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I would not buy this without a 2 year warranty. I would also buy it with a credit card that extends your warranty.
Aiper Scuba S1 Review
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Well I can get seagull pro new from aiper for $487 all in shipped. I am thinking its a no brainer, although my wife is flipping. We still need to pay for the sod, the fence, the reel and solar cover....LOL. I probably should wait. I have a corded robot that works fine.
- Oct 25, 2015
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In some ways I think a refurbished unit might be better.
I often wrestle with this because I know darn well 99% of the 1st run XYZs were not scrutinized, but the refurbs were likely fully bench tested to insure they wouldn't come back.
I do feel that the S1/N1 might be improved from water intrusion. In my case I had 2 Seagulls where the charge post corrosion caused failure. I just today received the N1 and the cap on the charge entry seals better than my seagulls ever did. The model is more mature than my seagulls. And the S1 and N1 seem to have same features, so I assume they were designed for different channels.
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- Oct 25, 2015
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I'm very happy with the Aiper so far. The first one had some kind of error that indicated there was water intrusion. It was still working fine but they replaced it anyway and let me use the original until the replacement came. No deposit, no credit card needed. The new one never had the error code (red blinking lights instead of the yellow just after I plugged it in.
I am not expecting/hoping it doesn't climb my steps onto my sun shelf. Anyone have this issue? I am about to order one, and probably get divorced. LOL
- Oct 25, 2015
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I had some similar concerns I have a 32' infinity wall that drops 3' to a likely fatal collision with the basin wall. It tries to clean the top 6" like it was looking for a water line on the wall to scrub but never went over and it's now been running at least 4 months. So you should be good! If you're wife goes hunting please tell her this was @Newdude !
Chris
Me and Suzook go back. I'll happily take one for the team. 
This thread has been so helpful. I noticed that Best Buy has a new model available for pre-order called the "N1 Plus". It has the micromesh filter, but it's a different style from the S1 Pro that I saw some complaints on. It also has the ability to connect to the app, but I confirmed with customer service that it will not be compatible with the charging dock. I'm wondering if this is worth the additional $200. I'm new to pool maintenance and my side wall zodiac died so I've been manually vacuuming and it's hard to keep up!
I purchased both the Seagull Pro and the Scuba N1 last week after researching and reading this full thread. Why the two?
My plan is to use both for a week or two and then decide which one I'm keeping. The reviews in here and other sites make it hard to directly compare the two, so happy to try if people have specific questions.
- Scuba N1: Bought at Costco for $499 because their return policy means I'm confident in returning at any time if needed.
- Seagull Pro: Bought at Home Depot for $399 with free shipping. At that price, I had to try it. 90 day return window if I don't keep it.
My plan is to use both for a week or two and then decide which one I'm keeping. The reviews in here and other sites make it hard to directly compare the two, so happy to try if people have specific questions.
This would be a good head to head review since both are used in the same pool. keep us posted on the outcome. Thanks.
Aiper posted on their facebook yesterday that there's a recall on the Seagull Pro due to fire risk from the battery. They are replacing them with the Scuba S1. There was a content creator on youtube that had a pretty bad house fire from his Seagull Pro. I just wanted you to be aware! The model number is ZT6001.
I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the N1. I just pre-ordered the N1 Plus, but I just saw they updated the S1 Pro for 2025. It hasn't been officially announced, but you can see it in their Amazon store. It looks like they fixed the filter design.
Can you elaborate on what was changed between the previous S1 Pro and the 2025 S1 Pro for filter design? I just started learning about the Aiper offerings last week. I read through this thread last week but don't recall anything about the filter design mentioned for the Pro.
I ended up returning mine after the second one quit working. Been using a dolphin e70. Better clean albeit more expensive but was worth the no headache of if it’s working or not
Hi all. I am considering the S1 to replace my corded robot. It looks like Aiper has a new 2025 version of the S1 and as far as i can tell it will include an ultra fine filter insert, 30 more minutes of runtime, and app "controllability". I guess here's what I'm wondering - if the new model is say 30% more expensive for those features, I'm not sure it's worth it. Thoughts? My pool is on the smaller side so while better battery life is always welcome on any rechargeable device, I don't think that would be such a big deal for me. As well, my current Polaris robot has 'only' a fine to medium grade filter and that appears to do the job in my pool. One thing that I can't find an answer to is whether the 2025 model would linger at the water line for removal once a cycle is complete. That would for sure be a nice to have feature. But based on reading my way through this thread, notwithstanding some issues people had, the consensus seems to be that for the money, the S1 is a nice little robot cleaner for the price. I would want to buy it close to the opening of our pool, for warranty/return purposes, but right now, directly from Aiper Canada, it's selling for $705 plus tax. So not bad and still way cheaper than my Polaris that is about 7 years old now. Thanks for any feedback.
I would agree that the current model would meet your needs and if that is discounted with the 2025 model coming out then all the better.
djdonte
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Very interesting thread. Seems like mostly positive reviews. The folks with failure seem to be happy with the customer service too. I guess two years for 500ish of cleaning isn't awful? My suction robot is about 5 years told but it always needing something and jams a lot.
I am debating between putting a new motor box in my second hand Nautilus CC Plus or spending another 200ish for a Scuba S1. My suction robot is only good at maintaining a clean pool. After a wind or storm event it clogs all the time, plus I'm switching to a VS and need to ditch suction cleaning anyway. My Chase Sapphire Preferred card should get me a third year of warranty.
I am debating between putting a new motor box in my second hand Nautilus CC Plus or spending another 200ish for a Scuba S1. My suction robot is only good at maintaining a clean pool. After a wind or storm event it clogs all the time, plus I'm switching to a VS and need to ditch suction cleaning anyway. My Chase Sapphire Preferred card should get me a third year of warranty.
