Again- I love these videos. I usually watch beauty content, but these videos are so detailed, concise, and properly informative. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Just bought the 240 for my apartment. Mostly need it for my kitchen and bathroom but since I have a lot of area rugs should be able to use it in my other rooms. Bought knock off reusable pads from Amazon and cleaning solution. Will be getting it this week.
Will be getting the 240 to try out, looks like it will be a good fit for what we need. We now have one eufy vacuum upstairs and another downstairs, these things are a lifesaver and honestly essential appliances to keep the house clean. Thanks for the awesome review.
I have essentially the same setup. 2 Roomba 692's, one upstairs and one downstairs, and the M240 for weekly mopping. Huey Louie and Dewey are indispensable and have allowed me to stop spending $180/month on bi-weekly cleaning services.
I have the 240 and I'm very happy with it for my 700sq foot apartment with all hard floors. I also have a scooba style mopping robot the "W400". But the little 240 gets the most use. Its quicker and easier to set up and seems just as effective. Also because of its small size it can get in behind the toilet pan, which no other mopping or vacuuming robot can.
Sometimes the lower tech option is the best. I have a split level 1100 sqft townhouse. The downstairs is full tile, while upstairs, the only tile floor is in the bathroom. I suggest getting a second battery. This will allow you to continue to mop using one battery while the other recharges. This allows you to tackle larger floor plans by simply swapping out the battery and pad and moving to the next room or section of a larger room. I currently use the the mopping pad to do the entryway/kitchen and use the damp sweep pads to "damp sweep" the dining room/living room area. You can use the "built in virtual wall mode" and it's suggested "left side placement rule" to split larger rooms up into smaller chunks. Doing this will pretty much ensure you wont run into issues with oversaturated pads causing streaks. I do this when I want to "mop" the dining room/living room area instead of just "damp sweeping". Using reusable mop heads saves on consumable cost, and the Jet 240 is so quiet. Although not mentioned in the video, the 240's water usage CAN also be adjusted through the iRobot app, which is especially useful for wooden floors. It's just that you need to use Bluetooth to connect to the 240 instead of WiFi, which is pretty much the only real complaint. I love the m240's size because it can get back in and around the toilet. This is where it's diminutive size is a real advantage. Overall, I love my m240. It get's into places where the m6 can't. It's easy to move from room to room. And it cleans as well as an M6 for a fraction of the price.
Excellent video! I own a 380t braava and have been using and abusing it in this coronavirus quarantine. I bought this little robot 3 years ago, and just a few days ago I discovered that I don't need the cube to use it. In fact, it seems that without the cube it works better and has a greater reach. That hub devours batteries and has no button to turn it off. Like everything about iRobot, by the way. The batteries will completely discharge in a matter of days if the robots are removed from their bases. Since you don't like to read instructions, you may not have read the 380t's navigation modes. If you hold down the sweeping or cleaning button for a few seconds, the 380t enters a less precise navigation mode. Well, that's what the manual says, but in practice I didn't notice any difference. Yes, useless information eheheh. But here's a very useful piece of information. The 380t has a USB port. And no, you can not update your firmware, as you will transform it into paper weight if you connect it to a PC. There is a bug that burns (yes, it actually catch fire) the LED circuits if the 380t is connected to a PC via USB and two buttons on the robot are pressed at the same time. So, be warned. No connection to a PC.
I'm less sure about braava (but I imagine it'd be the same), but all Roombas come with a serial port, and iRobot publishes documentation about how to interface with it. Obviously, don't try this if you don't know what you're doing. But you can remote control it, get sensor data, set cleanign schedules, basically everything. I got mine to play the Mario theme in beeps and boops. I'm pretty sure this is what the usb is for: for iRobot themselves to use it, or for developers interesting in "hacking" their roomba.
I have a Mint 4200(Roomba 380t). Purchased a year or two before Roomba bought that company(Evolution Robotics) out. It still works to this day, battery life is way down from years ago though. Never really used it’s wet mopping feature just used it primarily for dry dusting. Was good at getting animal hair and small particles. Good for two large rooms and it’s Nav is/was very systematic, especially for year it was designed(2010).
This was the most helpful video, ever. Thank you so much, I am going purchase the 240t, I'm very happy that the less expensive model is your recommendation.
Me gusta que si explica bien lo que uno quiere saber acerca de estos robots - I like that the fact that he actually explains what you need to know about these robots. Thanks for sharing
@@heinuchung8680 Wouldn't this just blow dust around like the Sahara desert to sand? I use a cordless dust buster with hose and brush and it works great.It's the Black and Decker Flex. Lasts 15-20 min with surprising suction for it's size, easy empty bin, and comes with charger dock, crevice tools, and upright floor vacuum attachment.
