLawrenceTV Ok! Hopefully, you will have a better time with these Dreame's

[@amycard9395]

Thanks Erin !

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

You bet!

[@jasonriccoboni5931]

My experience was vastly different. My experience: Mapping is terrible and because the mapping is so bad, that renders the no-go zones useless since I can't make heads or tales of the map it created...looks nothing like my floor plan. iRobot needs to start incorporating Lidar into their vacuums. Cameras are a way of the past and are too antiquated to be any good. iRobot recommends turning on all lights and opening up blinds just for this thing to see and map. Obstacle avoidance?? What obstacle avoidance? J7+ bumps and slams it's way into everything and anything. After two days of owning, the front of mine is all marred up already. iRobot was once at the forefront of the robotic vacuum industry and now they trail way behind companies like Roborock & Ecovacs. Even companies like Eufy & Dreamtech, the budget vacuum companies of the world, are starting to close in on iRobot. Only two days of ownership and mine is already packed up and returned.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Sorry to hear that, but thank you for sharing your experience.

[@stlwrx]

This was my experience as well... literally everything you just said happened to me and it was just an awful experience.

[@Coco-qz7fn]

Going to give it a go based on your review, TY!

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

You’ll have to let me know what you think. Thanks for watching!

[@Desideratapoem]

Did you say anything about the noise level? I watched your video all the way thru. We have been using one of these for about 40 days. It is extremely loud, I think. Our house is a combination of carpet & hardwood floors. It is loud on both, but really loud on hardwood floors. It is hard to carry on a conversation in that room. I can't find any KZbin videos so far saying what normal or what is not, maybe mine is defective.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I believe I did…? I did not find it overly loud. I have reviewed dozens of robot vacuums and the noise level of this one was about average.

[@macofda2026]

Can it go over thresholds?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

It’s been handling the ones in my house quite well.

[@thepersianpapi]

Hey, how is the J7+ for pet hair on hardwood floors?

[@desireesmith4754]

I just got one - it's great!! I have two corgis that are shedding for their winter coat.

[@ovrxpsd]

 @Desiree Smith thanks! i have a corgi and shiba. they both shed so much!!

[@annettemackey6247]

I'm not using my phone for this. Can 't get it to charge most of the time. \

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

That's not good.

[@fuzzyjem3]

Didnt know deandra from Its Always Sunny In Phillidelphia did robot reviews

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

;)

[@jasonriccoboni5931]

@@ErinLawrenceTV Except Deandra from this video is much better looking...personal preference I guess.

[@marybethfrain7165]

Excellent review p

[@pklemm1]

With camera based navigation I always wonder how well it cleans in the dark.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

I haven't tried it.. good question.

[@David_Polak]

It's doesn't work well in the dark. For that you need a laser based robot.

[@mleibold]

Just gets lost and ends job quickly.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Erin.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Hi Ron, thank YOU!

[@girish325]

Does it climb stairs?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Noooooo. That type of technology does not yet exist in any robot vacuum

[@Ransomed77]

How about cat fur balls? I guess that might "look like" waste?

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Ah, likely it would.

[@markanders250]

Roombas are so behind Roborock. I just returned this as it is terrible compared to my 2 year old Roborock. It's much slower and doesn't clean as well. It also took forever to do the initial map whereas the Roborock took only about 5 minutes to do so.

[@MotionMark]

4:09 oh I bet

[@adawong84]

Mine got caught in bed sheets in the floor, other than that so far so good

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Excellent!

[@johnwilson7680]

You lost me at the point where you said you were surprised that they didn’t put mopping functions within the vacuum. That seems like a ridiculous request.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂. Good one. 😉

[@lumendex1900]

How do I know if it’s chatged

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Check the app

[@kchigley5309]

Since this is a review, I'd assume you haven't had the unit for long....yet look how completely scuffed up the bumper has gotten. I've been searching reviews of numerous robot vaccuums and iRobot is the only "smart" featureset vaccum that slams into walls and objects constantly regardless of model. iRobot needs to up their game if they want to continue charging a premium for their products. Not particularly interested in a product that destroys itself and my baseboards.

[@tfwang5649]

I have the same issue and I am going to put $10 bumper guard on it.

[@chopping_board]

basically the reason behind this is irobot refuses to use a LIDAR based navigation system, and instead opts for a camera based vSLAM system, which isnt ever 100% sure if something is in front of the camera, because thats hard with cameras, so it still has to touch it to double check. iRobot really does need to up their game as LIDAR maps better anyway

[@rosarioescobar8255]

👌🏽

[@Melbournelost66]

I'm very disappointed with my J7 plus combo. It's navigation is inconsistent and at times lost. VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE ROBOT. Never have such issues with my other ECOVACS machine.

[@dianab9688]

I would guess that 50% of these gadgets aren't working after three years.

[@backtosleep]

Do not buy it. Rugs are good but hard floors with cat hair is awful. It leaves the hair behind. It just won't pick up hair on hard floors.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

That sucks that you had a poor experience with this robot.🙁

[@monicawilson2303]

This thing is a piece of crap. Don’t waste your money on it.

[@ErinLawrenceTV]

Tell us more….

[@monicawilson2303]

@@ErinLawrenceTVit worked for 5 months then just quit. We called customer support, they got it to working. It went thru a single clean the quit again. Same issue. The iRobot sits on the doc and the home button just spins. I open the app and get the message “unable to connect”. Can’t manually start it either. Nothing but a headache. Don’t waste your time or money on this thing