Roomba cleaning robot has become the integral part of many households because of its efficiency and convenience in cleaning procedure. If you own Roomba and suddenly it has started flashing the blue light then there can be some issue which needs to be resolved. The blinking and separate colour of these LEDs are significant and are in-built purposefully. To unravel this matter, you must read this blog.
Why there is blue flashing light on my Roomba?
The blue flashing LED simply signify that there is some problem with your cleaning robot it could be related to battery, sensors, updates or some obstruction might be creating an error for Roomba to function properly.
Troubleshooting ideas for eradicating flashing blue lights on Roomba
- Check the battery first, it can be common reason for Roomba to flash blue light to signify about the depleted battery. Make sure there is no issue with dock and power vent. If your Roomba model has removable battery then you must take it out and then reinsert it, this can help if issue if battery connection needs reset. check the power socket, its button and cables thoroughly to confirm that there is no any issue with them and they are in correct state, if they are not then replacing them with sound ones. Make sure the removable battery is not old otherwise charging will occur again and again for this you must replace it with new one.
- Sensor issues can also be indicated with blue flashing by the robot, sensors are the integral part of the Roomba to navigate and avoid the obstacles. These sensors need time to time cleaning to work efficiently because debris and dust can easily accumulate them and that will lead a navigation error. Clean the cliff sensors that are placed in the bottom, for cleaning you must use a soft fabric and no need to use any liquid to clean them.
- Basically, your robot is an electronic device and some issue can be resolved simply with a reset, if you are not familiar with the process of how to reset Roomba then for it clean button presented on robot must be pressed and hold until the tone buzz. Release it and Roomba will get power down and on automatically.
- There can be bugs that needed to be fix through software update, open the app and check if there is any update available then you must get it as soon as possible to resolve the blue light’s flashing issue.
- There might be error in your mapping and you may have left some obstacle in its cleaning way that can also force Roomba to flash blue light because it can not remove it on its own, check if there is any cord, clingy rug or small object that are creating a problem and blocking the way of Roomba.
- You can contact Roomba’s customer support if these tips won’t work and if your Roomba is still flashing the blue light.
Final thoughts
When we don’t have knowledge about the issue then it can be frustrating but we need to apply a systematic approach and try to resolve the issue calmly. These tips can surely work to resolve the issue but if there is still some problem then you can contact our professionally trained team and get the reliably effective solution.