Smaller homes may only need one robot vacuum to get their rooms clean. Larger homes, homes with multiple floors, or homes with spacious rooms may require two or three robot vacuums in order to be cleaned efficiently.
Here’s How Many Robot Vacuums You Need
If you are thinking about getting a new robot vacuum, you may be wondering if one is enough. If you have a large home or multiple rooms, it may seem like multiple vacuums can be a better option.
There are a few things to consider when you are trying to decide how many robot vacuums you need.
1. Room Size
Check out the size of the room or rooms you want to have cleaned.
Some robot vacuums only have a certain distance that they can travel away from the charger or a radius that they can cover in general.
You will need to compare the specs of the vacuum you have and the radius of your room or rooms.
If you need to cover a bigger space, you can either move the charger around during the day or you can get more vacuums to cover the space.
2. Floors
Does your home have different floors? Do you have an upstairs or a basement that needs to be cleaned?
Your robot vacuum won’t be able to go up and down the stairs, so you will either have to move it between floors on different days of the week or you will have to get a robot vacuum to keep on each floor.
3. House Size
Robot vacuums only cover a certain space or radius and if you don’t want to move your charter and robot around every day or every so often, you will need to have multiple vacuum cleaners.
Keep in mind that there are some robot vacuums that can cover a larger radius than others so you should compare the different options to find the one that has the capability of covering the right amount of space to match your home.
4. Cleaning Time
If you want your home to be cleaned during a certain time or by a certain time, one robot vacuum cleaner may not be able to get it done in time. If you don’t want to take the time to move from the robot vacuum around, you may want to run several at a time.
For example, if you like to have your home cleaned during the day while everyone is at work or school, you may not have time to clean the space in that amount of time. You also have the option of running two at different times.
You can set one to clean during the day and another to clean at night and also ensure one of them is charging while the other one is cleaning.
5. Battery Time
The battery charge of each robot vacuum can differ. Some are meant to hold a charge for only an hour or so and some can hold a charge for several hours. Typically, the longer the charge, the more expensive the vacuum.
This also means the longer the vacuum can stay running. If you have a single-floor home and feel that one vacuum can get it clean, you should consider how many times the vacuum will need to recharge and how long it takes it to charge fully.
Most vacuum robots return to their charging centers when they recognize that their battery is getting low and will also take off and start cleaning again once they are fully charged.
You may need to test out one robot vacuum to see how much it can clean in a day and then determine if you need to purchase more than one to get the job done to your satisfaction.
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How Much Distance Does A Robot Vacuum Cover?
This depends on the brand and type of robot vacuum you choose. Some are only meant to cover a few hundred square feet. Others can cover a much larger distance up to 1500 feet. The more space the vacuum can cover the pricier it will be.
It’s important to remember that vacuums cannot go up and down stairs on their own so even though your home may fit the square footage minimum of the vacuum, it will only be able to do one floor at a time on its own.
You can either choose to move the vacuum from one floor to the next or you will need to put one on each floor and make sure that the vacuum is capable of covering the distance of each floor.
Can I Use A Single Robot For Multiple Rooms?
There are several different robots that are capable of cleaning multiple rooms on the same floor of the home.
What you have to think about is how much distance can those vacuums cover and will the vacuum pick up where it left off after it finishes charging.
Vacuums will return to their charging ports, recharge and then start to clean all over again. Not all of them can be programmed to begin where they left off after charging.
Some will simply start cleaning from their charging port and probably only make it back to the same spot before they start to lose their power and have to charge again.
Can I Use Multiple Robot Vacuums At The Same Time?
You can use multiple robot vacuums at the same time and sometimes that is the most efficient way to clean your home.
Running multiple vacuums means you are getting the rooms cleaned much fewer times.
Each one will be able to cover significant square footage and complete a room before it needs to be charged again. In most cases, a vacuum can cover one or two rooms with each charge.
If you have multiple floors in your home this is also the best way to do it as you won’t have to move the charging unit and vacuum from floor to floor.
Will Multiple Robot Vacuums Speed Up The Cleaning?
Yes, using more than one robot vacuum at one time will make it much easier to get your home cleaned quickly.
The more vacuums you are using the more area can be cleaned at one time.
Even if you are simply using multiple vacuums on one floor, two will be a much faster option.
One can clean while the other recharges so that one is always cleaning or you can run them both at the same time and they may be able to clean the entire space before they need to recharge.
Final Thoughts
Robot vacuums are a great way to keep your home clean. Not only are they convenient, but they can also be efficient if set up properly.
One robot vacuum may be suitable for small homes or small rooms, but if you have a large home, multiple rooms you want to be cleaned at the same time, or rooms on different floors of the home, you may want to consider buying more than one robot vacuum.
Sources
Are robot vacuums worth it? Here’s what you need to know | Tom’s Guide (tomsguide.com)
Multiple Rooms – Can A Robot Vacuum Handle It? | Them Vacuums
