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This checks all the "must have" boxes that everyone complains about on other cleaners. And it checks all my boxes, so no brainer.
It's never gotten clogged, and given sufficient suction can climb walls.
This is my second one. First lasted 4+ years, with 2 minor repairs: the rubber tires eventually wear down (about 2 years), and it has gears inside that also eventually wear down (2-3 years). Pretty easy to replace gears and away it goes.
Very very happy with it especially compared to all the others I've tried, including a couple kreepy crawler types. The problem with them is I have to turn off all other pool filter lines (turn off skimmer) so they get all the suction. Also, most crawlers make noise (the Vingli was inexpensive, $80, and worked pretty good for 2 weeks then required I give it all the suction by turning off skimmer and the diaphragm it uses needs to be replaced every 200 hrs (every 25 days assuming 8 hrs per day filtering. So it was not a fit for someone who will be gone months at a time. Plus no skimmer is a deal breaker for me.
But not with this cleaner! I can run out, the skimmer and a little in the infinity edge basin recycle water. It won't climb the walls with everything else on, but it still scurries all over the whole pool bottom with ease.
Just put it in and forget about it.
I only bought a new one after 4 years cuz I broke off an Axel when I dropped it while taking it out of pool.
BUT bonus. I was able to use J.D. Weld epoxy to glue the axel back on, and the old one is back in the game and working fine, so it will be backup.
Did not expect the epoxy to hold, the axel could only have glue on very end cuz it's molded to side of unit, and any excess glue would prevent the wheel from fitting. So 3 relatively minor repairs in 4 years, and still going strong. What's not to love?
PROS:
- can run other pump inlets and it keeps going.
- does NOT get stuck (for more than 15 seconds when it spins and randomly picks new direction)
- completely quiet
Very happy with it, and not only would I buy it again, I just did buy another (out of concern epoxied wheel wouldn't hold, but so far it is, so I have a new one and a backup)
