The family of robot vacuum cleaners Conga continues to grow, and the new Conga 5290 is constituted as a Magnificent alternative for those looking for high performance at a reasonable price., and in combination with the self-emptying base Conga Home 5000, you will get maximum comfort and hygiene.
Conga 5290 Ultra | |
Navigation technology | iTech Laser Eye |
Autonomy (min) | 150 |
Noise (decibels) | <64 |
Diameter (cm) | 33,8 |
Height (cm) | 9,6 |
Programmable | Yes |
High efficiency filter | Yes |
Dry/wet deposits (ml) | 350 / 200 |
Power levels | 3 |
Suction power (Pa) | 2.700 |
Scrub | Yes |
Assessment | 98 |
Talk of the brand Conga is to make it the leader of the segment in Spain and one of the main brands in several countries. The Valencian company Cecotec has made the democratization of technology one of its leitmotiv, and their robot vacuum cleaners have brought millions of homes the convenience of keeping your home clean without having to deal with it daily.
With more than 2.000 references, Cecotec is leader of small appliances in our country, with product lines as outstanding as their brooms Conga RockStar, among the main rivals of the powerful Dyson, or its Mambo kitchen robots, one of the most notable alternatives to Thermomix.
In robot vacuum cleaners it has a very wide range of products, suitable for all tastes and pockets, with an outstanding presence in the medium and high ranges., where its robots with laser navigation, like the protagonist of this review, combine intelligence, power and ease of use to achieve the best result.
The new range of robotic vacuum cleaners from the Spanish firm also adds the ability to empty themselves, with models like the super intelligent Conga 9090, the versatile 8090 or the affordable 2290, to which is now added this 5290, of which we will tell you all the details below.
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Conga 5290 Ultra: our assessment
La Conga 5290 Ultra has obtained a rating of 98 points out of 100. It is a new generation robot vacuum cleaner, with a beautiful and renewed design in black, with touches of blue, and a solid and robust body in which the laser turret stands out with a slightly more square shape, which gives it a modern and current touch.
Has smart navigation a good power suction and It is capable of vacuuming and scrubbing; In addition, cleaning is highly customizable, and the combination with the Home 5000 automatic emptying base becomes a perfect device, which It not only cleans the home but also "self-cleans", providing maximum comfort. And all this, also, at a reasonable price, so the quality-price ratio is high.
Box contents
Start up
As is usual in this type of devices, the Conga 5290 comes partially loaded, but It is advisable to fully charge it before starting it up for the first time..
If that were not enough, it has charging and continuation, thanks to Total Surface 2.0 technology, so If it has not finished, it returns to the base and once charged, resumes cleaning where it left off to finish it..
The charging base must be located in a place where you have enough room to maneuver, leaving approximately free space to the sides and forward, although, given the great precision with which it moves, this is not strictly necessary.
La Conga 5290 can be operated using the buttons on the top, through voice commands (compatible with Alexa), and using the application on mobile, which It is the best way to take advantage of all its features.
Installing the app
The app is called Conga 5290, and is available for iOS and Android. Once an account is installed and created, if you do not have one, The application itself will guide us step by step, in a simple and intuitive way.
Once connected, we can manage the Conga 5290 Ultra whenever we want and wherever we are (from work, on the street, in a cafeteria...), which provides a great comfort and versatility, since it allows us to get home and always have it clean (Of course, you can also program it if you wish).
To access some advanced functions it will be necessary to have a home map (you can save up to 3 different maps), so the first thing we will do is put it to map, starting the cleaning from the charging base and leaving the doors open so that it can access the rooms.
By the end, It will ask us if we want to save the map, and we can edit the rooms to our liking, dividing or merging if we do not agree with the initial proposal.
Operation of the Conga 5290 Ultra
La Conga 5290 is a high-end robot, with a good level of performance in all sections and at a reasonable price, with scrubbing capacity and highly configurable.
effective cleaning
The ForceClean system provides a high absorption capacity, which allows Effectively trap dirt on all types of surfaces.
La Conga 5290 reaches a 2.700 Pascal suction power, above some of the most valued models of the competition, such as the Deebot N8 + (2.300) or the Roborock S7 (2.500), which allows it to capture dust, hair, crumbs, sand, dirt and other particles with high effectiveness.
This machine It has several power levels, so you can adapt it to the circumstances and type of surface, to achieve the best result while optimizing battery life and noise level.
La Conga 5290 includes Turbo Clean Carpet technology, which automatically increases power when placed on a carpet, so you should not worry about this aspect, the robot itself will take care of it to obtain maximum cleaning on any surface.
The Jalisco brush traps dirt very effectively, thanks to its design with millions of microfibers, capturing dust, fine dust, sand, dirt, coffee... with an efficiency up to three times greater than that of a traditional brush.
Jalisco brush
La Conga 5290 includes two side brushes to collect dirt towards the center and clean the corners; Although many models with laser navigation only include one (since the robot always knows where it is, where it has passed and where it has not, and how it is oriented), some users prefer to have two, and in any case, it does not hurt. , which may be more effective in certain circumstances.
