This post is sponsored by ECOVACS. All product opinions are my own.
When it comes to pet hair, this mama just can’t take it. A few years ago, we had two cats, and I vacuumed every other day – anymore and my husband would have thought I was slightly crazy.
When we adopted Lucas, a sweet black lab, the thought of more animal hair in our house was almost enough for me to not agree to take him in.
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And then, there are the three active kids that stomp through the house and don't always take off their shoes from being outside -and when they do, they leave them in the middle of the kitchen. They trail more dirt in than the dog does from his walks and don't even get me started on when they grab snacks – it's crumbs everywhere.
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For years, my friends have been telling me that keeping up with pet hair wouldn’t be so bad if I invested in a robot vacuum. And my response was always the same “I’ve got too much floor space to clean for one unit, and I have several types of flooring in my house.”
Until I found the ECOVACS DEEBOT OZMO 930, the first robotic vacuum that can change cleaning modes based on its current function. It not only vacuums our pet hair and crumbs; it also detects non-carpet areas when in the mopping mode.
Doing research on robotic vacuums can be a bit intimidating but when it came to it, I trusted Consumer Reports when it came to choosing to an ECOVACS unit.
Specifically, the DEEBOT OZMO 930 has:
- Smart navigation mapping. This technology enables the DEEBOT OZMO 930 to navigate and map your floor plan. The map is interactive allowing you the freedom to customize where you want the vacuum to go, it allows you to draw virtual boundaries or pinpoint specific areas to clean or avoid.
- Mopping: The DEEBOT OZMO 930 has an integrated mopping system which conveniently mops your hard floor even as the DEEBOT vacuums.
- Carpet identification. The DEEBOT OZMO 930 can automatically identify your floor type boosting its suction on carpets and avoiding carpets when mopping.
- Adaptive floor sensing. With ECOVACS’ latest Adaptive Floor Sensing technology, the DEEBOT OZMO 930 will change its cleaning pattern on the fly depending on whether it is in vacuuming or mopping mode, all without intervention. On carpet, the DEEBOT OZMO 930 will increase suction power automatically for a deeper cleaning.
- App enabled. You can start, stop or charge your DEEBOT OZMO 930 with Amazon Alexa and or Google Assistant. A voice reporting feature provides you with real-time updates.
You can also see a map of your house as the robot sees is and identifies areas of cleaning.
At first, I thought I’d get a robot vacuum to just take care of the vacuuming but after a little research and thinking through it a bit more, the option to have the robot mop too was very appealing. I mean, if you’re going to buy a robot vacuum unit to save you time from vacuuming, why not have it do both?
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In this mama’s mental load, housework and chores can typically take up a good chunk of time each week. And it can sometimes feel like I can’t keep the house clean with three kids (and their friends), a dog and a cat, no matter how many mopping and vacuuming sweeps I do.
As a full-time working mom, I can’t vacuum during the day either, I’m that crazy person that vacuums after dinner before the kids go to bed a few times a week; because after two days, I can see dust balls starting to form throughout the house.
While everyone wishes they could just hire someone to do the weekly cleaning for them, that’s just not possible for everyone. Plus, when I asked most of my friends what household chore they’d want to delegate first, the bathrooms topped the list.
Not for this gal, when you have 3,000 square feet of flooring, vacuuming and mopping were at the top of my list of things to offload. With my new ECOVACS DEEBOT OZMO 930, vacuuming and cleaning my floors are now off my list!
Thanks to my DEEBOT, I’m saving about 3 hours of housework per week and thanks to smart technology, I can program it to do the cleaning cycles when we’re not home.
To learn more about the DEEBOT OZMO 930 and to check out all ECOVACS models, check out Ecovacs.com
Melanie says
Two boys, 1 very large dog, 4 sports!
Amy says
I desperately need this vacuum because I’m currently pregnant with baby #2 and due in August! We have two dogs: a mutt and a corgi so we have corgi fur on everything! Our house has only tiles so we have rugs in every room for our first baby to play on but the rugs and even her toys have fur every time we finish cleaning! We have baby gates to keep the dogs out of her play area, which keeps the dogs out but somehow not their fur! I don’t mind vacuuming but if there’s a way not to do it so often, I would love it! Winning this would be a blessing for my little family, especially the dogs! Thanks for the chance!
Lisa S. says
Would love a DEEBOT! My sweet 10-year-old daughter has Down syndrome and, although she’s worked with an occupational therapist for years, she still struggles to get food from her plate to her mouth without spilling a large portion of it. We have to sweep around her chair every.single.time! We would get a dog to help out with that, lol, but she’s a little afraid of them, so a robot vac would be the next best thing to getting up those crumbs! We could even name it Rover! 😉
Nicole R Myers says
I would LOVE a DEEBOT! It would make a big difference in my home because let’s face it, keeping my floors clean has not been my priority for some time now. Homeschooling three kiddos, feeding them organic, clean eats at “most” mealtimes, supporting my husband (it’s possible that I spoil him ;O) but then, he spoils me right back,lol), keeping a perfectly clean house just is at the bottom of the To-Do List! I would LOVE to receive this vacuum!
Nicole
Lacie Williams says
This would be a HUGE time saving item for our family. With a boyfriend who works construction, he is not able to take off boots always when coming in the house. I’m constantly vacuuming. This would be a life saver!!!!