Another issue is that roomba can get stuck on a shaggy rug or heater vents.
Roomba rug bumper.
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When this happens the dust on the rug is stirred up and redistributed effectively.
Robot cleaners do not have the aggressive beater bars.
I discuss two other rug issues in later sections.
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Roombas have a bumper sensor that can tell when it hits something.
Nimh batteries should be stored after being fully charged.
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And also earlier roomba models such as the 400 and 600 series had bristle rollers and the bristles got caught on the carpet fibres.
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They would stop at the edge of the black and change direction as if they detected a step or ledge.
It eventually just gets stuck with it.
When you use the roomba on a thick rug or carpet the beater will flip open the carpet tile a lot better.
For long term storage of a robot with a nimh battery remove the battery from the robot and store in a cool dry place.
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The bumper sensor will tell roomba to avoid that obstacle but there are times that the sensor isn t activated and roomba will continue along under a tightly fitting ledge or furniture.
For long term storage store roomba in a cool dry place 2.
When you want to use roomba again insert the battery and fully charge it.
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I contacted irobot customer support.
But a roomba s problems with rugs does not stop there.
Half an inch thick rug is simply too much for roomba 980.
I have two roomba discoveries and niether one of them would roll over black color lines in any of my area rugs.
Later roomba models have rubber rollers that are much better at not getting stuck.
Roomba avoids black color pattern on rugs.