Roomba j7+ - iRobot's Best Robot Vacuum Yet!!!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Roomba j7+ - iRobot's Best Robot Vacuum Yet!!!
00:24 Camera-Based Obstacle Avoidance
01:03 Obstacle Avoidance Test
01:13 Avoiding Pet Waste
01:43 Smart Robot Vacuum Features
01:53 Navigation and Coverage
02:19 Keep Out Zones
02:35 Cleaning Ability
03:08 Carpet Deep Clean Test
03:31 Hard Floors Test
03:43 iRobot Roomba Clean Base
04:46 Super Quiet and Low
05:00 App Features
05:18 Cons
06:58 Quick Edit
07:15 Price
07:30 Best Roomba to Date!
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[@VacuumWars]

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[@ManoloGal]

Sadly if you want the new features you must use wi-fi which means you are signing away privacy by using their app. No thank you!

[@chrisogrady28]

All my friends reference the fact I watch these videos as to prove how weird I am

[@charlesfloro3687]

I felt that

[@chrisogrady28]

@@Alfredito999 already bought a cheap one, still watch every video though

[@jacobcallahan2140]

Welcome to the club.

[@waqasahmed939]

I'm constantly looking at aliexpress to see when the roborock s7 maxv is in stock, in China Before brexit, we were able to just get it shipped from an EU warehouse but after brexit, you can still get it but they're close iroomba prices. Probably cheaper to go to Europe and and bring it back lol

[@Zeen22222]

They’re a bunch of haters, they’re the weird ones, they’ll never understand

[@argonthesad]

Watching Roomba videos at midnight on Saturday, living the dream.

[@cuavo.]

Me literally last night 😂

[@bryanhusk6105]

Me tonight

[@nmraidernation.6092]

Being a new owner in 10 days and wow, what can I say this thing is near perfect in what I need. The mapping took 2 trys and keep improving with each run, the banging I to stuff is stopping. Which shocks me in that this robot is actually learning!! The smaller battery is not an issue for my needs as it cleans the hallway and 2 large bedrooms with plenty of battery left.. As far as noise I am shocked on how really quite it is, I was beginning to think something was wrong as it was just not making enough noise, until I stopped it to check the bin, yea it's working as plenty of stuff. Once again amazed as I vacuum upstairs every week at least once. I love the fact it gets under furniture and places I normally can't get too, under beds, dressers, night stands! So far so good with this near perfect vacuum...

[@rodrigoillas6085]

Waaaaay too detailed for an honest review

[@moritzwalter3027]

I bought this vacuum after seeing this review and everything that was tested here is absolutely on-point: Cleaning performance is excellent, slick app, and the robot is ingeniously easy to clean. However, mapping our 1000 sqft obstacle free hardwood floor unit took almost 2 days of mapping, charging, mapping, charging... After a week the robot self-updated its software, and after that my old map stopped working. I had to do it all over again! A couple weeks later, another software update nuked the map again. Just my experience, hope it helps someone.

[@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom]

That sucks!

[@moritzwalter3027]

I'm now using a Roborock S7+, and in terms of mapping and reliability it's so much better. It mapped and cleaned our 1000 sqft in under an hour with 50% battery left on balanced mode. It doesn't crash into everything, and the keepout zones are way more accurate. And it just works every time. It's worth mentioning that the carpet cleaning performance of the Roborock S7 is definitely worse (but still respectable) than the Roomba j7 and the brush roller is slightly more tedious to clean. Overall, especially on hardwood floor, the Roborock is the better option by far.

[@famo7503]

I feel like this is a shill comment

[@rak6080]

Were you vacuuming or just mapping? I've read on another review to use a setting for mapping only that doesn't turn on the vacuum and the mapping goes much faster, and only uses a fraction of the power, so it doesn't need to keep charging.

[@moritzwalter3027]

@@rak6080 I was doing mapping runs without vacuuming, with vacuuming it would probably have taken even longer.

[@ColinZwirner]

Frost off, thanks for doing all of this. Your channel is a huge help as I have to keep my house spotless because of my home business. But I wanted to give some feedback. I don’t find your pet hair tests to apply to real world cleaning scenarios. I don’t think it’s a good idea to draw a conclusion on pet hair performance based on a lab-style test with a small amount of human hair over a 16 square foot area. That’s easy mode for robot vacuums. We have dogs and they have destroyed 2 i7+ robots within weeks because the hair wraps around the ends of the rollers and ends up migrating into the motors. The hair also clogs the front wheel causing all sorts of navigation issues. The drive wheels are also exposed to hair and dirt, and I have had the wheel motors fail after 2 weeks of owning these things because dirt/hair migrates into the motors. We just got the S9+ and it’s dramatically better in quite literally every way, even without a camera. The wider brush roll design protects drive wheels and pivot wheel from debris resulting in far less maintenance. The brush roll is wider so a larger proportion of hair goes into the bin rather than wrapping around the ends of the brush rolls. The s9 also has usable suction as well where the i7 relies mostly on mechanical pickup which makes a huge difference in cleaning ability. The S9 beats the i7 in every way and it isn’t even remotely close when considering pet hair pickup. I really recommend testing these robots on something like husky or German shepherd fur to get a better idea of how they perform with a normal daily pet hair load. Your pet hair test consists of maybe 5% of my German shepherds daily shed volume. I will gladly send you a day or two worth of GSD hair if you really want to put these vacuums to the test. Nuances like these are really important to consider. I had to go through 4 robots to finally settle on the S9+ as the winner. Two i7+‘s, one Roborock S7, and a Neato D7. Just some thoughts. Your channel is awesome!!

