Gadgetory

replacing your rumbas battery is a task that can cost you almost $100 you can avoid that or at least delay it by maximizing the one that came with your robot to show you a few tips I'm using the 700 series Roomba but these tips apply to almost all models for starters each time your Roomba cleans up things like dust hair and fur get caught in its brushes the poor guy has to work harder and your battery drains like that so at least once a week remove the brushes and get them clean for the Roombas nickel based batteries it's best to keep the unit charging whenever you're not using it but don't leave it in there for days at a time give your Roomba lots of playtime to keep its battery healthy this tip goes for your Roomba your phone and even your computer always keep it in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight and with plenty of ventilation if you're going away on vacation put your Roomba and what I like to call vacation mode that means charging the battery completely then removing it to do that just flip it over unscrew the battery door and lift when you get back recharge the room but to full and then run it until it dies then go back to your regular routine eventually you will have to replace your Roombas battery but with all of these tips you should be able to put off that expense for a while if you have any questions along the way it hit me up on twitter and check out how to cnet.com for the written guide to this tutorial for cnet.com I'm Sharon Vaknin you