Reset Roomba 980 to its default factory settings is not difficult, it’s easy. We do hope that you are only resetting the iRobot Roomba 980 vacuum to its factory settings because there is a real need. If this is the case of inconvenience then, you can try troubleshooting the error with other methods. Only opt the resetting as last resort.
So, next to that take back up of the iRobot Roomba 980 vacuum cleaner if you can, if you can’t skip it too. Ensure your iRobot Roomba 980 is powered on. If it is then you shall start by picking the method of reset, there are two methods - soft reset and hard reset.
Let’s start by resetting your iRobot Roomba with the soft reset process.
In case of soft reset, you need to locate the three buttons called home, spot clean, and clean. Once you do then press and hold them for about twenty seconds, in simultaneity. This will reset your Roomba 980 to its factory default settings. After that, the Roomba will start itself within a minute or two, max.
In case of the hard reset process of the Roomba 980 vacuum cleaner, you need to download the iRobot app on your phone and then reset it to its default factory settings.
Go to the dashboard of your iRobot account. From the dashboard, go to devices and look for your Roomba 980 and remove it from the app. Once you do that the Roomba will reset itself to the factory default settings.
This is where you have completed the reset process of Roomba 980. In case you are looking for the process to reset Roomba i7, you would like to click here and reset it to its factory settings.