Wyze Vacuum - 1 Month Review | Is It Worth The Price?
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Being one of the first to receive the Wyze Vacuum, i really wanted to put it to the test and see what it offered. With so much competition in the Robot Vacuum space, is this vacuum was worth the price?
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0:00 Intro
0:53 Features
2:55 Hardware
4:15 Testing
6:04 Multi Floor
6:43 The Issues
9:14 Is It Worth It?
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Bought one last week at Walmart for $150 US. Better than the roomba 980 I had before it by a mile. They’ve fixed a lot of the feature issues as well like multi floor maps, virtual no go zones in the app and you can select spot cleaning in the app too. It’s an awesome device, hope they make a mop attachment soon.
Is it pretty loud like he said? Was the Roomba 980 as loud? I think for me it won't matter but I am curious.
Would like to know that as well@@Joelmonterrey
@@1vcaixeta I bought the Roomba J6+ and the only time it's loud is when it docks and sucks out the rubbish into the base. Very loud but it doesn't last long. It's really a nice device to have around the house but it doesn't have Lidar so it fumbles too often and gets stuck. I traded Lidar for an AI that will recognize and avoid pet waste. WORTH it.
This thing is half the price of other LIDAR vacuums and the same price, or cheaper, than the Roomba 675. The 675 cannot map, has one power level, randomly bounces around, and is extremely loud. I think Wyze has done a great job.
That’s what I was thinking Jayson, I thought I was missing something. I’ve got the Roomba 675 and I’m thinking of banishing it to my basement and hiring a Wyze Lidar vacuum.
Great review. I pre ordered one myself and have been very impressed with it. It amazes me by how smart it is and much it picks up even after running three times a week. I’ve recommended it to several of my friends.
Enjoyed your take on the Vacuum. I've had mine for a month as well. I've been pleased with it and I also think that it's worth the money. Thanks for the content and I look forward to seeing more updates about the Wyze Vac 👍
I'm impressed that it has the ability to clean a specific area you designate, and especially that you can draw virtual walls to prevent it going to certain places. My $600 Roomba i3+ won't do those things. But it DOES empty itself. Oh, and it's great that the Wyze does parallel passes instead of bumbling around randomly like my other two vacs do (cheaper Roomba and a Shark). Looks promising!
Good review. I’ll wait until Wyze comes out with updates. Compared to the $600 Roombi, this is a bargain. Thanks.
Thanks for the review. Used my Wyze vacuum only a few times so far but noticed a couple things - it slows down slightly when I step in front of the sensor (good for kids and pets running around). One time I had an empty milk jug in its way, the vacuum actually came back at the end of the cycle to re-clean that area once I moved the object. Not sure if those features are standard for Lidar vacuums, this little guy is my first one.
I own a different brand lidar vacuum and yes, that's standard on mine as well.
At this price point, I'm very curious about it.
I just got one myself and so far love it picked it up brand new in box for 110 to go with my many other Wyze products
I'm impressed it seems to handle your high pile shag rug. My Roborock can handle it (if I switch it to manual mode and put it on the carpet), but it really doesn't want to do it otherwise. Pretty much my only issue with it.
Great review! Thanks!
I have the Wyze vacuum. I've never owned a robotic vacuum before, so I obviously don't miss the features mentioned. We are satisfied with the noise level and the suction power. Once in a while it will throw some little item back out (like any vacuum). The part that puzzles me is that it quite often comes back and does something it already did before finishing the complete job.
Its been 10 months - still love it? I'm looking at one for my dad.
I have the Wyze Vacuum as well and I would love to have a built-in remote control in the app.
Nice I did skip out on this Wyze product didn't want to wait that long to get it. And I my search I bought a Coredy 550 which I am happy with. Does not have lidar feature. I do like the spot clean and 2 function speed. At the time I got it on Black Friday Special for $99. Couldn't resist. Been happy with it so far. Either way good review maybe I'll get it down the road. Thanks.
$150 right now at Walmart and does have the spot cleaning, multilevel mapping and no-go zone features. I have used some expensive brands in the past and I can tell that this is a better no brainer option.
I just ordered it to replace my 700 dollar iRobot vacuum that has broken for the second time and is now out of warranty.
I'm a big fan of Wyze products. I have 3 cameras and their Wyze scale and this video convinced me I need a vacuum! Off-the-wall question: When it was vacuuming around your dinner table downstairs, I really like your wooden table and chairs! Where can I buy that and how much? Thanks!
