If anything, I think this test shows you what you shouldn’t do with a new map or using your Roborock for the first time. I set the suction on the lowest, or “quiet” setting when mapping for the first time. This will assure your battery doesn’t drain before it’s done and your dust bin doesn’t over fill. Thanks so much for all you do. I bought the S4 Max based on your videos and absolutely love it.
I have that exact one and have not had a problem like you had. I think you needed to pick up some of the debris along with cords. I hope your missteps do not discourage someone. I’ve had mine for 5 months and absolutely love it!
Great video. Good to see a real life example and not just a lab example or reading off the manufacturer's web page. I just got mine and about to try it now. No dogs or long hair or carpet so hopefully won't have issues.
hmm yeah that was kinda a hard stress test, i would be curious how the S7 plus compares in this exact case or putting on this Q5 the rubber roller since a lot of people are wondering which roller would work better on carpet. In the sense of is the brush roller stalling the robot or not? Is the rubber roller better with hair tangles but worse on carpet deep cleaning?
This reminds me of the issues I had with the Viomi. The right angle at the top clogged up all the time. In my case the doghair and fibers seemed to make a ball and clog up. Since I had the J7, no ore issues as the J7 suction tunnel does not have right angles. The Viomi now runs in the flat where there are not so many dogs, and the issues are gone. The combination of hair and carpet fibers/dust seems to be an issue for sharp angles.
have you actually tried splitting in 2 or 3 sections of the house to make it return for emptying the dust bin and then continuing? i think that would be an easy workaround
It does appear that the Q5 may take the place of the S4 max in Roborock's line up as the Lidar bot without a mop. The S4 max is no longer showing on Roborock's store page. This actually makes sense, the Q5 has more power, it supports an auto empty dock and it also provides 3D mapping and quick mapping.
Question, some of the vac/mop combo have advertised auction 5000+. Is that suction power with the vacuum alone or is that only with the mop? How can they claim to have something that high? I feel like it’s not with the vacuum portion of it.
Though the model Q5+ is not the flag ship robot of Roborock, I, personally, think it is really cost-effective. It has greater suction power than some of the previous models. More importantly, it can work with the auto-empty dock pure. That's really good. 😁
hey adam, do you think you could do a full floor plan test with your roomba i7? it'll help me choose whether i would rather choose an i7 or s9 for my apartment. maybe even out some stuff down like skittles and/or jellybeans down to see how well it does? thank you! wish you all the best! :D
My years of experience with robot vacs, I’m still favorably impressed by how this mid-level vac performed. How many other tests has anyone run on such heavy mess after the acknowledged MONTHS of no care? I’ve bought self-emptying vacs that I returned in a few days because it never could empty on a moderately clean room. I have 2 long haired dogs (2 Golden Retrievers) and live in rural environment so don’t a simple situation to keep clean.
@@valkh83 yes I bought it and I LOVE it. I use it all the time. I got the roborock q5 plus. During the Amazon July sale I saw it go on sale for 300. There was a bit of a learning curve for me in the beginning but I learned how it works and now I can't imagine not owning one. I have to use my actual stick vacuum WAY less bc this gets up the majority of hair and dirt.
