I was skeptical when I bought the little Braava but bought it anyway because I needed help to do a better job than I had been doing. I wasn't expecting much from the Braava, though -- more "hoping" than "expecting".
I bought it for my kitchen, which is large - about 300 sq. ft with white 12" tiles and white grout. (No, we didn't build it that way. We bought it that way. It is very pretty when kept up though so I can see why the original owner chose it.) We also live on an acreage in a rural area. We get dust because we live in a rural area with lots of farms. Keeping that white floor nice was a constant challenge. Until now.
I don't plan to use the Braava to damp mop our wood floors because I clean them with a solution made especially for wood floors. I do dry mop the wood floors with the Braava though.
I've been pleasantly surprised with how well the Braava is cleaning. I've only had her a couple of weeks but she is already a member of the family and I would feel a loss without her. My husband named her Mabel.
Knowing she was coming, I carefully cleaned the floor before she got here, to give here a good start. I had cleaned my floor on my hands and knees with a steam cleaner because that was the only way I could clean the dirt from the grout. So with that preparation before she came, I was completely surprised at how dirty the cleaning pad was after her first clean.
CLEANING GROUT: She moves easily across the grout and between tiles and does not get hung up. I thought that she might push dirt into the grout lines and make them look dirtier. That has definitely has not been the case. She seems to make those troublesome white grout lines look even better than I was doing them myself on my hands and knees. I'm very pleased with the cleaning of the white grout lines.
SOLUTION: Although I saw on Amazon that a cleaning solution can be purchased, I've just been using tap water. The water alone seems quite adequate. Even so, I have been spritzing the floor lightly with a weak Pine-Sol solution because I like the clean smell. I am not feeling a need to purchase anything else.
REPLACING A HUMAN: She does not totally replace a human, but she does an admirable job with a small amount of human care and assistance and has been keeping my white floor looking very nice. Actually, now I'm not sure I'll have to do much actual full-on mopping very often at all. It's a good idea to wipe up spills as they happen and before they dry though. She isn't very heavy so cannot scrub hard. She's really a damp mop, not a scrubber so if your floors are cluttered with "stuff" that would make it difficult for her to move around or if you neglect them regularly your experience might be different.
RESERVOIR: I'm very glad I got the 380t because it comes with a water reservoir to keep the pad wet. I would have been less satisfied, I think, if the reservoir didn't come with her. That said, the reservoir keeps the cleaning pad nicely damp, even in my large kitchen.and on hot days. I've not used warm water for cleaning at all -- it seems silly in a small reservoir that will cool quickly. The cool water is working well.
BATTERY: The fully charged battery cleans a l-o-n-g time. It really has lasted a full 2+ hours when damp mopping and 3+ hours when dust mopping. I was expecting the claim of a long charge to be hype but was wrong. I've very happy with how long a charge lasts. In fact, so far, it hasn't run out of enough charge to complete every task I've thrown at it
NOISE: The Braava is so quiet you could put her to work in the bedroom of a light sleeper and it would not wake the sleeper. Sometimes I still check on her to be sure she's still working because I can't hear her. There is almost no noise at all. You can easily keep the television or radio at normal sound while she's working.
DRY MOPPING: . Again, I am very pleased at the good job she does dry mopping my wood floors.. The Braava does not vacuum up the dirt but instead works like a dust mop. I was skeptical that it would be enough. She manages my cat's hair very well.. If you have debris on the floor, or the floor is badly cluttered with boxes, trash cans, and "stuff".she'll only be able to clean the areas she can reach and would probably leave paths around clutter she has to work around so you may be less happy with results. I have been equally as pleased with her dry mopping as with her damp mopping. In fact, I have a Neato I use for vacuuming. I had a Roomba but replaced it with a Neato. In my opinion I don't think there is any comparison - the Neato has it hands down, so I wasn't at all sure I'd be happy with the Braava because it's also an iRobot. As it turns out, I like the Braava better on my wood floors than I do the Neato. Again, I have been surprised. My Neato is wonderful on carpets though -- I wouldn't trade it. But now that I have used the Braava on my hardwood floors, I prefer using it there.
CLEANING PADS: Two cleaning pads come with the Braava. A white one for dust mopping and a blue one for damp mopping. They are very different from each other and really have been designed for different uses. The white cloth is very soft, something like what a baby would be if flannel and silk had a child and is without nubbies. The blue cloth has nubbies, almost like small kind-of stiff chenille fingers for cleaning. Initially I thought I would just use Swiffer cloths, or my own microfiber towels. After using the ones that came with my Braava, I've changed my mind. It's a matter of size and holding strips in the right places. The cloths that came do a very good job and adhere well. I'll be using the cloths that came with the Braava and will be a few buying extras.
