I had a Hayward navigator, it worked pretty good for 5 years, then dead, and it cost too much to fix. So I bought a "The Poolcleaner", and so far it has been a wonder to behold. I think the Navigator covered the pool a tad better (but not by much), but this does leaves and acorns and small twigs that clogged the navigator. I leave it in 24 X 7 (maybe haul it out if we are swimming) and it stays in all winter also because I don't close my pool. Only been a year, but nothing has needed replacing, Navigator needed wings replaced once a year minimum, and nothing is looking like it is even close to wearing out. About the only wear parts would be the tire treads and "flaps" that ride on the pool surface. They have both suction side (what I have) and pressure side (no booster pump pressure type) cleaners. Might be worth a look at.
www.thepoolcleaner.com
Before I bought mine I asked around, and everyone that I ran across that had this one says it was great. So I tried it, besides it was cheaper than the hayward and much cheaper than pressure side cleaners and way, way cheaper than robotics which you have to remove each time.
Good luck with your search and what ever you get, I hope it works good for you.
Re: automatic pool cleaner
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I had a Hayward navigator, it worked pretty good for 5 years, then dead, and it cost too much to fix. So I bought a "The Poolcleaner", and so far it has been a wonder to behold. I think the Navigator covered the pool a tad better (but not by much), but this does leaves and acorns and small twigs that clogged the navigator. I leave it in 24 X 7 (maybe haul it out if we are swimming) and it stays in all winter also because I don't close my pool. Only been a year, but nothing has needed replacing, Navigator needed wings replaced once a year minimum, and nothing is looking like it is even close to wearing out. About the only wear parts would be the tire treads and "flaps" that ride on the pool surface. They have both suction side (what I have) and pressure side (no booster pump pressure type) cleaners. Might be worth a look at.
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