Aiper Seagull SE

[Katodude]

So Aiper has a new robot out. The SE. Battery powered. It’s on sale now for $179, which seems crazy cheap. So I bought one.

Looking to use it to clean the spa, and for quick cleanups of the pool when I dont feel like lugging the dolphin around.

Will post comments and a review back here.

 

[Mdragger88]

The cheapest I see it is Amazon for $219.
It’s $249 on the Aiper site.
Either way it’s a great price for what it does with 90 min run time & 2.5 hr charge time. I wouldn’t suggest using the “chemical dispenser” as it surely might lessen its lifespan. It looks cool too! More like a fighter jet than a ufo like the others.

 

[Katodude]

Use the coupon “save$70” on their website to get $70 off.

 

[guinness]

That cleaner seems small, but I would be interested to hear your comments and review once you get it.

Aiper Seagull SE Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

The Seagull SE is completely cordless and hassle-free! Simply power your cleaner on and submerge it in your pool and the cleaning process automatically begins.

aiper.com

For round above-ground pools (up to 33' diameter), and in-ground flat-floored pools (up to 40' X 20').

Amazon.com: Customer reviews: (2023 New) AIPER Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner, Pool Vacuum Lasts 90 Mins, LED Indicator, Self-Parking, Ideal for Above/In-Ground Flat Pools up to 40 Feet - Seagull SE

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for (2023 New) AIPER Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner, Pool Vacuum Lasts 90 Mins, LED Indicator, Self-Parking, Ideal for Above/In-Ground Flat Pools up to 40 Feet - Seagull SE at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.

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[Katodude]

So, it arrived. It is smaller than I thought. Also the details of flat bottom pool were not really on Aipers web site, but very clear in the instructions. Here are some pictures of the robot army.

 

[Katodude]

So I have a “sports” type pool. Deep in the middle (about 5 feet) and shallow on both ends. The slopes are very gentle. The Seagull manages to maneuver around the whole pool. It has 4 wheels and two tiny brushes (that dont move). Unfortunately my pool is pretty clean now but it did manage to pick up a bunch of sand. No idea on how it does on leaves yet.

Also if you have a pool with a real deep end, this is not for you. Even on my very gentle slopes it slows down a lot while climbing those.

It does zip around pretty quickly. It uses a water jet from the front and back to move around.

 

[DUCK01]

Thanks for the update, Kato. For $179, it's worth the gamble to me. We have some big hackberry and pecan leaves that flood the pool for about a month and a half a year (ugh, happening right now), but I can keep the 280 to do the heavy lifting during that time. My main frustration with the 280 is that I have built in barstools the line gets wrapped around one of them and seems to be constantly hung up. Other than the time when our trees lose their leaves, the only thing that's ever in the pool is fine silt and sand. Judging by your bottom pic, the Aiper will handle that just fine.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

I’ve always wanted something for the attached spa.

Did you try it in the spa? Can it climb up to the benches?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Today …


Tomorrow …

 

[guinness]

SFPD are way ahead of you.

San Francisco Police Can Use Killer Robots in Emergencies

Police can use these lethal, remote-controlled robots when necessary

www.iotworldtoday.com

 

[JoyfulNoise]

SFPD are way ahead of you.

San Francisco Police Can Use Killer Robots in Emergencies

Police can use these lethal, remote-controlled robots when necessary

www.iotworldtoday.com

But no worries!! They don’t intend to give the robots any guns or bullets … they’ll just be armed with explosives

…. wait, what

 

[Newdude]

Tomorrow …

That's the T-100, not to be confused with the trusty 'Ole TF-100.

 

[Katodude]

I’ve always wanted something for the attached spa.

Did you try it in the spa? Can it climb up to the benches?

I did try it. It’s not amazing for that. It will not climb the benches. It just hangs around the bottom and pretty much in a corner. I pushed it around a bunch and it did end up cleaning a bunch, but it’s not what I would call efficient. I think one of those battery vacuums would work better. That might be the next purchase.

 

[Mdragger88]

I did try it. It’s not amazing for that. It will not climb the benches. It just hangs around the bottom and pretty much in a corner. I pushed it around a bunch and it did end up cleaning a bunch, but it’s not what I would call efficient. I think one of those battery vacuums would work better. That might be the next purchase.

I have one of these
Intex 28620EP Handheld Rechargeable Spa Pool Vacuum, Grey https://a.co/d/3PopzjX
The price has increased substantially from the $66 I paid for it but it’s still cheaper than the pool blaster catfish. They do have the smaller aqua broom for around $60 which is probably ideal for dedicated spa use.
I really got mine for the pool - mostly the steps & crevices/wrinkles (i can fit it through the ballast hole in my steps).
I have only needed to use it a couple times in my covered spa. It’s about 2 1/2 yrs old & still works well.

 

[nublet]

So I have a “sports” type pool. Deep in the middle (about 5 feet) and shallow on both ends. The slopes are very gentle. The Seagull manages to maneuver around the whole pool. It has 4 wheels and two tiny brushes (that dont move). Unfortunately my pool is pretty clean now but it did manage to pick up a bunch of sand. No idea on how it does on leaves yet.

Also if you have a pool with a real deep end, this is not for you. Even on my very gentle slopes it slows down a lot while climbing those.

It does zip around pretty quickly. It uses a water jet from the front and back to move around.

Hi Kato,

Any update on how it does with leaves? And would you recommend it?

 

[Katodude]

So I have been out of town for the last two weeks, just got back. Did a full clean of the pool yesterday, but will run it in a day or so to see what it can pick up.

 

[DUCK01]

Aiper sent me a message last week and said that XE is on backorder. Their expected ship date was Monday the 12th, but that came and went with no shipment notification. They did offer an extra 10% off on my next purchase, which is appreciated. I'm anxious to get the Seagull in and test it out now that all of trees are bare.

 

[Katodude]

So as luck would have it we got a whole lot of rain the other day. Which means I got a few leaves in the pool.

Turns out it’s not so bad at picking up leaves. At least small leaves.

It’s a pain to remove it from the pool. They give you a hook that you can attach to a standard pole, but who wants to remove their net or brush to attach the hook every time I want to pull this out of the pool. I am not sure I want to dedicate a pole to a hook either. So going to need to do some thinking around this. The whole idea about this was a very convenient quick clean up.

Also when I pulled it out of the pool it proceeded to dump most of the leaves that it picked up back into the pool. Going to need to figure out a better way to extract it without that happening.

It does pick up a tremendous amount of sand though. Who knew my pool had that much sand in it.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Would it fit in a 5 gallon bucket? Certainly not the most elegant approach but you could scoop it into a 5 gallon bucket and then lift it out of the water. Or, scoop it up with an extra wide mouth leaf net (and hopefully it’s not so heavy as to snap the handle on the net). Just a thought(s) …

 

[Katodude]

I did get it with the leaf net once. It was cumbersome but I think that might be the best approach. I will continue to work on that angle.

That also fixed the dumping its contents issue.