Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni review

With its Deebot collection, Chinese language firm Ecovacs presents robotic vacuums at a variety of various worth and efficiency ranges.

The Deebot T20 Omni sits proper on the prime of vary, making it one of the costly robotic vacuums you should purchase. However there are some thrilling upgrades right here, together with new scorching water mop cleansing.

So, how does it fare in a 120m² flat? Can it deal with totally different ground coverings, steps and different obstacles, and the way concerning the all-important cleansing efficiency? Right here’s our full assessment.

Design

• Premium design
• Massive and ponderous dock

The Deebot T20 Omni is available in a package deal weighing round 18.4kg.

Your first process is without doubt one of the most vital: the place must you put the bottom station? It takes up the overwhelming majority of that weight (14kg) and has big dimensions of 43 x 58 x 45cm.

In fact, an influence supply is required. It additionally have to be simply accessible from above with the intention to replenish with clear water and get rid of soiled water. Every of those detachable containers has a capability of 4 litres.

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Aesthetics are an afterthought on some robotic vacuums, however that’s not the case right here. Each the docking station and vacuum itself characteristic a horny white plastic housing, plus enticing silver ornamental plates on prime. The T20 Omni appears to be like very elegant, which helps it mix right into a room extra seamlessly.

There’s additionally no doubting that the construct high quality right here is superb – as you’d count on for a premium machine.

Setup

• Fast and straightforward setup
• Requires Ecovacs Residence app

Alongside the vacuum and dock, all the things you’ll want to get began with the machine is included within the field. Mops, brushes and suction luggage will have to be changed over time, and are all accessible on the Ecovacs website. The corporate additionally sells its personal cleansing resolution for mopping, however water by itself will probably be adequate in most conditions.

The short begin information included within the field with the T20 Omni makes setup look very easy. Thankfully that proves to be the case: inside simply 5 minutes, it’s prepared to make use of.

There are some things you’ll have to do, however none are notably tough. Connect two mops and two brushes to the underside of the vacuum, fill the dock’s water tank and join it to the mains.

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From there, all the things is completed through the Ecovacs Residence app – it’s accessible for each Android and iOS.

As soon as put in, you merely scan the QR code beneath the highest plate of the vacuum and add it as a brand new machine. Linking it to your Wi-Fi community permits key additional options, akin to entry whilst you’re out through the Ecovacs Cloud and voice management assist. Each Alexa and Google Assistant can be found, plus Ecovacs’ personal Yiko assistant.

Throughout the setup course of, you’ll be prompted to obtain a firmware replace. That is price doing, however you’ll be able to enable future updates to be put in robotically whenever you’re not utilizing the vacuum. By default, this will probably be between midnight and 6am.

The subsequent stage is to map your house. The T20 Omni can do that all robotically, driving round all of the rooms and utilizing a laser system (referred to as TrueMapping 2.0) to detect partitions, edges and obstacles.

Nonetheless, it received’t be capable to navigate steps which are increased than 1.5cm. The two.5cm one was a step too far (pun meant). Nonetheless, the vacuum is ready to recognise the place stairs are and keep an acceptable distance away. You by no means have to fret concerning the T20 Omni falling down the steps.

One other plus level is that the map isn’t fastened: it may proceed to be taught and develop the map over time. You’ll be able to create a number of maps throughout the app, every of which may be displayed in 2D or 3D kind. By naming every room, you can begin particular cleansing cycles with simply your voice.

Efficiency & options

• Highly effective 6000PA suction
• Spectacular scorching water mop cleansing
• Loads of options

When the T20 Omni begins cleansing, you’ll definitely learn about it. Ecovacs states a peak quantity of round 67dB – that’s roughly equal to a standard vacuum or hairdryer.

That may get fairly annoying, however solely when near most. That is when the mops are being cleaned, and the common vacuuming or mopping noises are considerably quieter.

With no in-built water tank, the vacuum has to return to the dock each jiffy throughout mopping. It interrupts the clear, and means all the things takes longer.

Nonetheless, the T20 Omni does have one standout mop characteristic. Not like most robotic vacuums, the mops are cleaned and moistened utilizing scorching water (at 55°C). Whereas that temperature is sufficient to burn you, the mops themselves aren’t almost as scorching. They solely ever get heat to the contact.

