iRobot Authentic Replacement Parts Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal, Compatible with Roomba i Series Robot Vacuums Only, Black

Before I got this base, my roomba constantly gave me error messages to empty the bin and it was becoming a daily chore. The roomba never finished a job because it needed it's bin emptied, even when it was nearly empty. I was regretting my new roomba purchase. I've used this base for about a week now and haven't gotten the error once. It now goes to the base, recharges if needed, then finishes the job. It's in my gym garage and I have two bunnies who prefer to be in their cage, but have free roam of the garage. I'm also in rural farm area so there's dust everywhere. Now that the bin empties, the fur and dust is under control. I've had to manually empty the bin once because hay gets sucked up into the roombas bin but doesn't get sucked into the base. The base seems to only suck dust and fur into it, but that's what I needed. The hay has gotten stuck so it leaves the little flap in the dust bin open and I'll get an error but it's a quick fix. I'm now happy with my roomba setup! The roomba by itself really sucks (not in a good vacuum sucking way) without this base of you have a lot of dust or animals.

This gizmo is a huge added convenience for the i7 model Roomba. I love it. It's basically a stationary vacuum/charge station that empties your Roomba's basket into a much larger HEPA type bag you discard and replace once it fills up, just like for a conventional bagged vac. A replacement Roomba basket is supplied that the stationary vac can pop open to suck out the accumulated debris into its bag. Your Roomba returns to the stationary vac if low on charge or if its basket has filled up. If there's enough debris, the stationary vac cranks up and sucks it into its bag. Roomba, now empty, then resumes its mission once back at full charge.If like me you hated having to empty your Roomba (i7), this is for you. When you send Roomba on its initial mapping excursion of your premises, don't make the mistake I did and leave the old docking station also plugged in (both the existing i7 docking station and collection basket become surplus items). Your Roomba will map, and even show both stations, but (at least for now) will produce a messed up map of your premises.IRobot provides a modest set of replacement bags with your order, and more can be readily purchased. It's great to hear Roomba quietly trundle around doing its thing, periodically hearing the woosh of it being emptied. Lights let you know when its time for a bag replacement (after many, many Roomba runs).

so I have enjoyed this product for over a year now. It has great suction and solves our dog hair issues without the daily effort on our part.However, you really know how well its working when it stops working. Because we set ours off at night, we usually come out to a clean great room. But the base has stopped working.We assumed it was the Roomba itself and replaced it, but it still doesnt charge on this.The 1 year warranty just isnt enough for the price paid for this.

I love this thing. We originally purchased our I7 without the base, and while it does a great job, it only does a great job until the bin is full. If you are running it when you are not home, it might not be able to finish because the bin is full. Believe me, the vacuum picks up a lot - mine runs 6 days a week. It’s just my wife and I and 2 cats in a 1700 square foot home - all hardwood - but there’s still plenty of dust and dirt every day.Enter the Clean Base. It’s so cool. The Roomba gets full and goes back to the base, empties (and charges if necessary) and is back on the job. And it stays on the job until the job is finished. And the bags in the base have enough capacity that only change the bag every 3 or 4 weeks.Do yourself a favor and don’t do what I did. I tried lesser systems and always had mediocre results. Trying to ‘save money’ by buying the cheaper solution. I wish I’d bought the Roomba first and I wish that I’d not waited to get the clean base. Buy them together and enjoy a clean floor every day with little fuss. I do clean the filter in the Roomba’s dust bin every few days and check it for tangles or excess hair/fur, but mostly it just does the job without any intervention. You can’t say that about lesser vacuums and you can’t even say it about the Roomba without this base.

Here we are simply a must have I originally bought my Roomba i7 without the docking station in order to save a few extra bucks I quickly realized that although the container on the i7 does do a good job I found myself constantly having to empty in some situations but being that I work 8 hours a day and sometimes forget to empty the little garbage bin and thus and it's follow it's cleaning plan due to a full bin that situation was resolved when I saw the docking station go on sale so I purchased it and I have not been more happier to see my rumor completely for each room and then return to the docking station to empty itself the bags that come with the charging station is good up to 60 days about 2 months wouldn't it be true so I highly recommend those who are on the fence about getting the docking station or getting the packet with the docking station I do encourage based on experience you will totally enjoy your robot vacuum