AIPER Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner

Mine is 4 years old and still works great. Since it is discontinued I had to get replacement brushes off of eBay from a used unit. I bought the Aiper s2 skimmer today and when I upgrade the vacuum, I will get another Aiper. I have an above ground Doughboy with a vinyl liner. The Aiper robot has been gentle cleaning the bottom of the pool. It was a great value for what it does and the fact that it is four years old and still working makes me very happy.

O produto chegou com alguns dias de atraso, mas funciona bem.

I purchased an Aiper Smart cleaner to clean the bottom of my inground pool. My pool maintainer was brushing the walls and adjusting chemicals. However, leaves and dust were accumulating on the bottom of the pool. I started searching for a traditional hose-connected water pressure powered cleaner. These types of cleaners are priced in the range of several hundred dollars to over $1,000. Therefore, I kept looking for an alternative. During my search process, I noticed the existence of hose-less robot cleaners. This appealed to me because of a lower price range and the no-hose design. I specifically selected the Aiper Smart cleaner largely based on some very positive reviews. Be aware that some video “product reviews” you may find on places like YouTube, etc. are nothing more than feeble attempts by shameless competitors to slam the Aiper product in favor of theirs. After using this product, I wrote this review. Why I purchased this product 1. Reasonable price 2. No-hose design 3. Preponderance of highly favorable customer reviews Pros 1. No-hose design. This means that you won’t have daily problems with a hose getting hung-up or tangled. You also won’t need to maintain a second pressure assist pump in your filtration system. That’s one less thing to worry about when it breaks/fails. 2. Autonomous design. This robot is self-powered with a rechargeable battery. Charge battery, drop in the water, 90-minute clean period, remove from pool, clean collected debris, repeat. 3. It is easy to open the debris collector and clean it with a simple garden hose. 4. The suction capability seems to be quite good. The robot was able to collect all leaves, sticks and other debris of reasonable size. 5. Dust. The robot has a broom (bristles) across its bottom. The combination of the brush and strong suction resulted in exceptional effective cleaning of the dust at the bottom of my pool. 6. Coverage. I have what I would call a mid-size pool in somewhat of an ‘L’ shape. The robot uses a random back-and-forth technique that achieved full coverage of the bottom on both sides of the ‘L’. The steering nozzles (2) can be adjusted to experiment with different patterns to get full coverage in your pool shape. I’m not sure if the robot uses an algorithm to get full coverage, but it sure does get full coverage in my case. Cons/Concerns 1. 6-hour recharge. This seems to be a long time to recharge the battery. However, you can recharge it overnight and won’t care how long it takes. The problem is when you want to get two full passes in one day. You’ll have to wait 6 hours for the charge in between passes. That’s just the way it is. You need to plan around these recharge periods. 2. Battery life. At this point. I have no idea how long the battery will operate until it will no longer take or hold a charge. I plan to use this robot hundreds of times in its life, and I would prefer the battery still work through all those charge cycles. I cannot find a product specification for this. 3. Replacement Parts. There are several parts of the robot I fear may fail over time. I have searched around on the company website and Amazon to see if replacement parts are available to replace failed ones. Nothing found. I prefer directions for replacement parts be prominently posted. Therefore, I have no confidence I will be able to get the parts when I need them. The user guide provides an email address for product support. I hope this will lead me to what I need at that time. I believe the product comes with a two-year warranty. I worry the following parts may fail over time under normal usage: bottom side brush (there are many bristles across this brush. Over time, I expect the bristles to start falling out), 4 wheels (the jets provide for robot locomotion, so the wheels don’t need traction. But I worry that the wheels may crack over time through the cycles of moving into and out of the pool), 2 jet flappers (these appear to be made of rubber or plastic. I worry that time and usage may break them down), top-side rope to pull the robot out of the water (This small rope feels like it may break over time after pulling the robot out of the water many times), swing pate ( I fear that this plastic plate sticks out such that one may accidently break it while moving the robot around) battery ( as stated earlier, I don’t know if the battery life may be limited and no longer be able to hold a charge at some point, rendering the robot useless). I am not confident I can get replacement parts for these if I need them. 4. Fragility. I am quite sure the robot would not survive undamaged from a drop at waist height or higher onto a hard ground like my cement pool patio. I expect lots of cracked body and wheel damage if this were to occur, unfortunately. 5. No walls. This robot will not clean vertical walls. I find this OK. The robot keeps the bottom so clean, all I have to do is brush the walls as an easy chore once a week. Overall I have been using my Aiper Smart Pool Cleaner for a full week now. I am very happy with my purchase and am very impressed with the cleaning results. I have discovered some concerns and limitations as enumerated above. For months, I have been struggling with dust, leaves and acorns at the bottom of my pool while relying on an incompetent pool maintainer. Now, my efforts have been reduced to keeping the robot running and lightly brushing the sides of the pool. The pool looks spectacular now with beautiful clear water is satisfyingly sowing off the blue colors of the pool. I spend hours staring at it. Overall, I recommend this product as per my experience above. By the way, I named the robot after my previous pool maintainer (Eduardo Jr.). Support Update: After checking Amazon one more time, I did find a path to product support: Go to your order on Amazon, Select “Get product support” in the yellow button, select “Get product support” in the yellow button again on the new page. You will be presented with options to call or chat with Amazon to get support. This should lead you to what you need.

