I have a 2nd filter that came with my Neato from costco, and I run the dirty one under a fast stream of water; it comes clean quickly, then I set it on the window sill to dry, and put the other one in for the next night. Rotate and repeat.
I have an XV-21 (basically the same as this but with the brush/beater, an accordion filter, and a different color scheme that reminds me of NES game consoles). When cleaning the inside of the dust bin, the filter, and the dust bin recess in the robot I use my upright vacuum's crevice tool. It reaches into some of the crevices easier (as it is intended).
IMPORTANT: Your Neato lost suction power? How to clean the motor compartment. An easy fast way: My few months old Neato had lost almost all of it's suction power. I noticed hardly any air coming out of the back when I held my hand close to it. This is what I did: I took the dirt bin out, and cut a piece of carton the size of the square opening ([___]) through which the air goes into the motor compartment after it has been sucked through the dirt bin and the filter when they are in place. Of course nearly all of the dust stays in the inside of the dirt bin, held there by the filter. But somehow enough of it passes through the filter, or by passed it, to clog up something inside of the motor compartment, although I couldn't see it from the outside looking into the empty dust bin compartment. Then I cut a round hole (the size of the nozzle of my regular manual vacuum cleaner) in the middle of the piece of carton. After that I placed the carton against the square opening in the empty dirt bin compartment where the air goes into the motor compartment, held the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner in the round hole in the middle of the carton, and turned the vacuum cleaner on. Maybe 10 seconds only. After placing the dust bin back in it's compartment I turned my Neato on. Wow! Now I felt that familiar breeze again blowing out of the back! I'll keep that piece of carton for a next occasion. (I can also utilize the carton too suck the dust out of the notebook fan compartment by placing it on the air inlet under the notebook. That air inlet is also square. That way I have it sucked back out in the opposite direction it was sucked in by the fan. Same with the Neato: sucking the dirt out in the contrary direction it went into the motor compartment. If there would be a second filter in there as a protection for the motor (don't know if there is) the dust will get sucked loose from it and fly in the direction it came from, instead of being sucked even more against and into the filter.)
I have a 2nd filter that came with my Neato from costco, and I run the dirty one under a fast stream of water; it comes clean quickly, then I set it on the window sill to dry, and put the other one in for the next night. Rotate and repeat.
I have an XV-21 (basically the same as this but with the brush/beater, an accordion filter, and a different color scheme that reminds me of NES game consoles). When cleaning the inside of the dust bin, the filter, and the dust bin recess in the robot I use my upright vacuum's crevice tool. It reaches into some of the crevices easier (as it is intended).
IMPORTANT: Your Neato lost suction power? How to clean the motor compartment. An easy fast way:
My few months old Neato had lost almost all of it's suction power. I noticed hardly any air coming out of the back when I held my hand close to it.
This is what I did:
I took the dirt bin out, and cut a piece of carton the size of the square opening ([___]) through which the air goes into the motor compartment after it has been sucked through the dirt bin and the filter when they are in place. Of course nearly all of the dust stays in the inside of the dirt bin, held there by the filter. But somehow enough of it passes through the filter, or by passed it, to clog up something inside of the motor compartment, although I couldn't see it from the outside looking into the empty dust bin compartment.
Then I cut a round hole (the size of the nozzle of my regular manual vacuum cleaner) in the middle of the piece of carton. After that I placed the carton against the square opening in the empty dirt bin compartment where the air goes into the motor compartment, held the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner in the round hole in the middle of the carton, and turned the vacuum cleaner on. Maybe 10 seconds only.
After placing the dust bin back in it's compartment I turned my Neato on. Wow! Now I felt that familiar breeze again blowing out of the back!
I'll keep that piece of carton for a next occasion.
(I can also utilize the carton too suck the dust out of the notebook fan compartment by placing it on the air inlet under the notebook. That air inlet is also square.
That way I have it sucked back out in the opposite direction it was sucked in by the fan. Same with the Neato: sucking the dirt out in the contrary direction it went into the motor compartment. If there would be a second filter in there as a protection for the motor (don't know if there is) the dust will get sucked loose from it and fly in the direction it came from, instead of being sucked even more against and into the filter.)
Do u think the rotating brush would scratch gloss finish floor tiles? Or would I be better off getting the roomba 780 for tiles?
Yes, but the most powderful robot vacuum cleaner ;)
Yes, but the most powerful robot vacuum cleaner ;)
Too bad half of what you're trying to show is off camera.