![]() ![]() The solution was to manually move the bot to the hardwood front entryway and have it create a new map there. The sole rug-free section is a stone fireplace hearth, which the m6 didn’t initially venture across. The mop hit one stumbling block, a section of our living room that’s covered with large area rugs. Like the iRobot Roomba i7+ and s9, the Braava jet m6 created a thorough map of the first floor of our mostly open floor plan home. iRobot Braava jet m6: Mapping and linked cleaning While the proprietary solution is annoying, I’ll give iRobot a pass here since they’re the only company I’ve seen that offers an alternative to water as a cleaning agent in robot mops. ![]() It’s concentrated, so 2 ounces of solution are mixed with 13 ounces of water in each tank. It’s available in 16-ounce bottles for $7.99. (The company says that other cleaning solutions might clog up or damage the m6’s components). As one might guess, the solution is also proprietary to iRobot. It did seem to pick up more dirt as opposed to using water alone. Though a trial size bottle of cleaning solution is included with the Braava jet m6, it’s not required in order for the bot to function. After completing two full runs of the first floor-216 square feet of bare floor according to the app-the tank was just under halfway full. The m6 is meant for cleaning whole floors and larger homes, which means it’s equipped with a generously-sized water tank. While the pads on the m6 didn’t fly off with the same force as the Braava jet 240, they were easy to remove. Once the Braava jet m6 is done, all you have to do is hit the pad eject button. ![]() The Braava jet m6’s cleaning prowess is on another level. When I did the same after using the Shinebot W400, the paper towel was a little dirty. I swabbed a damp paper towel over one section of the floor after using the m6 and it was almost completely clean. We used the default water setting in the app, which, oddly enough, was the largest amount of water. While the Shinebot W400 left us with wet floors, the water trail left from the Braava jet m6 was much lighter and disappeared quickly. The iLife Shinebot W400 cut those cleaning times by more than half, completing the task in just 13 minutes, 44 seconds. It was slightly faster than the Braava jet 240’s time of 31 minutes, 9 seconds. Using the wet mopping pad, the Braava jet m6 cleaned the same area in 30 minutes and 28 seconds. The type of pad-dry sweeping or wet mopping-attached to the m6 determines the cleaning mode. First, I had to attach the desired cleaning pad to the underside of the bot and add water (or water and cleaning solution) to the tank. After charging for a couple of hours, the m6 was ready to go-almost. Though I wanted to place the Braava jet m6 next to its vacuuming companion, the iRobot Roomba s9+, robot social distancing requirements meant the Braava jet m6 needed 1.5 feet of space on either side and 4 feet of open space in front of it. Setting up the iRobot Braava jet m6 was similar to setting up a robot vacuum. I also greatly preferred it to the drip tray on the Roborock S6 MaxV, which the manufacturer suggested should be affixed directly to the floor. While initially surprising when it fell off, I liked that it made for easy cleaning. ![]() If you pick the dock up to move it, the tray will fall off. The drip tray isn’t so much connected to the dock as it is loosely attached to it. There are guides along the edges and wheel indentations to keep the bot in its place. Once the dock is situated, a large white drip tray attaches to it. The white dock included with the Braava jet m6 has a black infrared sensor band around the top of it. ![]()
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