*FIXED* Robot vacuum suddenly running into everything; e.g. Deebot, Eufy, iRobot, Roomba, etc.
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2018
- Our Deebot N79 would be the best-behaved robot vacuum ever! Deebot wouldn't run into things, "seeing," and avoiding obstacles like a champ! Then...Deebot would suddenly stop "seeing" obstacles and wander around the house bashing everything.
ECOVACS customer service is AWESOME, but they were at a loss, so they kept sending replacements. After having our Deebot N79 replaced (well, exchanged, we weren't collecting them) by ECOVACS several times, I decided to figure out the real problem and report a solution back to ECOVACS (family full of engineers, natural result I guess).
The result? I figured out the problem, and have a $10 lifetime solution for the problem. For the low, low price of $9.99 I will show you the secret to losing stubborn belly fat.
Lol, just kidding. Watch the video and fix your Deebot. You'll be so happy with Deebot again, and won't feel bad for him/her because he/she won't be ramming everything in the house anymore! 
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I’m really impressed that you came up with this solution. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it. Worked exactly as advertised with ours!
You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words
Hello Guys, if you don’t have any wax or anything try using vegetable oil or olive oil. Anything oily will work. I just tried it on my Deebot and it started working as well:)
edgar arroyo this is the real tip. plastic polish kinda worked but it wasn’t very effective. this worked immediately and the sensor plastic immediately looked shinier. adding some clear tape as well
s0alaih thanks man. Glad it worked for you!
This worked much better than the plastx! Thank you!
CAN CONFIRM, didn't feel like going out so decided to try this and see if it worked just for the heck of it until I could get to the store, it totally works. Wipe on the oil then wipe it off with a clean part of a paper towel/rag. I still can't believe I didn't realize it's not supposed to run into everything the entire time it's vacuuming.....wow.
Yes I too can confirm that I only had vegetable oil on hand & it worked like a charm!!! Making that step a permanent part of the machines cleaning routine 👌🏻
Holy shit, this actually fixed it! Thank you!
I tried the Plastx compound by hand and made no progress because the scratches were pretty severe.
If anyone runs into this issue, use a Dremel with a felt buffing bit and Plastx smeared over the plastic. I ran it around 4k RPM with very light pressure, making both horizontal and vertical passes. It took about 15 minutes to get it clear.
IMPORTANT NOTE: WEAR EYE PROTECTION! It flings the compound all over the place and getting a petroleum based abrasive compound in your eye would be a nightmare.
This worked, thanks! I also had 3 replacements and was about to throw it away since it was out of warranty now. However, Ecovacs support emailed me back and shared me your video as a solution. I ended up using meguiar's liquid car wax which did the job.
Jason Jahn That's so awesome!! I shared this RUclips video with Ecovacs and told them to share with others who were having the same problem. I'm so glad they helped you!!
- Dallen
I was so tired of coming home and immediately vacuuming up the endless tumbleweeds of dog fur floating around my apartment🌼 Decided to give this task to a robot aka this Roomba and WOW. I’ve been a peasant for years, vacuuming my own floor and what not. It works great (doesn’t leave anything behind, works on schedule) and now I can come home without tufts of fur existing on every floor surface. 10/10 just buy it, it’s worth it.
Thanks for the fix, I put some clear packing tape over the bumper after the polish it lasts about 3 months then you have to peel it off and change it.
Someone else tried the tape protection method. It's clever and cool that it worked.
Dallen Hansen I’ll try the tape if this doesn’t last long
Thank you for making this video. Worked great to correct the problem for me as well. I also added some foam tape along the bottom and top edges all the way around the machine to try to prevent damage when it does bump something.
I *think* this really helped a 2 beep issue mine was having and if not it's a little more clean now. Thanks for putting in the effort to help out the rest of the world.
This was so simple! Fixed in 2 minutes. I actually had taken apart the bumper to clean it from inside - without success. But polishing did the trick. Thanks!
I took mine apart several times as well. I kept thinking it was the Infrared sensors. In a way it was I suppose, just not defective sensors; "blind" sensors I guess is accurate
I was amazed that even though the front plastic was quite scratched, using the polish cleaner surprisingly worked! I then put a clear cellophane tape over the front, so I can easily replace it when it gets dirty or scratched. I'll see how that works after a while.
Another guy on here suggested something similar. Let us know how it works. I'm curious. 👍
That's brilliant, did it work?
