Robovac 2000 Review

[Giraldo Allain]

Ihave been using the Ionvac SmartClean 2000 Robovac for a few weeks now and I want to share my honest opinion about it. This is a WiFi robotic vacuum that can be controlled with an app or a remote. It claims to have powerful suction, a long battery life and a smart navigation system. But does it live up to its promises?

The first thing I noticed about this robovac is how affordable it is. It costs less than $100, which is much cheaper than other models on the market. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it cleans my floors. It picks up dust, dirt, hair, and crumbs with ease. It has four cleaning modes: auto, spot, edge and single room. I usually use the auto mode and let it roam around the house.

The app is very easy to use and allows me to schedule the cleaning times, check the battery level, and switch between modes. The remote control is also handy and has a simple interface. The robovac can connect to Alexa or Google Assistant, which is a nice feature if you want to use voice commands.

However, this robovac is not perfect. It often gets stuck under furniture or on rugs and needs my help to get out. It also rarely returns to the home base by itself when the battery is low. I must manually guide it back or carry it to the charging station. This can be annoying and defeats the purpose of having a smart device.

Another thing I wish it had was more replacement brushes and a filter. It only came with one filter and no extra brushes. The filter gets dirty quickly and needs to be cleaned often. The brushes also wear out over time and need to be replaced. I had to order them separately online, which added to the cost.

Finally, I wish it mapped the house better and remembered where it had been cleaned before. It seems to move randomly and sometimes misses spots or cleans the same area twice. It does not have a camera or a laser sensor like some other models. It relies on infrared sensors and bumpers to avoid obstacles.

Overall, I think this is a good robovac for the price, but it has some flaws that need to be improved. It does a decent job of cleaning my floors, but it often gets stuck and rarely returns to the home base. It also lacks some accessories and features that would make it more convenient and efficient. If you are looking for a budget-friendly robovac that gets the job done well, you might want to give this one a try.

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Eufy MyHome for Android and iOS is a well-designed, fully-featured app. It is for all Eufy robot vacs, smart bulbs, plugs, switches and routers. It connects to your 2.4Ghz home Wi-Fi and updates firmware.

On its first run, it creates quite a good map. It does the edges first, then a U-shaped clean with different rooms defined by colours that you can rename. You can divide or merge rooms, set no-go zones/virtual boundaries, and even no-map zones. The map auto-updates and you can autosave this and multiple floor maps (the base station must be moved to each floor or buy a base station approx. $30).

Eufy calls it iPath Laser and AI Map Technology 2.0, but it is a simple 2D LiDAR SLAM map and two IR detectors (front and right-side) to detect obstacles. It is relatively good, and we were confident to leave it unattended. But it needs standard house prep (see our guide) that later 3D LiDAR robot vacs (like the Dreame L10 Pro with dual LiDAR and IR) does not.

It has an automatic suction boost when going from hard floor to carpet. Pure (standard mode) is 450pa, Power mode is 850pa, Turbo mode is 1450pa and Max is 2000pa per turbine. Remember that two turbines do not double the suction power.

It is a static plate dragging a microfibre or disposable pad over the surface. The gravity-fed 250ml water tank should do about 125m2. Our tests confirm that, but the micro-fibre cloth needs cleaning about every 25-50m2 to avoid dragging a dirty mop pad over the surface.

Overall, it is a good, not outstanding device and should be trouble-free. However, we suggest reading our guide before buying any robot vacuum or mop as you will still need a stick vac and probably a hand mop.

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Over the past few years, I planned to go off the grid and put solar panels on my roof, which would also act as backup power during a large-scale infrastructure failure, such as one that a major hurricane would cause.

But the rising costs of a residential solar buildout due to supply chain issues during the pandemic and the uncertain future of Florida's net metering situation (which was only recently resolved), plus the need for a total roof replacement caused me to cancel my plans to spend over $100,000 on a new solar roof, batteries, and electrical upgrades.

The Explorer 2000 Pro is eighth in the line of portable solar power generator products released by the company and is also its most powerful, with a total power generation capacity of 2200W (2.2 kWh). The kit sent to us as configured comprises six (6) 200W 18V solar panels, supplying 1200W peak power to the generator.

The 43 lb generator itself, which resembles a UPS battery backup unit (and essentially is, with modifications), and features a large carrying handle, has 2160W of battery storage, three sinewave 120V AC ports, dual USB-PD 100W ports, and a single 12V carport. It has a color LED display that indicates the current level of charge for the generator/battery, the current wattage input from the panel array, and the current output.

Jackery maintains that camping and outdoor activities are still the prime use case for the product. However, while the SolarSaga 200W panels are IP67 rated for water immersion or resistance, the company does not recommend their use in the rain because water can damage their connection ports.

Of course, this is easily solvable by wrapping the connection ports and cable connectors in good 'ol duct tape, which I ended up doing. But the company could have easily designed or licensed/sourced a connector hood on the panel (and the generator) that encloses the cable and a connector that seals out the elements. Why Jackery bothered with an IP67 rating for the panels and did not do this for the cables and connectors, I do not know.

The generator is not guaranteed to be waterproof -- although my test unit did get rained on several times, and nothing happened to it. The company recommends that in the event of rain, the generator be retrieved and put indoors and that the panels also are retrieved.

This presents some interesting use case issues and challenges for the Explorer 2000 Pro. While the setup is "portable," all the components' combined weight is over 150 lbs. For a single person to do setup or takedown, this is easily a 30-minute procedure, involving the unpacking of each panel from its fabric carrying case, placing it on the ground or propping it up on its integrated stands, and connecting it with a cable home ran to a splitter dongle that is connected to the generator which can accommodate two dongles total.

The panels cannot be connected in a "serial" fashion. There is only one connection port per panel on the upper left (in a sun-facing position). Each panel has a 10' 18V DC power cable, which connects directly to the 2' splitter/dongle, which can accommodate up to three cable connections.

The system requires panel input to be fully load-balanced -- if you want to run in sub-capacity, with less than the full six-panel configuration, then you can run one panel (direct), two panels (direct), three panels connected via one dongle, or four panels (two dongles, with one connection on each dongle capped).

For a single or dual-panel config for one of the previous generation products, or even this product, it's no big deal. However, for a six-panel deployment, with over 150 lbs worth of equipment, setup and panel placement is not a trivial activity. I eventually placed the panels on my pool deck, in an L-shaped configuration, with the cables coming into my back patio doggie door and the generator propped up under cover in the patio, away from the rain.

This is the most likely and most useful scenario for how I would deploy this at home after a post-hurricane infrastructure failure. I contemplated how I might place the panels on my front lawn and the generator on my front foyer undercover, with extension cords leading into the house, but it was not workable.

Realistically speaking, I don't see how in environments where this might be used for emergency power, or even in a camping scenario, how the average person is going to rush outside and disassemble 109 lbs worth of solar panels and cables and drag them inside in the event of a sudden rainstorm.

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