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The Roomba vacuum features latest innovations in performance, room navigation, edge and corner cleaning, anti-tangle technology, and transitioning from carpets to hard floors
Cleans three rooms in a single cleaning cycle
Automatically returns to its home base to recharge (base included)
Side brush reaches into corners and along edges
Self-adjusts from carpets to hard floors
Virtual walls restrict off-limit areas (two walls included)
Replacement filter: 43-6559 (sold separately)
Model number 53172

Canadian Tire Warranty:

1 year limited parts replacement warranty

Equal Payments. No Interest, No Fees for 12 Months* on Vacuums over $200

NoRoomba 530 S Vacuum

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4.4 out of 5

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4.6 out of 5

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3.8 out of 5

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112 The Roomba vacuum features latest innovations in performance, room navigation, edge and corner cleaning, anti-tangle technology, and transitioning from carpets to hard floors. Cleans three rooms in a single cleaning cycle. Automatically returns to its home base to recharge (base included). Side brush reaches into corners and along edges

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2 out of 5

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Niver

Location: Regina, SK

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Great Vaccum but would not hold charge after 4 mon

Date:August 3, 2011

"I have the 560 and it has been fantastic, I bought the 530 for my parents and it worked really well for about 4 months and then the battey stoped holding its charge. They replaced it under warrenty and about 4 months later that one stopped holding charge. My parents are on their third one now."

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2 out of 5

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5 out of 5

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1 out of 5

Geneva

Location: Nepean, Ontario

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Great Concept but not Built to last

Date:April 16, 2011

"Purchased this Roomba model and was initially very pleased with the performance. It managed to do a number of rooms and collect dust and dirt reasonably well. The wife was originally skeptical but ended up asking me to send the Roomba out for a spin.

I particularly liked its edge cleaner - it scooped up any dust along baseboard edges (I never had a problem with the arm brush breaking as in earlier reports). The spot clean function also worked well at entrances and in other high traffic/grit areas. I liked that I could lock it in a room and have it do an intensive clean in that room - best part was that its low profile allowed it to go under the beds and get those hard to reach places.

However, it needed to be cleaned after every use even without pets, because of small canister size - but this is pretty fast (less than a minutes) and easy - one button pull out and dump. I even quickly vacuumed the filter after every use to ensure good suction performance. All seemed good.
The problem started after 18 months or so (after the warranty expiration naturally), the Roomba became temperamental, started spinning around and not going anywhere. I did a full unit intensive cleanup, including removing all the wheels and cleaning - but nothing helped. It still looks good but is now useless. Given other similar comments I think there is a fundamental quality & reliability problem with the machine. I am so disappointed and would not recommend it unless you are prepared to scrap and replace the unit every 18 months or so. I used to love my Roomba but now......"

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40out of 40found this review helpful.

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4 out of 5

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4 out of 5

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3 out of 5

Stertzy

Location: Newcastle, ON

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It works great but breaks down after a year or so.

Date:April 9, 2011

"I have purchased 2 roomba's in three years. It works great for about a little over a year and in both cases then goes back and forth a few inches and then spins around in circles. I followed all the instructions from iRobot but it didn't correct the problem which seems to be a common one. I would recommend it if you are willing to buy one every year or two. I would only buy it on sale though. I can't afford full price. It's not worth the cost to get it fixed because it doesn't last much longer."

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24out of 28found this review helpful.

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2 out of 5

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2 out of 5

MikeO

Location: New Brunswick

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Good concept, needs more work, expensive parts

