Pudu CC1 owner maintenance: the in-box spares, charging pile lights, and brush schedule

Your spares are already in the box

Pudu ships the CC1 with one spare of each roller brush: the packing list is 2 scrubbing roller brushes and 2 sweeping roller brushes, plus 1 side brush, 1 squeegee, a dust mop rake, water inlet hose, two power keys, and the positioning code/marker (newer boxes add a cleaning water gun). Two things owners miss: the carpet vacuuming module is optional — not in the box — and so is automatic charging entirely. The base CC1 charges by plugging the included charger into the charging port; the charging pile and the water-handling docking station are both accessories.

Charging pile lights, decoded

From Pudu’s official charging station manual (model CSBC01):

Red-light procedure, per the manual: separate the robot from the station, wait for the light to return to green, then use it again. Red that won’t clear is a support call, not something to power-cycle around. Placement matters more than people expect: flat floor, back against a flat wall and fixed to it, 2 m clear in front and 1.5 m on each side, no mirrors or glass in the working position, no flammables nearby, indoors and out of direct sun. The pile talks to the robot over Bluetooth, and Pudu says deployment “may involve lightweight construction,” i.e., let the installer place it — and don’t move it afterward.

The brush and consumable clock

Pudu publishes real intervals. The daily-to-weekly rhythm, from the official V6 guide and maintenance page:

• Roller brushes and side brush: de-tangle every 2 days — daily or more in dirty venues. Hair and fabric wrap is the killer.
• Dust box and filter sponge: empty and tap clean every 2 days. Don’t rinse the filter; replace the sponge if heavily soiled rather than washing it.
• Squeegee: rinse every 2–3 days.
• Dirty water tank: scrub and rinse daily or every other day (1–2×/week if a workstation handles refill/drain).
• Suction pipe: flush weekly by pouring water through the dirty tank’s discharge port.
• Sensors, LiDAR, wheels: wipe weekly, powered off, cloth or lens cleanser.
• Clean-water filter cartridge: rinse every 3–5 weeks. Roller brush chamber: wire-brush the small holes every 2–3 weeks.

Replacement is usage-based: the roller brush is done when its bristles wear below the red indicator bristles; the squeegee rubber strips and dust-mop strips get replaced monthly in high-usage venues, every 2 months in medium, every 3 in low. The robot tracks this for you — the Consumables status page shows remaining life. Note that each cleaning mode uses its own module set (scrub brush + squeegee + filter box vs sweep brush + dust box vs carpet part), so you’re maintaining two sets of consumables if you run both scrubbing and sweeping.

Battery rules from the manual

• Charge to 100% before first use, original charger only.
• Keep the level above 10%; below 2% the battery enters protection mode and the robot won’t run tasks until charged.
• Idle for a while? Turn the power key off, and fully charge before returning it to work.
• Left flat for 30+ days, the pack deep-discharges past what the adapter can recover — Pudu’s official fix is to remove the battery (there’s a battery cover for this) and charge it with a direct charging cable. That’s also your warning to never store it dead.

Official troubleshooting quick hits

Won’t power on → key switch to ON, charge, or the 30-day deep-discharge recovery above. Won’t sweep → dust box full or bristles worn. Won’t pick up water → dirty-water cover seated, suction pipe blocked, or mopping-pad rubber strips worn. Won’t drain → blocked dirty water pipe. Wandering or stalling near walls → the manual flags slopes over 3° and black, mirrored, or transparent surfaces at 14–22 cm height as LiDAR interference. Pudu doesn’t publish part numbers or consumable prices — spares flow through PUDU Care plans and dealers (RobotLAB, NVC Robotics and similar in the US), so price the quarterly consumable kit into the service conversation.