How to Clean, Maintain, Repair, and Disassemble EVERYTHING on a Roomba 600 Series (690 675 650, etc)
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00:00 Roomba 600 Series How-to
00:48 Cleaning Parts
03:27 Battery
05:20 Sensors
05:51 Wheels
07:23 Brush Cage
07:52 Brushroll Motor
09:17 Sidebrush Motor
10:35 Spinning Caster
11:03 Bump Sensor
12:45 Top Plate
14:00 Motherboard
15:50 Drop Sensor
18:55 Charging Plates
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Thank you, thank you! This 80-year-old granny got my Roomba working again! I rely heavily on it as it's much easier for me than vacuuming, and with a long-haired pup who sheds A-LOT, there is a ton of hair to pick up. Roomba does an awesome job of this, but as you can imagine, there were copious amounts of dog hair tangled in the wheels and brushes, causing it to stop working. Following your instructions I cleaned it out, and it's now working again!
Excellent! Great! Glad to hear it!
Awesome vid. For anyone else wondering the free spinning wheel in the front comes off by getting a flat blade screw driver under the whole plastic shell that spins. It pulls straight up with the wheel still in place. Then you can simply pop the wheel out by pushing it from behind with your thumb. Then you can take a pliers and pull the axle out of the wheel. You can even take it one step further and remove the grey plastic piece that holds the main swivel on the roomba. It’s just 2 more Phillips screws.
Thank you for this video!
I got my Roomba from a neighbor who had basically forgotten his irobot roomba pet series in a damp garage for a few years, and also lost the charging station.
After cleaning the thing, buying a new charging station, and then also a new battery, I still had that pesky frustrating "charging error 3" blinking at me. So the next and last step was to dismantle the whole stupid thing to see what was wrong with it. Which was, that on the motherboard the area around the charging nodes (?) was entirely corroded and needed a good cleaning. I think I nearly shed a tear when it finally started peacefully charging once I put it all back together. Now to strap a knife on to it!
Thanks again for the video, it was nice to have instructions to follow (I think I have a slightly different model than yours, but the basics were the same) just to be sure I wouldn't end up breaking the damn thing. Cheers
Thank you!!
Man, my little Roomba got flooded up to the gills during Hurricane Sally. I wrote it off as dead and never threw it away. After coming across your video, I think I can restore it to working order! The inside is much easier to navigate than I expected, and I'm so happy Roomba sells the modular replacement parts. THANK YOU!
This video was amazingly helpful and saved us having to send the Roomba away for repair at significant cost. In fact the best DIY video I've ever watched - very helpful commentary and super pictures.
Thanks so much! glad it helped you!
Your video gave me the confidence that I could restore my Lego chomper back to his former glory. The brush motor had burned out one day when it was running on schedule and sucked up a dog toy with nobody home to dislodge it. So thankful to have it back in proper working order.
Thank you so much for this video! Was able to tear down the roomba, remove a TON of dust and dog dander stuff and discover that a few teeth in one of the plastic gears in the whisker motor had worn down to the point we needed to replace that motor. Easy peasy!
Thank you for this video! I had the horrible experience of needing to clean dog poop out of my Roomba and didn't know where to start. (I can't blame my dog; she's 17 and rarely has accidents!). Aside from this being a disgusting job, the Roomba is working better than ever. I appreciate your detailed descriptions!
So glad it helped!
This video is a life saver! It helped me replace the motherboard on my Roomba e6. Slightly different parts, but similar assembly. Thanks for this!
First, I'd like to thank you for this informative video. You clearly are very experienced, and this was both educational and fun to watch.
I tried your trick of vacuuming the filter in my dust bin with another vacuum, and it worked really well! Roomba says to just bang the filter against the trashcan, but it does nothing, and then they say to replace them every 2 months. I feel like they are just trying to get another quick penny off their customers because my filter looks as good as new after vacuuming it out. What I was wondering: since this trick works so well, how would I know when it is time to replace my filter?
Thank you!
I love that🌼 it's programmable so it works even when I’m not home. Very easy to program in the app and easy to empty dust cup.
Kickass video! You certainly went MUCH deeper than where I usually go during regular maintenance! Good to know how to tear these things apart, should anything goes wrong. Thanks!
