How To Clean Irobot Roomba 4100 Brushes Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          10 minutes

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Battery Pack
3 steps
Brush Guard
3 steps
Flexible Rubber Brush
2 steps
Filter
4 steps
How to Clean iRobot Roomba 4100 Brushes
3 steps

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Introduction

This guide will take you through the steps to remove, clean, and re-assemble key components of your iRobot Roomba 4100 in order to unclog the brushes with detailed steps and visual representation.

There are no tools needed for this project.

Roomba’s brushes need to be cleaned regularly, especially if the space it is cleaning is shared with furry animals.

Step 1

              Battery Pack

Turn the Roomba upside down to be able to see the yellow battery pack.

Turn the Roomba upside down to be able to see the yellow battery pack.

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Step 2

Remove the battery by placing your fingers into the two holes and firmly press your fingers against both sides of the battery.
Lift the battery directly up and out of the device.

Remove the battery by placing your fingers into the two holes and firmly press your fingers against both sides of the battery.

Lift the battery directly up and out of the device.

Step 3

Line up the replacement battery’s larger tab side with the larger tab hole and the smaller tab side with the smaller tab hole.
Insert the replacement battery into the empty space and firmly press down onto the battery until two audible clicks are heard.

Line up the replacement battery’s larger tab side with the larger tab hole and the smaller tab side with the smaller tab hole.

Insert the replacement battery into the empty space and firmly press down onto the battery until two audible clicks are heard.

Step 4

              Brush Guard

Lay the Roomba upside down on a flat surface with the blue strip away from you.

Lay the Roomba upside down on a flat surface with the blue strip away from you.

Step 5

Use your index fingers to pull the yellow tabs towards you.
While still pulling the yellow tabs with your index fingers, tilt up the brush guard.
For reassembly, make sure to push in the brush guard until it clicks into place.

Use your index fingers to pull the yellow tabs towards you.

While still pulling the yellow tabs with your index fingers, tilt up the brush guard.

For reassembly, make sure to push in the brush guard until it clicks into place.

Step 6

Pull back the brush guard to unhook it from the latches.
Remove the brush guard by lifting it up and out of the Roomba.
This picture has a change in orientation to illustrate the latches. Continue disassembling the Roomba with the blue strip away from you.

Pull back the brush guard to unhook it from the latches.

Remove the brush guard by lifting it up and out of the Roomba.

This picture has a change in orientation to illustrate the latches. Continue disassembling the Roomba with the blue strip away from you.

Step 7

              Flexible Rubber Brush

Set the brush guard aside.
The flexible rubber brush is the smooth, all-rubber brush that is closest to the yellow battery.

Set the brush guard aside.

The flexible rubber brush is the smooth, all-rubber brush that is closest to the yellow battery.

Step 8

Remove the flexible rubber brush by grabbing it and pulling it up and out of the Roomba.
For reassembly, orient the Roomba with the battery closest to you:
First, insert the black end of the flexible rubber brush into the black square opening on the right side.
Second, lay the flexible rubber brush back into place.

Remove the flexible rubber brush by grabbing it and pulling it up and out of the Roomba.

For reassembly, orient the Roomba with the battery closest to you:

First, insert the black end of the flexible rubber brush into the black square opening on the right side.

Second, lay the flexible rubber brush back into place.

Step 9

              Filter

Lay the Roomba on a flat surface with the red side up.

Lay the Roomba on a flat surface with the red side up.

Step 10

Push in the red, gumdrop-shaped button with your thumb.
While holding in the button, slide the back piece away from the main body of the Roomba.

Push in the red, gumdrop-shaped button with your thumb.

While holding in the button, slide the back piece away from the main body of the Roomba.

Step 11

Flip the back piece over in your hand.
Using your other hand, grab the yellow tab and pull it away from the back piece.

Flip the back piece over in your hand.

Using your other hand, grab the yellow tab and pull it away from the back piece.

Step 12

Pinch the black plastic of the filter and pull it away from the yellow filter holder.

Pinch the black plastic of the filter and pull it away from the yellow filter holder.

Step 13

              How to Clean iRobot Roomba 4100 Brushes

Remove the particle bin from the back of the Roomba.

Remove the particle bin from the back of the Roomba.

Step 14

Pop out the two yellow tabs to remove the brush cover.

Pop out the two yellow tabs to remove the brush cover.

Step 15

Remove the two brushes from the iRobot Roomba 1400.
The brushes will easily pop in and out when cleaning them.
Completely remove any debris or tangled hair around the brushes when cleaning.

Remove the two brushes from the iRobot Roomba 1400.

The brushes will easily pop in and out when cleaning them.

Completely remove any debris or tangled hair around the brushes when cleaning.

To reassemble the iRobot Roomba 4100, follow the stated instructions in reverse order.

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