I didn't have headlight polisher, so I used Turtlewax polishing compound. It didn't work, until after I placed glossy clear tape over it.
Thank you for the fix. Was thinking it might of been defective. Polishing the plastic worked like a charm!
Thanks for the comment! I'm so glad it worked. Was super frustrating for me until I figured this out.
This worked great for my 79S, thanks! :D Ecovacs support sent me here too
Brendan Awesome, I'm glad it worked for the 79S as well
Thank you! This did fix my bumping problem. I also used a piece of peel and stick weather stripping and added about 1/8th of an inch to the black rubber bumper. I'm hoping this will help the plastic piece from getting so scratched up. With the additional 1/8 bumper extension the deebot is still able to charge in it's dock.
gil fong Good thinking 👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I think my husband has something like the product you're using- I'm trying this tomorrow! I was afraid I bought a crap sweeper trying to save money and not overspend on a Roomba. I love my little Deebot- I'm so excited this is a quick and cheap fix!
You betcha. I thought the same thing--I bought a lemon. No way, they're super awesome, just need some love (like any family member 😉)
I was having this same problem and also sent back the first Deebot, got a replacement, and then it eventually started happening to the second one. This fix worked. Thank you! The company should put this on their FAQ - they must be losing a fortune to warranty claims on N79s
Charlie Savage Exactly! I wondered the same thing, how much they spend on this issue alone (shipping alone on switching these out).
Glad it worked!
- Dallen
How long did this fix last for you all? Ours is pretty scuffed! I was thinking about a light wet sanding but I don't want to go beyond its limits.
Just hit it up with some compound and a machine buffer and its working like new! Thanks for the tip!!
Hold the button on the top down for 10 seconds to reset it. Do it until you hear three beeps.
It might get rid of that wobble, as it did mine.
You win the day. I knew there was an easy fix for this, but I didn't even think of plastic polish.
Thank you sir 👍
This just worked for me, after receiving the link to this video directly from Ecovacs support. I got the same plastic polish from Amazon for $5, and quickly applied/removed it with a regular ass rag. Voila! Just like that, Noob-Noob (god DAAAAAMN) is no longer smashing his face into the wall at full speed.
I also applied a strip of clear shipping tape to the visor to protect it from scuffs. The tape is tricky to apply, so there’s a bunch of bubbles and a wrinkle or two across the visor lens. However, this has not effected the performance of the collision detection. I will report back in a couple of months to confirm whether the tape holds up on the visor, because it’s all going to be a waste of the tape ends up scuffing and blocking the infrared.
I ordered the polish...then I had an idea....I put vegetable oil on a paper towel. Wiped the scratched part. Worked perfectly!! (Cancelled order)
Where do u get ass rags lol jk
@@chrisgilbert4390 wouldn't that create smears
Got an update if the tape worked?
@@chadCasselmanChad no. It's great. And continues to work. Wipe with paper towel
This worked great. Took me about 30 mins this morning. It was pretty scuffed up. Thanks for making this video!!
You're welcome! My wife teases me, but I get excited every time someone comments or the views go up. 🤣😁
Worked like a charm. I too am going to try the clear plastic packing tape to see how it handles that
I just cleaned mine up with a wet hand paper tower and it works great now. Thank you.
This worked like a charm. Thanks!
It works with my Ecovacs, however the fix does not last long... midway through the cleaning it starts bumping into everything again. Worth a shot though.
Thank you for posting this. Look forward to giving this a try.
You bet, let me know how it works for you 👍
Still working for you?
Thank you! Im going to try this, just ordered the stuff you recommended. I thought this was probably the problem, and used toothpaste like you do on music CDs, but it didn't even touch the scratches and scuffs. Hopefully this works!
After you've buffed it, put some clear packaging tape over it. Replace tape after 2-3 months.
MAN GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!! THX SO MUCH!!! CHEERS FROM BRAZIL
THANK YOU !!! I had the same problem and all fixed now with the polish !!! GREAT !!
This is awesome! Our deebot isnt smashing into anything anymore!
I didn't know it was supposed to dodge everything! lmao Thanks!!!!
Hahaha!! One of the best comments yet!! Yeah, when that plastic gets scuffed they just ram full-speed into everything. I would watch and flinch like "that's gotta hurt."
