More detailed questions about 2 vs 4 wheel "The Pool Cleaner"/Aquanaut/Phoenix cleaners.

[lalittle]

There have been quite a few posts asking about the differences between the 2 and 4 wheel versions of the "The Pool Cleaner" / Aquanaut / Phoenix cleaners. They focus on the standard idea that the 4 wheel is for pools larger than 16' x 32', and/or deeper than 8 feet. I have not been able to discern, however, what the specific differences are in actual functioning OTHER than the 4 wheel having a cam that makes fewer turns, which allows it to cover a larger area more effectively. My questions, therefore, are what disadvantages of the 4 wheel might be given that a 2 wheel model can use the cam from the 4 wheel model, thereby making fewer turns, but simply not having the extra 2 wheels. I assume that the 4 wheel gets more traction and is able to pull a longer hose more effectively, but what if you have a "larger" pool, but the port is in the middle such that you don't need to use all that much hose? In this case, does the 2 wheel - perhaps with the 4 wheel's cam - actually make more sense?

In my observations, the 4 wheel is more likely to keep the unit "flat" to the ground (less forward/backward "tipping" due to the extra wheels), but I'm not sure if this is an important issue. Might this imply that the 4 wheel could climb walls better, or would the extra weight and possible slight loss of power from the extra mechanics more likely be an impediment?

My bottom line question ends up being this: As I mentioned, you can put the cam for the 4 wheel version in the 2 wheel model, giving you a two wheel version that has the same turn behavior as the 4 wheel. If a larger pool (but less than 8 feet deep) has the port in the middle and therefore doesn't need too long of a hose, would the 2 wheel version with the cam that does fewer turns offer better performance than the 4 wheel?

I've tried to get this info from web searches, and I actually called Hayward and asked them directly, but even Hayward had no idea what the answers to these questions were, and all the info I find online just covers the generic recommendations stated above without any further information.

Thanks for any information/feedback on this,

Larry

 

[Texas Splash]

Were you able to get any additional info about this subject?

 

[SoCalPoolFool]

Any Updates? I just bought the 4 wheel Hayward steering cam pvxh010009 for my old 2 wheel poolvergnuegen. Got it at Leslie's and they matched an online competitor price for $12.95. Hopefully it fits because my cleaner is always in the 8' bowl deep end. I will post updates!

 

[SoCalPoolFool]

Update for anybody reading this in the future. I just successfully installed the 4 wheel Hayward steering cam pvxh010009 in my 2 wheel poolvergnuegen "the pool cleaner" and it works great! Finally crawls up to the shallow end more often. Pretty easy to install, comes with really good instructions and pictures. Now the cleaner goes about 10-12 feet before turning instead of 5-6 feet as before. Still seems to turn about 400 degrees. Good luck everyone!