MY RoboVac is Making a LOUD NOISE!

MY RoboVac is Making a LOUD NOISE! | Can I FIX It?

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Жыл бұрын

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!
Steve 2

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@Crackshotlol Жыл бұрын

Dave was just taking a ride at the end 😂.

@MauR1CEnl Жыл бұрын

Whooohoooo Dave 🎉🎉🎉

@evilmissf Жыл бұрын

Thought Dave would have told you that you took the wrong motor out, disappointed in Dave now 🙄 😂

@LOrealHardly Жыл бұрын

Love the pure honesty, Steve

@Pneuma999 Жыл бұрын

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!

@goku445 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Pneuma999 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@goku445 Жыл бұрын

@@Pneuma999 Thanks.

@SmoothEmJay Жыл бұрын

Repair video, before the weekend? This is a rare treat.

@wisher21uk Жыл бұрын

Lovely fix well done Steve

@bcdrummin Жыл бұрын

I usually use a shop vacuum and an electric air duster when I'm doing maintenance on my vacuums. Nice work!

@Greg_Watchorn Жыл бұрын

DJ Roomba in the house. With special guest Dave!!😅😅

@hannibalateam Жыл бұрын

Finally fixing something I own, nice work

@Tim_3100 Жыл бұрын

Great video not seeing sooner notification issue but now sorted it

@jhriggs Жыл бұрын

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? 😆

@Loki- Жыл бұрын

I think he vapes, but idk for sure.

@jhriggs Жыл бұрын

I think so too. That was just quite a fog…that kept on going! 😄

@thepumpkingking8339 Жыл бұрын

@@Loki- It's a Video Effect ...Lol

@I_RacooN_I Жыл бұрын

well that sucks.. great work Steve.

@postulusml Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your content.

@chrisj2848 Жыл бұрын

I do like those Wera screwdrivers.... Nice fix Steve 👍

@SolderBrothers Жыл бұрын

Love your channel, Cheers Mate!

@gravedigga71 Жыл бұрын

Sweet ride for dave. 😊

@broncosager3496 Жыл бұрын

Had to replace one of the gears on mine as well. Been quite a few years now and still working.

@Jerec Жыл бұрын

Great vid mate, but this backing track made me feel like I was on hold to the Doctors.

@pynoypride87 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this trying to figure out why it sounds so bad

@MrCalldean Жыл бұрын

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.

@CasualSpud Жыл бұрын

This video flared up my allergies

@tech_vero 8 ай бұрын

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!

@AnIdiotAboard_ Жыл бұрын

I have a theory on why this happens. Those little sweepers have a habit of catching under chair legs (for example) and dragging it to a stop, the constant tourqe of the motor flexes the shafts just enough to allow the teeth to seperate, and place increased the load up the gears, further increasing tourque untill the plastic goes all elastic and deforms

@dayv207 Жыл бұрын

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.

@boydsterling3193 Жыл бұрын

Same here, but imagine nobody sold replacement spur gears

@RobtTa Жыл бұрын

The music in this video with all the "Skype" alerts had me checking my Skype acct more than once. =)

@RyanMercer Жыл бұрын

The best part about day 64 of being laid off... Roomba repair

@Killibug Жыл бұрын

Tank Commander Dave

@JimNichols Жыл бұрын

Dude when you finished the repair, I had to dust MY desk.... :)

@eddietowers5595 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ztechrepairs Жыл бұрын

May I suggest getting a 3D printer. Its amazing to have that skill and ability to quickly whip up plastic gears and such.

@georgebowie9816 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@tommytron2000 Жыл бұрын

This is a good song. I don’t care what anyone says. The yt library has some bangers

@neoVIVE Жыл бұрын

I have a similar model. Have you had any issues with the battery? Mine keeps killing the battery every 6months or so.

@stefanschneider3681 11 ай бұрын

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?

@a.a.werding2620 7 ай бұрын

About time to get a 3D printer, Steve 😊

@TomasGregovich Жыл бұрын

Dave ❤

@gordonjeffrey231076 Жыл бұрын

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.

@thomasebelsheiser6422 Жыл бұрын

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.

@brake_4_cake Жыл бұрын

Ironically, the only sentence that's really wrong is "Sorry for that worse english". Die Ausdrücke "sorry for the worse English" und "sorry for the bad English" haben leichte Unterschiede in ihrer Bedeutung und Grammatik. "Sorry for the worse English": Dieser Ausdruck deutet darauf hin, dass das Englisch des Sprechers früher schlechter war als es jetzt ist. Es impliziert, dass er sich bemüht hat, seine Sprachkenntnisse zu verbessern, und er entschuldigt sich für eventuelle Mängel in seiner aktuellen Englischkenntnis. Allerdings ist der Ausdruck selbst grammatisch nicht korrekt. Es wäre passender zu sagen: "sorry for the worse English" oder "sorry for my worse English". "sorry for the bad English": Dieser Ausdruck gibt zu, dass das Englisch des Sprechers von geringer Qualität ist oder den gewünschten Standards nicht entspricht. Es ist eine einfache Entschuldigung für etwaige Fehler oder Mängel in der Verwendung der englischen Sprache. Zusammenfassend liegt der Hauptunterschied in der beabsichtigten Bedeutung und Grammatik. Der erste Ausdruck deutet auf eine Verbesserung gegenüber einem früheren Zustand hin, während der zweite Ausdruck sich einfach für das schlechte Englisch entschuldigt.

