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Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum

Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum

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Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Kitchen


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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars 16 reviews
Sales Rank: 140123

Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 14.5 x 4.8

MPN: RV500
Model: RV500
UPC: 050875522602
EAN: 0050875522602
ASIN: B0001OHHE2


Features:
  • Vacuums and sweeps with a quiet motor and non-marring, touch-sensitive bumper
  • Adjusts automatically from carpet to hard surfaces; cleans hard-to-reach areas
  • Cliff-avoidance sensor keeps unit from falling down stairs; stasis sensor; bagless
  • Includes remote control, 3 disposable cleaning cloths, and rechargeable battery
  • Measures 3-1/2 by 13 by 13-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Cleans wood, carpet & tile automatically --- with cordless, "no touch" ease. Avoids stairs and doesn't mar surfaces. 2 spinning edge cleaning brush sweep even fine debris into receptacle. 60 minute rechargeable battery. Remote control.


Customer Reviews:   Read 11 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars dud   August 3, 2006
Miles R. Macfarlane (manitoba canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

apart from the time it takes to clear a room for the thing to work, the unit would flake out before finishing a room, then 2 months later it wouldn't take a charge at all.
save your time and money and stick with a regular vacuum.



1 out of 5 stars There should be a minus star rating   October 16, 2005
Charles T. Peele (Port Orange, Fl)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Got item from a moronic seller who claims he`s never had to take back defective goods. Sitting on a defective Vacuum---batteries will not take a charge---and don`t seem to be able to get anyone`s attention that I want to order the upscale model. You might get a dood set of batteries, but if you don`t---be prepared for a whole bunch of mumbling!


3 out of 5 stars Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum   August 13, 2005
Marie Jones (St. Albans, WV)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This vacuum cleaner is mostly for use on bare floors -- it does an okay job. However, on carpets/rugs it doesn't do as good. After letting it run on my carpet for a good while, it still didn't get all the fuzzies & dirt that an uprite would.
All in all, I rate it "okay."



3 out of 5 stars Quick replacement for defective unit   July 8, 2005
Dale E. Miller (Norfolk, VA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Basically our experience is the same as that as everyone else. We got this as a gift for my FIL, who found it didn't work on his carpets at all. We took it back to try it on our hardwood, though, and it was fine there. Adequate, at least. There are some thing about it I don't like, such as the fact that the vacuum chamber has a paper filter that it is hard to completely clean without ripping.

When we got the unit back from him it had a problem, though. No matter how long you charged it, it would only run for 10 minutes. Maybe a "memory" issue in the battery? I called the maker, which wasn't really B&D but their parent company. There was a date code on the plug prongs that estabhlished that the unit was under warranty, so I just had to cut the electrical plug off and send it in. In not much more than a week I got a complete replacement unit via FedEx. So I give the customer service people kudos. If it were me, though, I would probably still buy the Roomba for myself even if I only had hardwood.



2 out of 5 stars It doesn't work   April 17, 2005
Rc Eden Carpet Cleaning (Seattle, WA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I bought the zoombot as an alternative to buying the $250 roomba. Well I'll bet that i'm not the first person to tell you that this robotic vacuum doesn't work due to its lack of power, no roll brushes, and the short battery life. Do yourself a favor and give up a little more $$$ and buy a Roomba. I bought a roomba and I love it.