Repair Polaris 9350 or Buy New

[athflying]

I have a 9350 that is probably 4-5 years old. I have had no issues until this morning when I noticed only 1 wheel was turning. Pulled it out of the water and it seems that side is toast. I can freely turn the wheel that was working but the right side is frozen.

I can replace the motor assembly for $400 but that is almost half the price of replacing it or I could go with a cheaper different brand.
It looks like the control unit is about $300 if it goes bad, what else is there that could break? Considering its age, don't want to end up spending more $$ by replacing motor if it the unit is towards the end of it's life anyway and more and more components are going to go.

 

[kimkats]

New! My rule is if the fix is at or more than half the price of new I get new!

 

[athflying]

Haha...I like it.

 

[athflying]

So it seems the Dolphin Active 20 about same price as a new 9350....any good reviews or comparisons between the 2? It seems the forum favors Dolphin products. I liked my 9350 and for the time I had it, was a great little machine. The cord did occasionally become a tangled mess and it didn't seem to climb walls correctly...it would get to the water line and keep going..seemingly not recognizing it was at the top.

I got it in trade for work I did and it was a demo unit so never bothered asking Polaris about it and just scrubbed walls myself whenever I was in the pool.

 

[kimkats]

Most people are buying from here: Home | Marina Pool Spa & Patio as she knows her stuff and has the best price out there! Make sure to tell her TFP sent you. It does need to be a phone purchase for warranty purposes.

Kim

 

[athflying]

I ordered an Active 20 yesterday. Is there a market for used robots? With the price of replacement parts, seems like someone could make use of what's left of mine.