“I have oriental rugs with fringe. Will the iRobot have problems with the fringe?”
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I have the Roomba i7 and oriental rugs with fringes of varying lengths in the living room, dining room, family room, den, and two halls. The i7 appears to have no problems with short fringes and thus far (4 cleanings) no damaging issues with longer (2 to 3 inch) fringes other than messing them up. By messing them up, I mean that it doesn't leave all the fringes laying flat and pointed in the same direction (tangled is a little too strong). It hasn't "eaten" any fringes or pulled any loose. Before purchasing, I read a number of reviews that commented on fringes. It appeared to me that the comments improved over time as Roomba improved its models. Early models appear to have had more issues with fringes than the current models; however, this is merely my subjective interpretation of the comments based on the age of the articles or reviews and the models being reviewed. Because the unit is programmable, once I'm confident it has mapped the house correctly, I will probably program it to attempt to avoid long fringes on two of the rugs. To achieve the desired appearance of the fringes, it is necessary to flip the rug up and back a couple of times. This is true when I vacuum with an upright vacuum anyway, so not a big deal to me.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.So far, it just crawls over the approximately 2 inch fringe on my area rug. The fringes get moved a little but it hasn't eaten them.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, beware of cleaning your most expensive rugs. If you can remove the rug prior to cleaning, then do so.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I don't think so. It handles cords pretty well.
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