I have one of these and IMHO it is a good value for the money. Yes, I'd like one with some more features--especially self-emptying--but a full featured vac like that can be up to 4 times the price. I have a mix of hard and soft surface floors and have found that it cleans fairly well. The only real issue I've had so far is that the vac does not do all that good a job at estimating the head clearance it needs to go under low objects and therefore goes under a few low objects where it is too tight a fit where it gets stuck and needs to be rescued. This is a new machine and hopefully that bug will get fixed.
that "headroom" issue scares me a little too. i need to block off on the map the one area it goes under where that is an issue. last thing i need is that LIDAR sensor jacked up because it went under a low clearance
Just bought one today for 30 bucks basically brand new. This thing is awesome!
I mean $250 for a Lidar robot vacuum with no go zones and others features, I think it is pretty good compare to all other robots in these price range. Good review
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Just ordered mine for $198. Looks like it’s got everything I care about mainly the mapping.
I've had this vacuum for a while now. It only completes a cleaning one out of 5 tries. Primary failure is that the vacuum often gets confused about the orientation of the saved map. Usually it just gives up and drains the battery to zero since it cannot find its way home since it seems to want to find it's home in a new place-- even though it just left the charging station minutes before. Firmware is 1.6.97. I've sent Wyze many logs of failing events via the app but they've never responded to me.
The wyze vac is my 2nd smart vac and the feature that is missing that they definately need to add, is the ability to control the vac and send it wherever you want my previous vac had that and i liked it. I am overall happy with it and think its an amazing machine i end up watching it vacuum the entire time so i havent cut down on my time vacuuming but hey its fun to watch and i like how she talka to you like "help me, im stuck" or "be sure my wheels are touching the ground" but ive heard from some people that the wheels leave some sort of scuff marks at the charger port where it docks. On laminate or hardwood but havent had the problem myself.
Noticed the Split an Area feature only works with drawing a line between two points on an exterior wall. You can’t place a point on an interior location
I want a Wyze auto empty vacuum. Would buy right away.
I am looking at this and the roborock. Leaning towards wyze for the price but also because I love @wyze and want to continue supporting their business.
That's where I was yesterday. I was really leaning into the roborock but I wasn't sure how much it could do with just the gyroscope in terms of sticking to a path. I really liked what wyze was offering in terms of mapping and virtual boundaries. On the other hand, the roborock was actually available. 🤷♂️ Hardly any sooner than I decided to wait on the decision, I got an email from wyze saying their model was available again. I'm sitting there like "Oh man. Maybe their cameras are a little TOO good!" 😅
@@mindsquint This actually looks just like the Roborock and I wonder if it isn't just a Roborock underneath.
@@imadness26 Maybe. I guess it would depend on which model. The cheapest roborock I can find with lidar is $450. A company allowing another company to license its products under a different name, even at a cheaper price is hardly unprecedented-Costco's Kirkland brand is well known for this. Still, $450 to $250 for a brand that may be new in the vacuum space but has made such a big splash in the cheap consumer electronics space seems unlikely. I'd have to imagine they'd be concerned about giving a potential compressor such a commanding lead out of the gate by undercutting them this drastically.
I would so get the Wyze vacuum, great price with the lidar, but I would rather get the next model if it gets the emptying system once it docks.
i have an i7 iRobot and now the Wyze. the emptying of the bin is a minor annoyance so far. no denying the i7 dock station and the bin cleanout is a nice feature, but this thing cleans way faster and seems to do a better job so far. i'll take cleaning the bin over the "needy" Roomba, i have to interact with that thing a few times a week.
$216 at Walmart right now...if a loud sound is the only major issue it's a no-brainer purchase.
$150 right now
I just bought mine today for 149.99
I just picked it up for 125
@@slapahoe69 Great deal...!
Nice video we currently have two of the wyze vacuum's and have been using them for about 2 weeks. Have noticed the brush bar really picks up the hair. Have felt the need to clean the bar once each week. The tool is ok but I find myself having to use some additional tools from my toolbox to really get all the long hair off.
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yea i found the same thing, the blade in the tool didn't cut through the hair as easy as i expected.
I don't have a robot vac yet. I was curious about the dust/dirt carrier. Is it large enough to clean a large area (with dog fur) before filling up? Also, does it alarm or stop when it needs to be emptied?
Hi, anybody knows how to remove the edge brush if it needs to be replaced? Seems like it snapped there for good.