I have a Evolution Robotics MINT 4200 in white and grey, and it runs like a champ as if it just rolled off the assembly line in 2010. It was built in 2010, two years before Irobot bought out Evolution Robotics and rebranded the MINT to Braava. I am proud to own a piece of IRobot history, as Evolution Robotics started the "Braava" family with the cutest floor cleaner ever: MINT.
Thank you for the great review! I still waiting for when they improve mop robots. My friend has 3 kids and a dog and a cat and she said mopping robot makes just a mess in her house. If a person lives alone or not many people and pets at the house, maybe a mopping robot is a good choice. I stick to my Bussel water vacuum for now.
I just got the Braava Jet 240 on Tuesday and I already cleaned my bathroom, hall and kitchen and I love it. It done a great job. I send my vacuum to clean first, then for extra measure I set my Braava on dust first to get up any loose doggie hair then I have it mop. It takes longer, but I am not in any big hurry so it is all good.
Excellent video! I have the 380 for about 3 years and love it,. I just got the Jet240 and was disappointed because doesn't have wifi connection. But I LOVE the reusable pads, and I even can make my own, that's is big score. and it is QUIET!!! =) I was contemplating changing the J240 for the M6 especially now that I got the roomba S9 and they can connect but the fact that I have to change the pad before going to its dock sucks! and I have to buy the pads. So no matter which robot mop they all 3 need human help.
The Braava 380t was actually released in Jan 2010 as the Mint from Evolution Robotics. On September 17, 2012, iRobot acquired Evolution Robotics for $74M and renamed it as the Braava
I really liked this review. I think robot mops can be nice little helpers, especially for keeping the house clean in between more intense cleanings, but I also think it is not worth to invest a lot of money in them. M6 is in my opinion too pricey for what it's worth, especially because those mops can help to make the house look more fresh, but they are not enough to actually clean it in the long term. For older people or injured people they are great though.
Yes that's the problem with pushing around the same cloth for too long. It stops picking up dirt up to a point. I personally prefer a rolling or spinning microfiber cloth. Maybe they could design a cloth that goes over a conveyer belt sort of thing. It will rotate to a cleaner side of the cloth after half certain period. Like flipping over a cloth. I even drew the design on paper haha.
The 380t is an upgraded version of the 320 that I had back in 2010. It had a cube that would sit on the counter. Edit: I figured out that the 320 wasn't out in 2013, and that the original model from 2010 was called the Mint, and was rebranded by iRobot
i have an arsenal of the 380. i like the washable rags. you would get a lot better results if you roomba-fied the room by picking up the chairs, floor lamp, and other obstacles. swiffer cloths work great too for crud and cat hair.
08:05 I can confirm this issue. I have the m6 an its mapping feature is next to the useless because it can't transition the rounded 4mm thresholds between my rooms. They could fix this by letting us set the threshold sensitivity manually in the settings, but nope
What I'd love to see is some sort of streak detection. I set my mop to 'go clean' and came back to a streaky mess. I had to start all over with a new pad because the other was just too dirty to do the job. I'd rather have the mop ask for a new pad than start all over.
I think trend is getting rid of carpet and change it to hard floor for many reasons, no? I wonder if they will invest creating something that could be the possible future "past".
i use a 3rd party reusable mopping pad on my 240 and it works great although it is slightly too tall so the mop is louder for some reason. They even stay blue when i use bleach to clean the pads
Very good review. I will say however; what good is automated cleaning if you have to attend to the bots every day? "They" need to come up with a substantial dock that will refill the water tank and either clean the mop head or swap it out automatically.
I have the braava before 380t, the whire one. it does a amazing job but takes 12 hours to charge. it can use any cleaning solution i pick including wet swifter pads
I agree with your conclusion. I have a 240 and love it. My house is mostly carpet with my kitchen and two bathrooms the only hard floor rooms in the house. I put the 240 in a room, press clean, close the door on it, and let it run. I just don’t see what the m6 would add for my particular home. I couldn’t realistically use the m6 room navigation to have it clean the kitchen and then go on to the bathrooms because after it’s cleaned the kitchen it would then be dragging a damp dirty mop across my carpets on its way to the first bathroom - yuk! The only advantage I see for the m6 would be if my biggest hard floor (the kitchen) was bigger than 150 sq feet but it’s not so it’s the 240 for me all the way. [ Edit: Corrected 150 sqm to 150 sq ft. The little 240 might be good, but not quite that good! ]
The Braava M6 has a “threshold” beta feature now where you add thresholds on the smart map that you want it to cross. Also, I agree about the dirty mop head but if you run a whole home clean 2-3x per week (I have two dogs), the maps get less and less dirty with each clean. It’s def better at maintaining a clean floor. Also, the detailed clean option is intense and I’m sure cleans better than the 240. Finally, the reusable mop heads clean better than the disposable.
