Fix iRobot Roomba vacuum Error 11, Error 26 or Error 30 E-series, i-series or J-series - how to fix

Aug 14, 2023

Fix iRobot Roomba vacuum Error 11, Error 26 or Error 30 E-series, i-series or J-series - how to fix

This low-cost service repair kit to fix error 11, error 26, or error 30 is available here: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/363975278455

All three mentioned errors indicate an issue with insufficient airflow. In most cases, this is due to the suction motor in your Roomba not spinning the fan.

Fortunately, there is an easy fix for this airflow-blocking problem. As this inexpensive and “easy-to-do” repair kit will get your vacuum working again.

This kit is for the repair of motor number 20N636P010, as stamped on the end of the fan motor’s metal spinner.

The reason this is happening in virtually all cases is that your Roomba’s fan motor (due to too much resistance) is not able to spin the fan blades. In numerous repairs, I found that the electrical motor usually works fine. But the motor simply cannot overcome the start-up resistance of the rotating shaft and mini-flywheel that spin the fan.

The object of this service kit is to reduce the fan motor’s start-up “friction” by installing a new “high-speed micro bronze thrust bearing --- this replaces a defective plastic washer” and adding “two - new low-resistance mini washers” onto the metal fan motor shaft.

It took me some time and lots of testing to determine the root cause and find a convenient and consistent way to fix this. This easy-to-do repair kit is designed to help anyone (with only a few tools) restore their Roomba vacuum to perfect working condition.

This service kit works for the following iRobot vacuum models having motor number 20N636P010, as stamped on the end of the metal spinner. … e5 and e6 Roomba i1 and i1+ Roomba i2 and i2+ Roomba i3 and i3+ Roomba i4 and i4+ Roomba i5 andi5+ Roomba i6 and i6+ Roomba i7 and i7+ Roomba i8 and i8+ Roomba j7 and j7+ Roomba j8 and j8+ Roomba.

In this 12.5-minute video, I will demonstrate how simple it is for virtually anyone to step-by-step install this kit so that you can have your Roomba running perfectly again.

For those of you who do not have an eBay account, you can purchase from me directly, paying with Paypal. Please visit my Roomba Refuge Facebook page to message me directly. https://www.facebook.com/roombarefuge

I repair robotic vacuums in Ontario, Canada and specialize in iRobot products. Virtually every service repair I have completed for Roombas with an ‘insufficient airflow” concern has been solved by using this simple kit.

Easy-to-follow instructions are included in the service kit. And, of course, this short video is available to lead you to success in solving this concern with your Roomba vacuum.

So rather than spend a lot of cash on buying a complete brush cleaning module… give this low-cost repair a try.

Here are comments from some eBay buyers who installed this kit.

“This is just what I needed. It took a total of 20 minutes to fix my i7 using the kit and YouTube video. The included instructions were detailed and very helpful. Thank You!”
eBay: rosaparksrabbits

This is a very good fix for the Error 30 I was having on my iRobot! It was fairly easy to fix with help of the video and worked right away. This saved me having to spend a lot more money to replace the whole cleaning head. John was very responsive with any questions I had and shipped the repair kit promptly. eBay arcticdaisy

This kit fixed error 30 on mytrash-pickedd Roomba i3. Highly recommended. Precise instructions, but I just followed the youtube video. Thank you John. Cheers mike95innj

Please use this eBay link for the service kit.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/363975278455

Thank you
John Osinga
Roomba Refuge and Day Spa Resort (St. Thomas, On Canada)

Please check out my reviews on my Facebook page.
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Content

