{"id":8057,"date":"2025-05-03T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T06:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:46:38","slug":"dont-buy-robot-vacuum-rental-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20250503\/convenient-tips\/dont-buy-robot-vacuum-rental-is-best","title":{"rendered":"Don’t buy a robot vacuum! “Rental is the best” because of “rapid evolution” and “consumables”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Well, hello everyone! How are you spending this Golden Week?
This time we have an amazing 11-day consecutive holiday <\/span><\/strong>that’s fantastic.
By the way, for me it’s looking like about 60 days off… <\/span><\/strong>(\uff1b\u2200\uff1b) *Though not exactly days off <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After buying a house in Chiba, I started using a robot vacuum.
With one of these in place, it cleans the floor every day for you.
Having an environment where cleaning is constantly happening, like with dual residency or a vacation home, is really effective.
I felt like we’re living in a great era.
Over several years I’ve rented various models, and I’ve concluded that “rental really is the best.” <\/span><\/strong>

Honestly, I don’t think it’s something you should spend tens of thousands of yen to buy.
Most of all, the “lifespan is just too short,” <\/span><\/strong>which is what I felt. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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RURAL GARAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sister blog of Decoboco’s move to the countryside. We write about daily life, including garage construction and grass cutting. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/a>\n\n\n

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Sekaimon, which makes eBay easy, is brilliant! (*\u00b4\u03c9\uff40*)<\/strong><\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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To put it simply, the downsides are “rapid evolution” and “consumables.” <\/h2>\n\n\n\n


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ECOVACS DEEBOT Y1 PRO<\/span><\/strong>
I ultimately rented this one for a year and loved it.
It’s already been discontinued,
and honestly, new versions come out every few months, so I don’t think it’s something you should buy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you buy a robot vacuum, various parts become consumables.
Air filters, brushes, wheels, and so on <\/strong>all kinds of problems can develop.

You can extend the lifespan by maintaining and cleaning the robot vacuum,
but it’s hard to actually get around to cleaning the vacuum itself, <\/span><\/strong>isn’t it?
The costs add up when you’re quietly buying these consumables.
Also, fundamentally it runs on battery power, <\/span><\/strong>so the battery is a consumable too.
At best you get 3 to 5 years of good use, and by then the product itself will have changed dramatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let me share my impressions after using robot vacuums for several years. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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