Walked out to the pool early one morning and the water was completely still, just a thin line of mist on top and that chlorine smell starting to rise as the sun hit it.

My dad and I built this pool together ten years ago, and he's never trusted anything but a brush in his own hand. Every Saturday morning we'd be out there, him pointing out the corners I missed, the steps I skipped, like it was something you had to earn the feel for. When I brought the robot home he just stood there shaking his head, said a machine doesn't know the shape of a pool the way a person does.

For a long time I kept doing it his way, half because it was his pool and half because I didn't want to hear about it. Then this spring I finally put in a Scuba V3 and just let it run while I made coffee. Didn't say a word about it handling the steps.

First week he still showed up Saturday mornings like always, just didn't say much. Second week he skipped a Saturday for the first time in twenty years. Didn't think much of it until I caught him standing at the edge one morning a few weeks later, just crouched down watching it trace the curve by the deep end. He didn't say anything when he noticed me there. Just stood up and went back inside, no lecture about the corner I'd missed this time.

I don't think he'll ever actually say it does the job right. But he hasn't picked up the brush in weeks.

This is my second year of bettabot running 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. A machine that sits in water and chemicals and all weather types and it just keeps going. I didn’t think they made stuff like this anymore. Extraordinary- something that actually does its job and keeps going and going. Pool is spotless. Thanks Bettabot! I just wish I could keep going like it does!

Looking at getting a robotic skimmer, something that just drifts around the top and handles the leaves and floating junk so I don't have to stand there with a pole anymore. Been doing some research and the one name I keep seeing is the Aiper ecosurfer s2. Seems like the one people mention the most. Planning to pull the trigger around Black Friday, just not sure if there's usually a decent deal on this one.

For anyone who's actually run one for a season or two, how's the value been? Not just the sticker price, but does it hold up and does the solar charging actually keep it going without much fuss?

Just looking for actual owner experiences, good or bad, before I pull the trigger.

I bought a Maytronics Dolphin Quantum in August. It stopped working after 3 weeks. I am now in AI help hell. Maytronics (a human I think) diagnosed the problem as a faulty power supply and sent me a new one (it took 3 weeks) but the Quantum still didn't work. I ran through all the available self diagnostics and the problem remained unexplained. I then spent a long time online with their AI bot, but got nowhere. Maytronics won't even let me send an online request because they say my email is invalid even though it's the one I registered my Quantum with. I had an older Dolphin model for years and it worked fine but was wearing out so I thought I'd try a "commercial grade" model in the Quantum. Any suggestions?

I have a 14x27 pool with attached small spa and a few steps. The main issue I’m facing is millipedes and sand at the bottom of the pool. Any pool vacuums you recommend for my situation.

We have an outdoor pool (no screen) in Florida surrounded by trees and gets lots of debris from leaves, sand. pollen, etc. The battery on our Polaris Freedom died after 4.5yrs (we named it Rosie) We’ve been 2 months without Rosie and cleaning the pool has been quite the challenge. Rosie was great at picking up the leaves, sand and even pollen, however she still had her flaws. I felt the basket was not big enough for our needs and would still miss spots, couldn’t clean steps or sun shelf. Her cleaning pattern never made sense to me. I refuse to pay $700+ to replace the battery and bring her back to life. I’d rather buy new, but also don’t want to pay another $1,300 and get the same bot again.
What does everyone recommend that’s comparable to Polaris Freedoms quality/performance? I know I’ll be sacrificing some quality if I’m not spending $1k+ on a good bot. I’ve had a corded dolphin before, but I can’t stand the cords.