@@poopwaffle I ordered the roborock q5+ last Saturday..it gets here this Wednesday. I’m even more excited about getting it now that I’ve read your comment (yet another great review!) I paid $389 on sale though not $300! Phooey! How did I miss that sale that you got? Oh well it’s regular price was $699 so I can’t complain! Lol
Adam I would like to inform you that the bagless canister of the auto empty dock for the s7 is available in the US now so I would like a review on that
In this case I would unplug the dock and power off the robot, then turn the robot back on and plug in the dock, it's possible the clog caused an error condition that turning everything off and back on might have cleared. It sounds like the Q5 cleans really well and it's interesting to compare the Q series specs with the specs of Roborock's S series. In the S series, the robot that doesn't have the mop is the S4 Max which I have, it's a great bot for sure. I can't help but wonder if Roborock is planning on discontinuing some of the older bots in the S series. If you look at the specs on the Q5, they are somewhat better than the S4 Max and the Q5 is slightly more expensive. It has a few things that the S4 Max does not have, it's slightly more powerful, it supports an auto empty dock and it has the quick mapping feature. From what I can tell there is nothing that the S4 Max has that the Q5 does not have which makes me wonder if Roborock will discontinue the S4 Max. Based on the specs for the Q7, it sounds similar to what the S5 and S6 were although the Q7 is slightly more powerful and also has the mop feature which I think is gravity fed rather than electronicly controlled. Also the Q7 supports an auto empty dock which the S5 and S6 don't support. The Q7 max sounds like an upgraded S5 Max, it has much more power and an electronicly controlled water tank for the mop and also supports an auto empty dock. Again, I don't see anything that the S5 Max has that the Q7 Max does not. Even though the Q series is supposed to be Roborock's mid range models, the specs are better in some ways than the older S series bots which again makes me wonder if Roborock will discontinue these. If they did, you would then have the Q5 for the bot without the mop feature, the Q7 for a robot with vacuuming and basic mopping, the Q7 max for more power and an electronicly controlled water tank, the s7 that has the vibrating mop and the autolift feature for the mop, and finally the S7 Max V that has all the bells and whistles.
this is a extreme way to get it to empty Power off the robot Unplug it Plug the robot back in Run a factory reset Connect with Wi-Fi Try to self empty again It would be better if it just finishes the self empty and tries it until it fully gets everything out instead of giving up
@@calebpromusician98 why would you go through all that trouble if you can just wait for a while to run the emptying again. Also about your last sentence, how do you think the robot "knows" it is empty?
I think this is where iRobot's dust bin sensors put it at an advantage to any other self empty robot vac since a Roomba would've emptied sooner and possibly avoided clogging.
If you still have your s4 max, I would love to see a competition between it and the Q5, that would be a competition between Roborock's two Lidar bots that don't have the mop feature.
Compared with my S7maxV, Q5 has a bristle main brush which I think has more advantage in carpet cleaning. However, it's easier to be tangled with carpet fiber or hair. I guess you win some and lose some.
I just bought this exact vacuum for Prime Day. It was $220 off and I absolutely LOVE it! It works fantastic in my home, I’m definitely happy with my purchase!
@@T00LF00L I had the very first roomba 20 or more years ago I also named her Rosie after the Jetsons Rosie. I got my q5+ now and her name is Hazel (the maid on the retro tv show)
We just bought this but having trouble getting it to connect. We’re trying to do a factory reset but can’t find the rest button. Any ideas where it’s actually at? Thanks in advance!
Most likely you have 5g wifi and this will only work on 2.4ghz....I have the same problem with some I just turn off my 5g internet and that makes it auto connect to its 2.4 ghz.
Can't really blame the dock here, these docks were never meant to clean out a good week of dust and hair at once. Anyway the Q5 seem really weird, the bristles will surely be hanging on to dust from both direction leaving you to clean it just as often like the older bristle robots. how has it held up?
Roborocks are cool, but Roombas have the drop on them, with their 'bin empty' feature. 1st time I used my J7+, it went back to it's base several times (there's a wool rug in my dining room that sheds pretty badly) to empty contents. I've NEVER had an issue with the bin empty procedure, probably because that loud, high pitch sound it makes.... is absolutely necessary for a thorough emptying!
They may have the better emptying system and that's a strong emphasis on "may", but their mapping is garbage. Camera for navigation? Way too antiquated when compared to LiDAR. iRobot needs to start incorporating this tech into their vacuums, then they would be at the forefront again. Until then, companies like Roborock and Ecovacs have it all over iRobot.
Did you send the X1 back to Amazon? Wonder if Ecovacs will bribe you. That's surprising. I feel like the bin emptying performance would be worse with the normal style brush roll than with the all-rubber brush roll.
@@MrBlueCreeper There was an issue with the mop system on the Deebot X1 where it didn't wet the mop plates properly. Supposedly they have resolved that issue now.
