Looking for a Robot Cleaner with the Cheapest Cost per Year...

[Econdron]

I have the Polaris Alpha IQ+ currently. It worked amazing for about 2.5 years, then it just fell apart. First all the gears needed to be replaced (relatively cheap), shortly after that, the housing that seals all the motors and controls leaked and needed to be replaced (found one for $450), within days of replacing that, the swivel connection on the cord leaked and shorted, which is about $400 to replace.

I've done a good amount of research, and it seems in general, these robot pool cleaners only last about 3 years on average. I'm pretty much set on sticking with a robot pool cleaner. What is the best, cheapest option for a robotic pool cleaner? I'm looking for something that can run on a daily schedule, and will clean the waterline, but other than that I don't need anything fancy.

 

[JJ_Tex]

I bought this a few months ago for $500 and it cleans the same as my dolphin that died after 4 years. For an extra $40 I got a 3 year warranty. So far so good and it seemed to be better in my case than to spend $1k on a robot.

The link turned out weird, but its from walmart:

AIPER Scuba S1 Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum​

Robot or human?

 

[Econdron]

I bought this a few months ago for $500 and it cleans the same as my dolphin that died after 4 years. For an extra $40 I got a 3 year warranty. So far so good and it seemed to be better in my case than to spend $1k on a robot.

The link turned out weird, but its from walmart:

AIPER Scuba S1 Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum​

Robot or human?

Seems like everyone on here is going with the Aiper! How many cleans do you get per charge? Is it just one clean and it runs until it dies?

 

[JJ_Tex]

Both. It has a mode where it runs until it dies (2-3 hours), or a mode where it will clean for ~45 mins every other day and lasts a full week.