Black and Decker S600 Cordless Powered Scrubber Review

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(More customer reviews)I absolutely love this contraption. My mom has a lower model (300) without the cleaning solution reservoir, and using hers is what prompted me to buy the S600. It makes cleaning so much easier, and the attachments have helped me get into cracks and crevices that had been neglected in the past. My only complaints about the scumbuster are the the length of charge that the internal battery holds and the "storage" box. First, it'll die on you in the middle of cleaning, so you have to put it on the charger for a few hours to recharge it in order to finish. Second, the storage/carry case is the chintsy plastic box that it came in, and it does not stay closed very well. My mom's came with a nice carry container that you can carry around with you and store it in. I like the scumbuster so much that I bought two of them, one to give as a gift.
I think Black and Decker has some honing to do however, to make this product worthy of a 5 star rating. I have had two problems with the scumbuster since I bought it. The first scumbuster I received in the mail--only one of the two speeds worked. I sent it back for a replacement. The next one they sent me had a reservoir that leaked the cleaning product all over me and the floor, hence, there was none to use on the surface I was cleaning. This could also be a potential problem for products that stain clothes/carpet or are not supposed to come in contact with skin. Anyways, I called Black and Decker themselves, and they were very nice, and immediately sent a replacement reservoir, which I received in 2 or 3 days. No problems since. This is such a good product people, that I still recommend it even though I've seen a couple bumps in the road. You can use the scumbuster anywhere, inside, outside, in the car, anywhere. I've used in on the carpet, and even on the siding on my house (a whole other story). The scumbuster S600 can be used with or without cleaning products, and with lower models all you do is spray the product on the surface like you would in any other cleaning task. IT can be submerged in water too, to rinse off the cleaning pad. If you ask me, this is a way better product than the dustbuster could ever hope to be. Buy one (any model) today!

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The NEW AND IMPROVED ScumBuster tub and tile scrubber tackles not only the mosts deaded of all tasks - cleaning the bathroom - but busts the dirt and grime everywhere in your house, yard or garage.The cordless scrubber now has an on board cleaning system that allows you to pour any liquid based cleaner and then just SPRAY and GO!It effortlessly cleans all types of surfaces, including spots on tile, tubs, countertops, carpets, outdoor furniture, barbecues, car bumpers and grills, tires hubcaps, bathtubs, pool surfaces, tiled walls and hundreds of other surfaces with a variety of scrubbing pads and brushes.The ScumBuster can be safely submersed in water buckets, sinks or tubs.

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iRobot Roomba 540 Vacuum Cleaning Robot (5th Generation) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am delighted with my Roomba 540 for what I expected it to do-- it's actually a bit better than expected so far, though I have not yet owned it long enough to rate longevity/reliability. I have two small boys (7 and 5) and two cats (one long-haired) and I decided to use the Roomba upstairs rather than downstairs-- it is easier to control the clutter upstairs in our house, and therefore more practical for our use to use it up there on a routine basis.
Roomba vacuumed under a challenging queen bed, navigating over some cords, between two underbed boxes and six box-spring support pillars, and still getting out to the edge of the baseboard under the head of the bed-- great since I don't exactly move an oak bed around very often. Roomba covered the floorplan of a fairly complicated floor layout completely in the MBR, found the MBath, and cleaned up the tile floor very well, navigated back out (not using the included lighthouse yet) and discovered the hallway and one of the kids rooms as well as the kids' tile bathroom; it did a nice job on all. I did shut off the closet doors before starting Roomba. It navigated itself into and out of some pretty tight corners.
Roomba bumped into a balled up shirt on my son's floor and navigated around it rather than trying to eat it, though I don't recommend that approach routinely.
Roomba did have a couple of difficulties, which I found to be minor, compared to actually vacuuming:
*Now, I have not yet used the included lighthouse to mark off the rooms and help Roomba navigate-- but Roomba has not yet managed to navigate itself back to its base for recharging-- I have to go find it after it's done and take it home.
*On the first pass under that bed (which was in dire need of a good vacuuming) Roomba's brushes had a little more cat hair than it could handle and it spit out little hair balls here and there which I was able to pick up easily and discard-- maybe half a dozen tops. However on the second and third runs, when that floor was much cleaner, this did not happen.
*The directions suggest emptying Roomba's dustbin and cleaning its filter every three cleanings. OK, I've already indicted my dirty carptes here, but I've found it worth emptying/cleaning each use at least at first, but fortunately this is really simple to do-- push a button, pop out the easy to handle bin, dump in the trash, clean the filter (same as a dryer lint filter in your clothes dryer) pop bin back into Roomba with a click. No big deal, no mess, at least IMO.
On the up-side, when cleaning for the first time and encountering a lot of cat hair, Roomba's was stopped, and when I picked it up, a human sounding voice informed me that I needed to clean Roomba's brushes. This was easy to do and Roomba was back on its way. My unit came with spare brushes and a spare filter, suggesting these parts will need periodic replacement.
But if vacuuming takes only pushing a button to start and putting it back with a stop past the trash can when it's done later (or at your convenience) then I'm sold. And it seems to be doing a nice job with good coverage of the floor areas. I would give one to my mother.

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Cleans both carpets and floors routinely. This 5th Generation patented cleaning system provides edge cleaning capability and self-adjusting cleaning head. A powerful vacuum with two counter-rotating brushes and an efficient vacuum reach deep into your carpet to remove dirt, dust, and pet hair. Its anti-tangle system won't get stuck on cords, carpet fringe or tassels.Included: 1- Roomba 540 Vacuum Cleaning Robot2- Rechargeable Battery3- Self-charging Home Base4- 1 Virtual Wall Lighthouse (requires 2C batteries, not included)

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