I've had mine for about ten days and i really like it. Quiet mode must have been fixed because it's actually quiet. Fortunately they have added support cleaning as well. Steering it doesn't sound fun. They added spot cleaning too
Thanks for the review. Does the spotlight turn itself off after motion has stopped (or the motion object is out of view)?
Can you tell me how it reacts to fringe on the rug edge?
GREAT!1 Product for the price. Gets the job done well.
I have the WYZE vacuum. What I don’t like is I can not Split the rooms the way I want. Hoping for an update from WYZE .
Thank you for the useful review. I didn't realize until I just rewatched this review that I could manually run the vacuum in the room two steps down without losing the map.
I got mine last week and we find the volume reasonable enough we ran it while watching TV recently. Of course our teenage boys were pretty loud in the other room while playing online games, so the vacuum was mild background noise at that point. :)
We have two small dogs, one of them is a short hair shedder. We are blown away every day at how much hair and other debris it picks up off of our laminate plank floor. Even though it can just squeeze under our sofa chair, it doesn't like the drooping material under the large sofa. If I can successfully get the material out of the way, and raise it up 1/4 - 1/2 an inch we will be absolutely in love with it!
How do you do the two step thing?
@@kk59204 I love it to that Room and push one of the buttons (power?) and it goes. It saves the main map so I just set it back in the charger when it is done.
What is the input voltage range? Does it accept 220v?
I ordered one from walmart. They didn't have them in stock but were able to get me one within a week.
Have a roomba now but soon to have 3 floors and not sure I want to spend the money on 2 more units. This might be an option.....though I hate it doesn’t empty itself in a bin.
Some of the missing features that you mentioned like spot cleaning, changing power levels can be added through firmware updates.
Was hoping that the vacuum could overlay wifi signal strength over it's path to get a really good map of hot and cold wifi zones for our house..
I've been debating this to clear out the pet hair - how would it do with hair?
Would love to see how it performs in a home with a shedding inside German Shepherd Dog.
Right now, I am using a ROBOROCK s6 pure and the navigation is top notch. I do have a ROOMBA 690 but that one is dumb. The s6 pure is very quiet and cleans very well. On my s6 pure, I could push and hold on the Home button and it would spot clean. Could you try that for your WYZE Robot Vacuum?
Hmm, i'll have to test that out.
Does anyone know if this is a sealed system with HEPA filters?
Bought one for my boyfriend for Christmas, have tried to connect several times but it won't connect for some reason. Do u need anything else to connect to make it work?
How to do is fare with flooring of different levles. Like I have a few transitions going into the bathroom, kitchen, etc. Will it go up and down the slight flooring transitions?
I know I'm getting old when I ask about the floors. That said, What kinds of floor is that?
The fair price comment is fair to say only because other vacuums are priced around there... What was failed to mention is that this vacuum punches way above it's class and is up there with the $500+ vacuums... So taking that into consideration, this is an absolute steal at $250...
You can have it just clean a room. If you want a single small area cleaned just pick it up
We run it on quiet at night. With an infant and toddler sleeping. No issues.
Maybe I missed it, how well does the Wyze Vac clean in absolute terms and as compared to others you have tested. Kirk
If you wait a few weeks I bet that "vacuum wars" is going to make a video on it. He does suction, carpet cleaning, hair tangle and more tests
If you want to decide on a vacuum based on the numbers it is the best ressource I know of
@@Adrian-jn9ov He's made the video. Wyze vac is officially Vacuum Wars approved.
I have been using the Roborock S5 for over a year. I schedule it to run twice a week and it is still running great. Does spot or room cleanups using the phone app. More pricey, but well worth it.
Yea, Roborock seems to have the best feature out there. I'd love to test them out one of these days. Just a little out of my price range. :(
I have an s5max and it's absolutely the best. Schedule cleaning is great. Mapping works really well. Vacuum itself works better than most.
@@janellegodin2934 Yes, the Robodock vacuum line is top notch. We have a 3000 sq ft home and our S5 cleans the entire area without going back to the dock for a recharge. Great battery capacity!
I have robot i6 for 6months and 3 week Wyze vacuum. I have 5 of there camera in my home as well. The Wyze vacuum battery is not meeting their spec. I just use Wyze in basement and vacuum only cleans about 400 sq ft before having to be recharged. Unit is in standard mode and the spec says it should do 850 sq ft. One issue I have with Wyze is their product support. I communicate via email support and they don’t seem to understand how to respond to customer complaints. It appears that I have a battery not meeting spec’s. One thing in all robot vacuum’s the biggest problem is battery issues. iRobot gives the option to change batteries. I assume the Wyze vacuum doesn’t. At least I don’t see it explained in manual. I also feel firmware needs improvement. I ‘m still on fence as to keeping unit or send back. Is Wyze as a company expanding to quickly and don’t have resources in place to support customer base?