3 -> so this kit is for solving the error 11

6.5 -> 26 and 30 that happens on iRobot Roomba

10.5 -> vacuums it's important to have the

13.2 -> proper tools to start this kit out

15.059 -> successfully one have a standard

17.22 -> screwdriver medium size a small standard

19.859 -> flat screwdriver

21.42 -> a Phillips screwdriver which is a star

24.6 -> but also make sure it has a small tip on

26.939 -> it because you have some small screws to

28.56 -> take out

29.58 -> utility knife and a pair of tweezers as

33.12 -> well it's important if you have

34.8 -> something like a tray or a bowl where

36.899 -> you can put the small parts in because

39.239 -> they are very tiny and easy to lose so a

41.7 -> tray is very very handy so we'll do is

44.04 -> we'll set this aside

46.02 -> and put the Roomba up here

48.539 -> and the first thing you want to do is

50.52 -> take your bin out and set that aside

56.34 -> we will flip the Roomba over

58.68 -> and there are six screws in total that

61.68 -> we want to take out with the Phillips

63.059 -> Drive

64.019 -> the first one of course being the side

65.64 -> brush

69.42 -> and we'll just unscrew that

71.34 -> and then pull

72.96 -> the other five screws hold the bottom

75.24 -> black plate on

77.22 -> so we want to undo each of those

90.24 -> and there's two more

105.06 -> and that plate will lift off

108.72 -> set that aside

111.119 -> and the next thing is you want to take

113.399 -> out your brush module and that is four

115.92 -> screws that need to be loosened and you

119.46 -> want to do that again with your Phillips

120.84 -> screwdriver

133.14 -> and just keep loosening each one

136.62 -> and the final one

142.739 -> let's see if that lifts out now and it

145.14 -> does so now just set the Roomba aside

148.26 -> and out of the way because we're going

149.58 -> to be working on this module

155.16 -> the next step is to take the four screws

158.52 -> out that hold the fan assembly in so you

161.94 -> want to go in there

163.379 -> and loosen those four

166.92 -> and this is where having your tray is

170.16 -> kind of Handy

171.54 -> because you can put the screws in as you

174.48 -> take them out and you won't lose them

181.86 -> now this kit replaces a plastic washer

185.7 -> that is on the spindle of this motor

187.379 -> with a brass bushing

190.379 -> and that will reduce the friction in the

192.54 -> motor and allow it to run correctly

195.659 -> so take out the last screw

203.58 -> it's there

205.379 -> and undo your wiring as you can see it

209.519 -> goes around this little Notch and take

212.459 -> off the shield that surrounds that motor

216.18 -> now what you want to do is set this on

219.12 -> the

221.099 -> desk and take your flat screwdriver

224.64 -> and put that underneath that fan and

228.42 -> just lift a little bit by prying it and

230.519 -> turning it your screwdriver sideways

232.2 -> then turn the fan a little bit and

234.78 -> repeat turn the fan a little bit and

236.819 -> repeat as you lift the fan up off of the

240.36 -> shaft that's holding it

242.159 -> it takes a few times around you want to

245.159 -> be gentle and make sure that it just

247.379 -> pops off nice and easy for you

250.56 -> the next step is taking your utility

252.54 -> knife and inside here are two washers

256.38 -> and it's very important at least to get

257.699 -> one of them out because it holds that

260.16 -> shaft in place so you want to tease it

262.74 -> up

264.479 -> sometimes it takes a little bit of doing

266.52 -> to do this

271.56 -> and you'll see that it just lifted

274.74 -> pop back in there

281.82 -> block my utility knife

290.52 -> there we go so that comes out now and

292.86 -> that is going to be garbage

294.78 -> so you just throw that in the garbage

296.52 -> what you want to do is flip this over

298.44 -> now and with the peg pointing on your

300.78 -> desk

301.979 -> push on the uh

304.8 -> circuit board and push down lightly and

307.62 -> pull this shaft out

310.44 -> now there will be a washer that washer

314.88 -> there sometimes it stays on the shaft

317.22 -> but you do need to have this washer in

319.74 -> your motor in order for this to work

321.36 -> successfully

322.68 -> the next thing you want to do is take

324.96 -> this particular washer which is one of

327 -> the main problems in

329.9 -> the cause of this problem that's

332.16 -> happening error 26 error 30 air 11. take

335.28 -> this off

336.6 -> and uh just

343.44 -> there we go so now it's gone so what you

346.38 -> want to do now is take your kit that you

348.36 -> got and open it up

351.18 -> and in there you're going to find a

353.28 -> brass washer some plastic washers and

356.52 -> two little black tubes

359.039 -> so the first thing you want to do is

360.72 -> take your

363.12 -> washers out and put them in your tray or

365.28 -> your bowl

369.18 -> sure that they are nice and safe

372.18 -> now this little brass uh

375.419 -> bushing the the one side the little

378.96 -> balls are a little higher than the other

380.94 -> side so what you want to do is have the

