Since my home is open planned, it treated each threshold as a dividing line, even though it wasn’t necessarily a doorway. Laura is a freelance journalist and has written articles for publications including the Daily Mirror, the i, Metro, Stylist and Happiful magazine.

I'm beginning to wonder whether the problem isn't with any particular vacuum manufacturer but rather with a family home being carpeted, against trends and all common sense. The sound wasn’t too distracting, with a consistent noise that matched a sound level similar to my window air conditioner. I’d occasionally place objects in its path, and the device would usually lightly tap the object and go around it, so no complaints there.If your floor isn’t mostly hard, I would recommend a different bot, like the Shark AI Ultra ( 8/10, WIRED Recommends) or TP-Link Tapo RV 10 Plus, where you switch the mopping base on and off. The Eufy clean X9 pro can be programmed on the app to work at different day and time intervals, should you be out at the office or find the idea of a pre-planned clean appealing. Rather than just dragging a filthy mop over your floors, even over areas it’s already mopped, this machine picks its twin, spinning mops up in the air (it only lifts them 12mm, but that’s enough), and only puts them down and starts them spinning again when it’s moved to somewhere it hasn’t mopped.

There’s a huge array of vacuum cleaners available to choose between, covering big-name brands such as Dyson and Shark, as well as cordless and corded options available. Granted it does dry quickly but even so, laminated floors especially are very susceptible to warping if wet. I put the eufy X9 Pro robotic vacuum and mop through its paces at my four-bedroom house in Sussex, home to myself, my husband, two kids and two guinea pigs. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.After using the Eufy clean X9 pro robot vacuum cleaner on hard floors, a rug and carpet, we are seriously impressed with its dual rotating mop function, straighforward setup and the results we’ve seen. There’s also a built-in heated drying mechanism to prevent the mop from becoming moldy and smelly; and I can attest that following a few weeks of use, there’s no smell. com","col3":"When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. Strong Suction: The advanced vacuum system effortlessly picks up dirt, including pet fur, crumbs, dust, and mud, leaving your carpets and floors exceptionally clean after just one pass.