Same!! Just thought it was a bit of a clutz 😂
Literally also had no idea it wasn't supposed to smash itself into everything, wtf
Thank you for this! Will give it a try and see if it works for me :)
I didnt have any of the plastic restoration liquid and so after cleaning the front bars with mild soap and water and let it dry, I then placed some clear (thick) packing tape and covered the black sensor bar with it, trimming the top half so that it’s not noticeable. It worked!!! I would probably have to replace the tape every now and then. Its much cheaper than replacing the whole robot!
Thankyou. You are a champion.
Very good fix!
Worked for me. Thanks for the video.
So awesome! Glad it helped!
Thanks for the tip! Our Deebot or Deebo as we like to call him does the same thing! I’m going to try this!
Ariane Cavin We love our Deebot. Enough that I felt bad when he'd start ramming stuff. I fixed him 😊 so I wouldn't have to feel bad watching him wander around bashing into everything!
Before going to the store for Meguiar's I checked to see what was in my car care cabinet. I had some Scratch Doctor Clear Coat Scratch Remover. Just as the Meguiar's did the Scratch Doctor worked to restore the DeeBot Infrared vision.
Genius! I just restored my headlights with Mother's, so I'll be pulling that back out and using the powerball drill attachment that comes with it.
Did you get yours to work? I tried the kit we had the other day and didn't seem to work. I'm curious if you got the Mother's product to work. If so I'll give it another try. Otherwise I was gonna buy this product to try.
@@killz0ne215 I hand buffed it with the polish, but didn't really give it a full go. I'm a bit nervous that I'll completely mess it up. What I did do is get some compressed air and very carefully take the vacuum cleaner apart and dust off the motherboard and infrared sensors. Just be careful not to touch the motherboard. They were very dusty and that and cleaning the bumper helped a good bit.
I watched my Deebot get dumber and dumber until he just smashed into things. Thanks for the video! I put a little olive oil on a paper towel, rubbed it in and Lazlo works great again!
Thanks for your information
This worked great for my eufy. Thank you very much.
Heloo what's that a liquid?? Is this a paste???
Also try using compressed air to blow away the dust behind the bumper. I used a can of compressed air and the solution described here and my Roomba is now behaving itself perfectly.
Thank you for sharing!!
You're welcome!
I wish I found this video two years ago. Gonna go try this on my seeemingly-blind Deebot 900. Thank you.
Confirmed, I polished the lens and my Deebot gets to live a little longer now. You are my god.
Was sent here by Ecovacs, about to try this on my moms Deebot that we got her for mothers day. Hoping it does the trick!
I've heard that comment before which makes me laugh because when I was sending vacuums in for replacement (Ecovacs customer service is awesome
@@LuckyChance9 thats funny you say that because this is my second deebot with the same prob. I actually swapped my original one out with them because it was doing this. apparently comments say its more than us two.. but the clear tape idea seems like a good idea, did you try that one?
The clear tape has mixed reviews. I haven't tried it but seeing the comments it seems some have tried it and when the tape was scuffed enough took it off and had sticky tape residue to clean up worse than the original problem. One other person tried the tape, said it gets scuffed in a few months and just takes it off and replaces it. Honestly, I've thought about clear enamel spray paint? Something hard and difficult to scratch. That experiment is pretty permanent though so I've held off so far.
Yep, it works. Thanks!
You made my day :-)
Much obliged :)
This is great! I am on my third Ecovac for Side Brush Malfunction. Brushes replaced but vacuum never stops beeping and won't work. Replaced, brushed clean (I clean thoroughly every single day!) but vacuum continues to beep with malfunction code. Any ideas what I can do to reset the sensor or ???
Judes Kingsbury unfortunately I don't have any suggestions or insight on that problem. I haven't experienced that issue.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!
- Dallen
Thanks! I used meguiars cleaner wax and then an auto glass cleaner for good measure. Works great again. I feel so dumb for not thinking of this sooner. I wiped it before but never actually used any product.duh
That's a great idea, but got me thinking, I wonder if putting some moving tape (that large clear tape) over that plastic glass and replacing it when needed would work.. But will be try this method on both my roombas, and just got the Deebot N79S today, will try some tape and see. Great video, thanks for the idea..
That's great thinking. Check back and let me know if it works!
So I tried it, if you want to see the results,
ruclips.net/video/i4oSUqFCHVg/видео.html
I think it's gonna work, but thank for your idea, my roomba was not slowing down anymore and hitting everything hard, was really annoying. I would clean the bumper good but never thought of buffing it, I'll be doing that then when it's good, put some tape to prevent further scratches...