383.22 -> the side that has the balls sticking up

385.08 -> a little bit

386.4 -> face up and put that on your shaft

390.24 -> then remembering to make sure that

392.16 -> washer is in the center there put this

395.1 -> back onto your motor this should turn

398.46 -> really easy and always tests to make

400.62 -> sure that it is easy

402.72 -> flip this over

404.699 -> and you want to take one of your washers

406.819 -> and slide it down the shaft now this

409.5 -> shaft has a Groove in it where this

411.6 -> washer will fit in and this is where I

414 -> use my tweezers

416.4 -> and just push down

420.3 -> on those tweezers

422.94 -> until you can't push that down anymore

425.58 -> and it will click in

427.74 -> and notice how I have the back of this

430.08 -> on the desk holding it down so just make

432.78 -> sure you push that down as far as it'll

434.4 -> go then take a second washer and you

436.8 -> only need two washers two washers are in

438.84 -> here as spares

440.639 -> and we take that and put that on there

443.34 -> like that

444.599 -> and that keeps that first washer in

446.94 -> place

447.96 -> now the next step is to put your fan

450.66 -> blade back on because we've taken this

453.24 -> off the spindle it will need a little

456.96 -> bit of support in order to turn again so

459.78 -> what I've done is

461.819 -> giving you two black tubes and you want

465.18 -> to open this up

466.8 -> put them in your tray

468.96 -> take one of the tubes there's two

470.819 -> because one is an extra

472.38 -> and put that wide in you see there's a

475.5 -> narrow end and a wide end put the wide

477.599 -> end on the very top of that spindle

481.74 -> keep your

484.86 -> back part of this on your desktop and

489.06 -> put your fan

491.88 -> on that sleeve that little black plastic

494.58 -> tube

495.599 -> which is going to thread that through

497.16 -> there and then on both sides with your

500.16 -> motor flat on the desk push this down

502.44 -> very gently

505.039 -> very gently keep pushing until it goes

508.62 -> all the way down now when you go to try

510.479 -> to turn this this is going to be very

511.8 -> stiff and this is where you take your

513.899 -> small screwdriver

515.459 -> because this has been pushed down a

517.56 -> little too far onto the fan housing and

520.44 -> just lift with your screwdriver and turn

523.44 -> your fan

524.52 -> then lift again with your screwdriver

526.2 -> turn your fan lift again with your

528.899 -> screwdriver and I do this about four

531.06 -> times so that there's an even space all

534.06 -> the way around now when you turn this

536.04 -> this should be nice and easy

538.019 -> I think we're gonna do is do it one more

540.12 -> time I don't like as not as easy as what

543.3 -> I want it to be

544.92 -> and just make sure that that is lifted

547.38 -> up all the way around yeah that's better

551.339 -> then what we're going to do is very

553.019 -> carefully with a knife cut this off

557.04 -> and the excess just gets thrown up

560.399 -> so

561.48 -> everything's done this should turn nice

563.7 -> and easy

564.839 -> now what you want to do is reverse

566.58 -> everything take your housing cover put

569.1 -> it back on here

571.74 -> make sure that your wiring is run back

574.2 -> through the groove there

576.56 -> and

578.459 -> you want to make sure that your wiring

580.38 -> here is put in that notch

586.14 -> just a sec there we go

591.66 -> and there

594.6 -> when those four screws holes line up you

597.3 -> know you've done everything right again

599.58 -> I test this always just to make sure

601.32 -> that it's free

603.98 -> and put your Phillips screwdriver back

607.26 -> to work again

610.08 -> screw this back in place

616.68 -> put this one back in place

621.839 -> that leaves two more screws to put in

623.7 -> and that is in the center part of the

626.22 -> housing

635.16 -> oops

643.14 -> just going to take that

646.44 -> carefully angle that in there

650.88 -> I usually use my magnetic screwdriver so

653.399 -> I'm a little but you can spend as much

655.68 -> time as you need to but it's fine the

657.42 -> way it is

658.5 -> just make sure your motor runs nice and

660.36 -> free

661.32 -> then take your stuff off your desk and

665.459 -> get your ruler back

668.579 -> put your brush module back in place the

672.36 -> reverse of what you have done before

675.36 -> take and screw down the four screws

687.779 -> like so

689.7 -> snug them up

692.7 -> snug them up

698.94 -> the motor should turn nice and easy

701.94 -> and we're gonna put our cover on

708.779 -> and reverse it of that of what you did

711.18 -> before we're going to tighten the five

712.68 -> screws up

727.62 -> before

729.3 -> and five and then of course we're going

731.82 -> to do the brush next

734.64 -> put your brush on

739.32 -> it back in

745.74 -> the place

749.459 -> oops

751.68 -> and that completes the repair for your

753.66 -> roommate now you just have to test it

755.64 -> thank you

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vosjBpE08