Does this detect stairs and not fall down them?
how can a circle shaped object move diagonally?
A home security company coming out with a home vacuum with a liDAR scanner and room mapping system on it.... $100 says they sell that information, just like Simply Safe and Alexa do.
Very Good video.
Any idea how this does with dog hair and long hair as well? I have two dogs and a wife that all shed like crazy!
You beat me to it. I'd like to know this answer, as well. We have a scruffy dog and a hound dog ... both shed differently. The roller brush on my Shark robovac is constantly get clogged up with dog hair.
I would love to hear more about the lidar and how well it avoids obstacles, I'm not really sure the benefit of mapping a room its obstacles mine has issues with. Also I've had a few rumbas over the years and they are easy to get replacement parts for, from batteries, brushes, filters. I wonder what that would be like on the Wyze, I'm guessing not great since you can't even currently purchase the full product from them.
All great questions. I'll have to test out the object avoidance. As far as parts. They look very similar to the Roombas. I'll find out if the parks are the same.
It avoids tall obstacles like tables and chairs really well. Right now, it struggles with things that are higher than the sides of the vacuum but lower than the lidar bump, like a couch. But that’s easily fixed by dropping a virtual wall in those places, something that wouldn’t work well without the lidar. The mapping is great because it learns the layout and efficiently navigates the space even if it finds something out of place, like a chair or shoe.
Anyone else having problems with the wheels staining the hardwood where it charges?
Does it leave black marks on wood or carpet and scuff walls like many reviewers are claiming online? Those would make the product a definite no buy. Even at a steep discount would not be worth it.. please let me know if these are an issue.
Any idea how this would work on a fringed oriental carpet?
Yeah they charge for a new features. So the initial purchase is cheap or fairly priced but additional features could end up costing more with the subscriptions cost. 😒
Since it’s been a year, would you still review this the same?
I have an old roomba and am ready to get rid of it! More problems than solutions using it.
I think you'd be happy with this one. I think they are still selling it at the pre-order price of $199 too.
It does hace spot clean, set the robot where u need to spot clean and press&hold the home button
Does the loudness equate to suction power?
100%. i am trying to do the Loudest (most suction) maybe 2X a week and the Quietest other times. I've had it a very short period of time; I am impressed thus far
thanks for video ...Can not get one from anywhere
Is a cell phone required to set up or operate this vacuum? I have a computer but not a cell phone.
There us a clean and home button on the top. So you could push the clean button and it'll clean the place. But you won't be connected to wifi and no more advanced features. How about a tablet?
If I have a multi story house am I correct that you have to reset the map every time you want to vacuum different floors? Which means you also have to redo all of your no go zones. Seems like an incredibly stupid design
I have a Roborock s5 max (€350), which even does some basic mopping and has all the features you mention, It auto detects carpets too.
Roborocks are really nice. How well does the mop work? My wife would love one with a mop but friends of ours said that the mopping wasn't worth it.
@@SteveDOES If you make the mop wet before mopping and do it a couple of times a week it's fine. Yet if it's really dirty it sort of drags the dirt around
@@SteveDOES I got the s4 one without the mop. Absolutely love it , does everything it says it does.
The mop on the s5max works in a similar way to wet dusting. It removes the dried on road dust/ salt from my kids walking from one door to the other in their snowy winter boots. Water splatters and small messes are also mopped up really well. Some messes (dried on tomato seeds from canning salsa this week) didn't clean perfectly but based on the amount of scrubbing required, no mop would be able to pick up those messes on.
It does 95% of the job and means I only need to mop after a big mess. With small kids I went from washing my floors a few times per week to maybe once a month. The roborock vacuums daily and washes a few times per week. It's been worth every penny.
Nice set of scriptures there on the TV stand
Did you record the video before the update?
I did. Was just about to post when the firmware update went live so i quickly added the section about Map Editor.
iRobot Owns the Patent on Dirt detection sensors in these robot vacuums. Only iRobot has dirt detection sensors. Also, iRobot owns the patent on dual rollers which is why all other vacuum robots only have 1 roller! Just wanted to throw that out there!
