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Roomba 500 Series Side Brush, 3-Pack | 
| Brand: Roomba
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $17.29
New (4) from $17.29
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 879
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: 81901
Model: 81901
UPC: 853816819010
EAN: 0853816819010
ASIN: B001308OGI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 3 Side Brushes | | • | 3 Screws |
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Product Description
Keep your iRobot Roomba 500 Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot operating at peak performance! The innovative new sidebrush design for iRobot Roomba 500 Series Robots reaches deeper into corners and edges to remove more dirt, dust and debris. Side brushes are easy to remove and replace as part of routine maintenance. Includes three replacement Side Brushes and three screws.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Roomba 500 side brushes December 8, 2008
Love the Roomba but the side brushes & the attachment screw retention are one of the weaker design features. Otherwise, great! Order was received in good time & condition
 It's official: Less is (allegedly) More December 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like most reviewers here, I love my Roomba 550 (to the extent that a man can love a Horseshoe Crab, that is), but feel disgusted by the poor durability of the spinning side brush. The first 'arm' of the side brush broke off after just two weeks of use. Within two months, my Roomba was completely 'armless'. So I ordered this 3-pack Roomba 500 Series Side Brush one month ago.
The new brush has only three 'arms' compared to six in the original design. This has alarmed some reviewers, who thought they have received counterfeit replacement parts. But according to the official iRobot web site, the three-arm version is indeed the new design. I was initially skeptical of whether three arms are better than six in terms of durability. But so far the new brush seems to be working just fine. At least there is no sign of any arms breaking off (yet).
Apparently iRobot has received massive complaints about the series 500 Roomba side brush, and is offering a replacement brush to each owner. Just go to "irobot dot com slash support", select your Roomba's model, and enter "order spinning side brush" in the search bar. You will then be able to 'order' a side brush for free - after you complete the product registration page.
[Update on Dec 16, 2008]
I received a free side brush from iRobot 10 days after filling in the request online. The downside is that now I seem to receive 'special offer' emails from iRobot every single day!
[Update on Jan 5, 2009]
All three arms of the new side brush are still intact after two months of moderate usage (once every two days). So it looks like the new design is indeed better.
 iRobot needs to recall the brushes December 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just received a letter from iRobot regarding the side brushes wearing down prematurely and they are offering a free replacement side brush. I am already on the 2nd side brush and I only use my roomba 550 one hour per week for 3 months!
Most of the Roomba 550 are still under warranty so why buy this kit?
Not received. December 1, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Due to an error in the advertisement, I returned the item asking the shipper to correct the order. The reply was simply to credit my account for the amount of the initial purchase. It appears that there was no attempt to contact me. This transaction will reduce the liklihood of future bsiness with this Amazon sub.
Roomba 500 Series Side Brush November 23, 2008
Have used the new side brushes for a few hours and they seem to be performing well. A little pricey though.
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