In the era of automation, more and more interest from manufacturers and consumers is paid to robotic home appliances. And even R2-D2, although it looks like a vacuum cleaner, is very far from a modern robot vacuum cleaner. You might say the R2-D2 can talk, but you’re wrong, Polaris has already taught its new 2017 PVCR 0920 WV to talk. In the meantime, everyone is waiting for a new product, read our review of the robot vacuum cleaner Polaris PVCR 0826ready to dry and wet your home.
Appearance and equipment
Having opened the box with the miracle device, we were pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the vacuum cleaner and the availability of the most necessary spare parts.
The Polaris PVCR 0826 EVO package includes:
- Robot vacuum cleaner
- Battery Li-ion 2600 mAh, 14.8 V (as part of a vacuum cleaner)
- Charging dock
- Charger
- Garbage container
- Replaceable container for wet cleaning
- Microfiber for wet cleaning - 2 pieces
- HEPA 12 filter - 2pcs
- Spare side brushes
- Brush - comb for cleaning the vacuum cleaner
- Remote control
- Instructions for use
- Warranty card
The Polaris PVCR 0826 EVO robot vacuum cleaner has a futuristic appearance. It has the shape of a circle, the color is pale pink metallic. On the top cover there is an AUTO button, which has a light indicator and is responsible for turning on the robot vacuum cleaner.
Characteristics
| Dust container capacity, l | 0,5 |
|---|---|
| Battery | Li-ion, 2600 mAh, 14.8V |
| Shock absorbing wheels | Yes |
| Base / Charging station | Yes |
| Side brushes | Yes |
| Gross weight, kg | 5,28 |
| Net weight, kg | 3,33 |
| Wet cleaning | Yes |
| Charging time | up to 5 hours |
| Working hours | up to 200 min |
| Auxiliary dust collection system | Yes |
| Box dimensions, mm | 560*375*120 |
| Height sensor | Yes |
| Display | Yes |
| Battery indicator | Yes |
| Programming | Yes |
| Rubberized bumper | Yes |
| Remote controller | Yes |
| Operating modes | 5 |
| Timer | Yes |
| Electric brush | Yes |
Configuration
The packaging box is bright, with important information printed on all sides. The weight of the entire set, including packaging, is 5.28 kg, while the robot vacuum cleaner itself weighs 3 kg.
The Robot Vacuum Cleaner measures 31cm in diameter and is only 7.6cm high, making it easy to move under beds, sofas and wardrobes to clean.
The axles of the driving wheels are located on the same diameter of the circumference of the body, this allows the robot vacuum cleaner to make a turn in place without changing the boundaries of the area it occupies.
Driving wheels with a diameter of 65 mm are made in the form of rubber tires with pronounced hooks, with the help of which it overcomes obstacles in the form of a high pile of carpet, baseboards, sills and other elevations. The wheels are mounted on spring-loaded pivots with 27mm travel to help the robot overcome obstacles. True, the lower part of the bumper is at a height of 17 mm from the floor - the robot cannot overcome the obstacles higher.
The front part of the vacuum cleaner is buffer, which allows you to soften the impact of the robot on an obstacle.The entire front half of the body is surrounded by a spring-loaded bumper with a small stroke, at the bottom of which a strip of medium hardness rubber is glued, which protects the unit and furniture from damage in a collision.
Exploitation
Autonomous work
After the first full charge, the PVCR 0826 lasted about 180 minutes, continuously "traveling" on carpet with an abundance of cat hair. In other conditions, its battery life can reach 3.5 hours. This circumstance, along with the quality of cleaning, allowed the model to take 4th place in ranking of robot vacuum cleaners for the home 2017.
Upon completion of cleaning or in the event of a discharge of the battery, the robot vacuum cleaner automatically returns to the base station, where it spends up to 5 hours, until it is fully charged.
Safety system
The Polaris PVCR 0826 EVO robot vacuum cleaner is equipped with a security system:
- Step detection sensor
Thanks to this feature, your assistant will not fall off the stairs or break. Practice has shown that this function works perfectly - the robot vacuum cleaner did not fall off the table on which we placed it for the experiment. True, in some reviews of this model, we read that he refuses to work on black carpets. Unfortunately, we cannot yet confirm or deny this fact.
- Self-diagnosis sensor
This function helps the robot vacuum cleaner to stop its work if there is a winding of wires on brushes or wheels, if the robot is stuck, then turn off the power to save the battery and notify us with a sound signal of the incident.
Sound signal
The robot vacuum cleaner has an audible signal that notifies the owner of the following actions:
- Docking Charging
- Filling the trash can
- Low battery
- Vacuum cleaner error
AUTO button
By the color of the button illumination, you can determine the state of your assistant: green - fully charged and ready to work, yellow - the charge is exhausted, it's time to go to the base and red - something went wrong (either the garbage container is full, or something is wrapped around brushes).
Also, thanks to this button on the top of the vacuum cleaner and its LED backlight, you can easily locate your unit and do not step on it in a dark room.