Date:October 29, 2010

"When the roomba is clean, and room is prepared, it works great. It is thorough, and runs long enouigh to do a large room very well.
But, it does take a lot of effort to routinely clean the brushes, dirt bin/filter, wheels, stair sensors, etc... after a few hours use, especially if anyone in the house has long hair. It also takes time to prepare the room, especially if you have kids: pickup all small objects, kitchen chairs on top of the table, adjust any furniture that it gets stuck on, etc.
You need to stay on top of vacuming your house, because you can't just put out the roomba and do the whole house in a few hours. It takes a few hours to do each room and recharge.
After the first year, I found that it did not dock and connect the to recharging contacts on the home base very well, and this results in battery problems if you don't help it.
These types of batteries need to be maintained and kept charged according to the instructions. There is not much forgiveness if it is discharged for any amount of time, does not get regular use/recharged, and won't fully recharge. Very expensive batteries (and shipping) if they need to be replaced. All accessories and replacement parts are via mail order (U.S.), and not retailed in Canada.
If these issues are OK with you, you will enjoy this product. I'm a bit more practical, and the novelty has worn off. Next version may be better.
Think twice before spending the money, I would return mine if I could."

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76out of 91found this review helpful.

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2 out of 5

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2 out of 5

Likeitis

Location: Ottawa, ON

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Great concept - flawed execution

Date:September 9, 2010

"Yes, it does clean rooms when you're not there. However, it's too maintenance-intensive if you have pets with long hair (i.e. my Collie). Hair gets intertwined in the brushes, it takes forever to clear out properly, and I can see hair poking out of the brush drive "port", but I can't get it out, so I'm sure it's just a matter of time until the gears completely clog with hair and the whole thing stops working. Also, we've had this unit two years now, and I'm on my second battery - they just don't hold their charge after a year of use. Replacement batteries are frightfully expensive, which throws the value-for-money quotient out the window. This is a fairly expensive price-point for "experiments"..."

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48out of 53found this review helpful.

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3 out of 5

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2 out of 5

RCdriver

Location: Alberta

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Could use some improvement

Date:August 22, 2010

"We had the 400 model for 8 months, read the instructions, cleaned and serviced it after every use religiously. Let the battery cool before recharging it, etc. In other words, it was used in ideal conditions. For the first 7 months we were amazed and totally impressed with the Roomba. My husband even said he'd rather service 10 of these, than vacuum the old way. It does have trouble going up onto some area rugs though. HOWEVER, the major cost component which is the BATTERY, is it's weakest link. We only were able to get about 40 cycles out of our unit before it wouldn't take a complete charge any more. It started up and was dead in 30 minutes, whereas it used to go 90 minutes. I would highly recommend determining if the battery is covered by no-cost warranty. We are going to try a more expensive, updated model and hope to return here to give an improved review."

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54out of 55found this review helpful.

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5 out of 5

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jady

Location: Alberta

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A usefull tool & a real time and effort saver

Date:May 1, 2010

"I tried the Roomba 530S Vacuum on the recomendation of a friend and it works even better than he descibed. I am amazed at the amount of dirt and dust bunnies it picks up off of floors that look clean.

Pet hair that wraps up in beater bars is easily removed and the bin and filter are easy to dump.

I don't think I would go with a cheaper model but I am sure i will try some of the models with more features."

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26out of 35found this review helpful.

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5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

jjoynt

Location: Victoria, BC

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Roomba to the rescue!

Date:April 24, 2010

"I bought one of these and told my wife that I would become responsible for keeping the floors clean in our house.
The roomba runs every second day and my wife said the floors have never looked cleaner!"

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18out of 25found this review helpful.

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4 out of 5

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anonymous46

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Good if you don't deal with pet hair

Date:January 29, 2010

"I've had the Roomba for several months and have used it in two homes. The results in the first home were excellent. Once you have moved cords and other obstacles that it does tangle in, it goes about its business. The product does a remarkable job of dealing with many obstacles like stairs, tight spaces and some loose electric cords. I find that it does get stuck on some ledges such as the sliding door threshold to the patio even though the door is closed. It is very low and vacuums under beds and couches that may not have been done for months.

The downside came when I used it in a home with a large and shed-prone dog. The Roomba can't handle it even if used every couple of days. The hair gets tangled around the wheels and axles necessitating frequent and tedious take-aparts and pulling the hair from remove crevices. Not worth using in this situation.

Otherwise it is great way to vacuum when you're not home."

