Hy-Clor Poseidon MK2 Automatic

So it is that time again when my pool cleaner needs TLC. Background: I live amongst trees and use a pool blanket. I have had four of these in 12 years replaced for different reasons. One frequent fault is the cleaner's flapper causes the holding plate to vibrate just enough to wear around the recessed lugs. This make the plate loose enough to 'suck' onto the flapper stopping it from moving. I have used Stainless Steel screws or 'Knead It' fibreglass to fix the problem by inserting them at the worn point/s. While this extends the cleaning actio...

Good customer service over the phone. The unit itself is Good for the $188 i paid. My only gripeis that I have trouble with it going up the shallow end.

Great price and works like a charm some of the time over some parts of the pool as long as there are no leaves.
Easy to set up - but gets blocked easily by leaves - just hates casurina needles. If there are no leaves it will go like a charm for days and clean up scunge and sand on the bottom, but times it just stops for no apparent reason - then equally will just start again.
It rarely gets to the far end of the pool and unfortunately every now and again it just ties itself in knots.

Searches on Hy Clor Slider Vac seem to bring me here so here's my review. It's early days but my $249 Slider Vac works no better or worse than the similar product I paid the ridiculous sum of $700 for 12 years ago. So, it's effective enough though it spends too much time on the walls, doesn't do ledges or steps, misses bits and thumps rather loudly much of the time (only run it during the day).
Relatively cheap and reasonably effective.
Spends too much time on the walls, doesn't do ledges or steps, misses bits and thumps rather loudly much of the time

An expensive, but essential item. Although this brand does vaccuum well, getting the suction to actually start is difficult. Sometimes the ony way I can get it to vaccumm the whole pol is to get in the pool with it, and direct it around. When this one fails altogether, I will definitely look for another brand.
Well it does vaccuum well, nearly all sand and leaves and dead insects are sucked up. Its relatively easy to assemble.
After having it for less than year, I found that when vaccumming, it goes around and around one circle. Even worse, sometimes it just stays sucking in the one spot.