[@Mega4ort]

That is a really good point. I’ve always assumed that the main appeal of D shaped vacuums was for better edge cleaning and a wider cleaning path. Utilizing a wider cleaning path as a way to protect wheels from debris is a great idea. How has the S9 handled hair wrap at the end of the brush rollers?

[@mikedeckard4776]

I have a Samoyed, I get the same issues with my S9+. Much of her tail fur that sheds is between 3 to 6 inches long, and the undercoat can clog about any vacuum. Without out the auto empty bin , it stops cleaning after only half of my downstairs. I also get a lot of hair wrap around the ends of the brush rollers that I have to clean every few days due to the hair. If it’s not cleaned it will eat the brushes after a few days. I’m lucky if the rollers last 3 weeks before they are torn apart from hair wrap.

[@catherinefitch8853]

I completely agree that my dog's hair is mostly collected by the roller wrap, not by the bin. I have bought an I8+ which at least gets SOME hair in the bin but the front wheel collects more dog hair than my 960 which I use upstairs. The I8+ does vacuum my open floor plan main floor now that I have added some keep out zones. It finishes successfully maybe 50% of the days as long as I don't have it do the dining room. My old 960 had no chance of completing our floor plan. Does the j7+ do any better at not getting stuck with the "bumper stuck" message than the i8+. Since I bought it within the last month at Costco, I can return it if the j7+ is really better. The wider ds9 brushes sounded like a big improvement on dog hair from Colin but Mike disagrees. Please take up the offer to use GSD hair!

[@ColinZwirner]

@@Mega4ort I get much less hair wrap on the s9 compared to the i7. I think that is because of the wider cleaning path (less passes = less hair exposed to edges of brush tool), zero hair buildup in the wheels, and have seen no navigation issues either. This thing sucks up CLUMPS of GSD hair that the i7/8 would have choked on. I confirmed with IRobot that the J7 is just an I7 with obstacle avoidance so I quickly ruled this model out when shopping. So far I’m 2 weeks into ownership with this thing and I think this is the robot vac that I will keep. I still have to pull the brush rolls off and clean then every few days, but it primarily tangles around the non-motor end. The s9 seems to really resist tangles/wrap around the ends of the brushes that meet the motor bearings/seals. So no hair migrating into the motor over here, thank god.

[@ColinZwirner]

@@mikedeckard4776 My long haired German shedder recommends the auto empty bin. We live in a 1200ft2 house and the s9 has to auto empty 3 times on a heavy cleaning cycle. It’s important to not have crazy expectations either. The brush rolls will always be a maintenance item. At this point I accept that I’ll have to replace them every 2 months or so. But the hours/stress it saves me more than makes up for the $200/year on maintenance items. I have to keep my house spotless because of my job.

[@jeffdietrich9547]

J7+ vs Roborock S7+ video needed! I was about to order the Roborock on your review and then saw this. I would love to see your comparison of the two. Love your channel!

[@r1ch4rdw4gn3r]

P.O.O.P. is great… however, as a cat owner I must urge them to include P.U.K.E. and P.I.S.S. with the next firmware upgrade.

[@kohkane]

If your cat is peeing out of the box, take it to a vet.

[@MistPassiert]

Definitely! I have more of a problem with my Cat deciding my living room carpet is the best place to display his latest hairball or succulent plant leaf collection.

[@ilikedogs9111]

🤣

[@Wayniesgirl]

If your cat is peeing OR pooping outside the box, clean the litter boxes more often and you should always have one more litter box than you have cats. We have 4 cats and 5 litter boxes that get cleaned everyday.

[@BDA84]

depend on the P.U.K.E, mine make a solid puke (hair inside) and it look like poop, so it should work too, for the piss it's obviously a issue but is really not normal for a cat to just piss on the ground.

[@craftboy338]

Imagining roombas going through poop avoidance boot camp

[@fastrabbit2962]

Or the "division" that was created or hired to research said topic. LOL Can we just imagine them subcontracting with an outside firm that studied the issue. How did the want ad read when the were soliciting? LOL.

[@HeyHeyItsJayTay]

Bet my bottom dollar that there will be a j9+ to follow that will put that expected, standard top-of-the-line, premium price right back to your expectations. :-)

[@TheChadWork2001]

Then I'll wait for that one.

[@vidpetrovic8907]

@@TheChadWork2001 you will probably have to wait up to a year for that one...

[@MrBlueCreeper]

@@vidpetrovic8907 True, I think it will come In Late 2022.

[@TheChadWork2001]

@@vidpetrovic8907 I agree. I like this new model but I want the D shape.

[@michaelbitter7682]

Yup, that's what I'm waiting for. For that much money I want the version with good battery life, D shape, and better suction.

[@Justin-yx4bq]

Feels like we need a head to head with the roborock s7+

[@mohsenattar1890]

100% or the S6 Maxv

[@backbonz]

I’m hesitant to give the Chinese a map of my home. But they are intriguing.

[@mohsenattar1890]

@@backbonz Just set it up on a VLAN so they can't see f all!

[@xJI00]

@@mohsenattar1890 and disable location in the app which has nothing to do with the mapping. they have zero reason to know the location of your phone.

