iRobot Roomba 4230 Remote Scheduler Robotic Vacuum
Features: Low-profile design. Virtual wall mechanism. Robotic, battery-powered floor vacuum. Artificial intelligence and sensors navigate vacuum. Remote scheduling device - sets and changes...read more
$329.99
$329.99
$329.99
Average Customer Rating
4 out of 5 |
Product Features
- Robotic, battery-powered floor vacuum and remote scheduling device
- Remote scheduler sets and changes vacuuming times and zones
- Artificial intelligence and sensors navigate between walls and furniture legs and adjust for carpet, tile, and wood floors
- Virtual wall mechanism establishes two invisible perimeters for vacuuming specific zones
- Low-profile design fits under beds, sofas, and other tight spots where conventional vacuums can't reach
Product Description
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Features: Low-profile design. Virtual wall mechanism. Robotic, battery-powered floor vacuum. Artificial intelligence and sensors navigate vacuum. Remote scheduling device - sets and changes vacuuming times and zones. ....read more
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Product didn’t work
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I am still waiting for seller to respond back to me, as the product I purchased didn’t work. I gave this item as a gift for xmas so you can imagine my frustration as well as the frustration of the person who received it.
Until I see some action from the seller in this matter, I would reccomend that you DO NOT purchase anything from them.
Just goes to show you can’t please all the people all the time.
I should point out that this customer did not actually purchase from this site. I hope you get your problem resolved.
Thank you
I love my roomba!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was very reluctant to buy this Roomba Scheduler because I already have an Oreck for my main vacuum. The reason why I bought this was for my dogs. I have a German Shepard mix and a Lab mix and they leave piles of hair everywhere! Everyday I would have to sweep with a swiffer once in the morning and once before I go to sleep. With the Roomba, I just schedule it to sweep in the morning when I wake up and IT IS GREAT! I don’t have to sweep anymore, and I just love watching it go. The most work I have to do is empty the bin out every night because there’s so much dog hair.
Granted I don’t recommend it to sweep on carpets. I have wood floors and it’s easy to pick up hair. I would assume it would be a lot harder for it to pick up dog hair on carpets in general because the suction isn’t comparable to a regular vacuum. All in all I love it, I ended up getting a used one on craigslist for under $200. What a steal!!
Doesn’t work, what an expensive piece of garbage I got stuck with!
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
For the first 4-5 times I tried this machine, it worked for maybe 30 whole seconds and stopped. It never ever returned to the base as promised, it never worked for up to 60 minutes as promised…what a piece of garbage. It did seem to suck up some dirt when it was working. I emptied the compartment of any dust, checked and dusted the sensors and now it’s just not working at all. I have been robbed!
I bought it used through one of Amazon’s marketplace sellers, another big mistake. But it looked brand new in the packaging. Now I am stuck with it. Seller won’t reply. I put a claim in but so far, I feel like I wasted nearly $200, if you include shipping and all that! I will never ever use a marketplace seller again. Amazon is great but they obviously don’t always work with above board people.
Great Product… Thanks I-Robot Guys !!!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bought this Roomba (4230) in 2005 and at that time paid around $350 at a specialty store. It was more an item bought because of the technology and not as much as the need for floor cleaning. Coincidentally, most of my co workers have bought Roombas & Scoobas and were very satisfied with these. After four years of nonstop use three times per week, I am very satisfied with the I-Robot product.
The Roomba cleans carpets, wood & tile floors in an amazing manner as long as you use the virtual walls properly since its operational time was only about 40 minutes. The only problem this product had was when trying to go over area rugs and bath mats, where it got stuck. Otherwise, no complains.
My concern on how much the original battery lasted did clear out when I bought a replacement battery one year ago. With this new power device, the cleaning time increased to almost 90 minutes per cycle.
The Roomba continued working great until two months ago when it got wet with a defrosting fridge. I verified all diagnostics published on the Internet and since it seems like an electronic failure, decided on buying the same one from an Amazon reseller for $200 than trying to send it for repair.
I considered the new 560 but the reviews of the problems with the side brushes, discouraged me on buying this new robot and getting a new “old version” which has not arrived yet. In conclusion, although the Roomba is not a reason to fire your cleaning maid, it is an excellent device that will help you keep your floors clean.
Roomba is a cheap piece of junk
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The Roomba Scheduler is a cheap piece of plastic junk. The reliability is terrible. The roller broke, the platform that holds the rollers broke, the battery died and the gears came to a grinding halt. All within one year. The customer service is the worst. The design is terrible. When I opened it up to try to fix the broken gears I found that the inside of the machine was full of dirt. I threw it in the trash and I will never buy another IRobot product.