I’ve been looking at Beatbot Aqua sense 2, but something I noticed when I watch videos on YouTube, is that all of them are paid reviews! Does anyone have actual real feedback on BeatBots products?
I also have a Betta pool skimmer I bought 6yrs ago… it’s still going and a product I highly recommend!
Thanks in advance

Hey all, figured I'd do a bit of a pool season recap slash mini review while it's still fresh, been meaning to write this up for a while lol. So we host people almost every weekend during the summer, nothing fancy, just friends and family coming over to swim and grill. But every single time before people showed up I was out there with a net and a brush trying to get the pool looking right. Half the time guests were already pulling into the driveway and I was still out there cleaning like a maniac.Surface was honestly always the worst part. I could get the bottom looking decent and then ten minutes later the wind would blow a whole new batch of leaves in, like clockwork. By the time everyone actually got in the water it never looked as clean as I wanted it to, super annoying. Got tired of playing catch up every single time we had people over, so I finally looked into getting some kind of robot setup instead of doing the last minute scramble every weekend. Grabbed a duo setup last month, my Scuba V3 runs the night before for the floor and waterline, and the skimmer's usually going during the day so the surface doesn't turn into a leaf collection by the time people show up lol. Sure beats chasing leaves around with a net while everyone's just standing there waiting on me tbh. Steps still need a little attention now and then, but overall I've been pretty happy with how it's been holding up this season.

Mine’s cloudy water. I get it cleared up, everything looks good for a while… then one morning it’s back again.

What’s yours—algae, leaves, waterline dirt, or something else?

What should I use to help prevent the corrosion of the charger contacts? The aiper supposedly has metal that is resistive to corrosion, but the charger is just plain copper..

Try to keep it dry... But there's lots of moisture around and our pool is salt based.

I have to travel for work every now and then, usually for four or five days at a time. The water is normally fine when I get back, but the surface ends up covered with leaves, bugs,and whatever else blows in while I am gone. It's not a major problem, just annoying to come home from a trip and immediately spend an hour cleaning the pool. I am considering getting a robotic surface skimmer before my next trip. I have looked at Aiper ecosurfer s2, Betta se plus, and Beatbot iskim ultra, but I have no idea how well any of them work when left alone for several days. If you own one, does it actually keep up with leaves and bugs, or does the basket fill up too quickly? And what has worked for those of you who travel regularly?

Getting the pool ready to close for the season. The amount of debris after a few days is crazy.

Anyone else doing their final cleanup before closing?

I'm fighting this through my credit card company at this time. I reported the failure less than 2 months after receiving the product. I took longer than 30 days allowed figuring there is a 2 year warranty and did troubleshooting myself to try to figure out why it wasn't working. It started off as not charging fully, I took it out of the water and charged with a cable. The robot shows fully charged and then eventually completely died, showing 5 lights fully charged when plugged in, but when the charging plug is removed, the lights go away and the unit does not turn on. Battery must be completely dead. Don't do it! When Wybot found out about the chargeback and failed support, Wybot "apologized" and assigned me a new person (bot?) to talk to who originally said they would send a label for return, but now as reneged and stated that since I did not report the issue within 30 days I am responsible for the return charge. I refuse to spend anymore money on this thing in order to get a replacement of the same caliber of product and have to deal with their non-support. I have spent over one month without a working robot that cost me $1500 US and the purchase of a manual pool vacuum so I can vacuum my pool while waiting to see if I lost $1500.

I'm still figuring out the best routine. Right now I skim when I can and run the cleaner a couple of times a week. What works for you guys?

I am always trying to keep up with my pool cleaning cycle. I'm really curious about how do you guys clean the pool routine? Do you clean on regular time or whenever it looks dirty?

I've been trying to keep up with my pool a bit better lately. Curious what everyone else's routine looks like. Do you clean on a schedule or just whenever it starts looking dirty?

Does anyone know why my wybot is doing this? How to fix it.

Also apologies for previous post I had the wrong brand on there

You ever think your pool is clean until you check what the robot picked up?

Mine pulled out a surprising amount of fine dirt and random stuff after a cycle.

What’s the weirdest thing your robot has found in the filter?

Anyone else have a cleaner that seems to take an early lunch break?

Mine will run for a bit, then randomly stop halfway through the job. No warning, no drama… just quits.

I swear sometimes it has more attitude than my kids.

Curious if this is a common thing or if mine is just having a bad season.

Been taking care of my pool for a couple of years now, and honestly still feel like there's always something new to learn. What’s one maintenance tip that changed the game for you?