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Not exactly a “need” aside from that you need some method of cleaning your floors, robot vacuum is a huge boon to QoL. It does like 90% as well as vacuuming as I do but it does it every day, sometimes I’ll have it go twice a day, vs me doing twice a week at best.
I got one of those totes and keep it stocked the full range of cleaning supplies in it (wood, glass, tile, each with their own set of specific color coded hand towels, sponges, etc).
this is what I mean by tote
I use hand towels instead of paper towels, but you get the idea. microfiber for wood/glass, bar towels for other shit. scrubbies, sponges, each assigned to a cleaning solution if they are ones that shouldn't mix.
when there's some kind of mess or I notice something needs attention, I can just grab it without thinking, carry it to the problem, and take care of whatever is going on in one trip.
I got the idea from how professional cleaners in commercial spaces use a singular, multipurpose cleaning cart (or carts for multiple teams) to independently handle 99% of typical cleaning and maintenance jobs as they move along a circuit.
so like, it's not just for spot cleaning, but I can walk from room to room and clean every type of thing in every space in a single loop with no walking back and forth.
yes, I am extremely fun at parties.
I do this too! I’d also put in a plug for a couple sets of rubber gloves (color coded e.g. bathroom, kitchen) - my hands are already torn up from other stuff and this keeps them safe/pain-free from cleaners and less dried/cracked.
Oooh that’s really smart. One bin or one bin per type of thing?
mine is like one tote that has maybe 6 compartments. each compartment is for a type of surface. so the glass one has the glass cleaner and a microfiber towel. there's a wood one, a tile one, and a general purpose one with a sponge, brillow and hand towel. and then one compartment has a few hand towels of each type (general vs microfiber), more sponges and a brillows. it's completely grab and go.
I also keep a separate laundry bag just for hand towels (like they do in restaurants) in the same storage space along side the actual full stacks of sponges, scrubbies, hand towels (I buy in bulk) so when I finish something big I can immediately restock the tote for next time and cycle dirty materials out for a dedicated washing cycle.
I think of my place as a mini hotel and restaurant lol.
Yeah I wanted to look into one that is supported by Valetudo without breaking the bank
Ooh I’d never heard of that, when my current vacuum dies I’ll have to look at getting one that works with that.
Yeah it looks great! I like the author so far from what I've read on the website
Every now and again Roborocks will go on firesales for like $200, which is an absolute steal if you can afford it.
Yeah I'll look for offers or buy a second hand one. Not in the US so those offers probably don't apply
Seems a bit daunting to root via Valetudo's process but I'll see. Don't want a scan of my home going to feds lmao. Thank you!!
Rooted a Dreame robot a few months ago, the Valetudo documentation makes it seem way more daunting than it is (at least if you have some tech experience) 👍