Irobot ate my daughter’s school project – But will NEVER go back to the old style vacuum
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My husband and son got together and thought I would just love an Irobot. I complained a bit that they ordered it…but would give it a try. They set it up quickly. In a few hours off it went….and it has been going every day for the past 3 months. What a great find! Never will I got back to the old style of vacuum. We have a cat which sheds some…but I have 3 kids who track in dirt daily. When I come home from work, I have a freshly vacuumed house. It finds its home base about 90% of the time. If it does not, it is usually our fault. The Irobot ate my daughter’s school project she left on the floor – was repairable! It has eaten up many cat toys. It will go after anything you leave on the floor. No mercy! It does not nick the woodwork! So in the end….love, love love it!!! Never will I go back. Only quality issue – one of side brushes fell off…still worked great. You do need to empty the container each day…takes about 20 secs….you will be amazed the dirt it picks up each day…To think I was walking in the stuff for days.First time in history a child goes to school and says my robot ate my homework, not the dog!!! By the way I am a mechanical engineer…so passes my test!
Better than I expected
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
After the purchase, I actually vaccum less. It works really well. The only complaints are it is noise and the replacement parts are expensive. So turn it on when you go out and try not to break an parts…..
Roomba Va…vooom
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great unit to clean up normal litter on the floors.Amazed how well it moves from Carpet to Hardwood floors without help. Doesn’t eliminate regular vaccumm cleaners but reduces the need significantly.
I love it, great for the kitchen and hardwood floors
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
We call our roomba scheduler Rosie, and she works hard. We track in leaves and dog hair off our patio, so I let Rosie go at nite while we’re in another room and she picks up grass, leaves, dog hair, crumbs, dust… I walk around barefoot a lot, and i never get little pieces of grit stuck to my foot after Rosie has been at work!
My house is small (about 1230 sq. ft) and I don’t use her in the living room where there is deep plush carpet, even though I tried her in there and she worked, it takes much, much longer so I run the upright in there.
But she goes under furniture, under the bed and dresser, and those places are cleaner than they have ever been!
This is a great product and a time saver for me. It’s one less chore I need to worry about and I love it!
Oh yeah, I’m in love!!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is far,far better than I thought it could be. We have 3 cats and a husband who tracks crumbs everywhere. This thing is worth it just for picking up the cat hair under the beds and under the futon. We live in a small house and it is very difficult to get under the beds with a regular vacuum.
I am a vacuum freak and have about 5 different vacuums. I used to have to use a different one for the hard wood floors and the area rugs. Now , I just let the roomba take care of it all. You are still going to have to vacuum in the corners and the very small areas. (These to be done much less often.) The good thing is also , it forces me to pick up ALL things off of the floor. I only wish I could use it on the furniture and on the walls!!
My husband complains of the noise, but to me , it is just a reminder that it is doing the work I don’t have to. It is much less noisy than a standard vacuum.
I have not yet used this unsupervised as I sometimes recognize I should have moved cords or other items in its way. Also, as another reviewer stated, it really does not go on the home base that easily.
This is right up there with the other most favorite thing I’ve ever purchased…the automatic bread maker.
ROOMBA
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
iRobot Roomba 4230 Remote Scheduler Robotic Vacuum
I LOVE IROBOT- HAVE 3 NOW- ROOMBA 4230 WORKS SUPER-LITTLE WORKHORSE IS SO PRACTICAL. ALSO HAVE THE SCOOBA- NO MORE SCRUBBING WHITE (WHAT WAS I THINKING??) FLOORS. MY HUSBAND HAS THE DIRT DOG FOR THE POOL ROOM AND HE LOVES IT! IT CLEANS WHILE HE’S READING! GET THEM. U WONT BE SORRY!!
what a piece of garbage
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This is one of the most horrible things my husband brought home. It is a filthy machine to clean… stupid plastic comb for the brush… give me a break… broke the first time i used it. The lines in the carpet are deplorable. I have to go over it with my REAL VACUUM to make the rooms look respectable. I would not recommend this to anyone. I guess if you are too lazy to use a REAL VAC, then this might work, but, not in this household!!! Really ticked when I saw what hubby paid for this piece of trash. I only wish we had not opened the box & tested it.
Loved it until it broke!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I loved this little guy when I got it, but just after 5 months of normal use it broke! The people at Roomba wouldn’t replace anything after the 90 day warranty had expired, so I ended up paying an extra $200 to have it replaced !
The product is great, it’s life-span is NOT!
just wonderful
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have two cats, a double coated long haired manx and a domestic short hair kitty. I also have two daughters with very long thick hair. All the dust in our house is the color of that manx. We got the Roomba because I just don’t want to spend my time cleaning. We love the Roomba. He does a great job of getting around and under furniture. The carpets look cleaner, and feel better too. In fact, the whole house is cleaner because we are getting the hair and mess up before it turns into dust. The roomba gets into places I wouldn’t have cleaned even if I was limber enough to get there. The cliff warning keeps the little guy from falling down the stairs. The dirt sensors send him back to redo really dirty places. He does a great job on all the hair. He gets nuts, seeds, dry cat litter, leaves, dirt, and dust. I do take the brushes out and cut out the globs of cat and girl hair. I have not used the scheduler yet, we are all still enjoying watching him work. The virtual walls work really well. I fully intend to get a Scooba for our tile mopping and Dirt Dog for the pool deck. If they would just make a Tinker Bell to fly around and dust I would be in business.
