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walmart has aiper m1 for $288 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aiper-Surfer-M1-Automatic-Pool-Skimmer-Robotic-Surface-Cleaner-with-App-Control-Solar-Powered/5496205037?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1600&from=/search

try turning your return valve to direct all the water flow through that system and maximize the venturi suction. the force of the water flow may clear out any stuck debris? also check the debris basket to see if its full.

mine still running but i would like to change the batteries if at all possible. anyone fo this. is it easy to do?

the propeller navigation is not strong enough to handle breezy to windy conditions

https://bettabot.com/products/betta-se-plus

I then hereby nominate you, katodude, to be the first to buy this new bot and give the rest of us a thorough review.

info on site says it has app remote control. says fully charged batteries can last 10 hours? thats not enough to last through the night in winter months.

without power switch on, in my experience, it only gets a residual charge and wont last very long when put back in pool. with the unit running (on patio standing up facing south sun) it will run much longer when put back in pool. doesnt seem to need more than a few hours in the patio sun to...

what did the sheet say??? I let it run on the patio with direct sun for a couple of hours, then it lasts all night

I was wondering if anyone has upgraded their betta 2 to a betta SE and what the upgrades were, besides new motors. I asked them about sending my betta 2 back for new motors but they said they would replace those motors with new betta 2 motors and not the newer SE motors. The only way to get...

I have both also...started with solar breeze original, then nx, then ariel, and now betta 2. there is already thread comparing them, so I wont go into all that. I was intrigued with the skimbot with all its features but I dont like the debris basket as it has large holes that wouldn't work...

they supposedly have an "improved" model out, but not sure what improvements they have made. they just sent me an email offering $100 off legacy owners, but even with that it's still $498.

ariel has updated model too.

most of the complaints i have read about here seem to pertain to the original betta. i have had my betta 2 since june & its still motoring fine. i clean it up every so often as some debris can lodge in the propeller shafts. also as mentioned here , spray some wd 40 every now & then

I always have it off when charging in the sun on my patio. charges up fine without it being on