[@MultiYlin]

Nahh, the best robotic vacuum released this year is Ecovacs X1 omni (structure cam+2D Machine vision AIVI+ self-clean mop with mop drying). I have been using T8 AIVI but AIVI lacks depths information and perform badly in low light or high dynamic lighting situation; and I watch a professional robotic review in which the reviewer performed the custom test with the help from TÜV confirms all 3D structure light is great at avoiding small items but lacks the ability to recognize object. (Ecovacs/Roborocks claims they are able to recognize object but I don't think they are done properly with NN but with SVM hacks: you can't distinguish a dog poo from a lego piece with the information from point clouds) And X1 Omni even has mop cleaning and drying function. The only drawback is that it sells for 1200 USD right now in China and it is going to be a lot more expensive in the US and EU.

[@CarleeNesse]

Really excited about this. Can you do a round up of game changing tools for heavy shedding pet houses? I looked through your existing videos and it looks like most of the pet round ups are pretty old and there has been a bunch of new stuff.

[@EssHa]

Love my J7+, it's been cleaning our house for two weeks now and it's doing great!

[@jessie3291]

Hi, do you think J7+ is good for a family with 2 cats and 1 dog? A lot of fur...

[@EssHa]

@@jessie3291 Absolutely, we have three kids and one cat (but she's mostly living outdoors). You need to pick up toys and other stuff in the kids rooms but that's good... "You need to clean your room, otherwise will Jarvis (our J7+) take your toys." 😉 It's also easy to schedule it to skip some rooms when cleaning.

[@VacuumWars]

Great to hear!

[@shanew7361]

How do you like it? We have 2700 sq ft carpet, tile and vinyl. One Persian cat and 1 girl. Concerned about pet hair and ability to clean carpets. Any issues with emptying the dirt bin or hair breaking or getting stuck on rollers etc? How is the maintenance?

[@EssHa]

@@shanew7361 The dirtbin empties without any problem. I clean the rolls something like once a week. I have removed the brush and cleansed it twice since September 18 and that's more than enough for us. My wife and my two daughters all have long hair but i think that the j7 handles it well.

[@johnmerryman1825]

I have an i7+ and a Deebot t8 and the roomba, despite having worse navigation, seems much more reliable in terms of not getting stuck and emptying the bin every time. I just wish iRobot would switch to lidar for navigation and had a real time map so you could see where it is if it does get stuck. Bravo to iRobot on continued innovation!

[@jazzijeff100]

Do your other robot vacuums have a real time map? Or do you know which ones do?

[@johnmerryman1825]

@@jazzijeff100 the ecovacs deebot does. I assume the other LIDAR bots like the roborock units also do.

[@Torulv]

would you say the i7+ gets stuck often?

[@johnmerryman1825]

@@Torulv No, the i7+ hardly ever gets stuck. It's kind of amazing actually. The Deebot seems to get stuck a lot by comparison.

[@rsilvers129]

@@jazzijeff100 Eufy has real time maps.

[@neo2kx7]

Amazing review love watching your vacuum reviews. Please review the Neabot Q11 when you get a chance.

[@jspikeball123]

Been waiting on this review. Thank you!

[@VacuumWars]

No problem!

[@f16coolplane]

I have been waiting for this review :)

[@mudbob1]

The software and control algorithms are quite polished and easy to use. It does tend to get clogged with pet hair. Separately, it does not do well AT ALL if it gets wet even a little bit. It was bumping into water bowls and spilling those, which when mixed with remnants of cat litter created a soupy mess that sticks to all the inside components and clogs the filter. Even without the litter it causes hair and fiber to clog it much faster, and to get quite a bit wound about the rollers. Using the exclusion zones to avoid water bowls worked, though the exact scaling of the zones in the application is hard to tell. It helps to make them slightly larger than you would think it needed to be just looking at the map. One of the other weaknesses is that it tends to drop dirt where it has to climb over a threshold and it can't pick it back up. I'm impressed with the obstacle avoidance for the most part. Cords it does well, cat toys not so much, ones with feathers tended to get pulled in by the brush and stuck. Though I can say for certain it will also avoid cat vomit, bleh.

[@alexgribanovskiy5666]

Thank you! 🙏 You have the best robot 🤖 and vacuum reviews 👏

[@VacuumWars]

Thanks!

[@jameshoopes6467]

Love my j7+. It picks up my cat’s fur incredibly well. I think the suction test is a bit of a red herring. It is objective, but it’s not useful. The most meaningful test is the test of how much of a known amount it picks up from in a carpet. That tests the ability of the brushes to pick up items in the carpet/floor and get them into the suction stream. High suction matters most when the brushes aren’t very effective. So suction is a measure of how good or bad the brushes are, not how effective the vacuum is. I agree that the j7’s strength is carpet, which is almost my entire home. As a result, it’s a great solution for me.

[@leafyon]

Been waiting for this!

[@MelissaAtwell]

Thank you for your very helpful review!

[@VacuumWars]

Thank you for watching!

[@chrishulstein9896]

[owns cats so that he can test vacuums] Seriously, though. Easily my favorite channel on KZbin

[@VacuumWars]

😄 thank you!

