- Vacuum size: 12cm height x 33cm length x 36cm width
- Docking station dirt capacity: 250ml
- Docking station water capacity: 300ml
- Run time between charges: up to 120 minutes
I might declare the Eufy X10 Pro Omni a marriage saver. It’s a device that takes away some of the daily chores and does them very well. It’s relatively discreet, with a smaller docking station than others I’ve tried. The station holds a large 2.5-litre bin bag and two tanks, one for clean water, one for dirty, so you don’t have to clean the mop yourself.
It’s incredibly easy to use. After downloading the (admittedly buggy) app, filling up the tank with clean water and clearing the floors of family detritus, I programmed it to go off on its maiden mapping run. Within about 15 minutes it had mapped out the whole of my downstairs, dividing it into rooms, meaning I could then choose which sections I wanted cleaning.
On vacuum mode, the suction is extremely strong – it boasts 8,000 Pascals (way higher than the Imou), with clever combs that can sweep up pet hair. It also has a special “edge cleaning mode”, which involves the robot working its way in a straight line against the edge of the room. Its shape – more rectangular than most robot vacuums allows it to really get into the corners of a room.
On mop mode (which it flips between as needed), the Eufy X10 Pro Omni uses dual pentagon-shaped mopping pads to really get up all the dirt; these retract 12mm off the ground when going over carpets and rugs. Every 20 minutes (you can change this in app), it goes back to the base station to wash its mop, before setting off again.
When it finishes completely, it cleans and dries its own mops with 40°C air, which helps prevent the build-up of bacteria. Unlike other robot vacuums, you don’t have to empty the waste bin on the machine after each run – it empties itself into its larger bin in the base station and is fitted with a filter to trap microscopic particles – essential for anyone with allergies.
There were a few issues, though: despite its mostly excellent object avoidance technology, it almost knocked over a small occasional table and almost got stuck trying to get over a 2cm-high base of a coffee table (but did eventually manage to get off). It also somehow managed to hoover under my rug on its first attempt, rather than on top of it.
The first run I only had it on “daily clean” setting and didn’t feel that the clean was enough for our lived-in kitchen. But the huge advantage of a robot cleaner over a human one is that you can tell it to do it again, without any arguments. I set it back off, this time turning up to “deep clean”.
It claims to be able to exert 1kg of downward pressure as it mops tough stains, with mop heads that rotate 180 rpm. It did a good job, but still didn’t quite get a ground-in raspberry off the floor completely. To be fair, it had been there longer than 24 hours; Eufy says it can clean stains that have air dried up to 24 hours.
There are more ways to improve the clean from the app: if you go into the mopping function and select deep clean, turbo or max suction and “edge-hugging mopping”, you can get an even more intense clean as it involves the robot making a 52-degree turn every 10cm when it detects a wall. But that does require more battery (on the lowest settings the battery lasts up to 120 minutes) and water, so it’s something to keep an eye on.
The app lets you save different cleaning options, ranging from different room options to intensity of clean to times, to the very specific “post breakfast hoover” as I’ve set one scenario to go as I leave the house on the school run. But you can also – as I found – set it off when you’re on your way home and realise you’ve got guests arriving soon. Genius.