Quote Originally Posted by vgg659a
My Polaris isn't moving around my pool like it used to, and I'm wondering if I need to have it serviced. It's 5 years old.

I see that I can buy a brand new one on eBay for < $400. I'm thinking that service may be almost half that, so I'm leaning towards buying new.

How much should I expect to pay for service?

I've got a 380 and have had similar problems. One time it was the belts that were slipping and worn. If you are fairly carefull with details you can buy the belts on the net for about $30 I think and replace them yourself it is not that hard.

The other thing I have noticed is that when the water is very cold, i.e. under 60 degrees she does not want to move to well and I think it is because the hoses are not flexible when cold. Once the pool heated up above 72 degrees she is moving like a charm.