Braavas are perfect choice for parquet and vinyl floors, but tiles with grouts is where Scooba was supposed to work...at least until they discontinued it.
My experience with Braava jet m6 after 3 months: very good construction, good cleaning results but software running it just sucks: - can't mop in a schedule after i7 (you have to create schedules in each robot separately). It has an option "mop after vaccum" but it works only for manual starting not scheduled - it can't return to the base station if was incidentally lifted durning cleaning (if get stuck). When get lost starts clean whole area not only scheduled - can't return if taked manually to a spot clean - can't set to mop the floor paraller to floor panel layout (as showed in the video), braava choose moping way depend on surface dimensions, and often is against the panel layout. You can't choose the proper way for each room/floor. Smudges are visible when it mops against the layout. - base station dock plate gets slippery after wet mopping and often braava can't leave the base, need glue some stickers to get better friction - can't use the proximity sensors in proper way,, often hard bumps obstacles like a crazy blind - sometime can't find the way to selected room (no obstacles at all), it seems that for each start it calculates differ way, don't know why - is much dumber than i7, often get lost, can't find the room or just mop differ rooms that scheduled - when get stuck and wait for a help battery is drained fast, when you came back home and find lost Braava battery is so low that it can't finish the job - app can't show on the map where is the robot now, it shows only name of the room - creating a "smart map" takes a lot of time if you have a big house (need minium 3 training runs), can't copy map to another robot, if you have i7 first and it already has the map it can't transfer it to a new robot for avoid training runs. - "smart map" are not so smart, somtiemes show non existent doors between rooms, which need manuall edit and separation (which is a bit tricky) - can't edit/correct walls on the map, you can only divide area for separately rooms and name it - can't mop rooms in an order selected in scheduler (e.g. 1. Kitchen 2. Living room etc), the order is random. There are rumors that this bug will be removed in a new update.
I found the 240 on Amazon Warehouse as I looking for an inexpensive moping robot to clean lab floors (tile). It's been great for that. Floors definitely feel clean and look clean after it's done. It also works on hardwood floors, even though it's not recommended. Just make sure your hardwood floors are sealed. I would not recommend it on rough surfaces. My basement floor is concrete and the pad gets turn up on the imperfections of an older concrete floor.
i'd love it if you could review the irobot roomba scooba lines from back in the day. you could also compare how they do with the braava. that'd be interesting.
I've had both..scooba was way way better but took more work after/before to set it up, like a carpet cleaner if you know what I mean. Filling the tank of water and cleaner, emptying the dirty tank. In comparison, the brava is so easy to set up and replace the pad, no emptying dirty tank, etc. BUT the brava is not really heavy duty cleaning like the scooba. The scooba cleaned like a legit mopping. Th brava cleans like a swifer wet (the sheets, not the pads). The Scooba was built like the roomba, hefty and weighty, the brava is imho too light. The weight puts some heft to scrubbing/mopping like when you push harder on a swifer, the brava can't do that it's too light. So imho, brava is great for bathrooms or general areas but was really lacking in the kitchen/high traffic dirty areas. It's better than nothing but every time I used it, I thought to myself, I miss the scooba. (I had the cheapest brava the 240, the scooba got lost in a move, it still worked years later). If the brava was as heavy as the roomba it might alter my opinion. If it let you choose between disposable pads/scooba tank option it would be a winner, you could choose the best option for the job..
I wish the m6 also had a bucket at its base station that you could fill with water so it could refill itself. Also maybe with some clever engineering it could change its own pad so when it docks it somehow attaches a new pad. Of course it needs a way to get over those room splitters that’s a big deal breaker. These 3 changes would make it a guarantee but for me but as of right now it’s not quite good enough.
my favorite brava was the brava jet 240 it cleans well and also its cute. but cons are strekes dosnt work with imprint link and you recmonded 240 i liked it.
I have a 380T and I use it to clean my bathroom it's great because of its reusable pads which you can buy from 3rd parties in bulk and no proprietary products.
Thanks for this video. I was frustrated with my current mopping routine and found this channel. I’ve been on the fence with this product for a while. I can honestly say you helped make my decision easier.
Thank you for the video. Can I ask which braava is the quietest? I wanna buy one, but still cannot decide. Cause I don't like any noise at all. That's why your answer is very important for me.
