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the aquabot is good for the money but it could go both ways . Initially my first aquabot lasted 8 years , the second one lasted 2 years and you cannot get parts to repair these things especially the motors. overall they are worth the money as long as you can get them for under $350. i’m on my 3rd one in 12 years so far so good.
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Aquabot Pool Rover Jr is not suitable for a 24' round pool. The settings on the power box are for large or small pools. When set on the large setting it doesn't make it across the 24' pool before it reverses and heads back. The power box should have a dial like the older style boxes had so one can adjust the timing manually! If I could I would upgrade from the Aquabot JR!!!
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This is our 2nd robotic cleaner for our above ground pool. The first one only lasted a few seasons, I don't recall the brand, yellow & green color...don't get one of those. It worked great, when it worked...the wheels were powered, & when it would get to a wall, the tires kept spinning, it would try to climb the walls, which would make it flip over onto its back and rendering it useless. Several sets of weights to add-on from the manufacturer later, it still sometimes had this problem. Then, it eventually died, the repair was going to cost as much as we paid for it new. We went back to the old-fashioned method (hand vacuum), we also broke out the old "aqua-critter", which works, but puts the junk it sucks up back into the main filter, then you are having to backwash and clean the filter. Then we found the "Jr" (gently used) on eBay, and couldn't be more delighted with the purchase. Now, Jr won't always get the really fine particles of dirt on the crevices, unless you run him 3 or 4 times in a row, but, that is OK, I can do a little hand vac now and then. He runs around the pool perfectly, every time, never winds up on his back. That is because he is propelled back and forth by a water jet on the top that changes his direction backward and forward, not spinning wheels. So, he NEVER tries to climb the wall, when he gets to the wall, he just waits patiently for the jets to reverse direction. Perfect. He is VERY light weight, which makes it that much easier to take out of the pool (the green and yellow one weighed a LOT). The wheels have 3 settings for steering, left, center or right. I have read reviews from people complaining that they have to remember to change these settings every time the use it. I don't understand what they are talking about. I just leave the robot set to steer to one side (can't remember if it is right or left, doesn't matter), the point is, you will never get him back into your pool in the exact same spot, so, it will never follow the exact same path anyway! The collection bag is very large, and pleated, so, there is a LOT of surface area for it to collect debris in. When we got this one (again, gently used), there was a small hole in the bag. It still worked great, picked up debris off the bottom of the pool like a champ. I contemplated buying a new bag, but, my wife was able to successfully sew the old one, no problem, the hole is fixed! I did see where others complain about the unit feeling a bit too "plastic" and "flimsy"...I guess with some people, if they don't have something to complain about, they have nothing to complain about! Yes, the machine is light-weight, but, it is plenty rugged enough...I don't think you want it too heavy, then it is hard to get out of the pool. I also read some complaints about it not getting "all" the debris. You have to understand, it is sucking stuff up the best it can...it might not get every fine grain of dirt, but it will get the grass, hair and balls of yuk on the bottom, and that is what really counts. You can either vac by hand or just have kids stir up the water when they play! All in all, if you want a robotic cleaner, one that uses its own filter bag to collect debris, then you want to get this little guy. You can spend a LOT more money, and yes, some of them WILL climb the sides to scrub right to the water line...however, that only seems feasible in an in-ground pool. Don't spend more, stick with the Jr,you won't be disappointed.Read full review
Bought this unit because my above ground pool is just to the west of my neighbors hundred year old oak trees. The tallest was hit by lightning and the dead leaves were FILLING my pool. Small vacuum didn't cut it. Enter the Aquabot Jr, and problem is solved. One cleaning! I now use it every couple of days ad have a sparkling water pool. My only two draw backs is the filter is a little difficult to clean and occasionally the wire gets twisted. Overall, I LOVE IT!!!
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I have owned an Aquabot Pool Rover Jr for about 7-8 years and it worked great in our 27'-0 round above ground pool (motor finally gave out), we used it 3 times a week and never had a problem except the chord would tangle. We decided to stay with the same unit since we had such good luck with it. Pros: The new one was delivered in 3 days as promised at a great price we unpacked it and put it to work that day it has great suction and picked up everything in the pool (that it would drive over) Cons: Chord is way to stiff and stops the machine from traveling all over the pool, .It only has two settings small and large pool, we have it set for a large pool and the unit will not go across the entire pool we have changed the steering pin several times it seems the timing on the control box off. Trying to get a hold of the company to see if they have any ideas.Read full review
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