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Troubleshooting & care
Most "broken" robot vacuums are a dirty sensor, a full bag or a moved dock. Each guide opens with the direct fix, then the full procedure.
How to Fix a Robot Vacuum LiDAR Sensor Error
A LiDAR error almost always means the turret cannot spin freely or its lens is dirty. Power the robot off, clean the turret window with a dry microfibre cloth, spin the turret by hand to feel for hair or grit in the bearing, and restart.
Read the fix →Robot Vacuum Battery Care: Make the Battery Last
Keep the robot on its dock between runs, keep the dock out of direct sunlight and away from radiators, and prefer daily short cleans over weekly full-battery marathons. Lithium cells degrade fastest when hot and when repeatedly run to empty; a robot that lives at 80–100% charge in a 20 °C room will still hold 80% of its capacity after five years..
Read the fix →How to Fix Robot Vacuum Mapping Problems
Most mapping problems come from the robot starting a run away from its dock, or from the dock being moved. Always start cleans from the dock, keep the dock against a wall with 50 cm of clear space each side, and after any furniture change run one "mapping only" pass before editing rooms.
Read the fix →Self-Emptying Dock Not Emptying: How to Fix It
When an auto-empty dock stops emptying, check in this order: the bag is full or unseated, the robot's bin flap is jammed open with hair, the rubber seal where the robot meets the dock is dirty, or the dock's own filter is clogged. Nine times out of ten it is a full bag the app has not flagged yet..
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