STACK #239 September 2024

TECH FEATURE

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As with any type of tech, the world of cleaning is constantly advancing.Whether it’s smarter robot vacuums and floor cleaners, or base stations that combine robots and stick vacuums, here are some of the latest innovations that will keep your home spotless with greater convenience and efficiency. Words Michael Irving CUTTING EDGE CLEANING

eufy Omni S1 Pro Robot Vacuum

Ecovacs DEEBOT T30S Combo Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Robot vacuums are great, but sometimes you need to take a hands-on approach too. The DEEBOT T30S Combo gives you the best of both worlds, including a robot and a handheld vacuum cleaner that charge on the same station. The robot vac gets to work with a powerful 11,000 Pascals of suction, with anti-tangle tech to keep hair from wrapping around the brush. The robot can also wash the floors with hot water and a dual-plate rotating mop system, adjusting its scrubbing efforts automatically based on the stain. The handheld vacuum, meanwhile, features an advanced four-stage filtration system, including a washable 13-level HEPA filter that purifies the air of up to 99.97% of fine dust particles. Four swappable brush heads means it’s ready for anything. The base station not only charges

LG CordZero A9CX

All-in-One Tower Combi This stylish tower from LG includes its CordZero A9X stick vacuum and the CordZero R5 robot vacuum, as well as room to store accessories. The stick vac delivers 280W of suction power, through a wide slim nozzle that reaches everywhere, and a five-step filtration system that catches everything. It also has a mop attachment

The eufy Omni S1 Pro is a robot vacuum that can do much more than most. It can wash hard floors with a big 30cm mop and 1kg of downward pressure, to really scrub off stubborn stains. Spinning at 170 RPM, a three-step system keeps that mop clean at all times. The Omni S1 Pro can also sense carpet and retract the mop head to go into vacuum mode, boasting up to 8,000 Pascals of suction. A 3D Matrix Eye and LIDAR gives it obstacle avoidance abilities close to a self-driving car, while its profile lets it get right into corners, under furniture, and even climb small steps. The more impressive stuff starts when the

with an LED to light up stains, and a nozzle that sprays detergent to help the mop head along. A bright LED on the front highlights dust and hair so you don’t miss a thing, and a large LCD touchscreen on the handle lets you customise settings, while the dual battery provides up to two hours of use on a charge. The robot also pulls double duty with vacuum and mop modes, even switching between them during one run. A 360 LiDAR sensor detects obstacles and maps your home for efficient navigation. Both are emptied automatically in the tower, and the whole system can be controlled from the LG ThinQ app on your phone.

vac returns to the versatile base station. The solid and liquid waste are automatically emptied into their own canisters, and the vac is cleaned and refilled with a mix of detergent and ozonated water, which kills 99.99% of germs. It can all be easily controlled from an app, with voice command support. The eufy Omni S1 Pro will keep your home clean with minimal effort from you.

both the robot and handheld vacs, but also empties them both into a 3L dust bag, providing up to 60 days of use.

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