Pictures of Rescue30's Blue Diamond

[Rescue30]

Sorry , I forgot about your remote control question.I think the remote is better than the joystick, push on the forward/reverse button once and it goes in the opossite direction, hold right or left and it starts turning in that direction and will continue to turn until you let go of the button, easier to slip in to your shorts, robe pocket than the Dolphin joystick version.(Joysticks work better for Pacman)

[Unabomber007]

Thanks for the reply! I'm currently in Boston and sadly have to wait about 10 days before I can get home and play with my new toy. From everything I've researched (and there's sadly not much online), the Blue Diamond/Aquabot Bravo/Viva is the "best" robotic cleaner and I hope I've made a smart purchase. I just wish there were more reviews and discussion online about them.

[DogPaddle]

So...do you actually have to "drive" this cleaner? It's not automatic?

[hzz]

No, it is automatic.

It has the option of being remote controlled for local cleanups of specific areas, but it is mostly used on automatic like other robots. Roams around the pool on it's own.

[Rescue30]

It is 100% automatic, cleans the pool spotless in 1 hour, and then shuts off.You have the option of controlling it with the remote if you want to throw it in and spot clean the pool .The remote also has a program button, if you just turn on the cleaner the deafult program is that it climbs to the waterline evry seventh time it hits a wall, hitting the program button makes it climb the wall each time it hits it.