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Running one robot every night vs rotating two every other night Been going back and forth on this with the S1 and the E10 both in rotation right now. Running one every single night keeps the floor spotless but I fe… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Nov 2, 2026 1reply Surprised the little fella found a crack I never knew about Was watching it do its thing along the bottom steps Tuesday evening, just something to do while I had my coffee, and it kept bumping the same spot on … Robotic Pool Cleaners Earl Simmons Oct 31, 2026 1reply Dolphin E10 climbing the wall then just sitting there stuck Older E10, not the robot I usually run but it's back in rotation while I mess with something else in the shallow end. Last two cleanings it climbs par… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Oct 30, 2026 1reply Scuba S1 app keeps losing connection mid cycle, anyone else Been happening the last week or so, robot's running fine in the water but the app shows it as offline about halfway through the cycle, then it reconne… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Oct 19, 2026 3replies Finally started drying out the filter baskets between runs Small thing but saved me a headache. Been running the Scuba S1 and the old E10 on alternating days and just tossing them back in the garage wet after … Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Oct 18, 2026 2replies New robot keeps parking itself in the same corner mid cycle Testing a new robot this month, won't say which one yet since I don't want to bias the thread, but it keeps stopping dead in the same back corner of m… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Oct 13, 2026 5replies Finally matched my robot schedule to when debris actually falls Small one but felt good. Been running the Scuba S1 every other day on a timer regardless of season, and kept wondering why the bin looked half empty s… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Oct 2, 2026 1reply Didn't expect the robot to change my filter cycle math Been running the Sigma four seasons and this week it hit me how much lift it's taking off the sand filter. Pulled my pressure log, on weeks I run the … Robotic Pool Cleaners Marcus Reed Sep 26, 2026 0replies Little fella keeps getting stuck under the ladder, anybody else deal with this Grandkids' robot has been solid all four seasons but this week it keeps working its way under the ladder on the shallow end and just sits there hummin… Robotic Pool Cleaners Earl Simmons Sep 22, 2026 1reply Scuba S1 climbing the wall but skipping the floor seam Anyone else fight this. Mine does great on the walls and steps but there's a seam where two panels meet on the floor of my fiberglass and it just glid… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Sep 10, 2026 2replies Leaving the little fella in the pool vs pulling it out after every run Been going back and forth on this one. Grandkids' Aiper, I've mostly just left it sitting on the bottom between cleanings since Christmas, figured it'… Robotic Pool Cleaners Earl Simmons Sep 3, 2026 2replies Surprised the WiFi pump schedule doesn't survive a power blip Had a short outage Tuesday, maybe two seconds, and I figured the pump would just pick back up on schedule since it's on the app. Nope. Came home to it… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Sep 2, 2026 2replies Buying a cheaper robot now vs saving longer for the one i actually want been going back and forth on this for weeks. i could grab something budget today and finally stop fighting my manual vac, or keep stacking cash for an… Robotic Pool Cleaners swamp_tyler Aug 23, 2026 2replies Borrowed a robot for the weekend and it keeps flipping near my steps buddy let me try his robot before i pull the trigger on one myself, figured id finally test drive something instead of just talking myself into the Ai… Robotic Pool Cleaners swamp_tyler Aug 19, 2026 2replies Running the Nautilus every day vs every other day, still going back and forth So ours has been on a daily schedule since we got it but ive been wondering if im just wearing it out for nothing. Kids are in the pool cannonballing … Robotic Pool Cleaners Dana Whitfield Aug 14, 2026 3replies Small fix that stopped my E10 from tangling its own cord Nothing exciting but felt like a win. My Dolphin E10 kept walking its float cable into a knot every third run or so, always on the same side of the po… Robotic Pool Cleaners robotvic Aug 16, 2026 5replies