Comments on: Scooba Second Impressions

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:05:38 +0000

Has anyone tried the Scooba on Kronotex laminate flooring? I’m sure they say not to use it, but I would think the seal on laminate is as tight or tighter than on wood flooring. Thanks.

By: Raptor

Raptor — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:23:24 +0000

The Clorox Solution for the Scooba does NOT NOT NOT contain Bleach for SURE! Bleach will ruin the internal sensors in the tanks. I have been using low foaming floor cleaning products that do not contain bleach in mine for four years without problems. The battery and the Manufacture’s instructions to leave it plugged in the charger all the time is the only problem.. Do they tell u to do that in order to sell more batteries? The onboard charger will destroy a battery in a week or so if it left on…

By: Keith Neufeld

Keith Neufeld — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:05:41 +0000

Dave, the interesting thing about the Clorox cleaning solution for Scooba is that I don’t think it has any bleach in it (although we usually associate bleach with Clorox) — I have a fairly sensitive nose and I definitely don’t smell bleach. It’s just a cleaning product made by Clorox.

Agreed about the battery or charger problem. The Scooba manual recommends keeping the battery on the charger (either the external battery charger or with the power supply plugged into the Scooba) when not in use — but I’m not convinced it’s a smart enough charger to cut out when the battery is fully charged, so that seems to me like a recipe for a short usable life.

For now, I’m trying to fully charge the batteries immediately after use, store them disconnected between uses, and top them off on the charger before use. We’ll see how that goes.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:58:56 +0000

Chlorine bleach is a great cleaner. Not only is Chlorine bleach terribly fatal to almost all microorganisms, it also bleaches stains away.

I’m not sure I’d be real comfortable using a vinegar solution for cleaning. Vinegar is somewhat acidic, and I seem to remember that quite a few bacteria like to grow in a slightly acidic environment.

Hmm, one week is way too fast of a self-discharge period for any type of battery. It sounds like you either have a battery problem or a charger problem.

Dave