MY RoboVac is Making a LOUD NOISE! | Can I FIX It?
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- This is my Eufy Robovac 30C and it's just started making a loud grinding noise when you use it!
I've had this before where one of the gears had broken in the side brush motor.
I suspect this may be the same thing, but let's open it up and have a look!
Hope you enjoy!
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I had the same issue pulled out the gear, called the company and they said they don't sell those to consumers only repair companies. I called a repair company and they wanted min $90 to fix plus the cost of shipping the vacuum to them...Ended up replacing it with a Roomba brand and have had zero issues. Love your videos!
Do you think Roombas are easy to repair? I'm on the market for a cleaner but can't decide what I should buy. Don't want to support companies with poor ethical records.
@@goku445 I can not speak to the repairs. But the quality of the Roomba has been fantastic. There have been no issues in over a year.
@@Pneuma999 Thanks.
Dave was just taking a ride at the end 😂.
Whooohoooo Dave 🎉🎉🎉
Thought Dave would have told you that you took the wrong motor out, disappointed in Dave now 🙄 😂
Repair video, before the weekend? This is a rare treat.
Love the pure honesty, Steve
I used to race high end RC cars and the spur gears are designed to fail to save the motor and other more expensive parts from damage in case somthing gets jamed.
Same here, but imagine nobody sold replacement spur gears
Thanks
DJ Roomba in the house. With special guest Dave!!😅😅
I usually use a shop vacuum and an electric air duster when I'm doing maintenance on my vacuums. Nice work!
Had to replace one of the gears on mine as well. Been quite a few years now and still working.
Great vid mate, but this backing track made me feel like I was on hold to the Doctors.
Oh, the dust flying around everywhere throughout this video! 😱 We have that same vacuum (same brand, at least). We call her Hazel! Harry and Hazel!
7:36-7:53: Are you running a fog machine? Is your house on fire?! Is the sweat literally steaming off your body from the extreme physical exertion of this fix? 😆
I think he vapes, but idk for sure.
I think so too. That was just quite a fog…that kept on going! 😄
@@Loki- It's a Video Effect ...Lol
First: YT suggested a video of yours a few weeks ago. I really like your style, competent, videos well done, and also with a nice dose of self-irony. Just out of curiosity: Would it be possible to harden these gears somehow? I don’t know how, maybe cover them with something or„bake“ them?
It looks like the sweeping brushes can eventually get caught under the drive instantaneously, each time, building up to an impending catastrophe until ultimately the gears over time get fully bent.
I’d suggest metal gears but I’d be afraid the same problem would occur because of the placement/length of the sweeping brushes only causing the motor to burnout.
If the sweeping brushes could either be moved out to about 2-5mm or cut away from the drive wheels, the gears may last a lot longer.
Of course I’m just speculating as I’ve never worked on these types of robo vacuums. Though I did pick up a whole set of a Roomba Scuba from a thrift shop for $25 USD. I don’t think I’m going to use it as it was intended, I think I’ll make some modifications to it.
I do like those Wera screwdrivers.... Nice fix Steve 👍
May I suggest getting a 3D printer. Its amazing to have that skill and ability to quickly whip up plastic gears and such.
Looks like a serious design flaw. Might be caused by not having enough backlash on the gears, so they mesh too aggressively? Might be worth seeing if you can back one of the gears off very slightly next time you have it apart.
I have a similar model. Have you had any issues with the battery? Mine keeps killing the battery every 6months or so.
Perhaps the current to the motor isn't limited when it hits a solid object.
Slamming plastic gears has to do some damage.
Maybe a rubber belt drive would be kinder when the brushes are stopped by an object.
Thanks for the video. I'm no gearbox aficionado by any means, but isn't it bad for the other cogs if you change just one with a different wear pattern?
Afaik one should change all cogs to make sure it doesn't wear down newer ones very quick?
Those gears can't help but fail eventually. They really should be metal, but, profits...
The repairability is one of the reasons why I prefer the products fron iRobot. Much easier to maintain and to repair because of the modularity. Sorry for that worse english. Carry on mate. Greetings from Germany.
Have a similar Eufy model, exact same experience as others on here, the company want you to buy a motor for £12, rather than selling cogs for 12p. On the video that Eufy provided, you didnt have to take the wheel motors out like Steve did - perhaps difference in models. I think Eufy have made a firmware update now to try to reduce this from happening, as now when my vacuum gets stuck, the brushes stop spinning until the machine is free. Stupid vacuum.
The best part about day 64 of being laid off... Roomba repair
o.O "But for the sake of replacing this one part.... I could have some spare parts"; if you replace the whole unit, you still have the spare parts; you just need to take the old one apart then, rather than both of them - take it apart, then bin the broken gear.
Dude when you finished the repair, I had to dust MY desk.... :)
Had a similar issue it was the blue brush had warn away on the end with the square connector was rounded. Just replaced with one from Amazon and noise gone.
Changed the 2 motors (didn’t even check on the gear) and it worked! Doesn’t sound like an (helicopter) anymore 😂. Thanks for your help!
well that sucks.. great work Steve.
You should try and find out if your grease is compatible with the gear. Those bent gears are not normal. Something has degraded the plastic. If you have used incompatible grease, it would explain it perfectly.
That gear looked like it was at the bottom of your alleged cat fight last week… what a mess. Great work
Sweet ride for dave. 😊
did Dave enjoy his ride ?
