Roomba Not Charging (5 Easy fixes)

Your Roomba’s power cord may be damaged. The charging dock itself may be damaged. Or, your Roomba’s charging contacts might be dirty.

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Clean the charging contacts

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Use another power outlet

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Reposition the Battery

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Factory reset your Roomba

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Contact iRobot support

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We have an in-depth step-by-step guideline for fixing this issue. If you want, you can explore it from here.

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