Are robot lawn mowers actually worth it for small yards?
Deciding whether to buy a robot mower is difficult when you are tired of weekly mowing in the summer heat but unsure if the ongoing maintenance and cleanup outweigh the convenience. Comparing these machines requires weighing whether the automated upkeep truly saves time once you factor in day-to-day cleaning and whether it makes sense for a smaller residential yard.
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Are robot lawn mowers actually worth it for small yards?
- 1keeping vacuuming and mopping as separate jobsDid this help you?
- 2comparing different models manually and trying to anticipate maintenance overheadDid this help you?
In their words
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“i’m trying to understand whether the self cleaning part is useful enough to make these worth considering, since i normally think of vacuuming and mopping as separate jobs.”source ↗
“i’m still comparing it with other options and don’t really know what matters most.”source ↗
“one thing i left out is that i’m also thinking about the dirty water and brush cleanup after each use. that part seems easy to overlook when comparing the machines, but it could make a pretty big difference in how convenient they feel day to day.”source ↗
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