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nirok
Joined: 19 May 2008
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| Posted: July 1, 2008, 6:20 pm Post subject: Just joined the broken brush group |
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| I think i just joined a common group - the "my brush just lost an arm" on my 500 series :lol: |
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vic7767
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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Location: Louisiana
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| Posted: July 1, 2008, 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to the club. I hope you don't have to join the "my brushes don't turn" club. |
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nirok
Joined: 19 May 2008
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| Posted: July 2, 2008, 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| not yet but just got home to find i've joined the "my brush has fallen of the roomba, now where on earth is the screw" club :lol: |
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kandc88
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
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| Posted: July 8, 2008, 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm quite familiar with that club, and I can tell you the screw and sometimes the brush arm too is probably in the dustbin. Failing that find a 1 year old to cruise the house and it'll be turned up by them... |
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nirok
Joined: 19 May 2008
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| Posted: July 9, 2008, 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| i actually also today joined the club "my roomba escaped the room it was suppose to be cleaning and just vacumed the dogs water bowl and now water is everywhere" club also another one i joined was " I went away for a few days and left the roomba to do one last clean as i left, only to return to find a small dog bone was rotting in the brushes" :thumbdown: |
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djf
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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| Posted: July 9, 2008, 11:43 am Post subject: me too |
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Hi, just found this forum and would like to add a big "me too". I've owned my roomba 560 only for a month and already I've lost an arm (off the roomba :) ) is this normal ?
All the best
Dave |
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logdog
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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| Posted: July 9, 2008, 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| :( :( :( Same here :cry: :cry: :cry: |
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vic7767
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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Location: Louisiana
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| Posted: July 9, 2008, 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, the side brush arm breakage issue is very well known and reported on this forum. This has been reported since the very beginning of the introduction of the 5XX model Roomba. Just recently IRobot introduced a new side brush with white color arms instead of red. This newer brush may be performing better but no one has posted either way on the newer brush.
The second reported issue is the brushes not turning and the "Please inspect and clean Roombas brushes" complaint. This is due to the introduction of debris into the brush gear box assembly.
The third issue involves the failure of one of the drive motors to function thus causing the Roomba to run in a circle. |
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djf
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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| Posted: July 9, 2008, 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info vic7767, I've emailed irobot on mine but I'm uk so I guess its domotec I need to speak to. If I get the other coloured ones I'll post back on their life span.
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Dave |
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Old Programmer
Joined: 07 Feb 2008
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| Posted: July 10, 2008, 8:07 am Post subject: Just joined the broken brush group |
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I put my 570 into use on February 5, 2008. From that date until May 12th I lost multiple arms from five separate side brushes. IRobot had sent me three new side brushes under warranty. These look like the original red brushes. From that date until today, I still have not lost any brush arms. So IRobot changed something.
John |
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angelrob
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 22
Location: Upstate NY
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| Posted: July 10, 2008, 8:12 am Post subject: |
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I have two 535s and lost all the arms on the original brushes. I was sent some replacements (red) which have lost fewer, but still have lost some.
Robbin |
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robodude
Joined: 26 Sep 2007
Posts: 103
Location: AL
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| Posted: July 11, 2008, 7:42 am Post subject: |
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The newer brushes that iRobot sent me haven't broke yet. I've been using them for months now.
Has anyone confirmed the change of material from the older side brushes? |
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