My deebot , when it runs like 10s than eror. Any idea please 🙏 . But if we click home it goes to home straight and not eror
It works good for me thank you
Awesome
Thank you for the video. I used regular white toothpaste. It took a while.
Thank you very much for putting this idea forward but unfortunately it didn't work with my Deebot M80 Pro (two year old). I buffed it with PlastX using a Dremmel with a felt tip and it still bumps into everything. I tried vegetable oil and it didn't work. I reset the Deebot. Still bumps into walls.I finally resigned myself that the problem might be with the anti-collision function itself. Every commands using the remote still works so I suspect the infrared is getting to the unit correctly. Maybe a weld on the motherboard was substandard and it went bad after getting hit many times. I resigned myself to add a soft cushion bar to the top of the bumper to absorb some of the energy of the collisions to reduce further damage to the vacuum. I'll be using the left over PastX on the cars headlights.
It works, no more listening to it slam into things all night
Dan,
Please help. I just bought the 900 series and it doesn’t want to clean a dark multi-colored area rug. Not a thick pile.
Any suggestions?
Yeah, I do! I have the Ozmo 920 as well as the N79 and the 920 does exactly what you're talking about. *If* you DON'T HAVE DROP-OFFS Deebot needs to avoid you can put masking tape over the drop sensors on the bottom of your Deebot (there's probably 3-5 different optical sensors on the bottom). *If you DO have drops that Deebot needs to avoid you can *still put making tape over the drop sensors* AND ALSO put up a virtual boundary through the app to keep Deebot away from the drop. With the masking tape though Deebot will clean your carpet. The problem is that Deebot is "seeing" the pattern as drop-offs to avoid and freezing
Maybe I'll make another video about it. I've found if one person is having the problem more probably are. I just don't think about making videos, I just fix it and go about life. Would save others the frustration though. Deebot is awesome. We'd never give ours up and even with the little fixes and tinkering here and there it's still waaayy faster than vacuuming every day!
thank you !!
You bet, glad it helped!
Worked!
kingjory28 Sweet!
I'm surprised it doesn't stall on that dark carpet. Mine triggers the drop sensor
thank you very much,situation has really improoved,if there was a way to replace that plastic part with glass it would be perfect.ty again.
This is awesome you figured it out but this honestly needs to be a recall by ECOVACS. Disappointing I have to mod my own product to function.
Yeah, I don't disagree. Another commenter said Ecovacs customer service actually started directing customers to this video. Now if I can only make the 1000 subscriber threshold I could be making a few cents a day off this video! 🤣🤣😲
Subscribed!
@@BrianAndBethany lol, that's awesome, only 991 more! 😲😁🤣🤣
@@LuckyChance9 You got one more ;)
@@sparqify Lol, thank you so much!! I'm only fractions away from bags of cash from Google now!! Seriously though, you're awesome 👍😁
If mine would do that I wouldn't even complain. Mine wants to beat itself against the same spot repeatedly.
Hi I too have a deeboo to 900 it always says “ pls check the driving wheels “ in spite of the clean wheels
Any suggestions pls
Are you using the robot vacuum on a dark rug by any chance?
Deebot says "please check the driving wheels" when it is running on a service that has too many linear patterns (e.g. a striped rug, a rug with light next to dark, etc.). You can "fool" the anti-drop sensors that are triggering this by putting *clear packing tape* over every sensor on the bottom of Deebot. When you are running Deebot the first time after, make sure you block any drops until you know if Deebot can sense them. If you use *CLEAR* packing tape this is enough to trick the sensors to work on any surface while also being sensitive enough for Deebot to avoid actual drops. Let me know if this works for you!
Dallen Hansen Thankyou very much .
@@babi7963 You're welcome! My pleasure
Dallen , Thankyou be safe take care . Where do u live
Maybe apply some clear packing tape, then just replace it once in awhile?
OMG! If it wasn't for you it would be a hopeless cause!
mine quit picking up all of a sudden
Can you still hear the vacuum starting when Deebot begins cleaning?
I went through 4 replacements they all did it after 2 weeks. Gave up and got irobot. Its a bad design. Its the wrong type of plastic and the sensors ate not powerful enough to go through dirty plastic. The irobot i bought doesn't have this problem.
Yeah, that sucks. I think I was on #4 when I decided to try to fix it. I'm glad I did because the fix was cheaper than a Roomba, lol
Looks like toothpaste...
srsly got board with the BLAH BLAH blah blabh BLah BLAH BLAH at the beginning of the video and stopped watching :/