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24out of 26found this review helpful.

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4 out of 5

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5 out of 5

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5 out of 5

Labguy

Location: Sarnia, ON

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Handy Timesaver

Date:January 23, 2010

"This little machine can allow you to do other household jobs while it handles the bulk of the floorspace. It's especially useful on tile and hardwood floor. It works well on carpet too. It won't totally replace your regular vacuum but you'll be using it less often.
There are other Roomba's that can be scheduled but I prefer this one as it forces me to take a quick look around the room to be cleaned and pick-up items that may cause problems for this unit.
By taking 5 minutes to give the Roomba a cleaning after use you'll continue to receive reliable trouble free service."

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14out of 18found this review helpful.

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6 answers

Will it go from the hardwood onto an area rug?

Question:

Our entire main floor is hardwood, but we have about 3 or 4 small - large area rugs, can it clean them all or do they need to be moved?

Anonymous

- Bowmanville

1 year, 11 months ago

Answer:

Yes, as long as the rug is not too thick, sometimes it has trouble climbing a rug that is more than 1 inch thick.

Niver

- Regina, SK

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Answer:

depends on the kind of rug - sometimes it works great, other times not. If there's some tassles or strings on the rug, take it off the floor - they will just get caught as in any other vacuum.

Crispy63

- Calgary

6 months ago

Answer:

We have the same set up: Hardwood and Area rugs The extended brush arm which is on the floor often goes under the area rug and the unit cannot get on top of the rug. I often have to lift the unit and put it on the area rug otherwise it will just backup go elsewhere on the hardwood. It doesn't usually get stuck unless it is a very thin and flexible rug like in bathrooms - on occasion it will partly suck up those rugs and turn itself off.

It works better going from floor to wall to wall carpeting as the edge of the carpet is glued down or tacked or stapled to the floor so doesn't allow the cleaning arm brush to get under that wall-to-wall carpet.

Ideally, the manufacturer should reprogram the unit that if it gets stuck, it should turn around and try getting on the area carpet from the side without the extended arm brush. that would solve the problem.

Geneva

- Nepean, Ontario

9 months ago

Answer:

Yes you can clean them all, but you should clean the brushes dirt bin and filter often. If you have fringes on the rugs that could be a problem, they wrap around the brushes.

Stertzy

- Newcastle, ON

9 months ago

Answer:

The Roomba will automatically transition from hardwoods to area carpets and back again, provided the combined pile of the carpet and underpad are not excessively thick - 1 to 1 1/2" would be the maximum.

liz6432

1 year, 10 months ago

Answer:

They are fine. No need to move them.

Roomba will move between hardwood carpet and rugs with out issue

Anonymous

1 year, 11 months ago

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Will it mark funiture legs?

sspicer

2 years, 3 months ago

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Crispy63

- Calgary

6 months ago

Answer:

I did not experience problems with it marking the furniture legs.

Theoretically it is possible as the unit doesn't always see the legs very well. It does better with larger surfaces like walls where it slows substantially before connecting. Furniture legs are often thin so it doesn't always slow down. But it is a round flat faced vacuum unit with no edges.

But a rubber bumper system would be a great idea for peace of mind.

Geneva

- Nepean, Ontario

9 months ago

Answer:

do not think so , roomba outer casing is plastic and as soon as it 'bumps' something moves an other direction.

enzyme

- smithers b.c.

1 year ago

Answer:

YES!!! I have had mine for almost two years. It has worn off the finish on my cabinet toe-kicks in my kitchen (they are laminate, not real wood). It has also scratched the front of my stove, which is black. The Roomba has trouble "seeing" dark furniture and will run into it really hard. Normally, with light coloured things it will slow down before it hits it, but not with dark espresso wood or black things, it just runs straight into them.

