Which robotic cleaner for sand & debris

[ccuellar4]

Hi All,

It's been a while since I've asked a question. After all the help I received my first years with the pool, it has been getting better. I am frankly tired of the brush vacuum routine taking a ton of time and would like to get a robotic cleaner. The problem is, which one? General characteristics is that my pool is freeform with about 16k Gallons and has a kid pool section. Since I live in the desert, it always has sand and, occasionally, we'll get a lot of leaves. I considered a pressure cleaner but do not currently have a booster pump installed. Robotic cleaners "seem" to perform well from the descriptions online/amazon but I tend to trust more what people suggest here on troublefreepool.

Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

 

[RickNewGuy]

Purchased a S300 today. Looked and looked for a couple weeks... had it narrowed down to a S200, S300 or S300i. Only reason for the S300i for me was the upgraded filter... but Marina swapped them out for me.

Looking forward to getting it.

 

[mknauss]

Active20 (S200) works great for us. Lots of dust too. Will still need to brush steps, ledges, etc.
The Active20 does not come with a caddy. Need to get the S300 for that.

 

[yipck]

In windy New Mexico, this year I bought a Pentair Prowler 930. I think my pool is cleaner than it’s ever been in 15 years. I dig it.

 

[ccuellar4]

So I looked into the suggestions here. It seems difficult to find the S300 in this area. I don't see any 'authorized vendors' within a 50 mile radius. I also looked into the prowler 930 and I may have found a location that sells it. Thank you to everyone that chimed in here, I appreciate it!

 

[mknauss]

Many of us purchase our robots through Marina Pool Spa in Denver, Co. They take phone orders only.

 

[ccuellar4]

Just to follow-up, I just got my S300 and it has done a great job for its first cleaning. Thanks all for the recommendations!