DO NOT GET AIPER, even if you feel the price is less than other brands! -READ BELOW- UPDATE: I paid the company 89.00 after a few months my warranty expired so they said they would ship me out a new one to make me happy as a customer since the 1 year warranty was over ( However in their answered questions section it says 2 years, but yeah.) Anyhow,they sent me the cheaper model! not the same one I had originally purchased; talk about LETDOWN. And, it stinks even worse than the other model I originally purchased. Just watch the video, all it does is blow around the dirt!!! folks, get yourselves ANYTHING BUT AIPER. Customer service is lacking greatly lately. ---- BUYER BEWARE: At first I was happy with this product, however after 1 season and 1 year and two months later (after a long time not in operation- unit breaks) the unit does not work and it does not charge correctly. After contacting customer service (They make you send them a video of the issue) it seems they conveniently forgot I'm within my 2 year warranty and tried to charge me additional 89$ for a new one. Communicating with the Aiper customer service is slow, and via email. Meanwhile the pool is just getting dirtier while I wait for someone there to get their act in order. I spent 400 on this vacuum and it under performed. They are now selling it at 299 and probably for good reason, as the reviews 1-3 are right. I'm not sure about their other models but this smaller one is not worth it if it breaks so easily- invest in a stronger one by another company. The cleanings are not so easy either, don't fall for their pretty photos and marketing. Read all the 1-3 star reviews, and hopefully you don't have to deal with customer service which sounds like a foreigner with challenged English skills. This review will be updated if I get proper resolution and they actually replace the unit as is still under warranty. The clock is ticking-

We used well water to fill our new above ground pool. We've had some issues so we got this little vac to make life easier. It is very easy to use. It does its job. The battery actually lasts about two hours. My only problem is getting it out is a bit tricky, not hard, but when "Scooby" (my nickname for it) is done scooping, he's full of water and I just wish he had a grab bar to get him to a step to lift him out. Minor complaint. (I very rarely give 5 stars. I would give this 4 1/2 so far). If by the end of summer all is still this happy, I will give that extra star. UPDATE: Oh dear, during a thunderstorm the power cord/adapter blew out. For the life of me, I CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT!! The Aiper website is no help what so ever. SECOND UPDATE: Aiper sent a replacement cord, which was what I needed. I'm making sure to unplug the cord when not in use and will not have it plugged in during thunderstorms. Hopefully they will have replacement cords available through Amazon soon. The unit is back at work cleaning all the little things that fall to the bottom of the pool. Fingers crossed this cord will hold up.