Just bought a Baracuda G4 any comments..

[bkny1055]

great price

[fission7x]

Fired my pool guy after several hours of reading this forum and getting tired of paying for virtually nothing. The $340 I paid for the G4 will hopefully pay for itself in about 1.5 months!! Noworries, we must have bought from the same vendor!

[bkny1055]

I am here simply becaue i cant see myself paying anyone to clean my pool when i can do the same job better if i apply myself and get the knowledge needed

[bkny1055]

I just came from the local pool place chain called Pinch-a-penny and they had a bunch of G4's in the back of the shop
I was like What the FUDGE Not a good sign.
so i asked the kid working on them wasup with all these units are they that bad
he said no they after awhile get a bad diafram and needs replacing thats all other than that they dont come in for anything so if you get one remeber that it will go bad also in time
wow i was like good to know since i just bought one
Well just wanted to post my findings

[jagwire22]

How can a person tell if the diaphram is bad?

I bought a G4 at the beginning of summer and it worked great, climbed the walls and everything! Now, when i plug it in it loses power and quits operating.
Does this sound like a diaphram problem?

Thanks for any help!

[noworries]

Did you store it outside the water for a while? If so it might have dried out and cracked? I dunno. I just got mine. I'm considering just leaving it in the pool unless we're having a party. Is it ok to leave them in all winter in southern california?

[bkny1055]

wow hoo just checked UPS and they dropped off my G4 at 11:30am today but i am freaking stuck at work so i guess when i get home i will hook it all up

Thanks to my wife who told me get it so you dont have to spend the weekend cleaning the pool yourself
she loves me

Update:
Just installed the G4 and it works like a charm

[SeanB.]

How can a person tell if the diaphram is bad?

Wait 9 months. Sorry, I couln't help myself.

[Pool_Mike]

I own the Polaris 150, which I think by specs is very compariable to the G4. I have yet to try it, but will let you guys know what I think.

[bkny1055]

Wait 9 months. Sorry, I couln't help myself.

LOL
Now thats funny took me a minute but got it
its a two step joke