Adam, in response to "I could easily edit this out" plus your championing of brutal honesty: Why DIDN'T you edit this video for concision & pacing? It's incomprehensibly repetitive and includes frequent long stretches of boredom. (I watched another of your robot vacuum videos earlier today, and it was fine and helpful.)
IMO, if the robot can suck it up, the dock should be able to clear it out no matter what....and in your test it didn't. It's also erroring out. Priced at 6 to 7 hundred bucks with the old style brush and no mop..... I'd say this is a major fail. Especially with comparable units by Lydsto and Dreame which are also Xiaomi companies coming in at 3 and 4 hundred respectively there's no way I'm buying this thing.
The robot is sucking it up bit by bit in a span of 70 minutes time. The dock has to suck it up ALL of it at once, that's the difference and why it clogged up. But yeah i agree it's too expensive.
I hate how a lot of
New vacuums have mops. I don’t want a mop but the newer versions seem to always have one.
If anything, I think this test shows you what you shouldn’t do with a new map or using your Roborock for the first time. I set the suction on the lowest, or “quiet” setting when mapping for the first time. This will assure your battery doesn’t drain before it’s done and your dust bin doesn’t over fill. Thanks so much for all you do. I bought the S4 Max based on your videos and absolutely love it.
I have that exact one and have not had a problem like you had. I think you needed to pick up some of the debris along with cords. I hope your missteps do not discourage someone. I’ve had mine for 5 months and absolutely love it!
Also can you empty and reuse the dust bag?
Great video. Good to see a real life example and not just a lab example or reading off the manufacturer's web page. I just got mine and about to try it now. No dogs or long hair or carpet so hopefully won't have issues.
Thanks for your honest review and showing it all to us!
Hi Adam. I’m sure you’re going to do a follow up on the Q5. We just love the “Quick Mapping” feature and the ability to set up “Routines.”
I watched to hear an honest review 👍
hmm yeah that was kinda a hard stress test, i would be curious how the S7 plus compares in this exact case or putting on this Q5 the rubber roller since a lot of people are wondering which roller would work better on carpet. In the sense of is the brush roller stalling the robot or not? Is the rubber roller better with hair tangles but worse on carpet deep cleaning?
Impressive cleaning effect on carpets!! What is the suction level for working on your carpet?
This reminds me of the issues I had with the Viomi. The right angle at the top clogged up all the time. In my case the doghair and fibers seemed to make a ball and clog up. Since I had the J7, no ore issues as the J7 suction tunnel does not have right angles. The Viomi now runs in the flat where there are not so many dogs, and the issues are gone. The combination of hair and carpet fibers/dust seems to be an issue for sharp angles.
have you actually tried splitting in 2 or 3 sections of the house to make it return for emptying the dust bin and then continuing? i think that would be an easy workaround
It does appear that the Q5 may take the place of the S4 max in Roborock's line up as the Lidar bot without a mop. The S4 max is no longer showing on Roborock's store page. This actually makes sense, the Q5 has more power, it supports an auto empty dock and it also provides 3D mapping and quick mapping.
Question, some of the vac/mop combo have advertised auction 5000+. Is that suction power with the vacuum alone or is that only with the mop? How can they claim to have something that high? I feel like it’s not with the vacuum portion of it.
Though the model Q5+ is not the flag ship robot of Roborock, I, personally, think it is really cost-effective. It has greater suction power than some of the previous models. More importantly, it can work with the auto-empty dock pure. That's really good. 😁
hey adam, do you think you could do a full floor plan test with your roomba i7? it'll help me choose whether i would rather choose an i7 or s9 for my apartment. maybe even out some stuff down like skittles and/or jellybeans down to see how well it does? thank you! wish you all the best! :D
My years of experience with robot vacs, I’m still favorably impressed by how this mid-level vac performed. How many other tests has anyone run on such heavy mess after the acknowledged MONTHS of no care? I’ve bought self-emptying vacs that I returned in a few days because it never could empty on a moderately clean room. I have 2 long haired dogs (2 Golden Retrievers) and live in rural environment so don’t a simple situation to keep clean.