@P5YcHoKiLLa Жыл бұрын

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 !

@Azeralas Жыл бұрын

They see Dave rollin, they hatin

@letttttttssssss_gooooooo Жыл бұрын

Letttttttssssss gooooooo!

@gueshkiller Жыл бұрын

these robot cleaners will always remind me same as a poor turtle turned on the back lol , they are looking so animals ^^

@zx8401ztv Жыл бұрын

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.

@maicod Жыл бұрын

did Dave enjoy his ride ?

@plan7a Жыл бұрын

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,

@fixins Жыл бұрын

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...

@nettack Жыл бұрын

Looking at your right hand, was you first thought after being mauled by your cat: "Right, time to fix the Robovac."? 😁

@Fifury161 Жыл бұрын

3:55 - I was expecting you to use another vacuum cleaner to clean up!

@garyherbert8242 Жыл бұрын

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.

@TeamJelen Жыл бұрын

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.

@tarstarkusz Ай бұрын

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.

@janoj422 Ай бұрын

Mine has the same problem, just out of warranty 🤬. What size gear is it so I can order one? Thanks

@somersetretrogames Жыл бұрын

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.

@aaronalquiza9680 Жыл бұрын

won't brass gears be noisier?

@mick0905 Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy replacement gears? 😉

@ohmslawone5939 2 ай бұрын

can you tell me where to buy the gear motor? thanks

@Adam2050 Жыл бұрын

Flipping heck.

@NowInAus Жыл бұрын

That gear looked like it was at the bottom of your alleged cat fight last week… what a mess. Great work

@AG-cg7lk 4 ай бұрын

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.

@ronlevin2339 Жыл бұрын

Were can i buy this gear if I do not have a donor?

@keithjackson1180 Жыл бұрын

Disappointed that there was no Patreon rap this time.

@keithjackson1180 Жыл бұрын

@Drughal Didn't realize I was watching the second one. Just saw that he posted a new video and jumped on it.

@laidbackmining8173 Жыл бұрын

Did I see a drumkit?

@IamMorpheaus 6 ай бұрын

What are you using for Lube ?

@BrunakoPAO Жыл бұрын

Well a robot for a few square meters come on steve come on !! :p

@rciancia Жыл бұрын

Well that Eufy Sucks !!! and so does the gear - great job mate

@gertdekock2216 Жыл бұрын

Was waiting for solid , but no SOLID in this video :(

@PhillRobinson Жыл бұрын

Are these things worth buying ?

@BlondieSL Жыл бұрын

Steve, I must inform you that the memory is the first thing to go. You do NOT want to know what the 2nd thing is... sigh.... 😅😂🤣

@Othraerir Жыл бұрын

did you name it Harry?

@PetetheSweety Жыл бұрын

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?

@denniswoycheshen Жыл бұрын

Those gears can't help but fail eventually. They really should be metal, but, profits...

@AnIdiotAboard_ Жыл бұрын

Plastics, meh fuckit. Metal gearsets and trains though, oh fuck yes, you need to take care if replacing just one, and you better be damn sure you did all your measure ments spot on. 20 Ft Lbs is one thing, but 2500+ Ft Lbs, is on a whole diffrent level

@BrianEBoyd Жыл бұрын

4:28 I wondered how long it was going to take to realize you had the wrong motor.

@elainelily9910 9 ай бұрын

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.

@Vivix99 Ай бұрын

I got the same unbearable noise with my Eufy I just replaced the twirl brush in the middle and the problem was solved.

@jbeef1289 Жыл бұрын

Sliders with socks Steve?

@thebeerinnandrewmckenna2655 Жыл бұрын

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

@mikebond6328 Жыл бұрын

Change the whole assembly and use the one with the broken gear for parts.

@hillppari Жыл бұрын

Could totally make a new gear with 3d printing pretty easy and cheap

@hillppari Жыл бұрын

damn made to break. no grease inside the housing

@thepumpkingking8339 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that at the end. He would have the remote in hand and crash off everything and then go " Stupid Game " ...

@delavanty Жыл бұрын

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

@chespocket1756 2 ай бұрын

sapointed

@valentine_puppy Жыл бұрын

Are you Rob aka the "Master" in the Brave little Toaster that fixes everybody up at the end?

@paszTube 11 ай бұрын

Is that a drum throne on the left at 0:40 ? Are you a drummer Steve?

@Bolli1983 Жыл бұрын

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?

@chuckcoley4618 Жыл бұрын

What is the song playing in the background? It’s on the tip of my tongue.

@danhitchcock727 Жыл бұрын

We had that Robovac. It sucked!

@aftertheshowmoviepodcast Жыл бұрын

Why would they not put metal cogs in , they would last forever?

@MohammadAroub 7 ай бұрын

I have error code S3 How can solve

@fu1r4 Жыл бұрын

You need a vacuum cleaner to clean your vacuum cleaner ...

@DavidPlass Жыл бұрын

Pile of Stuff recently did a similar fix

@sampahumeoli Жыл бұрын

the heat melts the plastic gears

@johnnythefixer Жыл бұрын

Do you just stand in the middle of the living room floor when you trim your beard ? Lol

@lufferov Жыл бұрын

Or you could just replace the old broken motor with the new one and then keep the old one for spare parts....

@RichHarrisThatBaldGuy Жыл бұрын

You're not thinking 4th dimensionally after flipping it over to remove the motor! Michael Scott had it right!

@marcyd2007 Жыл бұрын

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.