The 360 S5 and s7 pro are better deals in my book. $211 and $299 respectively. Better app, better specs
Great vacuum for the price!!! I’d have tried severals… wyze is the winner 🙌🏼
Still waiting!! Cant even purchase one yet!!
They were back in stock as of yesterday. Mine's on the way. 😃
Why don't you guys ever talk about cleaning it after it runs, the roller and the like, more so hair wrapped around the rollers and wheel and how hard it is to clean them...
If you're using it on the 2nd floor, does it know not to fall down the stairs?
it sees the stairs with no problem
Which robot vac is the quietest?
Out of the ones i used i thought Eufy was one of the quietest.
But can it direct-deposit any change it picks up into your bank account? Now THAT would be impressive. 🤔
Hahaha that would be awesome!
Maybe that's why it's so cheap. Wyze felt so bad they couldn't yet solve that problem, they're reimbursing you the change upfront.
They added multiple floors now
Strange... Second video I watch about this robot and both guys reviewing it seem very alike, both kind of looking like that guy from Unbox Therapy, with the baseball cap.
Had mine for several weeks now. Even with the new firmware and app updates I have not been able to get a full mapping of my downstairs. Big problem is with it getting stuck under furniture while mapping. They need some type of clearance sensor. Will update
Had that happen too, but only on a couple recliner bases. Solved it by putting barriers where it was getting stuck at the recliners. Then it mapped fine.
@@tonyosier6168 finally have the downstairs mapped. Set up virtual walls and room dividers in map editor works great now
@@tonyosier6168 if you block of certain areas on the initial mapping, does it remember to avoid those areas on the next run? Or do you have to continue to block difficult areas every time?
Have you tested the Shark AI Vacuum?
On sale at Walmart for 150 right now
Nice review But what about for pets like Dog 💩 that might be a nightmare lol
amazing vaccum. beats alot of $700 ones
I own an S9+ and a Braava Jet M6 Mopper. I only have a small patch of carpet... and the rest of the house is travertine tile. So the S9 is the best robot by far that I have ever used... its wedge shape really does well on corners... the mopper is by far the best one I have ever owned... perfect for smooth travertine tile. I love my 1-2 punch for cleaning.... The auto emptying base is also super convenient and my first bag lasted me almost 4 months... and I only changed it because I felt that 4 months may need a change... no warning came up or anything... so it may have even lasted a lot longer... I just hate not being able to really see into the bag to tell (Just a small hole to peer into).. but overall... I would Rate the S9+ and Mopper Combo a 9.5 out of 10... I never give anything a 10... but this was the closest I have gotten to a perfect 10 (On Travertine Tile and 1 small square of carpet no more than 6' x 8')
150 at Walmart right now I truly believe spot clean is dying if you have the option to just clean the entire room only. It's too much work just to get the robot to clean one spot when you have to physically place it there and select the mode now instead you can be at work and tell it to clean the entire kitchen and then return home
Confused with the review. You mention no way to select a room for it's cleaning. Wyze site says app allows you to "Select a room and send your Wyze Robot Vacuum out for an impromptu cleaning." Another reviewer "WYZE Robot Vacuum Review - This Will Shake Things Up!" says area selection works. Maybe we can't designate different rooms and clean by name!?!?
@ 8:30 virtual walls on the app, but yeah more steps for the same result
This is outdated. We can designate which room to clean. Looking forward to multiple maps so we can take to clean basement basement. Also looking forward to dump bin.
We purchased one for each for floor. Otherwise, we'd be running around reconnecting it and it becomes a hassle.
you rlly think the feature of "auto detect dirt levels" really works that well?? sounds like a wonderful marketing gimmick..
People be comping about the noise. Lol. It’s not that bad at all. It’s vacuum what do you expect.
Run it while you’re not at home.
Old style brush roller because they haven't ripped off Roomba yet. It's easy to be low cost when you don't need to develop anything.
I’ve stayed away from Wyse just because of a lack of HomeKit, but this vacuum might have convinced me otherwise.
I love the Lidar scanning at this price point. It's worth considering even if you can't use it with HomeKit at this time.
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Great vacuum! Problem Wyze does not sell replacement batteries! If your out of warranty and your battery goes south your robot will be a door stop!
I kinda felt bad for your other robot 6:40 as im sure he's feeling a little jelly to be replaced lol
I agree with everything you said but I don't think you are correct about the noise level. I use it once a week downstairs and scheduled off to start at 11pm and my wife and my kids can't hear anything upstairs. I've it on there medium suction level. Please update your review