I had the M6 for a while, but the navigation just wasn't working correctly. I tried replacing it in case it was effective, but basically I had to babysit it while it was creating its map because it would get stuck a lot, and even after I got it's map made, it would often get stuck or just wander around and never actually spray at all (and yes it was using the wet pads)
I use a Samsung PowerBot as vacum, than the 240 to do a second wet stage. Only one thing... 240 you can also select how much water to use for each kind of wet clean, and each kind of pad. I have also an extra battery with 3x more power, than it can clean all my 100m2 apartment.
I have the 240 and whilst it does the job it is rather bad at navigation. Maybe I had a dud but after a period of time it seems to go in random directions, or repeatedly cleaning the same edge of the room. In the end I bought a deebot which is much better navigation wise. I keep the 240 for the bathroom.
Wow GREAT review on all them! I'm with you on the Jet 240...just grab a couple and then you'll be fine with doing multiple rooms where there's transitions! I mean yea you have to do a slight bit of work to start the mopping job but really not that much. Regardless I own the Braava 380t and had if for a 3 years now and it's totally worth it. I bought an extra mapping cube for the living room and now when I send it out to clean it goes from the kitchen to the living room. What I do randomly is I take a small bit of water in a cup and while it's cleaning and spill a small amount in front of it to saturate the mop pad as it's working. Remember to fully soak the pad under the tap at the start of the job then let it clean and when it starts throwing error codes it's likely the rubber on the wheel has loosened and it's spinning out. You have to remove the rubber on the wheels and reapply it with crazy glue to fix it!
Wow this was an awesome comparison can you try the narwal it's a vacuum with a floor washer mop with a base station like the roomba s9 but it save clean and dirt water
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Can’t wait for IRobot to release an ‘every day’ robot to cook and clean and to do my biddings.
ditto
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Watch/ listen to these all the time at work. Love your quality. Cheers!
I like the messes-to-be-cleaned drying in the background under protective covers at 9:40
Again- I love these videos. I usually watch beauty content, but these videos are so detailed, concise, and properly informative. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Buying both my robot vacuums through the links on your videos, since they are such great videos with honest and detailed information. Thank you.
240 also allows you to adjust the spray amount on the damp and wet modes!
Great comparison - thank you for the time and effort you put into this as well as your recommendation. Huge help in making a buying decision!
I have the 240. Very happy with it.
Just bought the 240 for my apartment. Mostly need it for my kitchen and bathroom but since I have a lot of area rugs should be able to use it in my other rooms. Bought knock off reusable pads from Amazon and cleaning solution. Will be getting it this week.
Will be getting the 240 to try out, looks like it will be a good fit for what we need. We now have one eufy vacuum upstairs and another downstairs, these things are a lifesaver and honestly essential appliances to keep the house clean. Thanks for the awesome review.
I have essentially the same setup. 2 Roomba 692's, one upstairs and one downstairs, and the M240 for weekly mopping. Huey Louie and Dewey are indispensable and have allowed me to stop spending $180/month on bi-weekly cleaning services.
I have the 240 and I'm very happy with it for my 700sq foot apartment with all hard floors. I also have a scooba style mopping robot the "W400". But the little 240 gets the most use. Its quicker and easier to set up and seems just as effective. Also because of its small size it can get in behind the toilet pan, which no other mopping or vacuuming robot can.
Had my 380t for like 7 years. It is great! Only had to replace battery every few years.
That is great to hear. Thanks for sharing.
How much and how much to replace battery??
Where can I buy batteries for it?
Fantastic review! It's such a great video that solves and even finds out many questions I haven't found out! Thank you!
Sometimes the lower tech option is the best. I have a split level 1100 sqft townhouse. The downstairs is full tile, while upstairs, the only tile floor is in the bathroom.
I suggest getting a second battery. This will allow you to continue to mop using one battery while the other recharges. This allows you to tackle larger floor plans by simply swapping out the battery and pad and moving to the next room or section of a larger room.
I currently use the the mopping pad to do the entryway/kitchen and use the damp sweep pads to "damp sweep" the dining room/living room area.
You can use the "built in virtual wall mode" and it's suggested "left side placement rule" to split larger rooms up into smaller chunks. Doing this will pretty much ensure you wont run into issues with oversaturated pads causing streaks.
I do this when I want to "mop" the dining room/living room area instead of just "damp sweeping".
Using reusable mop heads saves on consumable cost, and the Jet 240 is so quiet. Although not mentioned in the video, the 240's water usage CAN also be adjusted through the iRobot app, which is especially useful for wooden floors. It's just that you need to use Bluetooth to connect to the 240 instead of WiFi, which is pretty much the only real complaint.