Smart navigation
Your navigation system combines iTech Laser Eye combines laser and an optical sensor with various sensors (anti-shock, anti-fall, etc.) to scan and map the home quickly and efficiently.
The laser is the most precise system there is, and the optical sensor even allows it to improve its movements in certain situations; besides, The laser sensor has a range of several meters, so navigation is predictive (the robot anticipates obstacles before reaching them) and can move in dark conditions.
Laser sensor detail
Thanks to this intelligent navigation system, the Conga 5290 Ultra moves precisely and efficient, covering 100% of the surface of the home and doing so quickly (approximately 1 m2 per minute), so it finishes cleaning in less time than other less advanced models.
Cleaning modes
La Conga 5290 It is one of the most configurable robots on the market, and it has 12 cleaning modes: Smart Area, Restricted Area, Spot Clean, Twice, Auto, Manual, Edges, Scrubbing, Spiral, Return Home, Full Clean and Square Spiral.
This way you can define, for example, if you want clean the entire house or specific areas, if you only want clean the edges, where dirt usually accumulates, if you prefer it to do more than one pass for a superior clean, if you need define areas the robot will not enter, Or if you want scrub with advanced scrubbing technology.
Room Plan 2.0: the best cleaning plans
Cleaning plans allow you have different combinations saved to select what we want to clean more quickly: For example, the entire house, kitchen and bathrooms, kitchen and hallway or bedrooms.
Thanks to Pro All-TimeTable technology, Cleaning can also be scheduled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week., selecting in each programming both the power level and the scrubbing flow.
Scrubbing for a more thorough clean
La Conga 5290 Ultra is a multifunction robot, which vacuums, sweeps, mops and scrubs, providing a more complete cleaning solution than those that only vacuum.
To do this, it has a mixed tank, with one part dedicated to solid dirt and another for water, so, if we wish, can vacuum and scrub at the same time.
Furthermore, it incorporates various aspects to achieve a better results when scrubbing, as they are:
Automatic emptying base Conga Home 5000: comfort and hygiene
La Conga 5290 Ultra is compatible with the self-emptying base Conga Home 5000 (You can only purchase the robot, which comes with a normal charging base, or also buy the self-emptying base).
Robots with a self-emptying base are the greatest evolution that has occurred in recent years in this type of devices, increasing comfort by eliminating one of the most cumbersome aspects, emptying the tank.
The self-emptying base is a kind of vacuum cleaner, with a bag inside. When the robot returns to base, it empties the contents of its internal tank into that bag, without user intervention.
The emptying base Conga Home 5000 has automatic bag detection, so it warns you if it is not on, and it has a digital screen which reports the filling status of the bag and the battery charge of the robot.
The bags have a good capacity, 3 liters, enough for about 10-12 weeks, and their removal is comfortable and hygienic., avoiding the dust clouds that form with the traditional system, making it an ideal invention for allergy sufferers.
Convenient and hygienic emptying
Advantages of Conga 5290 Ultra
It is a Conga
The brand has been leading the Spanish market for years and is one of the main ones in other countries, thanks to its high level of technology and performance, and the protagonist of this analysis is a good example of this.
effective cleaning
Its high absorption capacity, the two side brushes and the Jalisco microfiber brush allow you Clean with great effectiveness on both hard floors and rugs and carpets.
multifunction robot
La Conga 5290 Ultra is a 4-in-1 robot, which sweeps, vacuums, mops and scrubs, providing a complete cleaning solution for your home in a single device.
Smart navigation
Its LIDAR laser-based navigation system, an optical sensor and various auxiliary sensors allow it to move quickly, accurately and efficiently, finishing in less time.
Handle it however you want
this robot can be controlled in multiple ways: through buttons, through voice commands and using an app on your mobile, the most complete and versatile way.
Autonomy
La Conga 5290 offers a good level of autonomy, up to 150 minutes, and has charge and continuation: If it does not finish, it returns to the base and once charged, resumes cleaning where it left off..
Highly configurable
Cleaning plans allow you predefine the most common routes, Can program the robot defining cleaning parameters, save up to 3 maps and decide what you want to clean and what you don't, thanks to the restricted areas.
Compatible with self-emptying
La Conga 5290 is compatible with the Home 5000 self-emptying base, a system designed for those looking for maximum comfort and hygiene and especially for people with some type of allergic problem.
Why buy one Conga 5290 Ultra
If you're looking for High-end, powerful robot vacuum cleaner with an intelligent navigation system, to effectively and efficiently clean your home, reaching 100% of the home and finishing in less time.
If you want a complete machine, capable of vacuuming and mopping to obtain a more complete cleaning and have more free time; if you want a robot highly configurable y easily manageable through an app; if you are looking for the greater comfort and hygiene, thanks to the possibility of self-emptying, and you want all this with a fantastic quality-price ratio, the Conga 5290 Ultra may be the robot you have been waiting for.
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