iRobot J7+ Roomba Combo Review! Industry First Fully Retractable Mop That Has Some Issues!

I would love to see a competition between the J7 Combo and the Roborock S7 Max V and if you can, compare the Roomba to the Dreametech L10 Ultra and the Ecovacs X1 omni. I think the Roomba J7 Combo is overpriced for what you get. First, it uses a camera for navigation which is not as good as Lidar. Cameras need light to work which is why the Roomba has the light on the front. The suction and airflow are much lower than on other premium robots in this price range. For this price, you can almost get the Roborock S7 Max V Ultra, the Dreametech L10 Ultra or the Ecovacs X1 omni which are much more powerful and will clean their mop pads. The battery on the Roomba is also much smaller than other robots in this price range. I think Irobot has relied on their well known brand name too much and they have allowed themselves to fall behind, companies like Roborock, Dreametech and Ecovacs have gotten far ahead of them, and now with Roborock introducing their new S8 series with dual rollers, Irobot is really going to have to do some major upgrades to their products if they want to remain competitive.

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With many kids at home, which robot vacuum and mop would you recommend?

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just had an offer to buy this at half price going by your review might as well avoid!

Have you had issue with the bin saying it's full, but it's not

Would you kindly recommend which is a better (your opinion) and more feature rich among irobot, ecovacs, and rowenta vaccum + mopping solutions ? These are the only ones available in EU.

Wondering so when you have it do both jobs. Why does it bring the mob down as well when its vacuuming or is mine broken or is thats how it supposed to do it im confused?

Yours is the most thorough, level headed review I've seen. Thank you!

The mop on mine broke about 2 weeks after I brought it sent it back, but the seller wouldn't give me my money back, so Amazon filed a A to Z them & gave me my £1,000.00 back then went to irobot themselves & brought I 3 days after it was delivered I was having problems with it and all through Feb 23 & March, then about 2 weeks the charging base packed up all together. irobot said I'd have to send Roomba back lol I said yeah right you think im paying £1,000.00 for a robot have it for juet over 2 month went & it stops working & you thunk your going to fob me of with just a repair lol hehe yeah dream on hehe lol you must have been smoking ganga shit hehe I went to my bank & they said well send you the charge back form and WE'LL CHARGE THEIR ASS BACK!! hehe lol whent back to irobot & within 10 minutes, they had a change of heart. I got my bran new J7+ Combo beloved Friday morning, lol

Know your consumer rights people if you live in the UK as long as you notify them within 30 days of your purchase & have made reasonable effort to get it replaced & they don't, as long as you continue to make reasonable effort to get a replacement & they refuse YOU CAN DEMAND A REPLACEMENT OR A FULL REFUND!!! Anytime up to 6 years from the date of the original transaction Sect 13&14 of THE Supply of Goods Act 1968 as amended by Sect 13&14 of THE Consumer Regulations Act 2015 if you live outside of the UK, you have to find out what consumer rights you have in your own country.

Very clear and straightforward review

The self emptying bin and mopping still seem like a waste of money.
Seems like I am still good with my i7 (without vacuum dock). I find it leaving some debris now and then since I only have tiles and hard floors and I think roomba made a big mistake replacing brush from older model with another rubber roller.

I bought the J7+ and the M6 when they were recently on sale. I think it's best to have two separate robots. The pad on the M6 is much bigger. Even though the M6 I wish had a front camera and more sensors for it to get around better.

Love your reviews, Jamie, but I wonder if you’ve had any of iRobot’s products long-term? My SJ9+, which I’ve had for little over a year, started out strong, but after successive “updates” has devolved into a dumb, unresponsive, non-working piece of garbage. This despite numerous emails and calls to iRobot “tech support”, which IMO is non-existent. Furthermore, being the SLOWEST of robots to map, it finally makes a decent map after days, but then several weeks or months later (after an “update”) the entire map becomes corrupted, after which you are forced to reset and start all over. These have got to be the dumbest robots on the market. I spent $$$$ on the SJ9 and the coordinating mop, and it is the biggest waste of money I’ve ever made on a home product.

This is only $100 cheaper than ecovacs x1 omni. Not a good buy with all the missing functions.

Good video!

Hmm that mopping dripping system doesn’t seem good, surely it sucking up liquid will damage the vacuum, maybe the filter manages to absorb any moisture before it gets into the system, but I imagine then the filter needs changing more. I have also seem people saying that these rubber rollers scratched their wood floor, I think hard dirt particles can stick to the rubber and then scratch the floor when the roller is spinning, have you noticed any scratches from the roombas, maybe look out for this or advise people the clean the rollers well to avoid this.

Looking at this product I think I was wise to wait a year or two for the new generation vacuum-mopping robot technology to mature
It's a bit like TV's, they continuely add new technology that needs time to develop

Great Review!!! I love how you do the reviews. I am subscribing. I just wanted to add that the LED light is not for navigating only to add contrast to the obstacles when need it. The robot still needs light in the room to navigate properly.

Looks like a big fail to me Jamie! All that water being sucked up by the rollers! Yuk. I guess they didn't test it first?

again a complete test everything is totaly clear

That mop is a joke. It is unfortunate that this is the best iRobot could come out with to try fight off competition. The J7 is a great robot and I must say that in my house - with six dogs - I have only had one issue where it complained about the dirt sensor and did not extract all from the bin. Like I said on another channel, the J7+ just works!

The mopping system is really a useless addition to an already expensive robot, and yes, the extraction is loud!

Nice review! Yes please do a comparison with the S7 MaxV!

Nice review! Looks like quite the wet mess in the rubber rolls, that's not a good design at all! Makes no sense why they would drop water right in front of the suction port. Would love to see that review against the S7 Max V.

Fail. Plus that lifting mechanism is guaranteed to fail. Just get the J7 plus I think it's $540 right now and add a separate mopping robot.