I love the m240's size because it can get back in and around the toilet. This is where it's diminutive size is a real advantage.
Overall, I love my m240. It get's into places where the m6 can't. It's easy to move from room to room. And it cleans as well as an M6 for a fraction of the price.
Excellent video! I own a 380t braava and have been using and abusing it in this coronavirus quarantine. I bought this little robot 3 years ago, and just a few days ago I discovered that I don't need the cube to use it. In fact, it seems that without the cube it works better and has a greater reach.
That hub devours batteries and has no button to turn it off. Like everything about iRobot, by the way. The batteries will completely discharge in a matter of days if the robots are removed from their bases.
Since you don't like to read instructions, you may not have read the 380t's navigation modes. If you hold down the sweeping or cleaning button for a few seconds, the 380t enters a less precise navigation mode. Well, that's what the manual says, but in practice I didn't notice any difference. Yes, useless information eheheh.
But here's a very useful piece of information. The 380t has a USB port. And no, you can not update your firmware, as you will transform it into paper weight if you connect it to a PC. There is a bug that burns (yes, it actually catch fire) the LED circuits if the 380t is connected to a PC via USB and two buttons on the robot are pressed at the same time. So, be warned. No connection to a PC.
I'm less sure about braava (but I imagine it'd be the same), but all Roombas come with a serial port, and iRobot publishes documentation about how to interface with it. Obviously, don't try this if you don't know what you're doing. But you can remote control it, get sensor data, set cleanign schedules, basically everything. I got mine to play the Mario theme in beeps and boops. I'm pretty sure this is what the usb is for: for iRobot themselves to use it, or for developers interesting in "hacking" their roomba.
I have a Mint 4200(Roomba 380t). Purchased a year or two before Roomba bought that company(Evolution Robotics) out. It still works to this day, battery life is way down from years ago though. Never really used it’s wet mopping feature just used it primarily for dry dusting. Was good at getting animal hair and small particles. Good for two large rooms and it’s Nav is/was very systematic, especially for year it was designed(2010).
This was the most helpful video, ever. Thank you so much, I am going purchase the 240t, I'm very happy that the less expensive model is your recommendation.
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This was very helpful! I think I've made my decision(along with other research as well).
Best video on those mopping robots. Thanks! Mentioning that you can use the medium version without the cube is really helpful!
Cool, thanks!
I really like the 240s edge clearing, does not like my quarter round moulding though and keeps resetting the path, still works great.
This is Project Farm for vacuums, in other words, some of the very best product review content on RUclips.
Totally agree
Me gusta que si explica bien lo que uno quiere saber acerca de estos robots - I like that the fact that he actually explains what you need to know about these robots. Thanks for sharing
My reviewed many of your videos. They were very helpful. In the end, I purchased iRobot vac and mop bundle.
Thanks for watching- and I hope you enjoy them!
OK - I have the robot vacuum and mop. When are they going to make a drone-duster for dusting fixtures and high ceilings?
Is it worth buying .which robot u have
I use a leaf blower for my 20ft ceilings. Sounds crazy but it works !
@@heinuchung8680 Wouldn't this just blow dust around like the Sahara desert to sand? I use a cordless dust buster with hose and brush and it works great.It's the Black and Decker Flex. Lasts 15-20 min with surprising suction for it's size, easy empty bin, and comes with charger dock, crevice tools, and upright floor vacuum attachment.
@@heinuchung8680 Maybe a leaf blower vacuum would be better
@@heinuchung8680 Legend.
I have a Evolution Robotics MINT 4200 in white and grey, and it runs like a champ as if it just rolled off the assembly line in 2010. It was built in 2010, two years before Irobot bought out Evolution Robotics and rebranded the MINT to Braava. I am proud to own a piece of IRobot history, as Evolution Robotics started the "Braava" family with the cutest floor cleaner ever: MINT.
Dang that’s cool!
Thank you for the great review! I still waiting for when they improve mop robots. My friend has 3 kids and a dog and a cat and she said mopping robot makes just a mess in her house. If a person lives alone or not many people and pets at the house, maybe a mopping robot is a good choice. I stick to my Bussel water vacuum for now.
I just got the Braava Jet 240 on Tuesday and I already cleaned my bathroom, hall and kitchen and I love it. It done a great job. I send my vacuum to clean first, then for extra measure I set my Braava on dust first to get up any loose doggie hair then I have it mop. It takes longer, but I am not in any big hurry so it is all good.
Loved this video. I have 2 240's and I just drop them off in the room and let them duke it out.
I have the m6 and the 240. The 240 is great for bathrooms, smaller to clean around toilet with ease.