[@marshallgoldberg8376]

I bought one of these and it’s been running for about two months, covering about 500 sq feet of carpet. It’s been great! I haven’t had to clean anything yet - the bag hasn’t filled even once. It’s very quiet and effective on carpet. We have a Roborock S6 Pure downstairs, which is mostly hardwood. The Roborock is much louder, and it won’t avoid cables, and it has no clean base, so it needs emptying almost daily, although it’s great at mapping. The wet mopping feature of the Roborock is useless; I could not get it to work. If I had to choose, it would be the Roomba.

[@VacuumWars]

I'm glad you have been happy with it. I'm sorry to hear about that S6 though!

[@marshallgoldberg8376]

@@VacuumWars in Roborock’s defense: It was less than half the price.

[@odelyalevy]

Great review. I just purchased the J7+. Thank you. 👍

[@VacuumWars]

Enjoy it! Thank you!

[@NFSG2]

Great information, thank you

[@VacuumWars]

You bet!

[@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom]

Wish you would add another test to all your robots: See if they can transitiion from floor to shag carpet and how well they clean medium or thick pile carpet. That is what most people need to see. Thanks.

[@drewmaster9000]

Another great review! Just what I was hoping to hear! Now to see if there will be any Black Friday deals....

[@arevee9429]

Maybe not this year. This one is too new for super markdowns.

[@shanew7361]

It's only an i7 with avoidance sensors.

[@StatchanaReborn]

Gosh these videos are great!! Thank you so much! Have so much more insight now. A question though; If I have lots of cat toys laying around, is this still the best choice? Really otherwise leaning on to this.

[@dato007]

very good comprehensive review.

[@VacuumWars]

Thank you!

[@jakeschur9062]

On its first run I thought is was broken because there was no vacuum motor sound. The low power rating explains it. Seems to me to be more of an electric broom than a vacuum cleaner. Excellent video.

[@I_Give_No_Fux_]

The cute little side sweeper makes them look like they’re giving a friendly wave.

[@robjsutton]

Love your vids. Which one would you recommend for picking up long hair and obstacle avoidance?

[@jensrichard77]

So well done test. I love this channel. Good work

[@VacuumWars]

Thank you!

[@jensrichard77]

@@VacuumWars I did it! I have one now. And it's even better than I had dreamed of. Its navigation is exactly as I expected. You can feel how that little thing is exploring and thinking.

[@ecoheliguy]

Really hope they build a Vacuum to the same form factor as the M6. Especially if they used the S9 roller layout and power. My M6 is the closest thing to navigation perfection.

[@jamesn1379]

I got mine for my birthday this year and I love it !!!

[@Brooklynapoli]

Wow! Now this is a review great video

[@VacuumWars]

Thank you!

[@ALXMARTIN]

Just got one of these on the iRobot select plan, seems to be doing great so far. I do wish for a bit more suction, and maybe a counter rotating brush head on the opposite side like some other brands models.

[@weeg0880]

Just Ordered mine via the iRobot Select membership, I'll drop a quick impression for everyone after it arrives and has the chance to run for a few days. I have 3 dogs and one of them is a Husky that sheds like mad, so this will likely be a torture test when it comes to hair - LoL !

[@VacuumWars]

I'm looking forward to that!

[@ElijahPerrin80]

NIce, I have had the I3 for over a year and I have to say it is awesome, keeps the entire floor so clean you can feel it with bare feet, I highly recommend IRobot.

[@tarruvi]

I held off getting a robo vac for a while, but I eventually decided on buying a used i7+(refurbished). I think the type of vacuum you buy depends, like. Roomba are great at pulling dust out of carpet. However, you could opt for other brands for their higher suction/battery life if you only have hardwood/linoleum/tile floors.

[@Lwhosane]

I bought a refurb i7+ too

[@CP-mj8wd]

Thanks very well done video. I was gifted an older model Roomba very impressive product.

[@ianwatson5767]

Great review! iRobot finally stepping up their game and adding some Ai to their products, I love it. I'm still holding out for robotic arms that can identify and pick up the objects and put them in a bin, though! 💪🤖

[@zdtvcomet]

Heck, I'd pay $2500 for a bot that just picked up the toys and clothes and pacifiers at this point in my life.

[@JiangWZ]

Within 5 years, I hope😄

[@arevee9429]

iRobot needs to step it up yet another notch and add lidar. My lidar robot navigates much better than the camera-based navigation on the iRobot. And I don't have to turn on all the lights while the lidar robot is doing it.

[@FieroFats]

No joke, that would be awesome. I have a dachshund that would make it her personal fetch robot though.

[@koistam]

I’ve been waiting for this. In your test is the J7 as good as or close to the S9 for pet hair? Thanks

[@mrgylex123]

Could you do a review of the Shark AI vac mop and the Shark AI robot with self emptying bin. Would love to get your POV 🙏

[@NateBraska]

Subscribed. Great video. Thinking either this one or the new XL Shark. Any input? Pretty big price difference and with a pretty furry dog, I'm not sure I like the bagged system. But those Roomba rollers really entice me.

[@BenAptus]

Waiting for this review!

[@ARC87]

The Q7+ seems to be Roborock's answer to the J7+. Would be cool to compare both. Thanks for your insightful reviews!

[@VacuumWars]

I can't make any promises right now, but thank you for that suggestion.

[@jamesb1000]

Thanks for these great videos eh, currently shopping for something to get a handle on all the husky hair in my house. One question I have for you is have you run this particular vacuum over your bump test? I recall seeing you run the i7 and s9 over ½" and ¾ bumps but haven't seen you do many other "terrain" tests. I have a beveled ¾" lip between my hardwood living and hardwood kitchen and the only vacuum I know for sure could get over it is a Shark that my neighbour brought over to show me and the s9 you demonstrated. And to be fair the Shark spun its wheels when they contacted the lip and had to reverse and try again on an angle (with sucess). I'd be grateful for any light you can shed on this for me.