What’s extra, it makes the mopping far more efficient than ordinary. You will get fairly a deep clear, one thing proven by the quantity of grime accrued within the soiled water tank. Scorching water mop cleansing is a superb characteristic.

Then, when it’s time to empty the 4L soiled water tank or add extra to the 4L recent one, a message or alert will probably be delivered through the app.

When cleansing the ground itself, the mops are solely heat to the contact. A message on the smartphone informs you when the 4-litre recent water tank must be refilled.

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In my flat, the T20 Omni efficiently vacuumed canine hair and a variety of different grime that accrued, each on slate tiles and laborious wood floors. It was very efficient at eradicating particles, then wiping the ground clear with the mops.

Crucially, the vacuum additionally copes properly with carpets – offered they’re not excessive pile. When a carpet is detected, the T20 Omni lifts each mops robotically.

In case your carpet isn’t appropriate otherwise you’d choose it to not be cleaned, there’s a simple resolution: simply activate the ‘keep away from carpet’ choice throughout the app.

Admittedly, my flat was already comparatively tidy earlier than cleansing, however the T20 Omni accomplished all cycles with out incident. To keep away from it making an attempt to go down stairs which are above its 1.5cm restrict, you simply want to pick out it as an exclusion zone.

The app itself is intuitive and comparatively simple to make use of. However there’s lots of performance right here, so it’s price taking a while to strive all the things and get issues arrange the way in which you want them. Specifically, naming rooms, setting exclusion zones and including your individual objects to the map are price exploring.

Establishing customized programmes can be really useful, because it makes it extraordinarily simple to begin cleansing at any time. Given how good the article detection is, so it’s a sensible choice for those who like scheduling cleansing whenever you’re not in.

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Nonetheless, some textual content within the app seems to have been instantly translated from Chinese language, so there’s occasional inconsistent grammar and unintended phrase breaks. It’d be nice to see this improved.

Updates concerning the standing of the T20 may be delivered through the app, but additionally through a voice on the vacuum itself. This lets you rapidly take any vital motion.

Value & availability

The Deebot T20 Omni is a premium robotic vacuum, and its worth displays that.

At full worth, it’ll set you again $1,099/£1,299. It’s accessible each direct from Ecovacs (US/UK) and through Amazon (US/UK).

Nonetheless, there are sometimes offers and promotions accessible that drop the worth.

Even so, it’s one of many dearer robotic vacuums round. Ecovacs’ personal Deebot X1 Omni and the Roborock S8 Professional Extremely are even pricier, however there are many extra inexpensive choices.

The T20 Omni isn’t dangerous worth for cash, however to purchase it, you’ll should ensure that a robotic vacuum is best for you.

Verdict

Merely put, the Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni is without doubt one of the best possible robotic vacuums you should purchase.

It combines wonderful suction energy with a variety of options, together with the wonderful scorching water mop cleansing. Because of this, it’s nice at each vacuuming and mopping throughout a variety of flooring sorts.

With a slick, premium design, highly effective companion app and voice assistant assist, there’s so much to love right here.

Nonetheless, it’s not good. There’s no water tank on the vacuum itself, that means it has to return to the dock a number of occasions throughout cleansing. It may well additionally get fairly loud, and you need to consider that prime price ticket.

However for all the things you’re getting right here, the T20 Omni stays one of many standout robotic vacuums round.

Specs

• Product title: Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni
• Dock dimensions: 43 × 57.8 × 44.8 cm (W × H × D)
• Weight station: 14 kg
• Dimensions robotic: 36.2 × 36.2 × 10.4 cm (W × D × H)
• Robotic weight: 4.4 kg
• Voice management: Ecovacs Yiko, Alexa and Google Assistant
• Impediment detection: TrueDetect 3D 3.0
• Mapping: TrueMapping 2.0
• Suction energy: 6,000 Pa
• Most mud container quantity: 300 ml
• Filter bag quantity in station: 3 litres
• Most water tank quantity: 2 × 4 litres
• Noise stage: 67 dB (vacuuming), 69 dB (vacuuming and mopping)
• Utility space: tiles, hardwood flooring, parquet, carpet, laminate
• Time / weekly programming: sure, through the Ecovacs Residence app
• Room recognition: sure
• Filter change indicator: sure
• Battery life: 260 minutes
• Most working time: 170 min
• Charging time based on producer: 6.5 hours

This text has been translated from an unique posted on PC-Welt.