Hi All,
I got an Aiper Segull Pro in late 2023 after reading some reviews here. The gist was "works fine, but who knows on durability". I decided to get one because I was tired of spending every year on expensive Polaris pressure side cleaner (280) parts. I had an old one that lasted for years, but the replacement parts were only lasting a few years. I figured if I'm going to spend so much over 2-3 years rebuilding it, why not see if the cordless robot can last that long.
Anyways, I've had it for 18 months or so now. I'm in Austin, Texas, so pool is open year round. Salt water generator. We get leaves in the pool, but nothing crazy. We have a egg shaped pool with a bench, a ladder and round stairs. Maybe 800 sq ft, 15k gallons.
I don't think it was worth it overall. At my price point, the Polaris works better. At higher points, maybe I'd try a corded robot.
Cons:
I'm on my 4th unit with a bit over 6 months to go under warranty. I've never paid for shipping either way and they've been generally helpful, but I can't imagine it lasting much longer than the warranty. I haven't just had one problem. It has failed to charge . . . I think it was the charger, but they had me ship the whole thing back. The knob has gotten stuck . . . they said it was salt water (which it is rated for). I had to replace the knob myself after they sent me a free replacement. Nothing hard, but maybe 20 screws so took a while. It has stopped running parallel, missing swaths of the pool floor.
The pool chemistry it's rated for is a bit off except for salt.
It's not as good as the Polaris at picking up stuff. If there's a lot in the pool it takes multiple runs. If there's a little, it might take multiple runs, depending if misses stuff.
It sometimes gets caught on the ladder. I doesn't clean the stair or the bench, but neither did the Polaris.
Pros:
It recharges pretty quickly and runs for a long time.
Support was prompt and never charged me. No hassle getting replacements.
It's way better for walls than the Polaris. I don't have to brush algae when I lose control of my chlorine level.
I prefer putting this in and taking it out to either putting the Polaris in/out or always having it rambling the pool and catching people with the hose . . . tempting the kids to do something bad.
It cost about the same as a new Polaris without a pump motor.
I got an Aiper Segull Pro in late 2023 after reading some reviews here. The gist was "works fine, but who knows on durability". I decided to get one because I was tired of spending every year on expensive Polaris pressure side cleaner (280) parts. I had an old one that lasted for years, but the replacement parts were only lasting a few years. I figured if I'm going to spend so much over 2-3 years rebuilding it, why not see if the cordless robot can last that long.
Anyways, I've had it for 18 months or so now. I'm in Austin, Texas, so pool is open year round. Salt water generator. We get leaves in the pool, but nothing crazy. We have a egg shaped pool with a bench, a ladder and round stairs. Maybe 800 sq ft, 15k gallons.
I don't think it was worth it overall. At my price point, the Polaris works better. At higher points, maybe I'd try a corded robot.
Cons:
I'm on my 4th unit with a bit over 6 months to go under warranty. I've never paid for shipping either way and they've been generally helpful, but I can't imagine it lasting much longer than the warranty. I haven't just had one problem. It has failed to charge . . . I think it was the charger, but they had me ship the whole thing back. The knob has gotten stuck . . . they said it was salt water (which it is rated for). I had to replace the knob myself after they sent me a free replacement. Nothing hard, but maybe 20 screws so took a while. It has stopped running parallel, missing swaths of the pool floor.
The pool chemistry it's rated for is a bit off except for salt.
It's not as good as the Polaris at picking up stuff. If there's a lot in the pool it takes multiple runs. If there's a little, it might take multiple runs, depending if misses stuff.
It sometimes gets caught on the ladder. I doesn't clean the stair or the bench, but neither did the Polaris.
Pros:
It recharges pretty quickly and runs for a long time.
Support was prompt and never charged me. No hassle getting replacements.
It's way better for walls than the Polaris. I don't have to brush algae when I lose control of my chlorine level.
I prefer putting this in and taking it out to either putting the Polaris in/out or always having it rambling the pool and catching people with the hose . . . tempting the kids to do something bad.
It cost about the same as a new Polaris without a pump motor.
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