OUT OF THE BOX: The instructions were easy to follow and there was very little setup. She even came fully charged so, eager as I was to try her out, I could put her right to work..
WALL EDGES: She cleans wall edges from an angle, rather than following straight along the wall. This is an area I think could be improved but for the most part it's good enough. The cleaning cloths are just enough wider than the pads, allowing them flex, that that they actually clean edges quite well..
FLOOR MAPPING: She cleans using short back-and-forth motions, slightly angled right one pass and slightly to the left on the next pass much as we might do if we were pushing a mop. Her movements around the room seem a little random and she seems to jump around the room, some, as she cleans. So far I haven't decided if she really goes back to missed areas, but she does it well enough that I can't tell for sure unless I'm watching a whole cycle. I've not watched long enough yet to know for sure.
PROBLEMS I'VE HAD: One problem I've encountered is that places under my cupboards are not equal distance from the floor in all places. There are 3 places under my cupboards where she gets stuck. When this happens, she sits and waits patiently for me and does not call for help so I have to discover her since she's so quiet I don't hear her cleaning. I haven't decided how to manage this problem yet. I'm thinking of getting hard sponge from the packing store, cutting it to size, and placing them strategically so she can't try to clean in the toe plate where she'll get stuck.
The other problem I've encountered is that there isn't quite enough elevation between the carpet in the dining room and the wood floor so she goes part way onto my very light-colored carpet with her soiled dust cloth. I don't like that. So far she'll only go a short distance (a few inches) and turns around and comes back to the wood floor.
SUMMARY:
I very happy with my little Braava 380t and can easily recommend it. It has made my life easier, is keeping my floors shining, and was a good purchase. I'd do it again.
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From the manufacturer
Maintain Gleaming Hard Floors, Every Day
Maintain gleaming hard floors, every day, with help from the Braava 380t Floor Mopping Robot. Smart navigation works like an indoor GPS to help Braava keep track of where it's been and where it needs to go. Choose from dry sweep or damp mop modes for a beautiful clean that suits your unique needs and home. Braava works great on all hard-surface floors, and at just 3.1" tall, is specifically designed to fit under most furniture, beds and kickboards. Easy, effortless and whisper quiet - Braava will clean your floors for you without disrupting your daily activities or sleep.
What's in the Box
- Braava 380t Robot Mop
- NorthStar Navigation Cube (2 C Batteries Included)
- 1 Reusable Microfiber Dry Sweeping Cloth
- 1 Reusable Microfiber Damp Mopping Cloth
- Multi-Purpose Cleaning Pad
- Pro-Clean Reservoir Pad
- Turbo Charge Cradle
- Wall Charger
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Cleans all hard floor typesThe Braava 380t robot mop is designed to mop and sweep all hard floor surfaces, including hardwood, tile, and stone. Always follow manufacturer or installer instructions when cleaning your floors. |
Simple to useSimply attach a cloth, press the button for your desired mode and Braava gets to work. Then, when Braava is done cleaning, it returns to where it started and powers down - so you always know where to find it. |
Your cloth, your choiceThe Braava 380t robot mop is compatible with our reusable microfiber cloths or disposable cleaning cloths such as Swiffer pads. There is 1 Reusable Microfiber Dry Sweeping Cloth & 1 Reusable Microfiber Damp Sweeping Cloth included with your purchase. Swiffer is a registered trademark of Procter & Gamble. |
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Tackles everyday dirt and grimeIn Mop mode, triple-pass mopping action and damp cleaning cloths clean everyday dirt and grime, using water or an approved mild cleaning solution. In Sweep mode, Braava sweeps in straight lines back and forth to efficiently pick up dust, dirt, and hair. |
Navigates multiple rooms and large spacesiAdapt 2.0 with Navigation Cube helps Braava keep track of where it’s been and where it needs to go. Expand sweeping coverage to multiple rooms and large spaces with additional NorthStar Cubes, sold separately. |
Convenient chargingThe included Turbo Charge Cradle charges Braava 380t in as fast as two hours, providing convenient storage space and ensuring Braava 380t ready to clean at all times. Simply place Braava 380t on the cradle to charge. |
Two Cleaning Modes
In dry sweep mode, Braava moves in straight lines back and forth to pick up dust, dirt and hair.
