No initial mapping or anything else is required beforehand; the Deebot T9+ just goes on its merry way as soon as you press Auto Cleaning. To start, it went to my living room, traversing with relative ease, even going under furniture that was mere millimeters from the laser mapping tool that sits on top. I saw it doing a full wrap-around table legs and chairs for a thorough cleaning. Deemaid continued cruising in and out of different rooms and then would return, seemingly getting the lay of the land. As soon as it hit a rug, you could hear the suction intensify.

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I’ve had the Deebot T9+ residing in the main living space of my home for the past week, giving it easy access to the rest of my two-bedroom, two-bathroom home. My entire home has the same hard laminate flooring throughout, with a few rugs scattered about. READ NEXT: Best robot vacuum cleaners to buy today Ecovacs Deebot N8+ review: What’s it like to use? Ecovacs states that the suction power goes up to 2,300Pa, which is stronger than average for a robot vacuum. Although the Deebot N8+ doesn’t utilise this level of suction in standard mode, it does automatically boost it when the robot detects it’s moved from a hard floor onto a carpet. If you want a more thorough clean, maximum power mode is easily selected from the app, and the power level can be adjusted during cleaning. Of course, Ecovacs’ Deebot T9+ is more than just a vacuum. It offers air freshener and mopping abilities too. Swapping between the two functions is as simple as putting in a different component. It registers immediately, and you can send the device on its way.The Deebot T9+ is about the same size as the Deebot N8+, measuring 3.75in / 30cm tall and 13.9in / 353cm in diameter, which leaves a good amount of space for it to fit under and around furniture. However, it probably won’t clear most couches and tighter spaces. It can store two maps, so can operate on two floors of a house, although as no robot vacuum manufacturer has yet figured out how to get their robots to climb stairs, you’ll have to carry it from one floor to the other. The app can also be used to set up scheduled cleaning, and you can set it to clean individual rooms or perform a spot clean by selecting an area on the map. The only other problem I encountered was with furniture legs that aren’t vertical. I have a coffee table with legs that splay out from the surface at an angle, and if the front of the robot hit the leg on its obtuse side, it would stop and try to loop around the leg; however, the harder rear of the unit would then scrape against the rear of the leg, catching the acute interior angle.

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If you’re happy to hand off some of your household chores to something that’s plenty capable of getting the job done, consider Ecovac’s Deebot T9+. It delivers solid performance in both vacuuming and mopping with minimal effort on your part, so you can spend your free time doing what you enjoy. Ecovacs Deebot T9+ review price & availability Ecovacs’ Deebot T9+ sits just a few places below the brand’s top-of-the-line model, the Deebot X1 Omni, yet still delivers many of the same features, such as intelligent mapping and mopping. Sure, you might think it’s a bit of a splurge, but considering all the time that’s spent keeping your floors clean, the investment will pay for itself. The app provides instructions on how to clean those accessories, as well as the percentage of time left until replacement. Following 11 hours of cleaning, most of Deemaid’s parts were still in the range of 90%. But that’s just a suggestion, with many of these parts lasting much longer. Just use your discretion. The mopping function is a bit more impressive. You fill the small tank with just water – you don’t add any cleaning solution, so don’t expect it to deliver a deep clean. Next, slap on one of the provided disposable microfiber cloths.When you’re not using the mopping tool or air freshener, there’s nowhere to store them, so you’ll have to make space for them. Nevertheless, the overall design of the Deebot T9+ is simple and unobtrusive, so you won’t mind leaving it out all the time. One major concern is maintenance. Some of the T9+’s components need to be replaced more frequently; the air freshener and dust bags every 60 days or so, depending on use. Others, such as the brushes and filters, will last for one hundred hours or more, although cleaning using the handy included tool is suggested to maintain peak performance. When you pop open the top of the Auto-Empty Station, you’ll find the preinstalled 2.5-liter dust bag isn’t massive, but should last a month or two. In addition, your first dust bag replacement is provided. Under the station is a large tube into which the dust bin is emptied, adding to the Auto-Empty Station's overall size. Nevertheless, it’s on a par with rival vacuums, and not an eyesore by any means. You control the robot vacuum using an intuitive companion app that’s easy to navigate. On Deebot’s first run around your apartment, it creates a highly accurate map, so you can clean custom areas based on needs. It’s also from here that you can adjust settings and create schedules. You’ll even receive notifications on your phone if there are issues during cleaning and also once cleaning is complete. Straightforward and easy to use, with lots of customizable settings for cleaning preferences, and intelligent mapping.