Roomba Parts: Keep Your Roomba Healthy!

If you own a nifty Roomba robovac, like the oh-so-cool Discovery, Discovery SE, Pro Elite or Roomba Red, you'll eventually have need for Roomba parts to fix it with or Roomba batteries to keep it running properly. Fortunately, iRobot offers reasonably-priced replacement parts, accessories, and the like, for less cash than you might expect. Whatever version of Roomba you have, they have the filters, cams, batteries, brushes, chargers, and various accessories that will fit it.

From Red to Pink Ribbon and everything between

No matter how nifty a machine is, parts will eventually wear out or need replacement. Roomba batteries are especially prone to replacement, as are items like filters and brushes, which see a lot of use. Occasionally, you may need to replace the cam that turns the brushes and helps move the robot, but cams rarely break down. Wisely, iRobot has kept the prices for oft-needed items like brushes and filters relatively low. Filter three-packs, for example, are $15 or less (just make sure you get the right ones; Discovery and SE filters are different than those for other Roombas). Packs of four brushes are $25. If you want a better battery or speed charger, expect to pay about $50. The self-charging wall mounts are a little more expensive, at $59.99.

Juice, please

Aside from brushes and filters, chargers and batteries are the most common items needing replacement. Make sure your Roomba's charger is properly deployed and working optimally, or else your little robot won't be able to do its job right. Of course, in addition to these items you can get accessories ranging from cleaning tools for your brushes ($4.95) to a Roomba remote ($20) or a Virtual Wall unit to keep it from wandering too far afield ($30).