Lovely fix well done Steve
Great video not seeing sooner notification issue but now sorted it
Finally fixing something I own, nice work
What about getting a metal gear, they do metal gear servos for radio controlled aircraft for big control surfaces, and there was one hair after you put the new gear on
these robot cleaners will always remind me same as a poor turtle turned on the back lol , they are looking so animals ^^
Ironically, Steve needed a vacuum to clean his vacuum
2:37 He also forgot his upside down rules.
3:53 OI ! That's my joke !
Are you Rob aka the "Master" in the Brave little Toaster that fixes everybody up at the end?
Thanks for this trying to figure out why it sounds so bad
Mine has the same problem, just out of warranty 🤬. What size gear is it so I can order one? Thanks
Nice fix! I had one of the original Roombas and all it would do was immediately get jammed under my ottoman and beep until its battery went flat. Stupid robot vacuum...
can you tell me where to buy the gear motor? thanks
Where can I buy replacement gears? 😉
Just think. They could have made it direct drive. Or at least used brass gears. But they didn’t because they want them to fail so you have to buy another.
won't brass gears be noisier?
A G-series eufy robot vacuum (smart gyroscope navigation) that is very similar to the eufy 30c, 15c and the 11s is the eufy g15. pls buy it and review it
Took a Roomba to bits to fix charging pad. Omg there was filth and dirt everywhere in it. Nearly got a lung disease taking it apart.
Disappointed that there was no Patreon rap this time.
@Drughal Didn't realize I was watching the second one. Just saw that he posted a new video and jumped on it.
About time to get a 3D printer, Steve 😊
Is that a drum throne on the left at 0:40 ? Are you a drummer Steve?
did you name it Harry?
Sliders with socks Steve?
Could you give me the link on how to take it apart? You went so fast I couldn't tell what screws you were taking out. : )
3:55 - I was expecting you to use another vacuum cleaner to clean up!
The music in this video with all the "Skype" alerts had me checking my Skype acct more than once. =)
This video flared up my allergies
What is the song playing in the background? It’s on the tip of my tongue.
Did I see a drumkit?
Needing a robo-vac to clean up after the robo-vac... Reminds me of the stupid blisterpacks you get when purchasing new scissors! Guess what you need to open them - yep, that's right. SCISSORS! LOL,
I really enjoy your content.
Were can i buy this gear if I do not have a donor?
Are these things worth buying ?
I don't know if that battery is big but it doesn't look like it hold more than 10k mAh or 10,000 mAh
Why would they not put metal cogs in , they would last forever?
This is a good song.
I don’t care what anyone says. The yt library has some bangers
I always use my manual battery powered vacuum to clean the robot. And then the cable manual one to clean that one. And when that's dirty, I'll throw it away and buy a new one because what else could I do?
Couldn't you have replaced the motor and keep the broken one as the spare parts? 😁
I was thinking the exact same thing 😀
I thought the same but then I was like "well, thanks to that the video is longer so more free entertainment".
What are you using for Lube ?
I got the same unbearable noise with my Eufy I just replaced the twirl brush in the middle and the problem was solved.
Love your channel, Cheers Mate!
Looking at your right hand, was you first thought after being mauled by your cat: "Right, time to fix the Robovac."? 😁
I have had my eufy 11 for five years. My loud clicking noise problem was solved just by replacing the lithium battery, and I got a 3000 instead of the 2600.
4:28 I wondered how long it was going to take to realize you had the wrong motor.
Well that Eufy Sucks !!! and so does the gear - great job mate
They see Dave rollin, they hatin
I have error
code S3
How can solve
Vince had loads of these should've asked him for one 😂
Tank Commander Dave
damn made to break. no grease inside the housing
Dave ❤
Change the whole assembly and use the one with the broken gear for parts.
Are those things not meant for floors that aren’t carpet? Like o wonder it has messed up gears, it is struggling against carpet -_-
Could totally make a new gear with 3d printing pretty easy and cheap
You need a vacuum cleaner to clean your vacuum cleaner ...
Was waiting for solid , but no SOLID in this video :(
Is there no way you can use some silicone sealer, or some adhesive foam tape to make a better seal to stop all the crap getting into the interals? You shouldn't have to clean the inside of it like that, surely. Think about all the people that have one that haven't got your skills. You might even find you get better suction if it's sealed up properly.
Are dave and harry related ?
Well a robot for a few square meters come on steve come on !! :p
What are your thoughts about Eufy's lack of security around customer data, e.g. their cameras 'dialling home' even when you've told them not too? (I personally wont touch their products.)
I got a camera outside, integrated it to home assistant and locked it from accessing the internet based on the packets it tries to send. works great locally. Took a bit of tinkering, couldn't tell you how to do it though, since I just followed a tutorial myself
That's old news and has now be resolved. Should never have happened and I still haven't bought a single eufy product because of that issue but it has been resolved.
Maybe it’s worth it to mod the camera to just play the Rick Astley video on a loop.
I was thinking that at the end. He would have the remote in hand and crash off everything and then go " Stupid Game " ...
We had that Robovac. It sucked!
why is your house full of smoke.
How about fixing your phone screen on the next vid?
Something is putting stress on those gears
the heat melts the plastic gears
You really should get one with Lidar.... they are MILES better, more efficient and just overall a better machine.
Do you just stand in the middle of the living room floor when you trim your beard ? Lol
Did I just bate you all into watching this video again.👈 👍 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️. Can I get a rewind.
You're not thinking 4th dimensionally after flipping it over to remove the motor! Michael Scott had it right!
It's a vacuum cleaner.. Shouldn't a loud noise be normal?