iRobot Braava Jet 245 Mopping Robot with Manufacturer's Warranty

This is handy thing to have. Keeps from having to hand mop. Directions are very clear and easy to understand. Is written in English, French and Spanish. This little work horse has three different pads, one for dry sweeping especially before wet mopping. Another pad for damp sweeping and another for wet mopping. It is very easy to insert pads. Just slide one in and the Braava jet knows which one you inserted. It comes with 2 rechargeable batteries. I thought it would stop because the battery needed to be charged. When finished cleaning it actually goes back to where it started and turns itself off. It is amazingly quiet. Quite often I have to look for it because I can't hear where it is. Excellent for cleaning small areas like bathrooms. I have a 10 X 14 kitchen and it did a good job. Cleans amazing well but if floor has not been cleaned for a while I would suggest purchasing a cleaning solution available online. Just plain water doesn't always clean as well. I would suggest using a cup to fill reservoir as the opening is small. Best part-you don't have to touch the dirty pad. Just push a button and the pad is ejected into the trash. iRobot does a good job of designing their products. A lot of thought goes into being easy to use to ease of replacing parts which are available on their website. Since this product only comes with two of each of the different pads it would be a good idea to order more immediately. Attached is a picture of what the Braava jet picked up after my Roomba 880 vacuumed. It will loosen stuck on dirt and hair. If I used it often I would not have to hand mop at all. It is so nice to always have a clean floor.

I received this free from the Spark Reviewer Program. At only 7 ½ inches long, it's very small and can fit into some tighter places. It's designed for cleaning smaller areas of 150-200 square feet or less. It even cleans on dark floors. The drawbacks are, first of all, the size. It will only clean a small area. In my case, I was hoping it would clean my entire kitchen floor, but it only gets half way through before it needs to be recharged and needs another cleaning pad. However, to be fair, this machine was designed for smaller spaces and it easily scoots around the toilet and gets under the cabinets really well. Second drawback is the cleaning pads. There are 3 types of pads. One for dry sweeping, one for damp mopping and another for wet mopping. You only use water in the machine so the actual cleaning solution is in the disposable pads, which can be cost prohibitive over a long period of time. A package of 10 pads run about $8.00 and the owner's guide suggests you use the dry sweeping pad before using the damp or wet mopping pad so you can get any loose dust, etc. off the floor. There are reusable pads you can purchase that are good for 50 cleanings, but you won't have the cleaning solution in them after a wash or two. That means you are cleaning your floors with water only. We played around with the ‘virtual walls' to see if it works as well as it claims and it does!!! We set the virtual wall and left the bathroom door open. It stayed in the area we specified, so it's a smart little thing! At first, I was going to say I wouldn't purchase this on my own just to clean my bathrooms, but after using it twice, I have changed my mind. It does a far superior job to my mop. Since we have 3 bathrooms, I will be using it quite a bit even if I do have to purchase the cleaning pads. Giving myself more time is of significant value, after all. Would I recommend it? I would have to say YES. It really does a great job of cleaning. Just manage your expectations and don't expect it to clean large floor areas. By the way…the fragrance from those cleaning pads is quite nice. My bathrooms are clean and they smell so fresh. The Braava Jet has won me over.