Thank you ver much, my roomba wasn't starting, cleaned it as you recommended and it is working amazing!!
Great to hear!
I was going through the game with my mom but no no I’m going through a game
Thanks a lot. It helped me to disassemble my Roomba 896 and change the bumper sensor. Almost the same inside as in this series.
Just bought my first roomba used for £20. Seller said "it only works for 5 minutes and needs a new battery" I stripped it all down cleaned it and charged it and its still whirling around cleaning my house an hour and a half later. Best 20 quid I ever spent.
Thanks for the video!
Well done! Thank you!
Excellent video, gives me the confidence to start repairing mine. Well done
You can do it!
very well made video! extremely helpful🌟
It has been used several times and loved.
You give me ideas about my 985 model. Thanks a ton.
I am a person who loves taking apart my stuff to clean it. You did a great job thank you! Been wanting to know if I could take that plate off.
Most things cannot be taken apart.
The video helped me a lot to figure out how to remove the covers on the top and disassemble the whole thing. I had to tear my Roomba E apart because it sucked in water. I didn't realize that and flipped it over to clean the brushes and remove the dust bux. So some of the water ran into the Roomba over the motherboard. That lead to no function because it thought the cliff sensor was on (error 6). After cleaning the motherboard with circuit board cleaner from both sides everything was ok again.
15:54 Can those sensors be cleaned inside? I'm seeing dust and hair there inside some of mine and sometimes makes my roomba to turn to one side when it's trying to go straight forward...
MAN you safe my life, thank you!!!
Thanks for this video and links. Have ordered parts you mentioned.
Thank you! I was able to install my own ir top sensor because of this.
Great!
Good video. I have an e6 model but the general construction is similar. We have a dog and a cat and I can't believe how much hair it sucks up and wraps around all the various parts. The dust bin gets emptied daily or at the most, every other day. About once a week I go through and pull out the rollers, the castor, vacuum off the filter. It's been a while since I removed the wheels to check them out but it's likely time.
Hi - Great breakdown of the 600 series; Thank you! I have a broken spring-clip on one side of my Trash Bin sensor... Any ideas about replacing/fixing it?
Thanks to your tutorial and fixed my Roomba
Awesome!
How can I tell if my 2012 roomba is still under warranty? It's 2023 at the time of this comment. Also, this is satirical and only meant to help the channel by commenting.
Excellent you were great guidance , I was able to replace the measuring sensor , with ur help , great video , merry 🎄 xmas
Glad it helped! Merry Christmas to you too!
Hey VW team! Thank you for this fantastic video! Extremely detailed and easy to follow. With your help, I broke down my 690 to help troubleshoot an issue with the home button not responding when pressed. Unfortunately, there was no obvious fix. All of the buttons except home still work. Could this be a problem with the component board? Any suggestions you.might have would be greatly appreciated!
Excellent video! Thank you!!
You are welcome!
Super information here. Thank you so much..
Thank you for the amazing, helpful video!! What is the vacuum that you used to clean the filter?
Nice video. Good job!
I just fixed my 675 thanks to your video. However my problem was in the gearbox for the brushes. I didn’t see a use to replace it it seemed to be the gears were probably caked up with junk and they were. I removed the gearbox cover, pulled the gears out and cleaned up everything, relubed it all with a lube that doesn’t eat plastic as many will and it’s all going again. I was going to send you pictures but there doesn’t seem to be that feature here. Thanks for the basics
Nice work!
Great video!
Outstanding!
¡Excelente tutorial! 👍👍👍
great tutorial
Thanks I enjoyed your video even though it's not what I was looking for. Yeah I've been toying around withThese little contraptions for a few years picking them up here and there for $20 or five dollars depending. And it's fantastic how modular they are for the basic components like the wheels and stuff. I probably fixed about 15 or 20 of them and I'm not going to try to repair another one with Cliff center issues because that took me about 2 1/2 hours to replace. I've torn down every single piece of these units and there are a lot of fun if you like tinkering with mechanicals and robotics. Have you toyed around with the PS2 ports on some of the older ones, I would love to hack into them and change some of the voice commands and other things 🙂Anyway I enjoyed your tutorial and its unpracticed adventure into your Roomba it's like I was actually there helping you and discovering stuff also. Anyway thanks a lot for the video I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm subscribing to your CZcams channel.
