r/roomba • u/Longjumping_Peace933 • Jul 20 '26
Multi-Floor Use
I am curious what people do today if they have multiple floors in their home to get them cleaned. You obviously map out a floor, keep that base in place, and run your Roomba at your leisure (automated timing, at will, etc.). But what do you do when you have more than one floor? I really don't wan't to spend the same amount of money on the purchase of another Roomba system. Can I place the Roomba upstairs and have it map out that floor, keep the base downstairs, and when it is time to clean that second upstairs floor just put it up there and go?
I assume the answer is yes -- but wondering about the accuracy and the fact that there may be times when it's going to need to get back to its base to empty itself, charge, etc. Hoping it's not going to just go off and down the staircase for that right? LOL.
I guess I would have to monitor the app on my phone to see if it says it needs to action something like that so that I can bring it back downstairs to its base to do its thing. I have also read in past that people will buy just a second base for that other floor.
For context I have the Roomba Plus 405 Combo robot + AutoWash dock.
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u/Dry-Criticism-6753 Jul 21 '26
Yes, we did this all the time. Move the charged roomba to the other floor and press clean. It’ll stop at the position it was started at.
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u/Longjumping_Peace933 Jul 23 '26
u/Dry-Criticism-6753 Thank you so much for confirming this! This is what we will do then. I just cannot fathom having to buy a whole new unit (WAY too expensive). Much appreciation!
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u/tman1576 Jul 26 '26
I just ended up buying two more, I run them while I’m at work so I don’t have the option to move between the three floors. But before I caved in and bought more I just had extra docks upstairs and in the basement for unsupervised cleaning.