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Dad is there any way of fixing my robovac button? (reddthat.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/dadforaminute@lemmy.world
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It's out of warranty. It works but only when I press and hold the button in, so I can't use it. I think it's something to do with the button mechanism.

Any ideas? It's not the robovac brand but obviously it wasn't cheap!

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[–] 25 points 10 months ago (10 children)

Sounds like some schmutz got in between the plastic button and the switch inside. Can you take it apart and clean it out with some Q-tips and alcohol?

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    If that doesn't fix it, you can pop the badboy open and put a different switch in.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks dad how do I find the right size switch?

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    You got three options. If you have a multimeter, check the current and look for switched that match the number it gives you. Option two, check the switch for numbers and look those up, if you don't find the exact switch you'll find a very close one. Option 3, pop that box open and stuff in any switch that's close in size and function. That's a simple toggle, so really all it does is touch two metal bits together to complete the circuit. If the switch isn't strong enough, it might burn out, but there's so such thing as too strong here. Hell, if you don't mind never being able to turn it off, you can just cut the switch out and twist the wires together. That's what my dad did for all his problems lol

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Thanks daddy where am I taking it apart? Remember I have dyspraxia so this isn't easy

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I'd start by wiggling the outside casing to try and see where it's attached to the frame of the machine and take out any screws holding it down, using a little dish or some folded up tin foil to hold all the screws of one type, then slap on a lil masking tape on that bowl, label it A, then another bit of tape on the part it came off, or near the holes they came from, and label those A, and then B for the next part, etc., all the while trying to free the casing that holds the on off switch.

    Don't disassemble more than ya have to. Another poster said they found teardown videos for devices of this make, I'd watch through those a few times to see if any of em get to the switch you're trying to fix beforehand, so you got a better idea of what to expect and maybe you can minimize the amount of work you have to do to get it at it.

    Take it slow and steady, there's no rush. Anything that can be assembled can be disassembled.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    After you're done with the switch, might as well do a little cleaning/maintenance:

    1. the brush is held in by the blue piece with two tabs - push those tabs up, take off the guard and you can remove the brush. Use scissors to cut any hair wrapped around the brush and remove it then pull as much junk out as you can. The brush has one square peg end that the motor drives and it'll need to go back in the correct side, the other side just sits in and then put the blue piece back on.

    2. the wheel that spins around in different directions is how the vacuum controls its movements and it can be pulled out and cleaned of all that hair and junk - your robot will be better able to maneuver and understand where it is.

    3. You may want to consider some replacement parts for where I see a missing side brush, for example: https://www.amazon.com/CauYien-Replacement-RoboVac-Cleaner-11s/dp/B0BYRWQRPK/ref=asc_df_B0BYRWQRPK

    You got this and you'll feel better once you've done it yourself!

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