Hey I have a golden too and I'm thinking of buying this vac. Does the dog hair get tangled in the brush? Do you have any issues with this vac?
@@poopwaffledid you buy it and if so how was it? And if not… which one did you get instead and how does it do? Tia
@@valkh83 yes I bought it and I LOVE it. I use it all the time. I got the roborock q5 plus. During the Amazon July sale I saw it go on sale for 300. There was a bit of a learning curve for me in the beginning but I learned how it works and now I can't imagine not owning one. I have to use my actual stick vacuum WAY less bc this gets up the majority of hair and dirt.
@@poopwaffle I ordered the roborock q5+ last Saturday..it gets here this Wednesday. I’m even more excited about getting it now that I’ve read your comment (yet another great review!) I paid $389 on sale though not $300! Phooey! How did I miss that sale that you got? Oh well it’s regular price was $699 so I can’t complain! Lol
Why would roborock not send the vacuum send back to the base prior to the bin being full?
Adam I would like to inform you that the bagless canister of the auto empty dock for the s7 is available in the US now so I would like a review on that
how do you factory reset it?
I just ordered this . I will vaccum with corded machine first then start this the next day
In this case I would unplug the dock and power off the robot, then turn the robot back on and plug in the dock, it's possible the clog caused an error condition that turning everything off and back on might have cleared.
It sounds like the Q5 cleans really well and it's interesting to compare the Q series specs with the specs of Roborock's S series. In the S series, the robot that doesn't have the mop is the S4 Max which I have, it's a great bot for sure. I can't help but wonder if Roborock is planning on discontinuing some of the older bots in the S series. If you look at the specs on the Q5, they are somewhat better than the S4 Max and the Q5 is slightly more expensive. It has a few things that the S4 Max does not have, it's slightly more powerful, it supports an auto empty dock and it has the quick mapping feature. From what I can tell there is nothing that the S4 Max has that the Q5 does not have which makes me wonder if Roborock will discontinue the S4 Max.
Based on the specs for the Q7, it sounds similar to what the S5 and S6 were although the Q7 is slightly more powerful and also has the mop feature which I think is gravity fed rather than electronicly controlled. Also the Q7 supports an auto empty dock which the S5 and S6 don't support.
The Q7 max sounds like an upgraded S5 Max, it has much more power and an electronicly controlled water tank for the mop and also supports an auto empty dock. Again, I don't see anything that the S5 Max has that the Q7 Max does not. Even though the Q series is supposed to be Roborock's mid range models, the specs are better in some ways than the older S series bots which again makes me wonder if Roborock will discontinue these. If they did, you would then have the Q5 for the bot without the mop feature, the Q7 for a robot with vacuuming and basic mopping, the Q7 max for more power and an electronicly controlled water tank, the s7 that has the vibrating mop and the autolift feature for the mop, and finally the S7 Max V that has all the bells and whistles.
this is a extreme way to get it to empty
Power off the robot
Unplug it
Plug the robot back in
Run a factory reset
Connect with Wi-Fi
Try to self empty again
It would be better if it just finishes the self empty and tries it until it fully gets everything out instead of giving up
@@calebpromusician98 why would you go through all that trouble if you can just wait for a while to run the emptying again. Also about your last sentence, how do you think the robot "knows" it is empty?
I think this is where iRobot's dust bin sensors put it at an advantage to any other self empty robot vac since a Roomba would've emptied sooner and possibly avoided clogging.
Sadly iRobot patented it...
If you still have your s4 max, I would love to see a competition between it and the Q5, that would be a competition between Roborock's two Lidar bots that don't have the mop feature.
Yes o agree. Debating if I should upgrade from s4 max to the q5+
Compared with my S7maxV, Q5 has a bristle main brush which I think has more advantage in carpet cleaning. However, it's easier to be tangled with carpet fiber or hair.
I guess you win some and lose some.