What is that little vacuum you use on the filter?
Would be cool if Vacuum Wars actually read and responded to some of the comments. Lots of good questions unanswered.
Great video. Do one with Neato D series...
Thanks for the help 😊
No problem 😊
Excellent video. What tool kit and vaccum did you use? I would like to order similiar items. Thanks
I'd love to see a similar video for the e series.
After the robotic series, can you do canister vacuum reviews please?
What a great video! Thanks. I had two little metal tubes with slits fall out when I went to remove/clean the rollers. They are matching and about 2 inches long. Any idea what they are or how to put them back? Again, fantastic content!
Sorry Im not sure, they could be metal dowels in the rollers?
1:47 why is that so satisfying
lol
My Roomba took on too heavy of a job and now it chirps while charging. I watched your video and took it apart down to removing wheels and brush housing. I didn’t want to go any further since it is still under warranty. Is the chirping a wheel issue? Love your video!
Awsome tutorial - my problem is that i need to replace the drive whee rotor. I go the the wrong one - i all looking for the part number of the UNIT had to see
Thank you!!!
excellent video.
Thank you very much!
Is there any tutorial for aerovac bin disassembly for this model pls.?
What kind of vacuum do you use to clean your vacuum?
very detailed. thanks
Glad you liked it!
This was a great video and a big help and I don't even own a Roomba.
So to get to the circuit board, you would need to take out all the bottom screws right?
Thanks for this video I have to deal with a gigantic pile of cat poop 😭 😭😭
Great quality
I guess I have a really old school one lol … the one I found runs great.. replaced the battery. Rollers , filter. And spin thing.. runs like a Rolls Royce lol
Awesome!
Hey mate! ggreat video - fellow tinkerer here. I'm genuinely dying to know whether the 675 or 679 or really any of those later 600 models have a place to plug in a DC or some other barrel charger directly into it? Have you seen that? I myself have before I could have sworn then only a few months ago found the official customer service forum by an employee post an image of a 600 model that resembled mine perfectly having a plug that could go directly into the wall outlet. I have a very hard believing the customer support made a mistake while double confirming it was a 600 late model and did have the port thus bypassing the home charging station via the 2 nodes. I don't see anywhere in this video on the board where the plug could be as a female or port connection but for the slightly older ones maybe? Have you evr come across this? I have been emailing support for weeks now and they are going out of their way to NOT say definitively for some reason. I think I get why but I'm asking them a direct question and they won't say no. which makes me think there might actually be a port on these older 600's from more than 5 years ago.
Woah! What vacuum did you use to clean the filter?
Hi. Thanks for this awesome guide. I'd also like to know how to disassemble the dust bin and clean the motors. Anyone know how to disassemble it? Already removed the screws and motor case clip (top cover) but the motor housing won't release from the dust bin case.
Is there a way to troubleshoot or test the brush motor, without taking it all apart first? Our unit has been cleaned well and runs OK but doesn't pick up much. Cannot see of rollers are turning when it is running.
Thank you! New subbie here! Take care
Nice! Welcome!
troubleshoot a 675 series with this video thank you 👍🏼
Hay man, i liked the stick vacume that you used to clean the filter...where do we get that? Which product is that? Cheers
Up! Yeah I'm kind of interested as well.
And I
I think it is shark precision duster
I have one made for vacuuming out my sewing machine and computer keyboards.
Great video! How often are we suppose to change the filter?
My Roomba 695 is 5 years old and I have never had to replace the filter. I use a soft toothbrush and dawn dish washing detergent and gently scrub it clean and rinse it thoroughly. Then lay it on paper towels overnight to dry completely. Good as new. Hope this helps.
Very informative and well made, but I watched the whole video to see how to get the front wheel off and cleaned... At least now I know I can by new side-wheel assemblies if needed.
Just give that black and white wheel a firm tug. After the whole little assembly comes out, turn it upside down. Then give the same black and white wheel a firm push. After that, I use a small screw driver to push the pin out of the wheel. That is where you will find the dust and lint that keeps the wheel from spinning freely
Can you also do an i7+? We just got ours based on your reviews and we love it
An e6
I broke the circular plastic/metal magnet on a drive wheel motor shaft. Gluing it back together with JB Weld. Hope it works. What is it for anyway? Can I still use the Roomba if the repair isn't successful?
