Hi,
Everything works -- efficiency likely dropping though. Less material in basket, the water exhaust port (in the lid) has MUCH more debris caught on the plastic screen than anytime previous.
I have been cleaning impeller weekly lately. Fine plant hairs. (usually do this when I see it may cruise over leaf and not pick it up then it gets better)
Good plume of water on start up, fully comes up walls even though 4 yr old treads. All rotating rubber brushes intact - not torn. They all appear to be spinning.
All that to ask this:
1. Looking for my next robot as back up to my current Warrior SE - and maybe one that can be programmed to stay on the bottom.
Don't want to underestimate wall scrubbing feature - but still have to brush walls, so I'd rather do that and have it stay busy on the bottom!
Opinions now in 2024?
2. Does the pleated filter (basket's walls) "clog on a micro level" and need to be replaced? I hose it off with max pressure regularly but TSP did not seem to whiten the material the times I tried it. Is that pushing more debris to the water exhaust instead of that stuff staying in basket?
3. The rubber spinning brushes, if worn, only affect surface cleaning, and not debris pick up, correct?
43 months - cost of ownership ~$21/month to date. Longevity of the robot is helping the equation.
Picks up dirt that pressure sided cleaner never did, no booster pump energy burn.
Have to stretch out cord to "untwist" it more frequently now - no big deal.
Debris with recent Cali rains/wind has been plant seed pods, baby terrestrial snail shells, twigs, a few small leaves and ever present dirt (silt/sand). So not the usual leaf only situation right now.
Bob
Everything works -- efficiency likely dropping though. Less material in basket, the water exhaust port (in the lid) has MUCH more debris caught on the plastic screen than anytime previous.
I have been cleaning impeller weekly lately. Fine plant hairs. (usually do this when I see it may cruise over leaf and not pick it up then it gets better)
Good plume of water on start up, fully comes up walls even though 4 yr old treads. All rotating rubber brushes intact - not torn. They all appear to be spinning.
All that to ask this:
1. Looking for my next robot as back up to my current Warrior SE - and maybe one that can be programmed to stay on the bottom.
Don't want to underestimate wall scrubbing feature - but still have to brush walls, so I'd rather do that and have it stay busy on the bottom!
Opinions now in 2024?
2. Does the pleated filter (basket's walls) "clog on a micro level" and need to be replaced? I hose it off with max pressure regularly but TSP did not seem to whiten the material the times I tried it. Is that pushing more debris to the water exhaust instead of that stuff staying in basket?
3. The rubber spinning brushes, if worn, only affect surface cleaning, and not debris pick up, correct?
43 months - cost of ownership ~$21/month to date. Longevity of the robot is helping the equation.
Picks up dirt that pressure sided cleaner never did, no booster pump energy burn.
Have to stretch out cord to "untwist" it more frequently now - no big deal.
Debris with recent Cali rains/wind has been plant seed pods, baby terrestrial snail shells, twigs, a few small leaves and ever present dirt (silt/sand). So not the usual leaf only situation right now.
Bob