[@minikretz1]

I just thought of an interesting idea. It would be great to have a video comparing the lifespan of the different brushes on different robot vacuums and if they wear out faster on hard wood or carpet. The pick up tests are done with near new quality so it'd be interesting to see how they perform will worn brushes.

[@Zardif]

The rollers on the roombas are garbage, I have an I7+ and an s9+. They both use similar rollers and they are essentially destroyed by hair in a few weeks. You saw it in this video with the long hair test. The long hair started cutting into the roller and if left alone it would cut thru thru the roller.

[@mrtks34]

Zardif did you clean the brushes regularly? If not, hair rolls pile up and start to damage the brushes. Regular cleaning as advised would prevent the cuts you mentioned. Or if such hair collects and cuts alteady in one cleaning then your home might have more than normal hair gathered on the floor than a regular flat, maybe due to many people living?

[@natashah.1081]

@@mrtks34 I'm confused by your comment. Many home owners have multiple people with hair living in their household. Ideally a vacuum should be able to withstand vacuuming hair, as it's so common. Though I understand that's hard to achieve when you have rotating parts, the parts shouldn't be so flimsy that hair cuts it, no matter how many people with hair live in the household LOL

[@brandonreames4121]

​@@natashah.1081 From what I have seen in the past, they recommended checking the rollers something like once a week. If you are doing that, you won't have any issues. I would say to the contrary of the original poster that the brushes last a decent time period given their regular use, if you maintain them properly.

[@halkdc]

Could you start including cleaning times in these reviews? Something like how long it took to clean each of the demo rooms maybe? I get that I'm not the one vacuuming, but I am the one listening to the vacuum. It can get annoying hearing it running for 1/2 the day every time. The Roomba i7 I have currently takes at LOT longer to clean my house than the previous Neato D7 (eventually died). I used to have the Neato clean the entire house 3x a week. I have to split it up with the Roomba because it takes easily 2x as long to clean the same space in my experience.

[@mikestevens1441]

Great point. I have the roomba I7 and S9 they seem to take twice as long to clean as my Roborock

[@MrKlawUK]

iturned my i7 down to ‘one pass’ from ‘auto’ as it just seemed to be retreading ground to use up the battery

[@halkdc]

@@MrKlawUK I have mine set to one pass as well. I have pretty thick carpet so it was doing multiple passes on all the carpeted areas.

[@VacuumWars]

Thanks for the input!

[@mrgylex123]

Same! My Roomba S9+ takes forever to clean the same room (4-6 hours even longer if it docks to recharge) compared to the Roborock S7+ just 2 hours. If I had known I would've never bought the Roomba. I have about 2100 SQft of open floor space so Roborocks seems to be designed perfectly for that use case

[@Zeurel]

Got it after hearing so much positivity about it; returned it after a week of very poor results. - Pet hair HEAVILY clogs this thing, auto empty base struggles to empty it's bin, it's also as loud as a jet engine. (bin size is about half of a roomba 980 which is pretty bad) - Likes to smash into objects (be it chairs, even walls) and it's 50/50 if it's going to avoid them or not. - Had trouble finding the base numerous times and ran out of battery rather quickly. - Loved to spend most of its time under my sofa for some reason. - Would not charge on the base if it parked there itself. Had to physically lift it up and place it down myself to trigger it to charge.

[@maxbarko8717]

That’s awkward. I bought mine a few weeks ago. Absolutely satisfied. I have several levels and it cleans each with one charge. As I have no pets, I can’t comment on this issue. It always finds the docking station even if moved to a different location. It is surprisingly quiet too.

[@natashah.1081]

@@maxbarko8717 This is the j7+, and it's very very loud.

[@maxbarko8717]

@@natashah.1081 not mine, I wonder what is wrong with yours. Did you contact support?

[@AlexHop1]

Thank you!

[@rgd765]

Thanks for this great video! Is there one vs the S9+? TIA.

[@VacuumWars]

Take a look at my Top Picks for 2021 both made the top three and I talk about why there - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooO9fZacqZeDeMU

[@rwb0000]

Can it operate in the dark? Brilliant review btw thanks

[@LordDeadSpider]

Good info. Ours will be in tomorrow. First robovac as well.

[@VacuumWars]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@LordDeadSpider]

@@VacuumWars So far its pretty neat. Started to clean/map but it did not come with a full charge so its taking a nap right now 😂 I was expecting it to be loud like a blow dryer while it vacuumed but it is pretty darn quiet. Then it docked to charge and suck the dirt out and it brought the noise. Wow that will definitely get your attention right there. Also, no home internet right now due to Hurricane Ida but I set my wife’s phone up as a hotspot and worked the app on my phone and it appears to work fine like that.

[@gladiator3543]

Hello, do you know if there is any vacuum robot especially recommended for non-domestic or commercial use? The only one I can see is the Makita which seems very large.

[@AnIdiotwithaSubaru]

One thing that you should consider adding to your reviews is the auto empty decibel levels. I personally think my J7+ is freight train loud when it empties. (You can see on my channel, not intended as a shameless promotion as its a small crappy video) I have talked to other people on r/roomba and im definitely not the first to complain. Its not painfully loud but its right on the edge. Thankfully, we have ours on the other side of our apartment. Its impressive how well it cleans itself though.