Excellent video! I have the 380 for about 3 years and love it,. I just got the Jet240 and was disappointed because doesn't have wifi connection. But I LOVE the reusable pads, and I even can make my own, that's is big score. and it is QUIET!!! =) I was contemplating changing the J240 for the M6 especially now that I got the roomba S9 and they can connect but the fact that I have to change the pad before going to its dock sucks! and I have to buy the pads. So no matter which robot mop they all 3 need human help.
The Braava 380t was actually released in Jan 2010 as the Mint from Evolution Robotics. On September 17, 2012, iRobot acquired Evolution Robotics for $74M and renamed it as the Braava
Thanks for helping me make a decision. Been undecided for a week
What did you decide on, and what would your recommendation be now?
I really liked this review. I think robot mops can be nice little helpers, especially for keeping the house clean in between more intense cleanings, but I also think it is not worth to invest a lot of money in them. M6 is in my opinion too pricey for what it's worth, especially because those mops can help to make the house look more fresh, but they are not enough to actually clean it in the long term. For older people or injured people they are great though.
I tend to agree. Thanks for posting.
I love my Braavas.....they are my helpers, I put googley eyes on them too.
Yes that's the problem with pushing around the same cloth for too long. It stops picking up dirt up to a point. I personally prefer a rolling or spinning microfiber cloth. Maybe they could design a cloth that goes over a conveyer belt sort of thing. It will rotate to a cleaner side of the cloth after half certain period. Like flipping over a cloth. I even drew the design on paper haha.
The 380t is an upgraded version of the 320 that I had back in 2010. It had a cube that would sit on the counter.
Edit: I figured out that the 320 wasn't out in 2013, and that the original model from 2010 was called the Mint, and was rebranded by iRobot
Thank you for the great review!
Yes these guys need to come out with an imprint feature and a reservoir feature
i have an arsenal of the 380. i like the washable rags. you would get a lot better results if you roomba-fied the room by picking up the chairs, floor lamp, and other obstacles. swiffer cloths work great too for crud and cat hair.
08:05 I can confirm this issue. I have the m6 an its mapping feature is next to the useless because it can't transition the rounded 4mm thresholds between my rooms. They could fix this by letting us set the threshold sensitivity manually in the settings, but nope
Great videos! Have had the 240 for years and it is great, very happy with it.
Right on
Can it clean significant messes or pet messes of liquid and no solids? Or would it just push it around equally all over your floor?
@@GMoney-B No, you wipe that with a paper towel, and the 240 cleans the floor after. Still far to go before dog poop can be serviced.
thanks a lot for such sophisticated explantions !
that spalted maple floor is nice
I can't wait till the self cleaning mop is available!!
What I'd love to see is some sort of streak detection. I set my mop to 'go clean' and came back to a streaky mess. I had to start all over with a new pad because the other was just too dirty to do the job. I'd rather have the mop ask for a new pad than start all over.
They updated the app so it sends you a notification to change the pad out. 🤗
Run it more often and it wouldn't be so dirty.
I have both the white color versions and like them both.
240 was already in my cart at Amazon. You solidified my choice.
So did you get the 240? How are you liking it? I haven’t made up my mind and I’m planning on going to Best Buy tomorrow.
@@gza864 Was supposed to be delivered today. Maybe tomorrow or Sunday now
I can't wait till Roomba releases carpet shampooers. That's gonna be legit.
That would be humongous, both in size, and battery required, right?
@@DarxusC that's what people said about the original robot vacuums
I think trend is getting rid of carpet and change it to hard floor for many reasons, no? I wonder if they will invest creating something that could be the possible future "past".
carpet is dead bro. nobody uses carpet anymore except old people and maybe the occasional throw rug you just pick up take outside and wash off.
@@AustinMichael that's not even close to true lmao
Mint was the first braava, i have braava 320 and still does a great job only down side takes 12 hours to charge
should take 4 hours to charge. do you need to change the battery?
I have the s9+ and like it so I just ordered the Braava M6, it should get shipped soon
Great video dude. Thanks!
iRobot should bring out a new and improved Scooba with mapping and whole house cleaning ability
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Great video been looking at these robots for hardwood floor. Which I use my Kirby on . Can’t wait to do comparison videos on my channel
This helped me a lot
i use a 3rd party reusable mopping pad on my 240 and it works great although it is slightly too tall so the mop is louder for some reason. They even stay blue when i use bleach to clean the pads
Very good review. I will say however; what good is automated cleaning if you have to attend to the bots every day? "They" need to come up with a substantial dock that will refill the water tank and either clean the mop head or swap it out automatically.
