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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

this time of year i let my unit charge on a sunny part of my patio to allow for a more fully charging time.

i agree with your comprehesive comparison. this time of year with windy weather & more extensive leaf drop, i end up using both units for extendended usage. arial seems to pick up a bit more debris as i believe the paddle design allows it more power to navigate rough waters during windy...

well, i've had my betta2 for couple weeks & couldn't be more satisfied with its performance. it's everything ariel should have been. the only times i'll use ariel again will be on excessive wind events along with betta or if betta breaks down.

why did you decide to return it?

the two year warranty includes shipping as well. the only difference between the 2 & 3 year warranty i can see is the percentage trade in discount for newer model (10% vs 20 %). chances are they will probably come out with a betta 3 model in a couple of years? https://bettabot.com/pages/warranty

I too was an original owner of the solar breeze & nx(2) versions and was generally satisfied with their performance so I did upgrade to Ariel version but was very disappointed in it's run time as compared with previous versions. So I was very interested in reading all betta 2 reviews. I have a...

well decided to get the betta 2 to try out. put it in the pool and the right propeller fell off and sank to bottom. evidently the fastening screw was either missing or loose enough to fall out with initial use. bummer. i was anxious to see its performance during our next wind event this...

The Ariel battery sucks which is its biggest drawback. I guess the Betta2 can last all night like the NX2 used to do if in full sun during daytime. If the Betta 2 turns out to be more reliable than its first generation unit, then I'll probably end up making the switch

today the unit will not reset to normal navigational behavior. the rear paddle wheels are running in opposite directions constantly. reset it several times but still getting same behavior. I have emailed for warranty repair instructions.

Anyone notice Ariel getting stuck in reverse mode at times. I have had it happen at least twice that I know of. A hard reset seems to correct it but now that its happened more than once , I'm wondering if I need to send in for repair?

"underestimated draw of motors" ...really? was there no testing before production? me thinks they wanted to cut costs.

Now that the sun has gone farther south, ariel just cannot handle the job as efficiently as nx2. I find myself using nx2 more and more. I wake up and its still running! will definitely be using nx2 for when there's predicted wind for the evening hours. I'll let it get fully charged on the...

aside from the lesser battery capacity, ariel has done a decent job of keeping the pool surface clean. but i wanted to alert any of u to a situation i had this morning with the charge indicator remaining red even though she was and had been in sunshine most of the morning. even on the deck in...

probably a combination of less battery capacity and direct drive system needing more power to operate. still cleans pool pretty well this time of year but not so sure about its performance later in less sun in the fall/winter when those dying leaves litter the pool especially on windy change of...

This time of year my pool is pretty much full sun all day. many times my nx2 would still be running in the morning at day break so effectively ran 24/7, but the Ariel is dead in the water every morning so my best guess is they downsized the battery capacity on the new one. this morning the...

me too...#136. should ship by tomorrow i hope

https://solar-breeze.com/ariel-shipping-update-as-of-may-11-21/

ariel update: https://solar-breeze.com/ariel-shipping-update-as-of-april-26-21/