[@MrKlawUK]

I7+ is similar. Well jokingly run out of the room if it comes in to empty. The app needs a way to delay emptying until later as right now it’ll wake the house

[@AnIdiotwithaSubaru]

@@MrKlawUK I'm actually considering making a free 3D printable sound deadener for the i7+ and j7+ docks. It won't make it quiet but it will take the unpleasant edge off of the sound. I know that not everybody has a 3D printer but it's pretty easy to find a place near you wherever you are to print one out. It'll just be something that fits over the exhaust and maybe have some sound deadening acoustic foam

[@pubcollize]

@@AnIdiotwithaSubaru Most solutions other than 3D printing will probably do a better job. Corrugated cardboard, leftover insulation material, old blanket or other pieces of cloth. Fashion any of these into a sort of a skirt. Sound deadeners are inherently more effective when the material itself is a sound-absorber rather than a sound-reflector. Either way make sure you're allowing the machine to vent out the heat.

[@AnIdiotwithaSubaru]

@@pubcollize oh for sure, PETG is a horrible sound insulator/damper and that's why it will utilize some acoustic sound damper. I may even use a tpu. The acoustic foam is fire retardant

[@pubcollize]

@@AnIdiotwithaSubaru Gotcha

[@xJI00]

What is the voltage rating on the new clean base ? Is it now dual voltage that can be used anywhere or is it still single voltage ie 110v only ? I’ve purchased my last couple of roomba’s with a standard charging base specifically because it’s 240v/110v so it’s just a cord change. Purchasing a 240v clean base locally is way too expensive.

[@michaelobrien9064]

Absolutely nothing against this channel or the review. I very much appreciated the thorough and systematic nature! But though many things about the vacuum that looked very promising, so far I'm not impressed with the S7. I have a medium sized business that I wanted to clean overnight. Though it was mentioned in reviews, I think it must be emphasized. This system --- MUST --- HAVE --- LIGHT --- in order to map. (leave your lights on overnight kind of light) The first night, it failed 4 times and ultimately got "stuck" against the leg of a chair. Presumably because it couldn't see far enough with it's built in LED to understand its location. I've always used LIDAR systems, so maybe I'm spoiled. In that regard, I also was disappointed with the app. With my LIDAR based systems, it instantly maps (from the first instant off the dock) and you can follow along remotely to see which room it is in and the path that it has cleaned to that point. With this system, I moved it into an unused room and started mapping this morning. It took 2 attempts (90 minutes) in a 300sqft room before it was happy with its map, which said that a square room wasn't square. Then, sending it on its first vacuum run, I can't see any information about the progress or its location on the map. Might be a good system for a home, where people have quiet times set for the system, but I think I'm going to return it and go with the Roborock S4 (as I have no need for the mop feature) based on Vacuum Wars other reviews, it seems like a better option for what I'm looking for. I would use what I have at home (360 Robot Vacuum Cleaner S10), but their support has been questionable and they stopped selling the brushes and filters for the old model (360 Robot Vacuum Cleaner S5) that I currently have cleaning the upstairs. Just my experiences and wanted to share in case anyone else wanted to read...

[@makomadns4]

Any word on low light or completely dark room operation? Looks like it has a light in front of the camera but will that mean I can now run it overnight with the lights off?

[@Kllrmyn]

Thank you for your work! I wish they would standardize all vacuums free of bags nowadays though

[@fastrabbit2962]

Bags are good and easy to change. They contain the fine dust. Bagless is horrible.

[@Kllrmyn]

@@fastrabbit2962 personally I don’t like bags because of the added cost on the long run and the added waste :)

[@justforkslforksl383]

@Vacuumvars, Thsnk you for another great review. I wonder whether there is any difference between the j7+ and the j8+ sold at Costco.

[@VacuumWars]

We haven't checked out the j8+, but you are right to be sure you are getting the features you are expecting. Be sure to read the specs carefully.

[@brl5755]

Can you expand your particle counting tests to the robot vacs' auto empty bins?

[@saraaraiza7762]

Which would you suggest buying for a first time buyer I like the 7 serioes.

[@LuisAugustoFreitas]

A comparation between this Romba and the best Samsung robot would be great!

[@Rey_321]

Yea!

[@FunTechReviews]

I absolutely love the J7.

[@VacuumWars]

Thanks for sharing - good to know.

[@carolnormile5301]

I bought the roborock S4 after watching your review 3 yrs ago. Was very pleased. The only problem is that this 4 yr old vacuum is no longer supported for some parts. A wheel needed to be replaced and I couldn’t buy one😬😬😬

[@_TrueDesire_]

check Amazon or AliExpress :)

[@arevee9429]

I never hear anyone complain about this, so maybe it's just me or my particular Roomba, but my i8 (Costco i7) is very loud. And compared to the Roborock, it takes much longer to clean the house and it goes about it in a 'dumb' way (smashes into things). When someone asks me to recommend a robot, I tell them Roborock.

[@FantomLightning]

I've never had hands on with a Roborock, but in my experience across a lot of robot vacuums my i8+ has been the quietest of any I've owned from companies like Neato, Bobsweep, and what are in a way Roborock knockoffs like the Lydsto. I'd honestly like a Roborock but the price+the weak brush motor for carpets is a no go for me.

