I found the Lefant vacuum (or Cinders, as we call her) easy to use. You start it by using the app, which is very intuitive. I also really like that you can link to two phones from the app as my husband initially set this up on his phone, but he works away a fair bit and having to text him to ask him to run the vacc was not ideal! So now we can both control Cinders and set her off whenever needed.
Alternatively, you can hit the top button to switch it on, and it will do a clean. However, you can’t switch between modes manually this way - you’d need the app for the full menu of settings. You can also connect it to an Alexa device, but as I don't have an Echo, I stuck with the app.
There is a version that comes with a remote control (priced at £110 from Amazon), though as the app acts perfectly well as a remote, this addition is more of a nice-to-have extra than an essential.
I don’t tend to use the schedule clean function, only because I prefer to do a quick once over and to ensure I’ve picked up LEGO pieces, crayons, or anything else that might get caught in the vacuum. Instead, I just turn it on using the app when I need it, roughly every three to four days. If you do want to set certain times for it to clean however, this can easily be done through the app.
The Lefant M210 features four modes: automatic, planning, fixed point, and edge. We’ve only ever used automatic as we just use it for the kitchen where we have laminate floor, and its effectiveness across the whole space has meant we’ve never needed to use the fixed point or edge function. If we've had a particularly messy meal, however, (something like flaky pastry or peas rolling off the highchair!), I still tend to reach for the dustpan and brush out of habit.
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