In damp mop mode, Braava uses a special back-and-forth action to pull deeper dirt and grime off your floors.
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| weight | 4 pounds | — | 0.03 pounds | 0.74 pounds |
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So far so good...
Just started using it so will come back to update. I’m pleased that with just one northstar cube that came in the package, it appears to be able to cover the whole living room area with the dry mopping. I had bought both this and the smaller 240, and it was a hard decision because that was smaller and cheaper, and had slightly better reviews. But I have a huge lower level which is all hardwood, so I had to go with the one that is meant for that kind of job.380t—350 sqft wet and 1000 sqft dry240—150 sqft wet and 250 sqft dryIf I could afford to keep both, I’d keep the little one for the bathrooms. One of my major hesitations about this was the navigation system. The small one has an easy virtual wall you can put up, and also works with an app. I found that easy to understand. While this is still busy working, so far it’s looking like an OK nav. Not perfect, but it goes around things in an advanced way, and I’m just pumped that though I set the cube to the center of my kitchen, it’s getting most of the sitting area as well. We’ll see how it goes. I did take an initial video.The real test will be the wet mop. Of note is the fact that there’s a lot of user error in these reviews. The top review on here with more than 2000 likes says she had to wet the pad for it to work. The instruction says you need to do that. The one you don’t wet is the smaller white one. Also, she said you can only put water in it. Also wrong. You’re supposed to put a floor cleaning agent such as the iRobot one, Bona, or some swiffer products. Water will not be effective, so it explains her suboptimal results.I understand the confusion, having 2 similar products. That’s why I bought both to compare the product info side by side, cos I was getting a headache trying to sort it out in my head. If you Google comparisons online, the 380t is a far superior product to the 240 white one everywhere except on Amazon. If I went with only Amazon reviews, I’d have chosen the one that’s far too small for my needs, unless you only have a small kitchen and want to use it there and bathrooms only.As we use products, we need to read the information properly, look up comparisons on different sites, and make a true informed decision instead of misleading people, and then when we use it, follow instructions. I bought this on black Friday weekend as part of Cyber Monday sales. I’m just trying it out more than 2 weeks later. It took me that long to fully understand the product.One more thing, this dry sweeping does not take the place of a proper sweep with a robovac. I had thoroughly done that with a Bobsweep Pet Plus earlier in the day for all the obvious dirt and dog hair. The dry mop is for finer pieces of dirt that can end up scratching the floor if left on there and I had gone straight to wet mopping. All these are in the instructions.I realized it was impossible to have one machine sweep and mop thoroughly, even though they seem to market them that way till you read the fine print. For example, Bob (Bobsweep) has a dry or damp mop option. But then I’d have to buy all these blocks with signals to keep it off the rug!!! At $40 a pop. And no water reservoir. You almost need a course to get this right. Lol.Good luck.So far so good. Cannot believe how far away it is from the cube right now, still connected and still gently navigating around and under legs of chairs, sofas and stools.It stops at the edge of the rug and has not deposited any dirt at the edge of it so far.Updates to come...If it earns the 5th star after the wet mop, I’ll add it. If not, I’ll leave as 4 stars. Still a bit of a Doubting Thomas right now. 🤣So, several hours in, after it started to do the places to the left of where it started, it also went into the formal dining area, the foyer, and I’m waiting to see if it’ll get to the front room. Considering that my “center of room” pointed to the center of the kitchen, it’s amazing that this bot has found the whole 1st floor (almost) by itself. I’m pretty certain that as I learn it better, and I position the cube better, it will cover all of the first floor with ease.The dog is not too happy however. She got used to the robovac and now there’s a mopping bot. A lil too much. 😱It did eventually find the front room as well.The pic shows what it looks like after dry sweeping more than 1000 sq ft of hardwood, including under furniture for 2.5 hrs. That’s if you already used a robovac to vacuum first.I do wish it worked with an app. No matter how advanced the nav system, if it doesn’t have a remote and I can’t plan the trip on an app, and it doesn’t have a virtual wall where I can just confine it to the kitchen and say sweep here only today, it’s not quite as advanced as I would like it to be though. For that reason, I’m keeping the one star to myself.
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EXCELENTE, ideal para usarse después del Roomba
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Worked well... until it stopped working after 6 months of use
Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2018