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I don't have the pump running at the moment as I'm waiting for parts, so no jets. I just came back after running it again and found it spinning it's tracks but going nowhere. It was in deep end at the bottom of a slope so completely flat behind it. After a few minutes of it doing that I stopped...

Actually @Mdragger88 No in fact the last few runs I have the cable coming from the middle-right of the diagram, exactly where the red area is. Previously I had it starting at the bottom in the shallow end. Today I started it in the red area (middle top) and it still didn't do more than 60% of...

That's a shame sorry to hear that @s_mark

@Bperry it does go up the wall occasionally so I presume not. Also I don't think this one has that setting.

@s_mark I just found your post and I've just started a very similar one. Terrible coverage. What did you do in the end?

This is a quick estimated diagram of the coverage: – Green, yellow and orange get cleaned (green all the time, orange very rarely). – Red never gets cleaned

Firstly thanks for all the advice but just to clarify, I really do know how to clean the pool, I've been doing it myself manually for years – full on TFP style ;) This post was supposed to about the performance of the robot and if my experience is similar to anyone else – or just general...

Yep, I've been cleaning it fully after every run.

I've just realised the confusion about the waterline cleaning. In my initial post I said: What I meant was: It is able to climb all of the walls and slopes but in reality it only occasionally goes all the way to the surface. Usually it just drives onto the wall then gets straight back off. No...

@Mdragger88 80% is after 5 runs! I've been a convert to the TFP process for years, my point was really just that I can see where the robot has been and where it hasn't been from the paths it leaves as it cleans. It cleans well where it goes but it misses so much...

Thanks @jmastron that's helpful. The models available in Canadia seem to be slightly different for some extra added confusion.

Ok I understand – since it does clean the walls up to the waterline (i.e. it just breaks the surface, scrubs for a moment then drops) that's all I expected. However it's kind of beside the point – it's not cleaning all of the floor, nowhere near all of the walls and a fraction of the waterline...

Thanks @Jimrahbe it does actually clean the waterline but it doesn't move along the waterline. It goes up, brushes a bit then drops down. It only does it occasionally though, so after 2 hrs it's cleaned 1 foot of the waterline in 6 or 7 places. Often the same place a couple of times...

So the rubber doesn't get worn or deformed from the weight of the robot. I assumed the caddy supported the robot from underneath lifting the tracks and rollers up.