Without energy, the cleaning robot is useless. How will I know when my Roomba is fully charged? Your Roomba can’t clean for you if the batteries are dead. You can solve this problem on your own because it is not a serious one. You’ll learn how to charge your Roomba vacuum in this article.
Your Roomba Is Charging Or Not: Signs To Know
1. How Can You Tell Whether Your Roomba Is Charging?
The status light on more recent Roomba models is not on while charging. You must press the clean button once to receive an update on their charge status. Depending on the charging state, this will result in the light flashing a particular color.
The most common Roomba light colors are:
- Green or white if the Roomba is fully charged
- Amber pulsing if the Roomba is still charging
- Amber pulsing or red if the battery is very low or empty
The iRobot HOME app also allows you to check the battery life of newer Roombas. The top-right corner of the screen will display a battery indicator icon when the app is opened.
2. When Charging, Does Your Roomba Have A Light?
Light signals will appear differently on various Roomba vacuum model as shown in the table above.
For instance, with the 500 and 600 series, the light will blink every 4 seconds to let you know the device is charging. With the 700, 800, and 900 series, the light will be visible for 60 seconds at the start of the charging cycle. While the device is charging, the i3 series has no light. However, the i7 series offers the charging light.
Simply press the Clean button once if you want to check your Roomba’s battery level. The charging display mode will resume after a brief period of time when the light is on.
3. Why Is Your Roomba Beeping While It Charges?
I appreciate that the Roomba alerts you to various issues. A narrator then describes the problem with your robot vacuum after two beeps are heard. You can determine what the issue is by counting the number of beeps.
Here are some other Roomba charging error codes that you should know:
- The battery is not connected if it blinks just once.
- The charging error is occurring with two, three, or five blinks.
- When a Roomba blinks six times, its battery is too warm.
- The battery seems too hot or too cold when the device blinks seven times.
- It indicates a problem connecting to the lithium-ion battery if it blinks eight times.
- If you observe 9 blinks, the lithium-ion battery is malfunctioning on the device.
You should launch the iRobot app for assistance if you’re using a Wi-Fi-connected device from the 900 series, 600, or 800 series. More specifics about each unit’s issues will be provided by the information there.
4. Why Does Your Roomba’s Red Charging Light Flash During Charging?
Please take note of the two types of flashing red lights if you’ve only recently started using this robot vacuum cleaner. It is known as the “Pulsing Amber.” A slow pulse indicates that the battery is low and charging when it appears on your Roomba. Let the device charge itself for a while; it won’t be a big deal. When it is fully charged, it will then come back to finish the cleaning.
The second type of flashing red light is quicker. Your Roomba has entered a 16-hour refresh charge if you notice rapid blinking. You don’t need to worry too much because the maintenance of the device includes frequent charging. The 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 series of robots have this feature.
Once the battery has been cycled through several times a day, your Roomba will automatically begin this refresh charging. If you leave it overnight, it will continue to complete the previous tasks that were planned for the following day.
5. Is A Dock Necessary For Charging Your Roomba?
I’ve been questioned frequently about charging Roombas without a dock.
The answer is indeed yes. The majority of iRobot Roomba models can be charged by plugging directly into the power source. My experience suggests that the dock will likely sustain damage if the unit charges directly rather than going to the dock.
It’s an easy way to see if there are any issues with the charging dock.
It’s possible that your Roomba can charge without a dock, but it won’t be as efficient. For example, scheduled cleanings won’t be carried out as intended. On occasion, you’ll discover that it becomes disoriented and is unable to locate the charging station again.
Why Won’t My Roomba’s Battery Charge?
Roomba charging problems have a few typical causes. If your Roomba indicator lights show that it’s not receiving power, try the following fixes:
- Try a different power outlet
- Apply a microfiber cloth to the charging contact points on the Roomba and base to clean them.
- Hold the clean and dock buttons down until you hear a beep to reset your Roomba.
- Battery removal and installation.
- Holding the clean button down for ten seconds will factory reset your Roomba.
- Replace your Roomba’s battery (use this one for the 600, 800, and 900 series or this one for the i1, i3, i7, and s9 series)
What Is The Roomba Charge Time?
The charging process for your Roomba will take at least two hours. If it takes your battery more than a few hours to charge, make sure it is still charging by looking at the indicator light.
Your battery may not be functioning properly if your Roomba is charging too quickly. It might also imply that your Roomba’s battery wasn’t completely dead when it started charging. Unless the Roomba starts cleaning for shorter amounts of time before needing a recharge, there is no need to be concerned.
What Does The Blue Roomba Light Mean?
For some special operations, the Roomba i and s series use blue indicator lights. The most common of these are:
- Blue clockwise spinning light for when Roomba is in Wi-Fi pairing mode.
- Blue counterclockwise spinning light for when Spot cleaning is done by Roomba.
- Blue marching light for when The Roomba is making its way back to the dock.
- Blue pinging light for when A virtual wall has been discovered by Roomba.
- Blue flashing light for when the It has turned on the Dirt Detect feature.
- Blue sweeping light for when As it empties its bin into the Clean Base, Roomba.
What To Do If Your Roomba Won’t Charge?
If there are no lights on the Roomba showing that it is charging and there are no indications on the Home App as well, the following steps should be taken to ensure that the Roomba starts charging.
- Look for any damage to the Home Base cord.
- A different electrical outlet might work better for charging.
- Look into the Roomba and Home Base’s charging contacts. Clean the charging contacts thoroughly if there is a buildup of dust and fluff. The charge flow may be hindered by this dust.
- Verify if there is any dirt, fluff, or hair lodged in the caster wheel of your Roomba. Roomba won’t be able to get to the Home Base’s charging contact if there is a buildup of debris in the caster wheel. Furthermore, the Roomba won’t charge if it can’t make proper contact with the Home Base.
- Make note of the charging error that is displayed if your Roomba encounters one. After that, review the chart of charging error messages.
- Restarting your Roomba is another option. Sometimes, resetting a Roomba will fix the charging problems.
- You should get in touch with iRobot customer service if the Roomba not charging issue still exists after trying everything.
