Wow. I just finished sending IRobot a complaint. I just got the 580/570 a week ago and have had to take it apart 4 times to clean. Not like the video but as the manual requires. It is not working and I am really contimplating sending it back for a refund. Thanks for a great video
I have a Roomba 530, a 560, a Dirt Dog, and Scooba. While I don’t have a Golden Retriver I do shed like one! I use compressed air to clean out dust every couple of days. I haven’t had any problems. I put away my Dyson these puppies are GREAT!
but, this one is nice, u changed irobots disign a little, so thats good, thx, cuz i just got a new one, and it works fine. but may be beacause of u, so thx.
u no, u look and sound like simmon cowl on american idol, and u act like him to, just clean the brushes daily, and check for the heavy duty stuff every month or so. ive had mine for over 2 year and it still runs great cuz i clean the brushes and do heavy duty cleaning every month, so that should save ya some money. and there was a gap becuase of the melting.
Nice informations ! I have see your video in the first publication. Now the model 2009 from iRobot have corrected alls gear for the brush down. I think your video have making reflection for iRobot. NICE.
Great video. I am having the same problem. Every time I clean my Roomba I ask myself how did they not notice this flaw and a club of high school science club members could have given them the solution. I have been talking very highly of the Roomba and now I am afraid that this robot wont last until Christmas just in time for me to buy their next improved model (or so they think). Thanks again for the post, I was hoping for a solution though, do you have an easy fix yet?
got mine for 2 weeks now with at least one run a day. still nothing wrong in the gear box. and no heat burn like what you said. however i did notice a lot of gear fluid/oil inside it, that must be why, they just put extra lube, lol.
by using bearings to keep the gear-box as clear as possible from: hair, fluff, and really anything else that could possibly hamper the functionality of the Roomba itself. So-far, I’m satisfied, and have noticed that the new Brushes that work with this new assembly (original brushes are not compatible) seem to pick up a bit more dirt than before.
With that said, I hope that you can get your issue(’s) resolved soon. Perhaps, you should give the new C.H.M. a try? iRobot has it on their site.
I had filed a formal complaint with iRobot in regards to the Roomba 500 series six months ago; one of the main issues I had, was what you described as ‘fluff’ in the gear-box of the cleaning head module.
iRobot Corporate Headquarters in New England responded by stating that their Engineers have taken into consideration the flaws that were reported, and with that said, they would be resolved ’soon’. Well, the time has come, and iRobot has made the fix by updating the C.H.M. …to be continued
Thanks for the info and the update. IRobot should send you other models and have you (and perhaps other consumers, as well) use them regularly so they can find the potential issues. My daughter & I both have one; mine seems slower than hers. It says in the manual to clesn them thoroughly on a regular basis. We took hers apart, or so we thought. We missed this area. It was dust-free everywhere we looked, but she just got a dog. They do make one for animals; dunno how it is.
Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I know your intention was complaint rather than instruction - but I’ve just managed to stop my Roomba making a disturbing clack-clack-clack noise by following this video. The culprit was hair in the gearbox.
Same problem with our roomba here. Dog hair got in to the gearbox and has bent the plastic back amongst other things. Strangely I would think that cleaning it would fix the problem because the gears turn fine now after a cleaning.. but the brushes still don’t turn by the motor - perhaps it is burnt out?
(I have to do this in 2 posts bcs of the 500-char limit)
After I got off the phone with tech support, though, I got curious about that flexible brush because it looked OK. However, when I looked at the ends more closely, the looser end had some hair and fuzz DEEP around the shaft. I fiddled with toothpicks and tweezers to remove as much of that hair etc as I could. Put the flexible brush back in - and now it is running clack-free again.
