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Repairing a Roomba - Any success stories?

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  • iMayne
    iMayne Posts: 55 Forumite
    edited 5 September 2010 at 1:26PM
    gould300 wrote: »
    The batteries went in our original Roomba after less than a year. It was cheaper to buy a complete cheap knock-off roomba (which works just as well) than to buy a Roomba battery pack. The old Roomba is just gathering dust under the stairs.

    OK. What model is the defective Roomba and what model is the current one?
    When I was 5, my dad told me that the ice-cream van only played songs when it's out of ice-cream. Cheek!:mad:
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    Hi, we have a copy of a Roomba and the battery went a while ago and doesn't charge. It is sat in the garage after finding out is more to buy a new charger.
  • iMayne
    iMayne Posts: 55 Forumite
    gabyjane wrote: »
    Hi, we have a copy of a Roomba and the battery went a while ago and doesn't charge. It is sat in the garage after finding out is more to buy a new charger.

    Are you saying that you had to purchase a new charger (adapter)?
    When I was 5, my dad told me that the ice-cream van only played songs when it's out of ice-cream. Cheek!:mad:
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    iMayne wrote: »
    Are you saying that you had to purchase a new charger (adapter)?

    No, i meant we shoved it in the garage as the battery was so much it wasn't worth bothering! good when we had it on the wooden floors (which we mainly have) but rugs it got stuck on!
  • iMayne
    iMayne Posts: 55 Forumite
    I agree. That OEM batteries cost around £59 - £60 while the replacements from about £30 on ebay. Im currently testing the difference between the OEM and Replacements. The Roomba can also navigate on rugs but a modification is needed of the Cleaning Head Module. By chance you know the height of your rug in cm?
    When I was 5, my dad told me that the ice-cream van only played songs when it's out of ice-cream. Cheek!:mad:
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    Imayne,is that right you charge 89.99 for the repair
  • iMayne
    iMayne Posts: 55 Forumite
    hollydays wrote: »
    Imayne,is that right you charge 89.99 for the repair

    Hi. No. That is only if the Roomba needs a new logicboard. I do component-level repair and most of the ICs are extremely hard to get. But so far with 95% of the repairs I get, I charge between £49.99 to £79.99.
    When I was 5, my dad told me that the ice-cream van only played songs when it's out of ice-cream. Cheek!:mad:
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    any extra for postage?
  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    little_princess wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Has anyone managed to get a Roomba Repaired? I've seen a few threads asking where to get a Roomba repaired since Domtec went into receivership, but not one saying that they have managed to get a repair done? :(

    If you have managed to get your faulty Roomba fixed, did you have this done in the UK or did you have to send it abroad? and how much did it cost?

    Many thanks for any replies :T

    Is it still under guarentee?
  • iMayne
    iMayne Posts: 55 Forumite
    hollydays wrote: »
    any extra for postage?

    No. Free return shipping once item has been fixed.
    When I was 5, my dad told me that the ice-cream van only played songs when it's out of ice-cream. Cheek!:mad:
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