Basically I have a cord I absolutely can’t relocate the goes across my carpet about 5 feet before hitting a wall and following the wall. I can’t exactly move the cord at all since it’s fixed in place at both ends so for the most part it just lays flat on the carpet with no trouble. I got a roomba for prime day and while it works in my house the cord is the biggest problem as the roomba half the time seems to get caught on the cord and tries to drag it but it’s taut so the roomba basically gets stuck on it.
I was thinking of simply doing what I see at public buildings that have this sort of thing were they use electrical tape to heavily cover the cable so you can easily roll stuff over it without dragging it. Only problem is that it goes directly over carpet and I don’t know what tape to use to securely afix it to my carpet while also not leaving a sticky residue behind in case I need to remove it or replace the tape.
A rubber cable cover will protect the wire from the Roomba. If necessary you can use carpet tape to hold the cover in place. Get a removable type such as Polyken 105C. It tends to leave less (if any) goo when removed than gaff tape.
I’d want more information about the cord running across the carpet. How & why?
Using a permanent extension cord like that, as a substitute for an actual outlet where it’s needed, is a violation of the electrical code. And it could give your insurance company an excuse to avoid paying you if your house ever burns down.
Forget the gaffer’s and double-sided carpet tape, they stick like grim death and will yank fibers out. When i worked in film construction I saw gaffer’s tape peel paint from walls and lift splinters from wood floors; it’s half the reason we had “scenics”, the painters, on hand - they not only prepped the space for the shoot, but repaired the damage that we did.
The plastic cord channels should work for you if you can’t just UNPLUG THE APPLIANCES on roomba day.
Huh. I’m surprised by that. I’ve found gaffer to be pretty gentle on surfaces (as opposed to the similar-looking and much cheaper duct tape, which sticks like hell. It’s why I end up paying the premium on gaffer tape instead of just buying duct tape – that I’ve had peel off paint and the such.)
Yes, easy removal is the general feeling about gaffer’s, and it does peel more freely from a warm surface, but I’ve also seen significant damage - I suspect the age, surface prep and cleanliness of the wall and so on will have an effect. Duct will almost always leave more and harder-to-remove adhesive behind. The construction department was always first to the location, along with set dressing if expensive carpets and floors had to be covered with chipboard (shirtboard, cardboard). We were nervous about dressing an expensive home or office building; the general feeling in the constructin department was “never let a film crew in your house”.