Mine is kind of the same way when I leave it in the water for a long time. I figure it’s best to remove it when not in use.So My pool cleaner has developed a very gummy film on the outside of the cord. Its a maytronics...
Its been gradually getting worse... I presume its the chlorine breaking down the rubber, but is there any way to clean this off? its incredibly frustrating.
Thank you much
You treat yours much better than I do. I leave it in the pool unless I'm cleaning the filters usually.
I've read too many horror stories on robots failing. After spending over $800 for it, I want it to last as long as possible. So, I don't mind the extra time it takes to clean it up.
Mine is over 5 years old so I don't want to change anything I do now.
When I leave it on the deck to dry out it gets much less gummy - still chalky from uv exposure/age.Lots of discussions lol, unfortunately no real fixes... so the cord is already gritty and gummy... Short of replacing it does anyone know how to actually clean it? Its just insanely sticky and gummy... Still cleans fine, but its less than ideal
It’s not dirty, it’s degrading. Anything you clean off the cord will make it thinner. Best to keep it out of the water and see if it gets less gummy.Lots of discussions lol, unfortunately no real fixes... so the cord is already gritty and gummy... Short of replacing it does anyone know how to actually clean it? Its just insanely sticky and gummy... Still cleans fine, but its less than ideal
Have you tried leaving it in the sun? (Not the whole bot, just the cord)
). What your experiencing is the hydrolysis of the rubber coating, basically de-vulcanization. If you had a very precise oven, you could try to revulcanize the rubber by heating up to 100-120°F (that’s what we can a normal sunny morning here in southern AZ) but that may be more trouble than it’s worth. You could let it dry out completely in the sun (or use a hair dryer on low heat) and then mechanically scrape off the top most layer of rubber …. but it’s just going to keep happening. Not much you can do about it.
This must mostly be what happens to mine when laid out on the hot brown deck in the sun. Here’s how mine lives after it’s daily run. The portion of the cord that stays in the pool is noticeably gummy whereas the rest returns to non gummy after it’s tanning session.The Maytronics cords are very robust (sadly can’t say the same about their motor assemblies
Cords cost about $100 for the non-swivel versions. They are easy to replace. It might be a consideration if the tackiness gets to be too much of an issue.
