Works perfectly. We have a lot of grass that we have to mow close to our pool and lots of grass clippings get blown in to the water. Normally I have to take the net and manually skim the clippings before they settle to the bottom. The pool skimmer vac takes care of all that for me and keeps the pool looking great. Also gets random debris that may be missed by the in wall skimmers. The Bluetooth app is also very easy to use and intuitive. Couldn't be happier with this purchase.

I bought this pool cleaning robot to help keep the surface of my pool clean. The skimmer doesn't get all the debris off the top and it gets waterlogged and falls to the bottom. As we are going into fall, the leaves and tree nuts are starting to fall and I was finding more of it on the bottom and needing to clean more often. The SolarVac has done a great job keeping the surface clean and keeping the stuff from collecting on the bottom and staining my plaster. On top of the debris it's collecting, it's also sweeping up insects, pollen, hair and even seems to keep the "bio film" off the top. I charged it fully after pulling it out of the box, easily set up the app after it charged, set it in the pool and let it do its thing. I haven't had to charge it since. I highly recommend this product.

This thing is amazing. Our pool is not small -- 20' x 45' -- and it does a remarkable job keeping the surface clean. Not only has it saved me at least 1/2 hour a day netting the surface, it also makes the bottom cleaner because fewer things get a chance to sink down. It has significantly reduced the frequency at which I have to clean the return skimmers. One thing I had not reckoned on was that, since I don't need to use the return skimmers as much to clear the surface, I can run my pump at a significantly lower speed. I haven't quantified it yet, but I'm sure that will reduce my electric bills and increase the longevity of the pump. It's a little workhorse. So why only 4 stars? The cover latch broke, and I am a little concerned that the latch may be its weak point. Fortunately for me, Sam's took it back and exchanged it for a new one, which has been running without a problem. The app also doesn't do too much, but it does enough. Since the robot runs on its own without any guidance, the only thing I use the app for is to get it to come to me when I need to empty its basket. The upshot is that I am shocked that I had never heard of these things before this year. The amount of time and effort it has saved me makes me sorry I didn't get one years ago!

Terrible picking up most stuff on the top of the pool. Picks up large leaves but then lets it go as it moves around the pool which defeats the purpose. Doesn’t pick up the smaller stuff at all.

This was the first time I ever purchased a robotic skimmer, I thought the price was reasonable, so I bought and used it one time and it worked wonderfully and really liked it. The next time I used it, about a week later, it would not propel around the pool on the automatic function, but instead just floated, so it wasnt very effective in pulling in the debris. It would only "drive" around the pool, meaning the propellers would only move, if I used the manual control on the app the entire time, which would take longer than if I just skimmed the pool with a net. It wasn't a problem with the sensors or anything, because I cleaned them according to the trouble shooting guide. There was nothing I did to cause damage to it either, it just suddenly wouldnt work properly. I decided I didnt want to the hassel of an unreliable product so just returned it. I figured I got what II paid for and this was probably not a higher end skimmer.

it cleans the large items but the smaller particles float right back out. Used for 2 days and returned it.