Wow. I just finished sending IRobot a complaint. I just got the 580/570 a week ago and have had to take it apart 4 times to clean. Not like the video but as the manual requires. It is not working and I am really contimplating sending it back for a refund. Thanks for a great video
I have a Roomba 530, a 560, a Dirt Dog, and Scooba. While I don’t have a Golden Retriver I do shed like one! I use compressed air to clean out dust every couple of days. I haven’t had any problems. I put away my Dyson these puppies are GREAT!
but, this one is nice, u changed irobots disign a little, so thats good, thx, cuz i just got a new one, and it works fine. but may be beacause of u, so thx.
u no, u look and sound like simmon cowl on american idol, and u act like him to, just clean the brushes daily, and check for the heavy duty stuff every month or so. ive had mine for over 2 year and it still runs great cuz i clean the brushes and do heavy duty cleaning every month, so that should save ya some money. and there was a gap becuase of the melting.
Nice informations ! I have see your video in the first publication. Now the model 2009 from iRobot have corrected alls gear for the brush down. I think your video have making reflection for iRobot. NICE.
Great video. I am having the same problem. Every time I clean my Roomba I ask myself how did they not notice this flaw and a club of high school science club members could have given them the solution. I have been talking very highly of the Roomba and now I am afraid that this robot wont last until Christmas just in time for me to buy their next improved model (or so they think). Thanks again for the post, I was hoping for a solution though, do you have an easy fix yet?
got mine for 2 weeks now with at least one run a day. still nothing wrong in the gear box. and no heat burn like what you said. however i did notice a lot of gear fluid/oil inside it, that must be why, they just put extra lube, lol.
by using bearings to keep the gear-box as clear as possible from: hair, fluff, and really anything else that could possibly hamper the functionality of the Roomba itself. So-far, I’m satisfied, and have noticed that the new Brushes that work with this new assembly (original brushes are not compatible) seem to pick up a bit more dirt than before.
With that said, I hope that you can get your issue(’s) resolved soon. Perhaps, you should give the new C.H.M. a try? iRobot has it on their site.
I had filed a formal complaint with iRobot in regards to the Roomba 500 series six months ago; one of the main issues I had, was what you described as ‘fluff’ in the gear-box of the cleaning head module.
iRobot Corporate Headquarters in New England responded by stating that their Engineers have taken into consideration the flaws that were reported, and with that said, they would be resolved ’soon’. Well, the time has come, and iRobot has made the fix by updating the C.H.M. …to be continued
Thanks for the info and the update. IRobot should send you other models and have you (and perhaps other consumers, as well) use them regularly so they can find the potential issues. My daughter & I both have one; mine seems slower than hers. It says in the manual to clesn them thoroughly on a regular basis. We took hers apart, or so we thought. We missed this area. It was dust-free everywhere we looked, but she just got a dog. They do make one for animals; dunno how it is.
Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I know your intention was complaint rather than instruction - but I’ve just managed to stop my Roomba making a disturbing clack-clack-clack noise by following this video. The culprit was hair in the gearbox.
Same problem with our roomba here. Dog hair got in to the gearbox and has bent the plastic back amongst other things. Strangely I would think that cleaning it would fix the problem because the gears turn fine now after a cleaning.. but the brushes still don’t turn by the motor - perhaps it is burnt out?
(I have to do this in 2 posts bcs of the 500-char limit)
After I got off the phone with tech support, though, I got curious about that flexible brush because it looked OK. However, when I looked at the ends more closely, the looser end had some hair and fuzz DEEP around the shaft. I fiddled with toothpicks and tweezers to remove as much of that hair etc as I could. Put the flexible brush back in - and now it is running clack-free again.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
put permatex around the gearbox to prevent this
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Wow. I just finished sending IRobot a complaint. I just got the 580/570 a week ago and have had to take it apart 4 times to clean. Not like the video but as the manual requires. It is not working and I am really contimplating sending it back for a refund. Thanks for a great video
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
I have a Roomba 530, a 560, a Dirt Dog, and Scooba. While I don’t have a Golden Retriver I do shed like one! I use compressed air to clean out dust every couple of days. I haven’t had any problems. I put away my Dyson these puppies are GREAT!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
New video posted showing the fix for this problem. Enjoy!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
but, this one is nice, u changed irobots disign a little, so thats good, thx, cuz i just got a new one, and it works fine. but may be beacause of u, so thx.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
u no, u look and sound like simmon cowl on american idol, and u act like him to, just clean the brushes daily, and check for the heavy duty stuff every month or so. ive had mine for over 2 year and it still runs great cuz i clean the brushes and do heavy duty cleaning every month, so that should save ya some money. and there was a gap becuase of the melting.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hello,
Nice informations ! I have see your video in the first publication. Now the model 2009 from iRobot have corrected alls gear for the brush down. I think your video have making reflection for iRobot. NICE.
