Eufy 3-in-1 robot vacuum E20 review

The Eufy E20 will not be but accessible within the UK. It’ll launch on 10 February. However in the event you pre-order it from the Eufy web site with a deposit of £1, you will get it for £489, down from its launch value of £549.

The E20 has the identical launch date within the US and there’s the same deal accessible from the US Eufy web site, the place the E20 has an MSRP of $549.99. You’ll be able to pre-order it for $1 and get $50 off the launch value – with an additional $50 on supply in the event you share a hyperlink with buddies.

We regularly check handheld, stick vacuums and robotic vacuum cleaners. However the Eufy E20 is the primary vacuum cleaner we’ve reviewed that mixes all three varieties of vacuum cleaner in a single.

In sensible phrases, the hand held vacuum cleaner and its mud container are an integral a part of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Nonetheless, this unit can be eliminated with a easy flick of the wrist and, after being fitted with a nozzle that’s additionally saved within the robotic vacuum cleaner, used individually.

And by attaching a wand and a ground cleansing head to the hand held vacuum cleaner, it’s reworked right into a stick mannequin.

The mud container is thus the identical for all three vacuum variants and might be emptied both manually or robotically on the base station when returned to the robotic vacuum cleaner.

The Eufy E20 is a very good and easy-to-use product, and switching between the completely different vacuum cleaner varieties is fast and clean. However there are sadly some shortcomings that drag down the score.

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Maps want a hand

To start with, the robotic’s dwelling mapping leaves one thing to be desired. Whereas the automated mapping is quick, it doesn’t discover carpets, nor does it determine a lot furnishings. Because of this it takes plenty of guide fiddling earlier than the map is as detailed as desired, with carpets inserted and digital boundaries and “no go zones” in place.

Nonetheless, the app is obvious and straightforward to make use of.

For cleansing, you may select between 4 completely different suction settings (eco, commonplace, turbo and most). You may as well select whether or not the vacuum cleaner ought to make one or two rounds of the world to be vacuumed.

Whichever degree you select, the Eufy E20 makes various noise, however in fact extra on larger suction energy. And the automated emptying of the mud container can also be very noisy.

Thankfully, it’s simple to schedule each cleansing and emptying to happen if you’re not at dwelling.

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Avoids obstacles however misses garbage

The most important drawback for the Eufy E20, nonetheless, is neither its mapping shortcomings nor the truth that it’s noisy. The issue is that it doesn’t clear utterly. It’s a step behind a lot of its opponents, like its sibling the Eufy S1 Professional.

Robotic vacuum cleaners have issues entering into corners, subsequent to mouldings/partitions and as much as plinths – that’s actually nothing new and nothing that’s distinctive to the Eufy E20. However throughout our testing, it additionally missed some particles on extra open surfaces. Not a lot, however greater than its prime rivals.

In terms of impediment avoidance, nonetheless, the Eufy E20 will get full marks! It avoids each bigger obstacles like a cuddly toy, and smaller obstacles like a sock or a matchbox.

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Jan Sandbladh

Comparatively low-cost

The Eufy E20’s base station is unstable and feels very cumbersome.

The three-in-1 characteristic additionally poses some storage issues. The hand-held unit and one in all its nozzles are saved within the robotic vacuum cleaner itself, however you’ll must discover a house to retailer the extra cleansing attachments and wand.

Nonetheless, the disadvantages are largely forgiven by the value of the Eufy E20. It offers you plenty of bang in your buck and is an inexpensive (and handy) different to purchasing the assorted vacuum cleaners individually.

In the event you don’t thoughts shopping for your vacuum cleaners individually, try our round-ups of the most effective vacuum cleaners, the most effective moist and dry vacuums, the most effective robotic vacuums and the most effective low-cost robotic vacuums. All have been examined and reviewed by the group.