[@arevee9429]

@@FantomLightning I have never used RR with heavy carpeting and maybe mine (the Roomba) has an issue which is the cause of the noise. Since it's Costco, perhaps an exchange is in order. It makes a lot of noise even when the suction is off.

[@paulgemperlein626]

@@FantomLightning Roborock S4 Max is $300 on Amazon right now, which I think is an all time low

[@xJI00]

It’s not just you. I don’t think the roomba’s are that intelligent at all. Definitely not quiet and even after mapping runs into walls at full speed, doesn’t even slow down to test when the map saying it’s there. Also will hit something and then proceed to keep trying to go through the same obstacle over and over before moving on. Also doesn’t finish an area before going to the next. It will be doing the dining room then go off to a bedroom then it comes back to do some more, then go to the bedroom again. It might do this a dozen times. It’s really annoying not to mention the battery wastage travelling backward and forward from one end of the house to the other over and over.

[@foamylemming3912]

I am confused as to why they went with a front flat design for the s9 and now have gone back to being round for the j7?!?!

[@danielpauley5238]

Agree! I'm waiting for another flat front model to come out. It is much better in the corners.

[@meganwinters5163]

I see that Roomba has put a light next to the camera obstacle avoidance/navigation system... Finally... Test yours in the dark please!! Or read the owners manual: does it still "strongly recommend" the rooms it's cleaning have lights on??? Thanks for all that you do!

[@denisewildfortune4058]

On another channel, it was tested in the dark. Roomba returned to its base before finishing the house as the sun set and it could not see anymore. It's the price we pay for visual obstacle avoidance. A small tradeoff really.

[@nickp1273]

I got to be apart of the introduction of this vaccuum with an iRobot Rep and the light on the front is not designed to help it clean in the dark. You still need lights on or else it won’t do as good of a job.

[@meganwinters5163]

@@nickp1273 this is a hugely inconvenient design flaw in my opinion 😒... thank you for all your help and information 👍

[@1984kron]

@@meganwinters5163 True, but if you have some smart light system in your house you could program that to turn on just for the time the vacuum works, and then off again when its finished.

[@meganwinters5163]

@@1984kron I agree that this is a possibility... But if I had too do this 🤔 I'll just stick with "other options". Not my cup of tea keeping lights on. Thank you for your input 👍

[@LarryFixx]

Great video! Shark added a cordless vertex pro and cordless vertex pro powered lift away that seem to be higher wattage. Any chance you’ll get to these?

[@VacuumWars]

Thank you for asking - I have a review of the cordless Vertex Pro coming tomorrow at 4 EST!

[@LarryFixx]

@@VacuumWars I love this channel! Couldn’t bring myself to buy it until you give it the thumbs up!

[@torbjornkarlsen]

Will you do one featuring the Xiaomi Roidmi EVE Plus? It seems like an interesting candidate, but it would be nice to see how it really compares to better known models.

[@Dylansoawesome]

Please review the Raycop Omni Air UV+ and they Omni Power UV+ stick vacuums!

[@TheTCOLL]

How does the suction compare to the S9?

[@AnilKumar-wj9jp]

I have a labrador retriever and he sheds a lot (lot of fine hair and dander). We have a home mainly with hardwood floor and carpet in some of the rooms in the first floor. I just need a good vacuum robot that just does one job really really well and that is pick up his hair and dander. All the fancy stuff is just a plus for me. I previously bought a Eufy BoostIQ Robovac 11S that barely did the job well. So have been looking for a good alternate since then. Thanks.

[@utahnick]

Did you find one? We've had our Samsung for over 2 years now and it's still going.

[@mrtks34]

Go get a Roomba, any model of 900 series or above, especially i7+ or i3+ are the best buy for their cost

[@TooAshamedToName]

Have a Shepard and it does a terrible job, leaves all the hair on the edge of the area floor rug.

[@greeneyedcatwink]

Will this work on thicker carpet? Avoid it if it won't? (Other than mapping)

[@FantomLightning]

I'm glad to see this confirming my suspicion that the i7 with the 980 type rollers are far better at deep cleaning. It's amazing how much of a performance killer the original was.

[@d3xbot]

OK I'd love to see this in a D shape or otherwise with a wider pickup head. Robot vacuums are starting to get to the point where I'd be happy to have one do its thing while I'm out of the house.

[@Theaverageazn247]

can you compare the object avoid to other robots like the ecovac n8?

[@mformouse]

How do Roombas and other robot vacuums do on smartstrand carpet or soft carpet? There is apparently a very short approved list of vacuums for smartstrand carpets. Do you measure wear on carpet fibers?

[@Dawn_Raider]

Wait. Should I upgrade my s9?

[@mottes8552]

how is the navigation compared to a lidar system?

[@arcadelt5237]

Hey Vacuum Wars, do you know if the new clean base can be used with the older Roomba vacuums, such as the s9 and i7? That would be a sweet upgrade for my home.

[@chenbenson9677]

yes

[@janeohara8883]

Great review. If I have three floors, can I just take this from the base station on the first floor and put it on the second floor...return it to base station? And the next day just take it to the third floor and return it to the base station manually?

[@VacuumWars]

I'm pretty sure you can. You can save a map of each floor and use the room select feature too.

[@MajorPickleSwag]

How do you think this compares to the roborock s6maxv? Or the Roborock g10 from China?

