our aquabot is 2 yrs old it does not seem to be picking up the dirt just dispersing it so it settles back to the bottom. Any ideas how to why?
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My experience has been that it only picks up & holds small amounts of dirt. I have the same problem with it leaving dirt to resettle after running it. It works great for larger debris, but not so great for dirt which is what I was hoping for too.
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We've only had ours for one season. So have not had this problem. Could the bags have become too porous? Try calling the seller. We did this last year. They were very helpful.
1484668
Have you tried looking under the suction make sure no leaves are stuck also use the pool stream to shoot out any debri...sometimes this helps..could be clogged..
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Could be your outlet flow...pushing it to one side..could be that the hose is very brittle and does not expand nor maneuver around the pool very well...might need more hose...I add and take out hose, bi weekly it makes the vacuum clean in different patterns....
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I am guessing something is missing. I have had two of these vacuums and never had this problem. You may want to return it and let them know it is defective. Hope this helps.
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sometimes little pieces of sand/dirt get into the filter pump. take it out of water, take hose off and blow into the pump itself to clear it. mine also stops at times because the kids play in my fountain and get small debris in it......good luck
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I had the same problem with the Kreepy. It will happen with this model too as they are virtually identical in function. In my case I solved the problem by filling a bucket with water (for ballast) and setting it near the edge on the top step to keep the floating hose away. When the pool is used or company is over I take the bucket out. This cleaner does a great job at a third of the cost.
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Could be the spoke rubber gasket is cut or swollen. This would basically send all dirt back into pool. Or the spring whichPresses down on the plastic piece that seals to the rubber spoke gasket is weak or broken.
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I have not had mine that long and have not had that problem but it might be that the water intake tube is stuck in the top of the water tank.If so, push it down so it reaches the bottom of the tank. Another thing it might be is that calcium and mineral deposits could have built up. I know they sell a Shark water filtration bottle to stop that from happening.
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Your hose might be faulty, go to your local warehouse store and buy a pool vacuum hose...that's what I did (after 4 months though not 2 weeks) and it seems to work great!
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mine seems to help because my above the ground pool is not very smooth on the bottom.
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Mine just throws dirt and pebbles all over. I did see other models with a rubber flap for this purpose. It stpos debris from going all over.
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mine does climb the walls, senses the top of the water and reverses. The only problem I have is that the robot sometimes fails to do a certain corner. I think that's because of the stairs in the pool. It confuses him: he tries to climb them. otherwise I love the thing because I can set it up and go do something else. It sometimes takes a couple of hours to finish up.
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This version of the Aquabot, 1.0, doesn't dive or change directions (as far as I can tell). For that you need the updated Aquabot 2.0.
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We have three stairs in our pool. The robot stays on the flat bottom of the pool. It does not go up the stairs. I brush off the stairs before putting the robot to work and that seems to be OK.
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Hi, this is Steve over at Aqua Products. 1st this issue may be hard to diagnose over the internet, so if you want to talk to someone live please call 1-800-845-4856. Ok here are some ideas. First if you bring the cleaner up to the pool surface you should be able to see if the water flow switches from forward to backward after say 30 seconds if this does not happen it could be debris stuck in the intake, or in the propeller. Please also check if the bag was installed properly. lastly it could be a simple spring on the flap. I hope this helps.steve
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Mine is at the same level you might have a clog somewhere that is causing less waterflow to the rear try rinsing your bottom spong with aquarium water. or check your pumps flow rate might be too high
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I've had the very same problem. After three months it has become so congested that the motor labors hard and then the unit stops working altogether. I've twice tried flushing it out with water through the top and bottom. A lot of black debris comes out, but it still doesn't work properly after cleaning. I had to return and get a different unit.