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Question: Can it be used on vinyl floors?
Document: The linoleum shines and the air smells fresh, though  I do not really like the smell of the cleaning solution. It leaves the floors about as wet as conventional mopping.I really wish the Rooma and Scooba were smart enough to work together simultaneously on the same room, communicating and cooperating with eachother to get it done faster.In conclusion, if you can find this unit on sale or used, I recommend you buy one just for your bathroom, as it really cleaned mine very well.
I bought this used through Amazon. Sounds like a lot of iRobot products are buggy, but I've had two successfully purchases or used devices (iRobot Scooba 230 and a Roomba) through highly rated third-party sellers. I run the Roomba first, then the Scooba. Used on both vinyl flooring and tile and had no problems. Kicked up lint from the grout lines one time I used it, but I just waited until the floor dried and ran the Roomba through again.
I was really looking forward to the arrival of the Scooba. We were hoping to use it, along with our Neato vacuum to keep our small kitchen floor clean. So, we got the package from Amazon, and opened it. Inside was a boxed Scooba. Unfortunately, it was very obvious that the product was not new, was not even a refurbished unit playing new, it was just plain used.
I've had my Scooba 230 for a couple months now and use it solely for the bathrooms. I've been impressed by how clean it actually gets the floors, have even gone back over one with a mop to see if it was just taking a top layer of dirt off but my mop came up clean.
The Scooba looked like a great product, but the wheels don't work on tile floors. The wheels don't get traction and the Scooba gets stuck and leaks the water. I still have to use a mop to clean up after the Scooba. I spent $200+ to learn that I was better off with a $10 mop.
I was extra disappointed when it ended a 20 min cycle & my floors were left soaking wet.. Not a little damp, SERIOUSLY drenched, the equivalent of my three young humans having a great typical bath. No good at all. I let the floor dry on its own to see how long it would take & it was about 45 mins before dry-ish..
This little guy has some pretty terrible reviews. They're downright scary. But when Amazon offered Scooba at over 34% off MSRP I decided to take a gamble. I have been very pleased. I have sealed solid oak hardwood (not prefinished, and definitely not laminate) throughout my downstairs and vinyl in the kitchen and bathrooms. Our house isn't huge and I'd estimate all together the non-carpeted areas total around 700 square feet.
It had barely picked up any water at all. Pfft.. Not happy.I thought maybe it was our flooring so I set it up in another bathroom.. The kids bathroom -EWWW- !! Boys never make it in.. Never. Anyways, it's lenolium.. Same deal, soaking wet floor.. Very small amount of fluid picked up & my floors were sticky gross in the end.I own a neato & a mint plus .. LOVE LOVE LOVVVVE!!!
Our floors are a mess. Scooba does not get every last dried on bit of gunk off the floor. Neither do I if I don't put a little elbow grease into it. But I was very happy to find that he does get most things. My daughter smashed and smeared play doh on the floor in the living room. I scraped up the actual dough but there was a film left behind. Scooba picked up every bit. the same goes for a sticky juice mess in the kitchen.
I did quite some extensive research on which mopping bot would be the best and thought that since I already had a Roomba 650 that this Scooba 230 would do the trick. If the floors are completely hair/loose debris free then this little bot does a great job...however, if there is pet hair or anything else loose on the floor it does tend to clog the squeegee action. I would suggest going ahead and bucking out the additional $100 and getting the Scooba 3 series.
Answer: I don't have vinyl but I think it would be fine. The only issue I am aware of is using Scoobas on laminate floors. You are not supposed to put down a lot of water on them bkz water would get down between the planks. I use my Mint for that.