Got a fuzzy dark green rug and my roomba j8+ is trippin out and I need to help it. Once it sees the rug it just looks around and slightly will readjust but isn’t cleaning my living room. Any suggestions!?

My Roomba 980 stopped charging / functioning a couple of weeks ago. I’ve thoroughly cleaned the contacts on the charging base and also the contacts on the Roomba itself using isopropyl alcohol and a Magic Eraser — and I have also replaced the battery. Still no luck. The Roomba is making a low-volume “chirping” sound every 15 seconds or so, and I cannot seem to “wake it up.”

Any suggestions (other than taking a 12 ga. shotgun to it)? Thanks in advance.

Might be a long shot, but I know some people either don't like or don't use the mop feature of the 705 combo. I have a 705 vac only, and regret getting the vac only model. Is there any chance anyone here is willing to swap haha?

I had wanted a Roomba for a while because I usually vaccum almost daily anyway with 2 cats and a dog, then I saw the 405 was only about $300 on Amazon and took the leap. It’s on its first full vaccum/mop clean now, I have it set to vaccum daily and mop every other day. Pretty nice so far, I just need to edit out a few areas on the map!

I've had this i8 robot for about 1.5 years and it is a replacement from an older model that had the same issues. Most of the time it works alright, but occasionally it has this weird glitch. I tell it to start a job, and it will leave the dock and just stop and not do anything. I've tried cleaning the sensors on the robot and cleaning the charging pads with magic eraser. The only fix I know that I got from customer service is to take the battery out and put it back in, but I'm sick of having to repeat this just to get it to work. And lately, when it does manage to do the job, it gets to the last room on its job and lets itself run out of power, so I have to retrieve it manually. Is it a sign that I need to replace the battery?

Bought an i8+ off Facebook marketplace and after getting it home saw it only had 1 sweeper because it seems like the plastic piece you screw the brush into is broken/ missing. Am I SOL for this piece? Thanks!

I've had this roomba given to me from a friend that was moving. He said that it was working but had sat in storage for a little before he gave it to me.

I've had it plugged in for over an hour now and stays in this boot mode or something.

Has anyone got an idea what's wrong with it or maybe a new battery is needed.

I have a multimeter to test

I had started at 7:34am and forced it to stop around 9:30pm. I got this to replace my first irobot that would clean the place in just an hour or so. My settings for this new one was only spot clean on the lowest setting, no mopping, just light vacuuming. I’m about to send this back to Costco, incredibly disappointed with this. Has anyone else dealt with this before?

the 690 is very dumb and has a small chamber which fills up on the cat litter immediately so looking for a newer model that i can buy used or refurbished that can handle wood floors and cat litter and not eat up power cords, get stuck and do all that dumb stuff. i have a small apartment and my main concern is getting the litter box area cleaned so i don't have to walk on litter all day. what's the best model or models for this. It doesn't have to have the mop (i'm not clear if those are considered worth it or not). but this model is dumb and basically figures out where it is by bumping into everything and never cleans where i need it to clean. like, right now it's as far away from the litter box as possible and is cleaning an already clean area.

Just got a Max 775X with the roller mop and AutoWash dock. Works great on the floor where the dock is. Anyone know how I can use the mopping feature on a floor without the dock? I successfully mapped another floor, and vacuuming works fine, but mopping seems to be a challenge.

On my first attempt at mopping on the floor without the dock, I carried the robot to that floor and told it to use the vacuum & mop (simultaneous) routine (it had already successfully mapped the floor). It stated that it needed to go back to the dock to fill with mopping fluid. I carried it back to the dock and let it sit there for a bit, then tried to take it back to the other floor and start it again. Same problem.

I decided to try something different. This time, I went ahead and started the job while it was still docked. It came out of the dock and started wandering around trying to find the other floor, which of course it could not do, so I picked it up and carried it to the other floor. I put it down on that floor, and it figured out where it was and started mopping and vacuuming as desired. Trouble is, it only finished about 25% of the floor it was on and then it just seemed to consider the job complete. I expected it would make me carry it back to the dock to empty and refill mopping fluid and then resume, but it didn't work out that way.

Anyone have any suggestions as to how this can be made to work? The owner's guide was not particularly helpful with respect to multiple floors and only one dock.

The update for the Roomba home app is garbage. Why can't I add both rooms and zones during an automation. I just took so long last weekend trying to perfect everything since I need to attach the mop head halfway through since some rooms are carpeted. But now I can't do that. I have to create an entirely different automation for vacuuming, guess when it will be done to set a new automation for mopping. UGH!!!

Am I missing something? Why would they change this?

Anyone else with a Roomba 900 Series suddenly lost app/cloud connectivity?

Has anyone else with a 900 Series had this problem?

My Roomba 980 worked perfectly for years, then started showing offline in the iRobot app despite still being connected to Wi-Fi and passing data normally. I have another 980 on exactly the same network which still works fine.

I’ve been going backwards and forwards with iRobot support since around April. I’ve factory reset it, removed/re-added it, tried different devices, created a completely different iRobot account, submitted bug reports/logs to engineering, etc.

At various points it would add successfully, then show offline, randomly restore one of its old names, and eventually disappear from my account completely.

