A Guide To Resetting Roomba iRobot Vacuums
When you factory reset your iRobot Roomba vacuum, you’ll wipe out all of its data. Sometimes this is an essential step when you are troubleshooting an issue. There are two primary ways of resetting a Roomba. You can either start the reset from the Roomba app on your phone if your vacuum is WiFi connected. You can also do the reset manually on the Roomba itself. Keep reading to find out how to reset your specific model.
When To Reset A Roomba?
Reseting a Roomba may be necessary if you are selling your vacuum or if you have any of the following types of issues that remain after a simple reboot:
- Roomba error messages
- Unexpected Roomba behavior
- Problems with WiFi connection
Depending on the issue you are facing, you may want to consider contacting Customer Support to see if there may be an alternative to a reset.
What Happens To Roomba During A Factory Reset?
When you reset a Roomba, you are wiping all of its data and restoring it to its factory settings. From a data perspective, it will be like it was on the day you bought it. The following information will be lost after the reset:
- Language selections
- Cleaning preferences
- Time zones and settings
- Any third party smart speaker connections
- Any smart maps
- Any connection between your vacuum and the Roomba app
Can You Use The Roomba Smartphone App To Reset Your Vacuum?
If your Roomba connects to WiFi and your have paired it with the Roomba smartphone app, then reseting it is easy. Just open the app, go to settings (represented by a gear icon) and choose “Remove/Factory Reset” followed by the name of your vacuum. If you don’t see your Roomba listed there, make sure your phone is on the same WiFi network as your iRobot vacuum.
The benefit of using the app to reset your vacuum is that you will get the option of saving any smart maps that you customized for your home. You’ll be able to reload those maps after the reset. If you don’t backup the maps, your Roomba will have to learn your home layout all over again. You’ll also need to remake any customizations to the maps that you set before.
If you don’t use smart maps or if you just don’t want to use the app to reset your machine, you also can follow the simple manual reset steps below.
How To Manually Reset Every Roomba model
i7
To factory reset your iRobot Roomba i7 vacuum, press and hold the Home button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together for a few seconds. The Home button is a house icon. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target. After a few seconds, the light around the Clean button will turn white and start to swirl. When the swirling stops, your Roomba i7 reset is complete.
i3
To factory reset your iRobot Roomba i3 vacuum, press and hold the Home button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together for a few seconds. The Home button looks like a house. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target. After a few seconds, the light around the Clean button will turn white and start to swirl. When the swirling stops, your Roomba i3 reset is done.
e5 or e6
Press and hold the Home button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together for 20 seconds. The Home button is represented by a house icon. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target. After 20 seconds has passed, you can release the buttons. Your vacuum reset is complete.
j7 or other j series models
To start, remove the dust bin. Next, press and hold the clean button for seven seconds. The vacuum will make a noise when the factory reset is complete. Press and release the clean button to confirm.
s9 and other s series models
Press and hold the Home button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together for a few seconds. The Home button is represented by a house icon. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target. After a few seconds, the light around the Clean button will turn white and start to swirl. When the swirling stops, your vacuum reset is done.
600 or 800 Series Vacuums
Press and hold the Home (or dock) button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together until the Roomba beeps. Then release. The Home button is the house icon or may be labeled DOCK depending on your model. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target or will simply say SPOT.
960 or Other 900 Series Models
Press and hold the Home button, the Spot Clean and the Clean buttons together until all of the LED lights turn on. The Home button is the house icon. The Spot Clean button looks like a cross hair target.
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