I live in Florida so the pool is never really closed. Fully screened, no large debris to worry about but I do get a decent amount of sand/dirt or silt on the bottom. Dedicated suction line, 2 speed pump; not automated.
When we bought the house 4 years ago it had a zodiac g3. Worked ok and over the years I replaced virtually everything on it a few times. 2 years ago I gave up on it and bought a cheap manual vac. I grew to hate using it and thankfully it broke last month. Rather than buy another cheap one, I am again looking into automatic cleaners.
The pool cleaner seems to be a good choice though I have been reading lately on the mx8. In either case, I do not plan to purchase new; I have been watching several of each on ebay and craigslist locally. It seems both have parts readily available and I have no problem figuring out how to fix them provided it is nothing catastrophic.
If cost were the same, which would you pick? Anyone used both to compare?
When we bought the house 4 years ago it had a zodiac g3. Worked ok and over the years I replaced virtually everything on it a few times. 2 years ago I gave up on it and bought a cheap manual vac. I grew to hate using it and thankfully it broke last month. Rather than buy another cheap one, I am again looking into automatic cleaners.
The pool cleaner seems to be a good choice though I have been reading lately on the mx8. In either case, I do not plan to purchase new; I have been watching several of each on ebay and craigslist locally. It seems both have parts readily available and I have no problem figuring out how to fix them provided it is nothing catastrophic.
If cost were the same, which would you pick? Anyone used both to compare?