Anonymous

- Calgary

1 year, 9 months ago

Answer:

Not that I could see. It doesn't move quick enough to do any damage

BigDog

- Vancouver

2 years ago

Answer:

I have been running mine for about a week. I too was afraid that it would mark the cupboards, wooden legs on furniture and get caught on throw rugs. My experience with having run it about 10 times is that it is gentle on the furniture and actually slows down before to comes in contact with most objects. I have hardwood floors with throw rugs and have not had to pick up my broom in a week. I did a thorough cleaning before I ran the boomba for the first time and was embarrased with how much dust and dirt was in the unit after it was done its first cleaning. The Roomba unit gets a 10/10 from me.

Anonymous

2 years, 2 months ago

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How strong is the Docking Signal?

Question:

Does furniture interfere with the signal?

samysam1313

- Cambridge, Ont.

2 years, 6 months ago

Answer:

It needs line of sight to the dock, if it can see the dock it should be able to get there.

Niver

- Regina, SK

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Answer:

I found it rarely docked itself unless the dock was in the same room and it happened to go within a few feet of it when the power was low (I keep the charger in the 'office')...I would just come home from work and play the 'find the roomba' game, and pick it up from wherever it ran out of power and go put it on the charger manually.

Crispy63

- Calgary

6 months ago

Answer:

yes , objects will obstruct the sensor.

enzyme

- smithers b.c.

1 year ago

Answer:

If it's in the same room, it will wander around enough to find the signal as long as it's mostly exposed to the open room.

MikeO

- New Brunswick

1 year, 3 months ago

Answer:

Yes, I found that if there is furniture nearby, it can interfere with the vacuum's line of sight. I initially placed the docking station near the dining room furniture, and the vacuum had trouble finding it, and sometimes never found its way home. However, I've since moved the docking station to a more visible, unobstructed place, and the vacuum finds its way home every time. I'd recommend moving your docking station...

LanSolo

2 years, 6 months ago

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Does furniture interfere with the docking signal?

Question:

I have a lot of furniture. Can this make it difficult for Roomba to find it's dock? Seems like it needs to be in the vicinity of the dock for it to go there.

samysam1313

- Cambridge, Ont.

2 years, 6 months ago

Answer:

My unit had the occasional docking failure and sometimes even when it was quite close to the docking station. I would guess the docking failure rate was 25% and I have a large space of 4 connected rooms

I'm not an expert here but I rationalized that the signal must be bouncing off of wall and confusing the Roomba where the docking station was. Theoretically it can bounce off of furniture too.

If it cannot find the docking station, it will eventually turn itself off wherever it is and you can dock it by hand.

Geneva

- Nepean, Ontario

9 months ago

Answer:

yes , it does need to be near the dock and see clearly the docking laser when the batteries indicate re-charge

enzyme

- smithers b.c.

1 year ago

Answer:

It may interfere in some way, Roomba will navigate till it pass through the docking signal, then turn and move toward it. My docking station was against a wall, toward the center of the room, where the kitchen table is. My roomba got problem to navigate is way to the docking station with the chair legs and so on. I only turned a bit the docking station so the signal is sent outside the chair legs, and it work like a charm. The longest unobstructed way you get, the easier for roomba to catch it from a farther position.

Anonymous

2 years, 1 month ago

Answer:

not at all
I have the tv on one side and an end table on the other side and he just scoots right in

Anonymous

2 years, 5 months ago

3 answers

Shouldn't Roomba go back to it's dock before the battery dies?

Question:

I gave my Roomba 530 free reign of the house. Instead of going back to it's dock, I found it turned off in the hallway. Also happened in a bedroom. I had to manually put it back in the dock to charge.

samysam1313

- Cambridge, Ont.

2 years, 6 months ago

Answer:

I found it had to be near the dock while it was low on power, and then it would dock itself - otherwise, I'd just pick it up from wherever it ran out of juice and put it back on the charger.

Crispy63

- Calgary

6 months ago

Answer:

it needs to 'see' the docking port before it will dock itself.

enzyme

- smithers b.c.

1 year ago

Answer:

The roomba will eventually find its docking station if it is in an unobstructed area. The roomba needs to get within about 2 metres of the base to "find" it.