The little card that came in the packaging said don’t charge in the sun. I imagine the heat
It's solar, if it doesn't have a charger there's no other way. I've been charging in the sun for 2 years without issues. My pool is 75% shade (100% until about noon). It goes a full 14 hours, the one with the charger goes 48 hours.
I keep mine on the patio next to the outdoor receptacle where the charger plugs in. It's 10' from the edge so charger doesn't get wet and is in the shade all day. To facilitate draining of the water in the charging port I have a 3' piece of 3/4" pipe and I set the other end on the pipe.
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I also just blow mine off each time - I keep a can of dielectric grease spray - just a quick spray on both the S1 and the charger once every few weeks - seems to keep the connectors from corrosion. Silicone lube probably works better? spray easier to apply. All good - just to slow the pool water from starting the inevitable corrosion. Once it starts, it's just a matter of time...
So I've done some experimenting with this and while I'm replying to my own post, I found a solution that tends to work. If you remove the robot very quickly and don't let it drain before pulling it out of the pool then the debris comes up with the water and then can just drain out onto the deck. Not an elegant solution, but it works to keep most of the debris from falling back in the pool.Any ideas on how to prevent debris from falling out of the bot when removing it from the pool?
I've tried slowly picking it up and also turning it horizontal and then lifting it out of the water, but still get some junk falling back into the pool. I don't think it's coming out of the bottom door of the filter basket. I do see debris outside of the basket around the top rim when I open the top though. Like somehow debris is getting out of the basket but the basket top appears to be closed/tight.
I'm liking the cleaning abilities of the bot so far but just wish it didn't poop in the pool when I take it out
Anyone else out there experience this and if so, any solutions?
I've always just picked it up from the 2 side holes, tilted slightly back. It drains mostly on the pool.
Ah bummer. I had high hopes. I guess katodude had the right idea - get it on sale - buy the warranty and be able to justify the cost over the warranty period and assume it won’t outlast the warranty.
I have the Scuba X1 and had the same problem until I changed the cleaning path setting. Just go into your app and toggle it to the setting that it’s not currently on for your next run and see if that helps.
Yeah, I guess the worst part is it means I'll be having to vacuum manually while I wait. First time it really worked but the lights indicated something was wrong. So it worked while they sent me the replacement.
That doesn't sound right. My pool is a little smaller with 7' deep end 4' shallow end. Always covered the entire pool.
