New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

PoorPoolOwner said:

Yes, here’s my schedule and it runs daily.

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Perfect thank you, looks like it will do what I need and between that and the betta it will pay for itself canceling the pool cleaners at my current location and probably do a better job LOL.

Jimrahbe said:

Cel,

I'm betting that you have to have an active wifi at the sight to run a schedule..

But.. I've been wrong about 25 times, just today...

I guess we will see,

Thanks,

Jim R.

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Hey Jim,
It had active wifi about a few days ago but its at a house no one is living at so I canceled the cable/internet service a few days ago while we manage the estate there. Its very weird not having wifi somewhere lol!

Just adding to this thread ....

I also replaced a Dolphin with an Aqua Products - I bought the 604 which, I think, is the 614 but without the wifi connectivity. The app on the Dolphin was lame AF so I was expecting the same with the Aqua Products. I got the robot last August and used it for a few months until the pool was closed and it was working well. My pool opened on Monday and I have run it numerous times to clean out the beginning of season Crud and it is doing a pretty good job, but I likely will still need to do a manual vac when I have the time.
So far I am happy with it.
One thing to add - the Dolphin cable started to give off debris in your hand. The Aqua Products cable is a different type and looks like it shouldn't do that.
I am using the old caddy from my Dolphin and it works pretty well, but not perfectly. You can hang the controller on the caddy, but it isn't very secure. I might use tie wraps to make it more secure.

Just ordered Evo 614iQP from Marina Pool Spa & Patio. Thanks for the review. Looking forward to the robot.

Just received my EVO 604 today. I'm holding a lot of optimism for it.

For the life of me, I could not get the buttons on the power unit to respond. Neither the Mode nor the Start/Stop were working. It was in the pool but I could not get it to start.

Out of frustration, I starting forcefully hitting the Mode button in rapid succession and it started switching modes.

Then I did the same thing to the Start/Stop button. At some point the robot started moving, so I haven't touched any buttons since. It is about to stop its first 2.5-hour program as I write this. I hope they start working more consistently soon.

Is this common? Do the buttons need to be "broken in"?

I noticed that it stirs up a lot of fine dust as it is trying to vacuum it up. Pool is pretty cloudy now. This is my first robot, so I am assuming this is just normal. Tomorrow I'll do another run to get any missed spots and get whatever was stirred up today and settled.

Thank you all for the reviews! I just ordered and can't wait! This will be my first robot for my small pool.

Jim,

This morning both buttons worked just fine. It seems there was some sort of electrical connection issue in the switches that wore off after many presses. I saw the blinking (once or twice) of the power light today that let's me know the robot is ON. However, this afternoon the Start/Stop button had problems again. Rapid pressing again did get it to turn ON, so I'm thinking it will just improve over time.

If others have problems initially with the buttons on the control box, just press them firmly many times in rapid succession. That should get you going.

For the dust, I don't really mind that it takes a few runs to get it up. It is such great help to me versus manual vacuuming that I don't mind it at all. I do need to help it out a little in areas like corner platforms, steps and sharpish pool corners, but I just brush those to the bottom and the bot gets them there. Yes, I use the optional Fine Filter Canister (it is truly EXTRA fine!) and recommend that to others if you have fine stuff to vacuum up.

And the filter is so fast & easy to clean! Just spray it briefly with water and everything just slides right out.

Until I make or buy a caddy, just a couple of 7-inch scrap 2x4 pieces side-by-side works well to elevate the treads and brushes off the floor for storing out of the pool (and in the shade).


Thanks Jim, for your robot (and other) expertise helping everyone here.