[Refurb] ECOVACS DEEBOT OZMO 930 Mopping & Vacuuming Robot $499 Delivered @ Ecovacs eBay

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mingofmongo on 16/06/2020 - 13:20 ebay.com.au (393 clicks)
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Manufacturer-refurbished ECOVACS DEEBOT OZMO 930.

The manufacturer is selling for $499 on Ebay, which is a fairly good price, but I used the 'Make An Offer' function and had an offer of $399 accepted. YMMV.

I was tempted by today's Ebay Plus deal (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/541032 ) which was the ECOVACS DEEBOT N79T for $149, but was tossing up whether a $149 investment in a fairly 'dumb' robot vacuum would be money well-spent, or whether it would end up being frustrating (like our 2nd gen Roomba that just ended up getting stuck under cupboard doors, and which we got rid of after 3 months).

The OZMO 930 has a number of advantages over the N79T:
1) It has LIDAR, so it can scan its surroundings and not get stuck (as often)
2) It can also mop (including detecting surface type, eg. hard floors vs carpet, and will not mop carpet)

It's not a perfect deal. This deal, for a brand-new ECOVACS DEEBOT OZMO 920 for $699 is a technically superior product: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ECOVACS-OZMO-920-Robot-Vacuum-Cl… . The main advantage of the 920 over the 930 are that the 920 can simultaneously vacuum, brush, and mop; whereas the 930 will vacuum first, and then mop.

Of the three options - a dumb vacuum for $149, a smart refurbished vacuum (that can also mop) for $399, or a smart new vacuum/mop for $699, I felt this one represented the sweet spot in terms of value vs outlay vs risk.

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  scruffypuppy on 16/06/2020 - 14:41

  +5

  Nice thorough post mate with great explanation. Well done 👍

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    mingofmongo on 16/06/2020 - 16:29

    +1

    Thankyou! Appreciate the response.

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  HuntingforDeals on 16/06/2020 - 14:50

  Nice one. I have one of the 920s for 2-3 weeks now and am pretty happy with the vacuuming, but mopping is another beast. I found that while the mop is fitted, it struggles between carpet and hard floors, the mopping itself I felt is more on the edges alone and not over the complete area. Maybe it's just that I am on a learning curve as well.

  Love the mapping, custom area vaccuming, specific area alone etc.

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  Andysjunks on 16/06/2020 - 14:57

  Bought the 920 a couple weeks ago from Amazon with discount and a free accessories pack for $599. so far pretty happy with it. Mapping is a bit pain as it overrides perfect map it saved when the machines thinks it sees a new area or get disorientated.

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    HuntingforDeals on 16/06/2020 - 18:49

    Even I had a similar incident when it was trying different routes to get to the perceived charging point on the totally opposite side of the house. Was wondering whether it was because it went into a toy hangar and was carrying it around for a while.

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  norstar on 16/06/2020 - 16:42

  I bought the 900 for $350 refurbished on the weekend. Arrived today and charging now. Well packaged and looks great.

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    randomdude14 on 16/06/2020 - 19:59

    Did the refurb model come with new accessories like brush kits etc?

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      norstar on 16/06/2020 - 20:07

      It comes with one extra washable mopping pad, 2 extra pairs of side brushes, one extra air filter and a direct suction adaptor.

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        randomdude14 on 20/06/2020 - 22:56

        Any signs of wear and tear?

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  tunzafun001 on 16/06/2020 - 21:30

  I have no idea about these robot vacuums but Baby on the way, will have less time etc.

  Almost bought a second hand Samsung one on the weekend for $50 (supposedly over $1000 at Harvey Norman. So happy with a used unit.

  What's a decent cheaper / second hand unit?

  Really just want it to pick up grass and dog fur in a joined lounge/ kitchen area. Lounge is carpet (short/ medium pile), kitchen lino planks.

  Cheers in advance.

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    Andysjunks on 16/06/2020 - 22:06

    Can't comment on 2nd hand units but i'm also a newbie with robot vacuums.

    My expectation wasn't high, just want it to pick up hair and dust on hard floors from 2 girls plus wife = hair everywhere if not cleaned a couple of days. The robot vacuum totally exceeded my expectation. It picked up a lot more dust and dirt, plus it can go under beds and sofa to clean areas I don't normally clean unless really have time to get to. Its tiny side brushes looks useless but it actually cleaned the corners and edges along the walls very well. Mopping is a bonus on mine, it makes the floor feels fresher and less greasy. My wife and kids all commented the house is cleaner.

    There are some common issues, there is a "training period" for the humans to de-clutter bits and pieces on the floor, organize the cables, remove some light objects (mostly toys) on the floor for the machine to work and not tangled or jammed. It is also slow, it take around 3-4 hours + charging time in between for my machine to go through my place (average size 3 bed room single floor house). My wife doesn't like the noise if it goes for hours when she's around. It will also go through consumables (brushes and filters) pretty quickly I think so factor in some costs.

    Definitely try to get a newer model as all brands improves from gen to gen pretty significantly.

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  mingofmongo on 18/06/2020 - 21:12

  It arrived today - really impressed with how well it cleans & mops!

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    randomdude14 on 20/06/2020 - 22:56

    Nice. Did that come with new brushes etc? Any signs of wear and tear?

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      mingofmongo on 21/06/2020 - 10:14

      No signs of wear and tear at all. It didn't have some of the plastic protective wrap that you often get on new shiny household devices, but other than that you'd never know.
      All brushes looked new.
      Came with a spare filter and mop pad, as well as the direct vacuum attachment (as opposed to sweep/vacuum) as expected.
      Very impressed!

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  bilbies on 02/07/2020 - 12:34

  These guys are absolute disgrace: sold the vacuum and told me multiple times that it's been dispatched but never did. They haven't tried to resolve the issue or apologise. At the end, I've got tired chasing up my order and requested cancellation - they even haven't tried to apologise or resolve the non dispatch issue then. TERRIBLE SERVICE