I have the braava before 380t, the whire one. it does a amazing job but takes 12 hours to charge. it can use any cleaning solution i pick including wet swifter pads
Great video! Please consider testing the upcoming Narwal Mop Robot (self cleaning). Your videos are really useful!
Amazing review
I agree with your conclusion. I have a 240 and love it. My house is mostly carpet with my kitchen and two bathrooms the only hard floor rooms in the house. I put the 240 in a room, press clean, close the door on it, and let it run. I just don’t see what the m6 would add for my particular home. I couldn’t realistically use the m6 room navigation to have it clean the kitchen and then go on to the bathrooms because after it’s cleaned the kitchen it would then be dragging a damp dirty mop across my carpets on its way to the first bathroom - yuk! The only advantage I see for the m6 would be if my biggest hard floor (the kitchen) was bigger than 150 sq feet but it’s not so it’s the 240 for me all the way. [ Edit: Corrected 150 sqm to 150 sq ft. The little 240 might be good, but not quite that good! ]
Thanks, good points!
The Braava M6 has a “threshold” beta feature now where you add thresholds on the smart map that you want it to cross. Also, I agree about the dirty mop head but if you run a whole home clean 2-3x per week (I have two dogs), the maps get less and less dirty with each clean. It’s def better at maintaining a clean floor. Also, the detailed clean option is intense and I’m sure cleans better than the 240. Finally, the reusable mop heads clean better than the disposable.
It also works very well with Bona products.
Okay
To update. This is now standard as a zone in the app
Braavas are perfect choice for parquet and vinyl floors, but tiles with grouts is where Scooba was supposed to work...at least until they discontinued it.
Thank you so much for this clear explanation
Glad it was helpful!
My experience with
Braava jet m6 after 3 months:
very good construction, good cleaning results but software running it just sucks:
- can't mop in a schedule after i7 (you have to create schedules in each robot separately). It has an option "mop after vaccum" but it works only for manual starting not scheduled
- it can't return to the base station if was incidentally lifted durning cleaning (if get stuck). When get lost starts clean whole area not only scheduled
- can't return if taked manually to a spot clean
- can't set to mop the floor paraller to floor panel layout (as showed in the video), braava choose moping way depend on surface dimensions, and often is against the panel layout. You can't choose the proper way for each room/floor. Smudges are visible when it mops against the layout.
- base station dock plate gets slippery after wet mopping and often braava can't leave the base, need glue some stickers to get better friction
- can't use the proximity sensors in proper way,, often hard bumps obstacles like a crazy blind
- sometime can't find the way to selected room (no obstacles at all), it seems that for each start it calculates differ way, don't know why
- is much dumber than i7, often get lost, can't find the room or just mop differ rooms that scheduled
- when get stuck and wait for a help battery is drained fast, when you came back home and find lost Braava battery is so low that it can't finish the job
- app can't show on the map where is the robot now, it shows only name of the room
- creating a "smart map" takes a lot of time if you have a big house (need minium 3 training runs), can't copy map to another robot, if you have i7 first and it already has the map it can't transfer it to a new robot for avoid training runs.
- "smart map" are not so smart, somtiemes show non existent doors between rooms, which need manuall edit and separation (which is a bit tricky)
- can't edit/correct walls on the map, you can only divide area for separately rooms and name it
- can't mop rooms in an order selected in scheduler (e.g. 1. Kitchen 2. Living room etc), the order is random. There are rumors that this bug will be removed in a new update.
I found the 240 on Amazon Warehouse as I looking for an inexpensive moping robot to clean lab floors (tile). It's been great for that. Floors definitely feel clean and look clean after it's done. It also works on hardwood floors, even though it's not recommended. Just make sure your hardwood floors are sealed. I would not recommend it on rough surfaces. My basement floor is concrete and the pad gets turn up on the imperfections of an older concrete floor.
Thanks for sharing!
I’d love to see the Braava jet m6 versus the Deebot OZMO t8
i'd love it if you could review the irobot roomba scooba lines from back in the day. you could also compare how they do with the braava. that'd be interesting.
I've had both..scooba was way way better but took more work after/before to set it up, like a carpet cleaner if you know what I mean. Filling the tank of water and cleaner, emptying the dirty tank. In comparison, the brava is so easy to set up and replace the pad, no emptying dirty tank, etc. BUT the brava is not really heavy duty cleaning like the scooba. The scooba cleaned like a legit mopping. Th brava cleans like a swifer wet (the sheets, not the pads). The Scooba was built like the roomba, hefty and weighty, the brava is imho too light. The weight puts some heft to scrubbing/mopping like when you push harder on a swifer, the brava can't do that it's too light. So imho, brava is great for bathrooms or general areas but was really lacking in the kitchen/high traffic dirty areas. It's better than nothing but every time I used it, I thought to myself, I miss the scooba. (I had the cheapest brava the 240, the scooba got lost in a move, it still worked years later). If the brava was as heavy as the roomba it might alter my opinion. If it let you choose between disposable pads/scooba tank option it would be a winner, you could choose the best option for the job..