Amazing 😄
Thank you!
Love the tutorial but I'm still not sure how to fix my Roomba. I have cleaned the bin and replaced the brushes and filter but my Roomba still isn't picking up dirt. Seems like there's no suction happening...any ideas what else could be causing this?
You have a video on how to put it back together?
How do you take apart the suction fan?? It’s the only part you didn’t take apart.
My kitchen flooded and my roomba got just a bit wet for a very short time but it wont charge now. I’ve given it days to dry out. Should i open it up? Thank you
Help. I just had my dust bin connectors rust and fall off. The rest of the roomba 675 is good, so I need to replace the dust bin connectors. This video will help me get to the connectors, but where can I buy the double connectors? iRobor says they don't sell them.
You don't need to change the plate. Open the appliance and clean the plate with isopropyl alcohol. This error is caused by minor corrosion and dirt that is removed by isopropyl alcohol.
Whats vacuum use to clean roomba??
Those side brush motors go out all the time. It's the only part I have had to replace several times now. The good part is they're only $15 on Amazon. Other than that, these 600 series units are pretty stout as long as you maintain them.
Hey! Love this video, but I have question. I've got so much Dust intge drop sensor. Is it posible to clean it somehow without taking it from the mother board? Im really scared to be manipulating with the motherboard
Hello. I threw out my original brush to my 5 year 600 series rumba, and ordered a new one which I think is softer it says authentic. I called the company and they sent me the authentic but it still seems softer and it doesn’t pick up as well as my original brush. Have u ran across this problem? Could they be anywhere other than the cup where there is something clogged?
At 14:23 in your video, there's a little circuit board on the left hand side. Any idea what it's for? Antenna?
I have 675 with clean main brush problem, I have cleaned main brush, wheels (all 3), opened main brush assembly completely and cleaned, replaced main brushes, I still have same problem. What could be the issue ?
Can the container that holds the filter be washed? I have searched all over and can't find an answer. Thank you in advance for your reply
Great video!!
Do you know if the eye on the top of a 700 series is replaceable as a plug in module?
Thanks! hmm not sure! Check with iRobot?
I just pulled out a C-shaped ring from the brush roll compartment and it wasn’t attached to anything. Watching this video to try see where it could’ve come from!
Maybe it piecked it up off the floor?
My 595 schedule button isn't working, any idea what to check? You can buy new tire treads on Amazon did that easy to change
Can you test the filtration of robots
Will you review the root?
hello. After leaving the docking station, the robot turns off due to not detecting the dirt container, even though it is clean. I measured the motor in the container for continuity with a meter and sometimes it is ok and sometimes it does not show continuity. Can the motor be separated from the turbine? Robot 670. Thank you
Hi my roomba, model 555
keeps saying error 2 open brush cage an clean brushes, I have done this and all is clean,, I have also cleaned the front roller, any ideas as to how to correct this error, as the roomba operates for a few minutes then stops, thanks,
I am watching your video clean,repair etc. My irobot model 692 said error 2.I replaced with new brushes,open gear box it was clean but put a little just a little, grease closed up irobot.guess what error 2.did the same thing three times .error 2, Am I missing something?
to take off the brush cage, the wheels have to come off first? having a hard time figuring out if that is a necessary step... thanks.
No, they don't have to come off first.
Do you know if it’s possible to swap a 614 motherboard with a 671? I have a working 614 that’s in great condition m, I was given a beat up 671 that needs $100 worth of parts to get it operational plus a deep clean. I love my 614 but I wish it had wifi so I can turn it on while I’m at work, the 671 has wifi so I was thinking of putting the wifi card in my 614 (if the motherboards are the same) or swapping the whole motherboard (if it fits) and tossing the 671 body.
My 690 stopped sucking. I replaced all the parts and generally keep it clean. Do you have any idea why it's not picking up? The wheels are spinning and it runs, but doesn't pick up. The bin is empty.
Does the wheel come out of the wheel housing?
What is that little vacuum that you are using?