{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "ecovacs",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/ecovacs/beep-continuous/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/ecovacs/beep-continuous/",
  "code": "continuous beeps",
  "slug": "beep-continuous",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Robot suspended or wheels tangled",
  "name_es": "Robot en el aire o ruedas enredadas",
  "badge": "CONT BEEPS",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "robot is stranded where it stopped and beeps until rescued",
  "severity_note_es": "el robot queda varado donde se detuvo y pita hasta que lo rescaten",
  "series": [
    "500",
    "600/601/661"
  ],
  "tools_en": "scissors for wrapped hair",
  "tools_es": "tijeras para el pelo enrollado",
  "time_min": 10,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Non-stop beeping on DEEBOT 500/600/601/661 means the <b>robot is suspended or its driving wheels are tangled</b>. The official fix: put it back on the ground, gently pat the bumper, and clean the driving wheels.",
  "meaning_es": "Un pitido continuo en los DEEBOT 500/600/601/661 significa que el <b>robot está en el aire o sus ruedas motrices están enredadas</b>. La solución oficial: devuélvelo al suelo, da golpecitos suaves al parachoques y limpia las ruedas motrices.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Robot beached or lifted mid-clean",
      "title_es": "Robot varado o levantado a mitad de limpieza",
      "detail_en": "High thresholds, clutter and curious hands leave a wheel hanging in the air — the alarm stops once the robot sits flat on the floor again.",
      "detail_es": "Los umbrales altos, los trastos y las manos curiosas dejan una rueda colgando en el aire — la alarma cesa cuando el robot vuelve a apoyarse plano en el suelo.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Cords or fringe around a driving wheel",
      "title_es": "Cables o flecos en una rueda motriz",
      "detail_en": "Charging cables and rug fringes wind into the wheels and stall them — the official routine is cleaning the driving wheel per the manual's maintenance section.",
      "detail_es": "Los cables de carga y los flecos de alfombra se enrollan en las ruedas y las frenan — la rutina oficial es limpiar la rueda motriz según la sección de mantenimiento del manual.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Bumper held compressed",
      "title_es": "Parachoques comprimido",
      "detail_en": "The official solution includes gently patting the bumper — debris wedged behind it keeps the robot convinced it is trapped.",
      "detail_es": "La solución oficial incluye dar golpecitos suaves al parachoques — la suciedad encajada detrás lo mantiene convencido de que está atrapado.",
      "likelihood": "uncommon"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Put the robot back on open floor",
      "title_es": "Devuelve el robot a suelo despejado",
      "detail_en": "Lift it off the obstacle and set it down flat, away from thresholds and cables.",
      "detail_es": "Levántalo del obstáculo y apóyalo plano, lejos de umbrales y cables."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Pat the bumper clear",
      "title_es": "Despeja el parachoques a golpecitos",
      "detail_en": "Tap gently along the bumper so trapped debris drops out and it springs back freely on both sides.",
      "detail_es": "Da golpecitos suaves a lo largo del parachoques para que caiga la suciedad atrapada y rebote libre por ambos lados."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Clean both driving wheels",
      "title_es": "Limpia ambas ruedas motrices",
      "detail_en": "Power off, flip the robot, and remove hair and debris from both wheels — cut tight wraps with scissors — until each spins freely.",
      "detail_es": "Apaga el robot, dale la vuelta y retira el pelo y la suciedad de ambas ruedas — corta con tijeras las vueltas apretadas — hasta que giren libres."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Restart and watch the first minutes",
      "title_es": "Reinicia y vigila los primeros minutos",
      "detail_en": "Start a clean on flat floor; if the continuous beeping returns with clean wheels, contact ECOVACS support.",
      "detail_es": "Inicia una limpieza en suelo llano; si el pitido continuo vuelve con las ruedas limpias, contacta con el soporte de ECOVACS."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [],
  "related": [
    "1 beep"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "ECOVACS DEEBOT 500 instruction manual — alarm sounds table (official PDF)",
      "label_es": "Manual oficial del ECOVACS DEEBOT 500 — tabla de sonidos de alarma (PDF oficial)",
      "url": "https://site-static.ecovacs.com/upload/file/support/2020/02/19/205652_9302.pdf",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "ECOVACS DEEBOT 601 instruction manual — alarm sounds table (official PDF)",
      "label_es": "Manual oficial del ECOVACS DEEBOT 601 — tabla de sonidos de alarma (PDF oficial)",
      "url": "https://site-static.ecovacs.com/upload/file/support/2020/10/27/092645_1531.pdf",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "DEEBOT 500 manual — indicator light and alarm sounds (mirror)",
      "label_es": "Manual del DEEBOT 500 — luz indicadora y sonidos de alarma (copia)",
      "url": "https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2061610/Ecovacs-Robotics-Deebot-500.html?page=20",
      "kind": "community"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-07"
}