{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "roomba",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/roomba/error-43/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/roomba/error-43/",
  "code": "43",
  "slug": "error-43",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Started inside a keep-out beam",
  "name_es": "Arrancó dentro de un haz restringido",
  "badge": "ERR 43",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "cleaning won't start until the robot leaves the beam",
  "severity_note_es": "la limpieza no arranca hasta que el robot salga del haz",
  "series": [
    "i",
    "j"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none",
  "tools_es": "ninguna",
  "time_min": 5,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Error 43 means the robot <b>started a job inside a Virtual Wall or dock beam</b> — on j series, inside the default keep-out zone around the dock. It won't clean from there. Carry it out and press CLEAN.",
  "meaning_es": "El error 43 significa que el robot <b>inició una tarea dentro del haz de un Virtual Wall o de la base</b> — en la serie j, dentro de la zona restringida por defecto alrededor de la base. No limpiará desde ahí. Sácalo del haz y pulsa CLEAN.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Placed in front of a Virtual Wall",
      "title_es": "Colocado frente a un Virtual Wall",
      "detail_en": "Starting the robot inside the invisible barrier leaves it nowhere legal to go.",
      "detail_es": "Arrancar el robot dentro de la barrera invisible no le deja ningún sitio permitido adonde ir.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Inside the dock's own keep-out zone",
      "title_es": "Dentro de la zona restringida de la propia base",
      "detail_en": "j series robots reserve a small area around the dock and refuse to start jobs inside it.",
      "detail_es": "Los robots de la serie j reservan un área pequeña alrededor de la base y se niegan a empezar tareas dentro de ella.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Two Virtual Walls facing each other",
      "title_es": "Dos Virtual Wall enfrentados",
      "detail_en": "Crossed beams create dead zones the robot can start inside by accident.",
      "detail_es": "Los haces cruzados crean zonas muertas en las que el robot puede arrancar por accidente.",
      "likelihood": "uncommon"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Move the robot clear",
      "title_es": "Aparta el robot",
      "detail_en": "Carry it a couple of meters away from the Virtual Wall or dock and press CLEAN.",
      "detail_es": "Llévalo un par de metros lejos del Virtual Wall o de la base y pulsa CLEAN."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Reposition your Virtual Walls",
      "title_es": "Recoloca tus Virtual Wall",
      "detail_en": "Make sure no two barriers face each other and none points at the dock.",
      "detail_es": "Asegúrate de que no haya dos barreras enfrentadas y de que ninguna apunte a la base."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Start jobs from the dock",
      "title_es": "Arranca las tareas desde la base",
      "detail_en": "Docked starts avoid the problem entirely on every series.",
      "detail_es": "Empezar desde la base evita el problema por completo en todas las series."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [
    "roomba-dual-mode-virtual-wall"
  ],
  "related": [
    "6",
    "22"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — i Series, Error 43",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie i, error 43",
      "url": "https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/2433",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — j Series, Error 43",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie j, error 43",
      "url": "https://support.irobot.co.uk/s/article/31114",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-05"
}