They say it'll take the rubber one
I never place the Roborock on the charger. I place it right in front and press the dock button on the robot and let it dock itself.
I just bought this exact vacuum for Prime Day. It was $220 off and I absolutely LOVE it! It works fantastic in my home, I’m definitely happy with my purchase!
@TOOLFOOL one year later, do you still love it?
@@valkh83 absolutely 👍🏻 I named her Rosie lol
@@T00LF00L I had the very first roomba 20 or more years ago I also named her Rosie after the Jetsons Rosie. I got my q5+ now and her name is Hazel (the maid on the retro tv show)
@@valkh83 yep, she was the first robot vacuum I ever saw! 😄
@@T00LF00L yes but the Jetsons robot maid Rosie did lots more than just vaccum! I wish they would make robot cooks now lol
Maybe you should run the vacuum more often. I have this model and have never had the problems in your review.
We just bought this but having trouble getting it to connect. We’re trying to do a factory reset but can’t find the rest button. Any ideas where it’s actually at? Thanks in advance!
Most likely you have 5g wifi and this will only work on 2.4ghz....I have the same problem with some I just turn off my 5g internet and that makes it auto connect to its 2.4 ghz.
Well, guess I won't be buying this one lol. Be great if you would do a follow up video.
Can't really blame the dock here, these docks were never meant to clean out a good week of dust and hair at once.
Anyway the Q5 seem really weird, the bristles will surely be hanging on to dust from both direction leaving you to clean it just as often like the older bristle robots. how has it held up?
I think you better clean more often 😅. If you clean more often there won’t be a clog
Good video
Roborocks are cool, but Roombas have the drop on them, with their 'bin empty' feature. 1st time I used my J7+, it went back to it's base several times (there's a wool rug in my dining room that sheds pretty badly) to empty contents. I've NEVER had an issue with the bin empty procedure, probably because that loud, high pitch sound it makes.... is absolutely necessary for a thorough emptying!
They may have the better emptying system and that's a strong emphasis on "may", but their mapping is garbage. Camera for navigation? Way too antiquated when compared to LiDAR. iRobot needs to start incorporating this tech into their vacuums, then they would be at the forefront again. Until then, companies like Roborock and Ecovacs have it all over iRobot.
Cool
Did you send the X1 back to Amazon? Wonder if Ecovacs will bribe you.
That's surprising. I feel like the bin emptying performance would be worse with the normal style brush roll than with the all-rubber brush roll.
yes. someone at ecovacs reached out and wants to send me a updated one that fixed my complaints.
@@AdamsReviews will you accept it?
@@MrBlueCreeper There was an issue with the mop system on the Deebot X1 where it didn't wet the mop plates properly. Supposedly they have resolved that issue now.
Jesus… Seeing that nasty Carpet brings Flashbacks from the Marine Corps. I’m just buying this thing to cut down on Dog Hair though out the week…
If that was a shark Robot 😂 Quote“How can you be so stupid to make an Self emptying robot that doesnt know when to empty“
The self empty doesn’t seem to work on any of the vacuums that I’ve seen. It’s very disappointing. Is the whole “self=empty” thing a gimmick?
Adam, in response to "I could easily edit this out" plus your championing of brutal honesty: Why DIDN'T you edit this video for concision & pacing? It's incomprehensibly repetitive and includes frequent long stretches of boredom. (I watched another of your robot vacuum videos earlier today, and it was fine and helpful.)
IMO, if the robot can suck it up, the dock should be able to clear it out no matter what....and in your test it didn't. It's also erroring out. Priced at 6 to 7 hundred bucks with the old style brush and no mop..... I'd say this is a major fail. Especially with comparable units by Lydsto and Dreame which are also Xiaomi companies coming in at 3 and 4 hundred respectively there's no way I'm buying this thing.
The robot is sucking it up bit by bit in a span of 70 minutes time. The dock has to suck it up ALL of it at once, that's the difference and why it clogged up. But yeah i agree it's too expensive.
Nice video! Do you have Discord? I’d love to talk to you.