Sorry I speak french
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Great video. I am having the same problem. Every time I clean my Roomba I ask myself how did they not notice this flaw and a club of high school science club members could have given them the solution. I have been talking very highly of the Roomba and now I am afraid that this robot wont last until Christmas just in time for me to buy their next improved model (or so they think). Thanks again for the post, I was hoping for a solution though, do you have an easy fix yet?
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
why they didn’t put bearings/bushing on a couple of them doesn’t make sense though.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
got mine for 2 weeks now with at least one run a day. still nothing wrong in the gear box. and no heat burn like what you said. however i did notice a lot of gear fluid/oil inside it, that must be why, they just put extra lube, lol.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
i have mine a month and it works well i took it apart and gave it a good clean allot of dust in at main motor !
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
by using bearings to keep the gear-box as clear as possible from: hair, fluff, and really anything else that could possibly hamper the functionality of the Roomba itself. So-far, I’m satisfied, and have noticed that the new Brushes that work with this new assembly (original brushes are not compatible) seem to pick up a bit more dirt than before.
With that said, I hope that you can get your issue(’s) resolved soon. Perhaps, you should give the new C.H.M. a try? iRobot has it on their site.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
I had filed a formal complaint with iRobot in regards to the Roomba 500 series six months ago; one of the main issues I had, was what you described as ‘fluff’ in the gear-box of the cleaning head module.
iRobot Corporate Headquarters in New England responded by stating that their Engineers have taken into consideration the flaws that were reported, and with that said, they would be resolved ’soon’. Well, the time has come, and iRobot has made the fix by updating the C.H.M. …to be continued
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
He sped-up the boring parts of the vid (i.e., removing screws)
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
about 4 inches ,its very good if it gets stuck it raises and lowers if its in trouble.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
how about fixing a scapal blade between brush and orange frame to shred hair into smaller pices .
good video thanks for posting
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
I can find dimensions(height) of iRobot 560 i not sure that it fit under my furniter ?!
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Thanks for the info and the update. IRobot should send you other models and have you (and perhaps other consumers, as well) use them regularly so they can find the potential issues. My daughter & I both have one; mine seems slower than hers. It says in the manual to clesn them thoroughly on a regular basis. We took hers apart, or so we thought. We missed this area. It was dust-free everywhere we looked, but she just got a dog. They do make one for animals; dunno how it is.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
that roomba looks like it was used in a dog kennel or something lol
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Just wanted to say thanks for this video. I know your intention was complaint rather than instruction - but I’ve just managed to stop my Roomba making a disturbing clack-clack-clack noise by following this video. The culprit was hair in the gearbox.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
mine 650 is ok. bought 10/2008. I checked the gearbox and it is clean and sealed.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
very interesting the you have solved this mystery. I still cant figure out how you move so fast though, quite amazing
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Same problem with our roomba here. Dog hair got in to the gearbox and has bent the plastic back amongst other things. Strangely I would think that cleaning it would fix the problem because the gears turn fine now after a cleaning.. but the brushes still don’t turn by the motor - perhaps it is burnt out?
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
See my posts from 10/25/08. I managed to fix mine (at least, for now) without having to open the gearbox.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:20 am
(I have to do this in 2 posts bcs of the 500-char limit)
After I got off the phone with tech support, though, I got curious about that flexible brush because it looked OK. However, when I looked at the ends more closely, the looser end had some hair and fuzz DEEP around the shaft. I fiddled with toothpicks and tweezers to remove as much of that hair etc as I could. Put the flexible brush back in - and now it is running clack-free again.