Instapark Betta review

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Going to buy the new SE plug in one. Is the extended warranty worth it on these?

I see Amazon sells them as well and can be delivered tomorrow for my area + $30 coupon. Reviews aren't that great tho...are these worth the cost?

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JC707 said:
Going to buy the new SE plug in one. Is the extended warranty worth it on these?

I see Amazon sells them as well and can be delivered tomorrow for my area + $30 coupon. Reviews aren't that great tho...are these worth the cost?

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I personally like to buy directly from Betta. They are very responsive. Here's a link to 5% off which gets it close.

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I'd buy at least 2 years, I bought 3 years on my 2, decided 2 years is enough for this one. The warranty will pay for any returns, including shipping.

There was a 10% sale, and 20% if you owned a previous 3 year warranty, so you may want to go 3 years for possible future products.
 
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Got mine in today. Threw it in the pool with my old Beta. Now I have a pool robot army. The new one seems to float higher in the water. It can make it up to my second step in the pool, where the old one can’t. IMG_3305.jpegIMG_3304.jpegIMG_3301.jpegIMG_3302.jpeg
 
If you need the old one to ride a bit higher... I had an old piece of packing foam (1" thick) that I cut to fit right behind the basket. It takes the back end up about an inch.
 

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The green LED on the Plus power brick is SO dang bright at night. This is definitely getting the electrical tape treatment.
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No brighter than the green blinking lights on the unit. My outlet is behind my grill, so I have to go outdoors to see if it turned green. Looks like a 3.5 hour is wait. But if it's sunny, it seems to never stop.
 
I recently came across the Betta on Instagram and it seemed like it was too good to be true, but after finding this monster thread, I feel like it's worth testing it out.

I live in South Florida, so don't think I need the dual charging of the Plus model but may need the shallow water safeguard. I have an 8' x 6' Sun deck in the corner of my pool, depth is normally around 3 1/2".

How will the SE and SE Plus models deal with the sundeck? I'd obviously like to spend as little as possible and get the SE, but want to make sure it will actually work.
 
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I recently came across the Betta on Instagram and it seemed like it was too good to be true, but after finding this monster thread, I feel like it's worth testing it out.

I live in South Florida, so don't think I need the dual charging of the Plus model but may need the shallow water safeguard. I have an 8' x 6' Sun deck in the corner of my pool, depth is normally around 3 1/2".

How will the SE and SE Plus models deal with the sundeck? I'd obviously like to spend as little as possible and get the SE, but want to make sure it will actually work.
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My top step is at 3.75" currently and has no issues. 3.5" is probably getting close to minimum. You can always use the extensions and have it avoid. You just need to brush anything away. If you can get a deal on the Plus, the charging is well worth it. You can get an extra 5% off your best price with this link: I can get you a discount on Betta Solar-Powered Automatic Pool Skimmer
 

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My top step is at 3.75" currently and has no issues. 3.5" is probably getting close to minimum. You can always use the extensions and have it avoid. You just need to brush anything away. If you can get a deal on the Plus, the charging is well worth it. You can get an extra 5% off your best price with this link: I can get you a discount on Betta Solar-Powered Automatic Pool Skimmer
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Thanks. I can raise the water level a little to 3.75". Do you think I would need the extra charging of the Plus down here in south florida? Tempted to get the SE and use their 30 day trial at the minute.
 
If you have no trees, probably not. It will run until at least midnight on sunny days. It's the rainstorms/clouds when stuff blows into the pool and you want the thing running. I have oak trees and 60% shade, so charging is very helpful.
 
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If you have no trees, probably not. It will run until at least midnight on sunny days. It's the rainstorms/clouds when stuff blows into the pool and you want the thing running. I have oak trees and 60% shade, so charging is very helpful.
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Thanks again. Ordered the SE from Amazon (used but sold by Betta) with the same 1 year warranty, 30 day trial period. Will purchase the 3 year warranty as well once it arrives. Looking forward to not having to deal with it anymore! Fingers crossed.
 
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If it's sunny, just leave it in pool. Instructions say that, but it does seem to charge with switch off. You can also attached a bungee or line to tie it to a sunny corner. Main reason I just bought the SE Plus, my pool is 60-75% shaded, so Betta 2 only runs from about noon to 6 or 7. My SE Plus runs 24-48 hours at a time.
 
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tcat said:
Holy Catman! The catkins are sure falling with these high winds! With 2 Bettas running, both baskets fill up in a couple hours! That's with a couple of full nets of scooping!
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So that’s what those things are called. I have a pile of them in one corner of my yard. I do not remember that being so crazy last year (first year for us).
 
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If it's sunny, just leave it in pool. Instructions say that, but it does seem to charge with switch off. You can also attached a bungee or line to tie it to a sunny corner. Main reason I just bought the SE Plus, my pool is 60-75% shaded, so Betta 2 only runs from about noon to 6 or 7. My SE Plus runs 24-48 hours at a time.
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I take it out of the pool while running Dolphin and would like it to keep charging.
 
tcat said:
Holy Catman! The catkins are sure falling with these high winds! With 2 Bettas running, both baskets fill up in a couple hours! That's with a couple of full nets of scooping!
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Lol same here. My 50-foot blue oak is taking a dump straight into my pool, and my dual Bettas are doing a pretty good job at keeping up.

We had a solar heater installed a few weeks ago, so hopefully we'll be swimming this weekend :D
 
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