I've messed with vaccuum side and pressure side cleaners (no separate pump) and at best they were "eh". I had (still have) a Polaris 165 that worked OK when it worked, but would get tangled up and jets would clog. Polaris replaced all the guts for me once.
I then had a Dolphin remote that worked great for 2 seasons then stopped working. I backed and forthed with them, they sent me a brandy -new one. That only worked for a little while and I replaced it with a Blue Diamond remote. That's worked smashingly well now starting its 4th season--or 3 1/2. Only catch is I have pull out the ladder or it gets caught on it.
But a Blue Diamond isn't cheap. But I haven't brushed my pool in years, because when the Dolphin was working there was no brushing either.
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