navigator dies, now what?

[Phillbo]

I've always liked my Hayward.

http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-Pool_an...a_Pool_Cleaner



If you have a Leslie's Pool store near by, they service them with no labor cost. The one in my pool was about 8 years old when I bought the house , I had new wings and a tranny replaced for 75.00. Works great .

[fofa]

Yes, I have liked my Navigator, except for the large oak leaves and acorns stopping it. But that seemed minor. But now it needs a major overhaul. Even if I buy the parts (online) it will still run about $175.00. Found a Jacuzzi 4 wheel tracker (aka ThePoolCleaner) brand new online for $199.00. So I bought one. Sitting next me as I speak (wife is making me put under the tree) figured I would try it since have heard not a thing bad about it. Figured it might do better on leaves and acorns. Suppose to take less suction to work it. I might rebuild the navigator, might not, depends on how well the Tracker does or doesn't do. I'll let yall know later.

[fofa]

The Tracker 4x (aka ThePoolCleaner) seems to be doing a pretty good job. The navigator seemed to cover the pool a tad better say in a 2 hour period, but no real complaints. It also seems to handle acorns without a hitch, and does pretty good on leaves unless you get a whole bunch, then they clog up the intake port. But that is to be expected. The navigator seemed a little worse for that. Does not seem to climb the walls as well, but I need to make final adjustments so it is most likely my fault (don't want to mess around in the cold water mostly).
Need to design a new barrier between the handrail and the steps. The PVC pipe I have there to block the navigator from wrapping around the handrail, well this thing just climbs over it.