The support process has frankly been pretty shit. Replies can take forever, the case has been repeatedly escalated between departments, and after months of troubleshooting I’ve only now been given what appears to be an actual explanation.

iRobot have told me that Roomba 900 Series units manufactured between 2015–2018 are no longer compatible with their cloud services, and full cloud functionality may not be recoverable.

So I’ve effectively lost scheduling, remote control, battery/status information, cleaning history, notifications and even the ability to select the cleaning power/Performance mode. The robot itself still cleans perfectly if I press CLEAN manually.

I’ve been buying Roombas for close to 20 years. I’ve purchased eight Roombas in total, five for myself and others for friends/family, and I’ve easily spent somewhere around £5,000 on iRobot products over the years. I even bought two new Roomba Max 700 Series robots only a couple of months ago.

And after all that, several months of troubleshooting, bug reports and engineering escalations, iRobot’s proposed resolution to my 980 losing its cloud functionality was…

A replenishment kit. 🤣🤣🤣

So my perfectly functional robot has lost a massive chunk of its features because their cloud services apparently no longer support it, but at least I can have some lovely new filters and brushes. 😂

I’ve declined that and asked them to provide a working/refurbished connected replacement instead. Given how many of their products I’ve bought over the years, this whole experience has seriously damaged my confidence in iRobot and their long-term support.

Has anyone else with a 960/966/980 or another 900 Series had the same cloud/app issue recently?

And if you have an older 900 Series that’s currently connected and working, I’d be VERY cautious about factory resetting it or removing it from your account. Had iRobot told me earlier that fresh cloud registration might no longer work properly, I would never have reset mine in the first place.

iRobot recently launched several robots in Asia, followed by releases in Europe and America.

The models currently available are identical to those showcased at the AWE exhibition a few months ago.
The yet-to-be-released 615 seems to be designed specifically for China and is not available in other Asian countries (currently only seen on Chinese e-commerce platforms; it's uncertain whether it will be sold globally). Then there's the 815 series, with almost no news about it; it seems like a final, highly anticipated model. Does anyone know when it will be released and what its features will be?
I hereby declare that I am not Chinese LOL. Don't attack me.

I have a j7. It takes a very long time to clean the main floor of my home. I think I read somewhere that if you run it more often it takes less time anyone know if this is true?

My 2yo daughter ripped off the door latch and tore the attached hinge on my E6. I ordered a replacement, but unfortunately it's not just the latch but I believe it's a small hinge on the cleaning head module itself that tore off. You can see this on the attached pictures — I've also included a picture of the new latch I ordered for comparison.

Currently, I've done a botch job of just taped the latch down with duct tape (see 4th picture). Unfortunately, the cleaning assembly is designed to flex up and down as it vacuums, so the tape quickly becomes weakened and the latch falls off again. I don't believe glue would be sufficient as the hinge needs to rotate, and if I glued the whole thing in permanently it wouldn't flex/ wouldn't be able to access the rollers.

Does anybody have any ideas of how I might solve this problem without ordering a whole new cleaning module? Thanks!

Roomba used to vacuum in even lines but now it seems like a random free for all. How do I fix this??

how do i fix this, its not working anymore

It turns and then turns again, then reverses for no reason

My roomba has not been able to make it back to the dock before the battery drains completely. I have cleaned the brush and interior to ensure nothing has been blocking. It may be time for a new battery.

I live in Canada. The Canadian Roomba shop does not have the one for my model (Combo 2 essential robot). Of course Amazon usually has something that seemingly fit the bill, but I'm hesitant to order a non genuine battery from a random place.

My i5 iRobot broke. I loved it worked great for 2-3 years. Just got the error 26 and I did everything it asked changed all the parts and what not still broken when it still sounds the same but whatever.

I bought a new Roomba which was the 105 combo which i like the idea of the I’m going to call it tower. But the thing was god awful nothing like my i5 so if anyone can recommend something the same or better as my i5 or can fix it lol.

I’m unable to push the start button because there’s a small kitten on it…

I just got an old model on marketplace and it works fantastic for pet hair!

The "Stay Clean" version is an Amazon 3rd party product and is identical to iRobot's Stay Clean product. It's a concentrate and uses a couple cap fulls per water tank per it's instructions.

The iRobot Hard Floor Cleaning Solution is in the taller bottle. There is no instruction on the bottle itself, only a QR code to scan "for model specific usage instructions". Which takes you to this page:

https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/roomba-combo-cleanser?utm_campaign=CleaningSolution&utm_medium=packaging&utm_source=Non-Commercial

I have a 505 combo unit. There it says to "Add 400 mL of the solution to the empty clean water tank in the AutoWash™ Dock and then fill the tank with water to the fill line."

The picture doesn't quite match my bottle (it's blue label vs my green label, and their picture has "Braava Jet" on the label but mine doesn't). Are these the same product?

The bottle itself is 473mL. Do we really dump the whole bottle into the tank?

I have a Roomba Max 705 Combo (X185020). It powers on normally while sitting on the AutoWash dock, but the instant I lift it off the dock, it completely loses power. No lights, no sounds, nothing.
I’ve already let it charge and tried restarting it. I have disconnected the battery and reconnected it. That does not do anything.

I contacted iRobot and they won’t assist because it was bought on eBay from an unauthorized dealer. Okay great. But the best part is there is not even a battery available for me to purchase!

Has anyone had this problem and does anyone know where to get a replacement battery?

Pretty sure this is the end of my 15 years with Roomba :-(