[@rickdavid1795]

I bought one. I’m very impressed.

[@shanew7361]

How do you like it? We have 2700 sq ft carpet, tile and vinyl. One Persian cat and 1 girl. Concerned about pet hair and ability to clean carpets. Any issues with emptying the dirt bin or hair breaking or getting stuck on rollers etc? How is the maintenance?

[@rickdavid1795]

@@shanew7361 I have a shedding Husky, I had hair everywhere. This thing saved me. It’s not perfect but it’s the best Roomba I’ve ever had, and I’ve had five. Hair will have to be removed occasionally from the roller axles which takes literally 15 seconds. And the dust bin needs to be cleaned occasionally also. No big deal considering everything this thing does, and doesn’t do, like run over cords. No more picking up before vacuuming. and It empties itself and goes back to work. My house is only 1450 sq ft with carpet, and hardwood. It does my house on one charge no problem, but I’ve seen reviews of people with large houses complaining about the battery life. I give the thing a full five stars, I’d be lost without it. Hope this helps.

[@tomsplace239]

How does it do getting crumbs and other debris out of grout lines on tile?

[@JJ-si4qh]

I wish it would use a LIDAR and it would be perfect.

[@danielkraus5662]

VSLAM works better, a good example is Tesla cars they all use VSLAM.

[@JJ-si4qh]

@@danielkraus5662 I believe Tesla uses VSLAM because it costs less

[@maggiel6597]

I wonder if u compare the wheels of Shark IQ robot vacuum with dyson 7jplus? The shark one seems to be a little rough on the baseboard or objects

[@iandrono]

Could you include the dimensions of the external bin? Thanks!

[@dvdchas]

Is there any chance Vacuum Wars could start regularly including tests in reviews for very thick carpet? For example we have very thick pile carpet 17.5mm (2/3rd inch) and it the s9+ struggled (Magnificus-95 from Invictus). We got an S9+ for a short time, after watching lots of reviews including those on Vacum Wars. However ended up needing to return it, iRobot's customer support really was excellent! It seemed to struggle driving, didn't seem to drive in straight sensible lines. It got stuck very quickly multiple times and due to its D shape if it did get stuck, it struggled to get out of them as couldn't turn properly. If I looked at a robot again I'd only go for a round one, just due to this issue. I do wonder if s9+ struggled due to it's excellent pickup, certainly our old Dyson upright was very heavy going as it sucked down so much. Would the j7+ be better, I'd love to know. For now we've settled on a cordless Shark ICZ300UKT with the liftaway feature, which really as been excelent so far, albeit with a human on the over end!

[@shanew7361]

Did you decide on a robot yet?

[@virtualmirage7690]

I've had two Neato Botvacs (Connected and the D7), which are D-shaped, and never had an issue of them getting stuck. I am not sure if the iRobot does this, but if the Neato gets into a tight spot, it lifts up its rear end as it is backing up and rotating. I believe this helps because it makes its overall profile length slightly shorter. As for the carpets, I have medium pile (closer to the deeper side of medium), so I can't say how it would handle a deep pile carpet, but it has handled ours just fine. The downside to the Neato is that it doesn't do obstacle detection like the J7+ can (no cameras). So you need to make sure you pick up toys, cords, etc. before running it. It uses LiDAR to map out the room to make efficient work at cleaning it (even in the dark), an side edge sensor to keep it from bumping into walls and furniture, along with the front/left/right bump sensors. As such, it doesn't need to bump its way around to map out a room and does a really good job at cleaning a room with minimal touching of objects. Neato's also don't have self-emptying bins, so you need to empty out the bot's bin yourself. But it does have a very large bin compared to the competition. The height of the Neato's is higher the most of the other competition by around .5"-.6", so don't count on it to be able to vacuum under certain furniture. If I had any complaints about my Neato, it would be: no obstacle detection (my kitties sneak out their toys after I pick them up, occasionally jamming the Botvac), the height could be a little lower so it could fit under my china cabinets (need it to be no taller than 3.5"), the brush head is susceptible to hair wrap that slices up the silicone blades (so clean the brush head frequently). At some point some of the free-spinning wheels (the ones without motors) will start to squeak, but this is easily fixed with some dry-lube spray on the wheel's axle.

[@mentalatrophygaming]

Can you use the j7+ with MQTT controls? What is the best vacuum you know of with mqtt or http api controls? Looking for an auto-empty lidar mapping with no cloud connectivity.

[@melissa4455]

I have a lot of ceramic tile in my house. Will this have enough suction power to lift dirt from the grout lines? The grout lines are a little lower than the tile. I’m trying to decide between this Roomba j7 plus or the Deebot X1 plus.

[@shizunne]

Is there a bagless option for the bin?

[@susansteinkraus2821]

I have area rugs with fringe. Which robot vacuums can handle fringe and which ones will damage it?

[@Xanduur]

Ack…watching that white robot run thru the dog poop ruined my day. That always gives me nightmares!

[@michaelbitter7682]

C'mon iRobot, give us a j9+ with 4x the battery and better suction, then I'm all in!

[@shanew7361]

I agree technology still isn't there yet.

[@Sail218]

I'd like to see a long term reliability test after daily usage.

[@mohamedahmed1023]

I have the N8 Pro Plus. Is it worth exploring the J7 if approximately 1/3 of my place is carpeted? Can I make up the difference in carpet cleaning just by running the N8 twice over the carpet??