I love my Roomba!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have had my Roomba for about 6 months now and LOVE it. I have it scheduled to clean my kitchen, dining room and entry hall which is all hardwood. I no longer have to do a daily sweep up of dog/cat fur and crumbs. I have tried it on the longer carpet but did not care to have to pick out the carpet fuzz from the sweeper brush. It really works a lot better on bare floors or very short pile rugs. I occasionally have to “rescue” it when it gets stuck on a floor grate or occasionally in the midst of chair legs. It is a little louder than I expected it to be so the inital cleaning programming for 2am was quickly replaced with another program that has it automatically cleaning at 7am…so now it also works as an alarm clock since the noise wakes everyone up. I placed double stick tape on the base so that it will not move when the Roomba is trying to dock and recharge. I also have the docking station under a piece of furniture so that it is not seen or in the way but is easy for the robot to get to. Essentially, If you are a daily sweeper, this will save you HOURS of tedium and the few drawbacks can be easily mitigated with some common sense.
Still needs some work
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
A nice idea that still needs some work. A vacuum? no, it’s a self-propelled sweeper. That said, it does a nice job on hard floors and will transition to low, stiff area rugs (without fringe). It is noisy, about half the noise of a regular vacuum, but at least you can close the door on it. I quit using mine in the carpeted area of the house because of the maintenance issues. It is really a bother to clean. It does come with a neat tool to get long stuff out of the (too soft) brush, but no easy way to uncoil stuff that get wrapped around the wheels. The cost of the replacement filters is totally unreal! The dock is much too light for it to dock with on hard floors, it just scoots it around. It would also have to be “centrally located” against a wall, and frankly it’s not good looking enough to leave in the middle of the room, which totally negates being able to “schedual it” to do the sweeping while you’re gone. If you haven’t got one yet, you may want to wait for the “next generation”.
Vacuuming No Longer Tedious
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Robert is well behaved and performs at a moment’s notice with the remote or begins his work whenever programmed. I no longer need to worry if my carpeting or floors need vacuuming, because my husband loves to play with this remarkable working “toy,” and he puts Robert through his paces often enough. I did forget to open the verticals once, and he got caught in them until my husband noticed and released him. Otherwise, he has been doing an excellent job. Everyone should have one; it’s well worth the money.
great product, great seller
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
fantastic little tool. we use it on our hardwood floors and rugs. even our yorkie likes to chase it around
by other best friend
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This roomba is the greatest thing around. I’ve been having my roomba now for a little while and I haven’t had to do my floor myself yet. I have a lab/greyhound mix dog and he is sheds a great deal. Roomba doesn’t let me down.
We call it Hazel also
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
While I was installing Pergo flooring, I ordered the Roomba. My wife thought it was a totally frivolous purchase! After we got “Hazel’ programmed and the rooms we were having her work in ‘Hazel proofed’, she went to work. After 3 weeks of having her around, my wife admitted that Hazel was a real beneficial asset.
Although Hazel will not go onto our area carpet (too high a border) and is too noisy to have running while watching TV, she has kept our place well cleaned. We schedule her work for the same time we take our morning walk and hardly ever get in each others way.
I totally recommend this for anyone with hardwood floors and an extra square foot of floor space to park it in.
Roomba review
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Easy and convenient to use. Doesn’t pick up everything, but does a good job cleaning our hardwood floors. My 3-year old loves playing with it.
Better than thought
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Our Roomba has worked wonderfully and can’t believe all the dirt/dust that it finds. Love it.
Great stuff
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I live in a large house with two roomates and a dog. This thing cleans up after all of us. Its programmed to start when we are at work and when i come home i just empty the tray and clean the filter and then i am done. The house always looks good. Now if i could just get a robot that would take my roomates dishes out of the sink and put them into the dishwasher!
it works so well….
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
i can’t believe how well the roomba works, and how user friendly it is. my floors have never looked this clean…..and it’s all done while i’m at work. now my floors get cleaned more than just once a week. i recommend it to all of my clients.
frank (key west,fl)
Like it but …
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
A newer, muuch better model was introduced approx 90 days after I ordered. Tried to get Irobot to upgrade (for additional cost) They would not cooperate. I know that they didn’t have to do this but I have had other customer support depts. do the same. I really do like the product and would purchase again. You need to keep it clean. Takes a little effort.
A Racket
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This thing is a toy, nothing more. Will pick pick dirt from the floor but, even when new, had a relatively short battery life (returned to battery charger before finishing even a small room). Now, not quite two years old, the battery lasts approximately 10 minutes. The company is apparently aware of some problem because the website gives instructions for improving battery life. However, the procedure does not work. I have gone through the process four times with no improvement to battery life. Save your money, unless you want an expensive way to entertain your pets.