Noise level
The robot is relatively quiet. The manufacturer claims 60 dB, which is very close to the sound volume of ordinary spoken speech. The sound of the noise it makes is not annoying, it is quite comfortable to be in the same room with a working robot. You can compare the sound of its operation with the operation of a fan, i.e. it does not in any way interfere with communication, watching TV or reading a book.
Programs
The vacuum cleaner is programmed to clean in four stages, the change of which takes place in automatic mode, or you can choose them yourself.
- "Local cleaning"
The device removes only a small area of the room, the area of which does not exceed 1x0.5 meters.
- "Along the walls"
Polaris PVCR 0826 cleans all walls.
- "Routine cleaning"
The vacuum cleaner activates the free movement mode.
- "Cleaning a small room"
The device is cleaned in the room within 30 minutes.
Programs can be activated both on the robot vacuum cleaner itself using the "AUTO" button, and using the remote control. Also, using the remote control, you can program the robot to clean at a certain time, for example, when you are at work, so as not to be distracted by it in the evening.
Brushes
Mustache brushes or as they are also called side brushes. These brushes function as a broom - they sweep debris towards the main brush and dust collector. They cope with this task with a bang! Even from the corners and from under the cabinets, he sweeps every single crumb. It is difficult to achieve this with an ordinary vacuum cleaner due to the bulkiness of the nozzle, this is possible only if you change the nozzle and, having previously stretched out on the floor, climb under the cabinet or sofa. Not all of us are yoga fans, so we are not ready for this with daily cleaning.
The main brush is another advantage of the Polaris PVCR 0826 EVO robot vacuum cleaner.It collects garbage, animal hair and other traces of human activity, even from carpets with a small pile.
Dust collector
The dust collector body is made of tinted transparent plastic. The dust collector can be removed by pressing the lock marked PUSH, easy and simple. The top folds back to a large angle, making it easy to clear heavy debris from the bottom. For complete cleaning, you need to remove the pre-mesh filter, shake off the debris, usually wool particles, or, if necessary, also clean the foam filter and the folded fine filter.
Cleaning technology and filters
The Polaris PVCR 0826 robotic vacuum cleaner collects garbage using the cyclone technology - side brushes sweep the garbage towards the center and the main brush. A vortex air flow is created inside the cyclone, the inertia of which throws particles of collected dust to the walls of the chamber, and then the garbage enters the dust container. The air that comes out of the vacuum cleaner is 99.97% clean. Such a high cleaning rate is provided by a special type of filter - HEPA, which stands for a system of highly efficient retention of suspended particles.
Cyclonic technology is characterized by the fact that it maintains a constant suction force, which gradually weakens with traditional vacuum cleaners using dust bags. The motor of the cyclone vacuum cleaner runs stably and in a gentle mode, which has the best effect on its service life.
The robot vacuum cleaner is equipped with a total of three filters, primary, foam and HEPA, which are able to retain not only animal hair, but also pollen. This is a huge plus for people who are allergic to these irritants, and everyone else will appreciate that the dust in the house will be significantly less.
Wet cleaning
The main distinguishing feature of the Polaris PVCR 0826 EVO model is that it can do not only dry cleaning, but also wet cleaning. For this, a special aqua box with microfiber is included in the kit.
The tank of the aqua box is enough for a 30 minute cleaning program. This is enough to clean an apartment of 50 sq.m. A terry napkin is attached to the bottom of the container with Velcro and two elastic bands, clean water is poured into the barrel without adding any detergents. A warning about this is written on the aqua box itself. When cleaning the floor, the robot vacuum cleaner leaves behind a wet trail that disappears within a minute.
The wet cleaning function can be used no matter what kind of flooring you have - it copes with linoleum with a bang, but the parquet will not suffer from it. It will be perfectly clean. During the operation of this function, there were no complaints.
If you need somewhere to more thoroughly wash the floor or scrub something, then you can use the function "work in a spiral" on the remote control, and he will perfectly cope with the task. The dirt won't stand a chance.
Video presentation of the Polaris robot vacuum cleaner
Summarizing
He always manages to find trash and dust even in a seemingly clean room. This is just a godsend for people with allergies or asthma. Because the robot vacuum cleaner will save you from one of the causes of allergies - dust and you don't even have to do practically anything for this. Your task is only to clear the dust collector from the accumulated debris in time, charge the vacuum cleaner and set the cleaning time and program. And that's it! He will do the rest himself! You return from work or school, and your house is perfectly clean and you do not need to waste time cleaning. Instead, you can spend time with loved ones, go for a walk, or read a book. You are no longer a hostage of cleaning!
Can you recommend this robot vacuum cleaner for purchase? Of course yes! Despite the fact that its cost is higher than that of conventional vacuum cleaners, it does the cleaning itself, which is a huge plus in an era of catastrophic lack of time.
Buy nowPolaris PVCR 0826 is available for about 20,000 rubles.