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In the world of robot vacuum cleaners, having a high-performance model below 700 euros is rather complicated. This is why we were intrigued by the discovery of the Eureka E10s, a robot vacuum cleaner which has chosen to offer a system which does not require a suction bag to operate .
The test was carried out in a 100 m2 house with many chair legs and other furniture, which also houses a rabbit having fun scattering weights and hay around.
The Eureka E10s robot vacuum cleaner is available now. Usually priced at 479 euros, this one is currently on sale for399.99 euros at the time of writing of this test. In addition, its bagless system will save money in the long term.
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Launching the Eureka E10s for the first time is quite easy. Simply install the side brushes of which there are 2, then remove a few elements present here and there so as not to damage the robot during transport. You will then need to find a place close to an outlet to position the base, which has a particularly compact format, which is very useful when you do not have a lot of space.
< p>Then like every vacuum robot, you just need to download the “Eureka Robot” application in order to connect the machine to the WiFi network, create an account, to then simply follow the instructions.
The Eureka application is rather classic in its use here. Offering to adjust the parameters of the robot, to control it manually, to update it and to schedule cleanings, it is above all the mapping which will interest us the most here.
In fact, you are probably aware that when it is first used, the robot will do a complete map of your home. If this turns out to be fairly accurate using LIDAR navigation, it still lacks detail.
Part detection compared to what the Dreame and Robock applications can do for example is rather limited. It will therefore be necessary to quickly adjust the separations between the parts by hand in order to be able to clean them individually if necessary.
We see that in the face of competition, the application a slight delay in its French translation as well as for the parameters. This is a point which is clearly not critical and which, in any case, should be improved in the future.
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The E10s has a maximum suction power of 4,000 Pa, which is currently in the low average for robot vacuum cleaners. However, you should not only rely on this kind of data in order to see the effectiveness of a device of this type.
The brushes are also important elements concerning suction, and Eureka has chosen to have two side brushes here which fulfill their objective well. The brand has also chosen to have a central bristle brush rather than rubber. This decision offers improved suction on parquet flooring, also avoiding the noise of rubber on it.
< p>However, vacuuming on carpet is slightly less effective. Overall,the suction of the Eureka E10S is particularly effective on hard floors, while the suction will be slightly insufficient on carpets.
Thus, I happened to find one or two strands of hay which had been transported on the carpets without being vacuumed, which in itself is not so serious for a robot at a low price like this. On the other hand, it will be better able to vacuum up hairs and other crumbs.
The navigation of the Eureka E10s robot is rather good, it goes in search of the less dust by shaving the baseboards. Particularly efficient, the robot took less than an hour to vacuum the entire ground floor.
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Unfortunately, object detection does not really live up to our expectations, requiring immediate adjustment of the prohibited areas of the cartography, otherwise we risk ending up with funny situations such as see the E10s insist on climbing on a bathroom scale.
During my tests, it also happened that the robot sucked a cable into its system, so it will absolutely necessary to clear the ground well before passing, which is a constant in robot vacuum cleaners regardless of their price.
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Without going through 4 paths in terms of concerns the washing function of the Eureka E10s, this is completely anecdotal.
We have repeated this several times during our tests of robot vacuum cleaners, but if it does not have rotating mops, there is a good chance that washing will be very ineffective. Here, the Eureka model only has a mop that trails gently behind it, wetting the floors, rather than actually cleaning it.
In addition, For this washing function, you will need to fill the robot with water to empty the dirty water, which is completely impractical.
On this test, we therefore prefer to consider that the washing function is useless, and that the robot vacuum cleaner, as its name suggests, will only be useful for its suction capabilities.< /p>
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Generally, rather high-end robot vacuum cleaners offer bases that collect the dust from the robot in a vacuum bag.
Here, the gimmick of the Eureka E10s is to offer a bagless dust collection system, like traditional vacuum cleaners. A good idea for anyone who would like to save several dozen euros per year without having to check the capacity of the bag and then have to remove it. Here, the system is extremely simple, since the base collects the dust at the end of the cleaning cycle.
Then simply throw away the contents of the cylinder with a simple press to open the bottom. If the system is as simple as it is ingenious, we still regret one point on this subject. Eureka has chosen to make it completely transparent in order to be able to check its contents at a glance.
Unfortunately , the aesthetics of an object that is rather successful at first glance is spoiled by the sight of its contents full of dust, hairs and scraps of all kinds.
Il would probably have been smarter to offer an opaque recovery cylinder, with a transparent space allowing you to check its filling level.
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Eureka's proposal with the E10s is probably unbeatable at the price of 399 euros. Usually, this type of price entitles you to robot vacuum cleaners which do not have a base, and which are therefore impractical for daily use.
< p>Here, the base allows dust collection in a receptacle which does not require a bag. This allows you to save money in the long term by not paying for this type of consumable, while offering an easy solution.
Unfortunately the solution lacks elegance given that it is possible to see the contents of the recovery cylinder at all times. If the washing system is completely anecdotal like all robot vacuum cleaners without rotating washing mops, we will still appreciate the navigation capabilities of the E10s as well as its excellent suction for a mid-range robot.
More comfortable on hard floors than on a rug or carpet, the Eureka E10s is our robot vacuum cleaner and our favorite at a price of less than 400 euros, which will make life easier for its users provided they configure their application correctly first .
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