I always thought that the arrival of a robot that cleaned, mopped, and cleaned itself when finished, made vacuum cleaners, even cordless ones, become obsolete. These types of vacuum cleaners are usually heavy, drip and leave the floor wet behind them. But nothing further. The Roborock F25 LT made me realize the mistake I was making.
The usual scenario, at least the first one I experienced, is the following: cold afternoon, I decide to make a powerful broth and start cutting vegetables and all the scraps I can find. After washing the utensils, The kitchen floor is a cornucopia of fragments of stems, leaves, broccoli mutilations, and onion skins. It is not to call an inspection for unsanitary conditions, but neither is it to receive guests.
If I take out the robot in this scenario, I should expect it to focus on the specific area and do it to my liking. With this vacuum cleaner, dry and wet, I don’t worry if there is liquid next to the broth corpses, In three minutes he has solved everything: the solid goes to one tank, the liquid to another and the floor is left shiny. The F25 LT, in its box, comes with a cleaning solution to ensure a good job.
Be careful: this vacuum cleaner works with automatic traction, which means that we just have to hold the handle and let it go. And the first time it is surprising that she “goes alone” for the dirt. In just two days it has shown me that it is a fast, efficient and very quiet alternative to vacuuming and mopping. In fact, it combines vacuuming and mopping in one motion, greatly reducing time.
The battery lasts almost an hour and charges in a similar time, maybe a little longer. Of course, you have to count on the roller cleaning routine, which is somewhat noisier than their work, which lasts about 10 minutes. One of its advantages is that the cleaning station and the charging station are in the same place and the entire set takes up very little space.
Its automatic traction means that anyone in the household can carry it and, if we have pets, even better: It is silent and behaves very well with hair. Of course, it is not a good option for carpets, it is better with tile, vinyl, laminate or sealed wood floors.
After each use, the station is responsible for rinsing the rollers with hot water (90º) and using hot air to dry them completely. This keeps the machine fresh and ready to use, and eliminates the “yuck” of a dirty mop. You only have to change the dirty water tank once it is full. And that both tanks (dirty and clean water) are separate and easily removed is a huge advantage.
It is light and discreet and the handle (where the controls are to select cleaning, scrubbing or cleaning mode) allows it to be placed almost parallel to the floor to clean under furniture without having to bend down. The Roborock F25 LT It is priced at €350, but during Prime Days can be obtained for €284.99.