» iRobot 85101 Accessory Box for the 580 Series Roomba

iRobot 85101 Accessory Box for the 580 Series Roomba Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing deal!
Comment: This package was everything I wanted, including an exceptional value!
Just the price of the extra "lighthouse" alone on other sites was nearly the price of this whole package. If you have recently purchased a robo vacum this is absoulutely the next thing you want to buy for it. We love our roomba(also purchased from Amazon). With proper care and regular cleaning it will last many years!!! As for the poor reviews on what this package contains.Nothing is hidden the listing clearly shows what you are buying so if you don't need or want all the extra stuff why would you buy
this package in the first place? Those negative reviews are about something you did not want but chose to purcase anyway, not about the true value or quality of the products.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Roomba Accessory Box... Awesome Deal!
Comment: This particular bundle of accessories for the Roomba 500 series is an amazing deal! I really needed another lighthouse and the brushes were wearing out. The cover to my Roomba was also cracked and scratched from getting jammed under a certain part of our couch. This bundle took care of everything, was neatly packed and shipped quickly!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great value on Roomba supplies
Comment: I have owned two Roombas for about a year, and use them several times a week to clean up after my golden retriever. While they do a great job picking up the tons of hair she sheds, quite a bit of it gets wrapped around the bearings at the ends of the brushes. This extra strain on the little pins that hold the bearings onto the brush has caused them to loosen over time and eventually they won't stay in place any longer.

While some users won't have a need to ever replace their brushes, my circumstances are different and I will probably need to replace them annually. This accessory kit is a good deal at the usual price, and was a great price at the Gold box special for $39.00. As an added bonus, the box came with 4 of the bristle brushes, 4 of the beaters, and extra filters rather than the three sets of brushes shown in the photo.

Golden retrievers + Roombas = a happy dog owner with a clean house.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Oversupply?
Comment: We've owned at least one Roomba for about one year and we purchased a second one recently. We've never felt the need of replacing anything yet. But, let's analyze the contents, one by one, and see which of these accessories are needed and in what quantities.

- Sliver faceplate - not needed, unlikely to be ever needed. It's not clear if it fits all 500 models.
- 3 side brushes - after one year of use, our side brush does look a little dirty. I may want to replace it sometime but, over the expected lifetime of a Roomba (3 years?) I would say that one extra, maybe 2 extra would be sufficient.
- 6 filters - the filters can be cleaned easily. I believe that we got 2 of them to begin with but I don't see why I would want to replace the existing one. It still looks good after one year.
- 3 flapper brushes - the one that comes with the Roomba should never require replacement. Getting 3 of them almost guarantees that 3 flapper brushes are going to end up in the trash in a few years because they will never be used.
- 3 bristle brushes - we are still using the original one. They tend to get dirty as they catch hair but you either clean them and remove the hair all the time or you will have to keep replacing them after every couple of uses. For as long as you clean the brush, you will not need a replacement for the first couple of years of use or maybe forever.
- 1 virtual wall - whether this is needed, it's anyone's call. Since we have 2 Roombas, we got 4 of them and we are okay. 2 walls may not be sufficient. However, read the review preceding this one. The reviewer suggests that what you get in the bundle is a Lighthouse which, apparently is incompatible with the low-500's models. I believe that the virtual walls are compatible with all the 500 series so, make sure that this is what you get if your Roomba is not a 535+.

Over the lifetime of a Roomba you may need one or 2 extra side brushes and, possibly, one extra filter or 2. Depending on your house layout, you may need more virtual walls or lighthouses. As far as I am concerned, this is it.

I am taking away 2 stars because, in my view, while each of the bundled components are good quality accessories, I see no need for most of them because they are not likely to be ever used as replacements over a Roomba's lifecycle.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Lighthouse only works with models 535 and up!
Comment: This kit was offered as a free bonus with the iRobot Roomba 530 on Amazon. While this kit makes the 530 a much more attractive offer, THE LIGHTHOUSE IS NOT COMPATIBLE. I verified this with iRobot customer service after trying to get the lighthouse to work unsuccessfully. Lighthouses only work with models 535 and up. They are NOT compatible with models 510, 530 or 532. Amazon should do their homework.

The kit itself is decent. The silver faceplate is a nice-looking cosmetic upgrade. Also, be advised that if your Roomba is compatible with the lighthouse, you'll still need a pair of 'C' batteries to power the lighthouse.

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