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T5 pool cleaner

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Terrible the hoses were split after 1 week waste of money would not tell any one to buy this item no good no good why do I have to write more than I need to just to fill up a space any way I will be looking around for a better cleaner
nothing
Overpriced joins cracked after 1 week



Pyropeter

PyropeterBendigo

  • 5 reviews
  • 7 likes

Terrible waste of Money

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Bought this cleaner for a new pool. 5 days of trying to get it to "randomly" clean the pool and I gave up. Have watched the DVD multiple times, even followed unit with snorkel but it wouldn't travel to far end of pool ! Don't waste your money. We wanted a dolphin and should have waited.
Looks good.
Doesnt cover all the pool. Stcikes to one end.

Brad

BradRockhampton

Do not purchase!

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I purchased this as a replacement for the 17 year old cleaner that had met the end of its life span. Two years old and I have replaced the diaphragm 3 times, ($50 each) the rubber foot has disintegrated and the cleaner itself has completely deteriorated. The pool is constantly maintained and kept crystal clear. I have attempted to contact Zodiac to make a warranty claim, no surprise here, no reply. Complete waste of money.
The colour??
Everything else, expensive parts, rapid decline pf product, never climbed walls, 0 warranty support.



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Jem
Jem
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Linda

LindaSouth West, WA

  • 2 reviews

Was ready to throw it out!

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Ady

AdyPerth

T5

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Don't buy absolutely useless spends all it's time at the deep end of the pool hardly ever moves
Have had much better pool cleaners in the past
All I ever do is spend half my time moving it manually
Also if you have leaves in the pool forget it the diaphragm will just get blocked

Don't buy !!

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T5 review

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2nd barracuda that I have owned and absolutly hopeless! 5months old and already had the centre foot plate cracked and diaphragm split! Never buy another one absolute rubbish, have contacted zodiac and all their willing to do is send replacement parts. Continually jamming. 1st cleaner G2 continually replacing split diaphragms.

Parts failed after 5months, very noisy while operating.

harry3896

harry3896Alstonville

Hopeless

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I have just instailed a new Zodiac T5 and it does not measure up to my expectations.
All it wants to do is climb the walls and it gets stuck on the bottom step.
I have adjusted the bump wheel and weight many times but no improvement.
Also leaves fly up when the cleaner approaches and will not clean centre of pool.
Previous cleaner was a Hayward and it did a much better job.

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John_D
John_D

iF you have leaves forget it. The throat CONTINUALLY blocks.

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Harry1877
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alienjump

alienjump

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Good

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Would recommend anyone looking for a suction pool cleaner to consider the T5. Cost to purchase was also quite reasonable.
Replaced a Hayward Pool Vac Ultra (too expensive to replace parts) - very happy with the T5 to date. Covers all of the pool and very quiet. Simple to use and instal. If there is wear & tear then only a few moving parts to replace.
None to date

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John_D
John_D

It is hopeless if you have leaves. The throat gets blocked with even smal;l leaves.

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kellbell2012.

kellbell2012.qld, 4178

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

Its okay

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quite good value for money but def not as good as our old pool cleaner which was alot more efficient
It does the job we need it to do but so extra bits
wasnt quite long enough due to the shape of our pool nd we had to buy some extensions for it
good value
misses some spot in the pool

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John_D
John_D

It is hopeless if you have leaves. The throat gets blocked with even small leaves. I have reverted to the old hand vacuum.

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Questions & Answers

Marc

Marcasked

Can i use the t5 without cleaning Walls? I just want to clean the floor.

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Bakka
Bakka

Yes you can but it will require some fine tuning . You may have to fiddle with the Position of the weight ring first then try adjusting the Zodiac 3 position pressure flow lever where your system attaches to the skimmer . If you have a skimmer plate with a adjustable flow rate valve you can try to alter the flow pressure that way as well. End of day it is not an exact one solution fits all so best of luck .

Jack

Jackasked

Just bought my t5 working well on the walls, floor but not picking up leaves.. Got it on the lowest suction. 1. Any ideas?

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Bakka
Bakka

They are only designed to suck up smallish leaves. The rubber diaphragm is not very large or robust so you may try a more efficient plastic diaphragm ( talk to your local pool shop who should have one) Only proplem is this May void your warranty if still under 2 yrs old.
Also just make sure that the cleaner head sits flush to the pool surface all the time ( you can easily check this by observing it in the pool when not operating ( may also have to adjust the position of the “weight ring” or even fit a second one.
That’s about all I can offer. Good luck.

Jack
Jack

Thanks for that, it's cleaning beautifully, just not the gum leaves, guess I'll just have to hook them out myself. I can switch over to the manual vac every one in awhile..

Mike
Mike

This autumn has been an incredible pain. My T5 duo would only work for sometimes as little as 10 minutes before stopping. Even the small leaves would get stuck. Thank goodness autumn is over. Already dreading next year. Ill check out the plastic diaphragm mentioned above.

brisdude

brisdudeasked

I have been looking at many Zodiac pool cleaners to purchase but can't believe all the bad reviews I am so glad I looked on this site first before I made a purchase they all seem to be rubbish. Or does anyone recommend one?

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Zodiac
Customer C.Zodiac

HI Brisdude, Thank you for reaching out. There are alot of different Cleaners available at Zodiac and it depends on which pool you have. We have local Dealers that can help or a dedicated Team that can help you over the phone. Zodiac is a global company and sells quality products. The reviews on here reflect a very small percentage of the cleaners that we sell worldwide. Many of the posts on here have had the issues resolved once we have spoken to them. Our number is 1300 763 021 if you would like to speak to one of our team. Thanks.

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