It’s been over a month since I started using the iRobot Braava Jet 240. Before getting the Braava Jet, let me give you an idea of how hard it was to keep up with clean floors. Fridays and weekends, for those who work full-time, is a downtime, right? Not for me. Fridays are my end of the week deep clean days. During the week, between working and then working on content creation, I have very little time to bring out the mop and even sometimes the broom for a full house clean.

Having two toddlers means there’s a mess pretty much ALL the time. Most of the time because they only eat in one area of the house, the mess is confined to that area. Which makes it a lot easier to clean up. But on many occasions, the crumbs and drink spills travel to other rooms.

The kids are asleep and I finally have time to myself. I’ve put together a plate of brie and crackers and I’m typing away while Bob is cleaning the floors. At 2:30 am. Bob, is our iRobot Braava Jet. 

Funny story, when I first put Bob down to clean the kitchen. I didn’t introduce or even open it up in front of anyone. My curious toddler, Daniyal saw the iRobot first.

“what’s that Mama?”

“It’s a Robot. It cleans floors.”

“What’s his name?”

“You can give him a name, sweetheart.”

“Okay, it’s Bob. Hi, Bob!”

Busy Mom Hacks: iRobot Braava Jet Review

One of the many direct messages I got after posting Instagram stories of the iRobot Braava Jet, cleaning; was, “do your kids try grabbing it?” and another popular question, “does it actually work?”

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I don’t know exactly why they don’t bother Bob too much. But I think it’s somewhere in between not knowing what that robot could do and the fact that they named it Bob – it’s gained some respect already in their eyes. Daniyal always says how hard it works. Especially when Bob is working on those hard stains, it does this little vibration micro wiggle. Not very noticeable unless you really listen for it or look for it. No, they don’t grab it. Zoeya has put her foot on it, to test to see if it can carry her weight and give her a ride. (I’m guessing.) But after I’ve told her no, she gets it.

Does the iRobot Braava Jet work?

Yes, it does! What I love about it the most is the size. At first, I thought, is it too small? Will it take too long to do bigger rooms? It is not too small. It is actually the perfect size and was designed to get into hard to reach areas and if it’s working during the day and you have people over, it can even manoeuvre around objects fluidly. One of the many smart features on the iRobot is that it has a seamless navigation calculator. This feature is called the iAdapt 2.0 Navigation that allows the robot to map and track where it has been to clean floors up to 200 ft in damp/dry mode and 150 ft in wet mode. It also cleans the floor in a systematic pattern, ensuring it covers the entire area.

SMART TECH

It’s so awesome that it can actually remember obstacles and slows down around them. Even fits under our cabinets and couch. All those hard to reach areas that I normally would have to get on my knees to scrub or move furniture to get too. There were times when I moved things around and the iRobot bumped into it, but even when it bumps into anything it’s gentle. It will avoid stairs and doesn’t ride up onto rugs.

SIMPLE TO USE

You select the pad you want to use. There are 3 types:

Wet Mopping – The iRobot will pass these areas 3x to clean dirt and stains.
They all work great on hardwood, tile or stone.
Damp Sweeping– It will pass these areas 2x to clean dirt and stains.
Dry Sweeping – It will pass 1x to pick up hair, dust and dirt.

You also never have to touch the dirty pads when you’re done. There’s an eject button you use near the water reservoir. Hover over a garbage pin, click the button and the pad falls off. So easy. To put a new one on, you just slide it into place. Speaking of the water reservoir, I noticed that I don’t have to fill it very often. Maybe after 2-3 uses, but it will differ depending on where you are using the iRobot and what pads you’re using. To add water, just open the tap to slow running water and tilt the iRobot so the water flows down to the water reservoir easily.

The precision jet spray and vibrating cleaning head help loosen up the dirt and stains, while the Braava Jet pads break up and lock away the dirt. If you haven’t guessed already, (many people asked me this question as well) the cleaning solution is worked into the pad itself. So you don’t need to add anything to the floors or put inside the iRobot. Use your judgement, if your floors are really dirty then do clean up over the top so it’s easier for the iRobot. Because I use it every other day so the floors are always clean, I rarely have to do that. There’s also a nifty app you can download that allows you to start the iRobot from another room in your home. It uses Bluetooth to communicate to the iRobot.

I’m already thinking about what a great gift this will make for our loved ones! It retails at $279 CAD. Which if you ask me, it’s a great investment! It’s also the perfect mom hack for keeping your home spotless while you tend to other things on your never-ending list of to do’s.

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