Awesome video. What about stopping for stairs?
I love you vacuum wars!!!
Aw shucks! thanks!
You should compare the ilife w400 to these mopping robots too
Hi I'm 9 and I love vacuums so much I love you all.
Man, I love these reviews !
From brazil
Im single living in tiny apartment using the 240 its very good
Dude , your the bomb
You should do a comparison and in depth review of some canister vacs! I don’t recall seeing anything like that on your channel yet.
I wish the m6 also had a bucket at its base station that you could fill with water so it could refill itself.
Also maybe with some clever engineering it could change its own pad so when it docks it somehow attaches a new pad.
Of course it needs a way to get over those room splitters that’s a big deal breaker.
These 3 changes would make it a guarantee but for me but as of right now it’s not quite good enough.
I have an M6 brava jet and yeah I can’t get over these things but on the map that it makes you can put thresholds
The M6 is a great robot I have one and yeah I can’t get over these things but you could put thresholds
my favorite brava was the brava jet 240 it cleans well and also its cute. but cons are strekes dosnt work with imprint link and you recmonded 240 i liked it.
I loooooooove my 240. It's great. Get the reusable pads! Thing is a godsend
I have a 380T and I use it to clean my bathroom it's great because of its reusable pads which you can buy from 3rd parties in bulk and no proprietary products.
Hey Mike
Can you set a cleaning schedule ?
Thanks for this video. I was frustrated with my current mopping routine and found this channel. I’ve been on the fence with this product for a while. I can honestly say you helped make my decision easier.
That is really good to hear. Thank you.
7:05 Imprint Link is now available in the 900 series
@Denis Lara Thank you for the info. I was so interested in getting the braava mop but wasn’t sure if it would communicate with my iRobot 960.
Thank you for the video. Can I ask which braava is the quietest? I wanna buy one, but still cannot decide. Cause I don't like any noise at all. That's why your answer is very important for me.
I had the M6 for a while, but the navigation just wasn't working correctly. I tried replacing it in case it was effective, but basically I had to babysit it while it was creating its map because it would get stuck a lot, and even after I got it's map made, it would often get stuck or just wander around and never actually spray at all (and yes it was using the wet pads)
Do you ever test these on tile floor with wide grout? I’m curious how they do with entire floors with grout.
Excellent informative video
Glad you think so. Thank you for watching!
I have braava 390t and it’s ok for me. In nearly future i will ądd small review about it.
Awesome Reviews
Thanks!
I use a Samsung PowerBot as vacum, than the 240 to do a second wet stage. Only one thing... 240 you can also select how much water to use for each kind of wet clean, and each kind of pad. I have also an extra battery with 3x more power, than it can clean all my 100m2 apartment.
Did you have an opportunity to see how it handles grout lines?
Those iRobot Engineers did such a good job with the simple 200 series.... Almost too good.
Could you do a review on Veniibot N1 as it has an auto mop-head washing system and uses LiDAR as well !!
I have the 240 and whilst it does the job it is rather bad at navigation. Maybe I had a dud but after a period of time it seems to go in random directions, or repeatedly cleaning the same edge of the room. In the end I bought a deebot which is much better navigation wise. I keep the 240 for the bathroom.
Would love to see a review of ilifes shinebot
Wow GREAT review on all them! I'm with you on the Jet 240...just grab a couple and then you'll be fine with doing multiple rooms where there's transitions! I mean yea you have to do a slight bit of work to start the mopping job but really not that much. Regardless I own the Braava 380t and had if for a 3 years now and it's totally worth it. I bought an extra mapping cube for the living room and now when I send it out to clean it goes from the kitchen to the living room. What I do randomly is I take a small bit of water in a cup and while it's cleaning and spill a small amount in front of it to saturate the mop pad as it's working. Remember to fully soak the pad under the tap at the start of the job then let it clean and when it starts throwing error codes it's likely the rubber on the wheel has loosened and it's spinning out. You have to remove the rubber on the wheels and reapply it with crazy glue to fix it!
@Vaccum Wars - What steps should I take to robot-proof my home? :)
I bet this guy's floors are super clean
Wow this was an awesome comparison can you try the narwal it's a vacuum with a floor washer mop with a base station like the roomba s9 but it save clean and dirt water