How often should you clean your robot vacuum? This frequency will keep it running smoothly, experts reveal

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They help us daily, but how often should you clean your robot vacuum? These smart devices take the human effort out of floorcare, but that doesn’t mean you can neglect them.

Sprucing yours up doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does need to be consistent, happening once every three uses. Skip this and you risk a machine that’s noisy, ineffective, or worse, broken, say our experts.