<![CDATA[iFixit - Answers With Device "iRobot Roomba 561"]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/Device/iRobot_Roomba_561?rss=yes en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:38 -0700 <![CDATA[iRobot Roomba 561: Why won't my roomba dock and charge]]> Hi I have a Roomba 561. I hadn't used it for a while and couldn't get the battery to charge when I went to use it. Now I have put a new battery in and it still wouldn't charge so I bought new charger. It now charges with direct connection. It still wouldn't dock. It would move into the station go back and forth and back or turn out of it . I cleaned all of the connectors and ordered a new docking station when that didn't work. Got new docking station todayband roomba does the same thing. Not sure what else to do. It all worked fine a year ago when I last used it.

Hope you can help ,

Thx

Kathy

⟐ Edited December 29, 2023 at 11:10 MST

]]> https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/457241/Why+won't+my+roomba+dock+and+charge https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/457241 Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:10:55 -0700 <![CDATA[iRobot Roomba 561: Error 2 clean the brushes]]> My roomba moves for about a minute then says I need to clean the brushes. The brushes are clean. I’ve replaced all brushes and battery several times. I recently took the whole thing apart because of this error. I cleaned the fuzz around the motor and other places. I can’t tell if the brushes are spinning while it’s moving although it does sound different than normal. I thought this was because I cleaned around the motor. I can find parts on Amazon. Should I replace the green housing that the brushes sit in or should I replace the round sensor in the housing?

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