Who loves their Polaris 380?

[bboehm]

If it makes you feel any better, I also have a 20x40 IG and am having trouble with mine too. It cleans the entire pool except for one corner. The weird thing is that the first two years I owned it, it worked perfectly, but now, I can't seem to get it adjusted just right. My pool guy told me to set the jet to the 2:00 position. An earlier post here said 11:00, so I am going to try that instead. I think it's just a matter of getting it adjusted correctly. I wish I would have noticed how it was set when it was working well. But that was back when I was a naive pool owner and didn't realize that there was even an adjustment.

[larry2338]

While it is important to find the right adjustment(s) to make in order to get your Polaris operating well, I thought I'd mention something I've noticed about our Polaris 380. The method and efficiency of operation seem to be directly correlated to the water temperature. Simply put, ours roams entirely differently when the water temp is 55 degrees than it does when the water temp is 85 degrees. I have always assumed that it has something to do with a change in the density??? of the water at various temperatures. At lower temps, it runs in a more compact and straight line pattern and remains for the most part on the floor of the pool. With warmer temps, it is much more random, covers every square inch and readily climbs the sides of the pool. Just thought I would mention this. For some people it might not hurt to wait to adjust the Polaris until the water comes up to average summertime temps. In my experience, it's just not going to act in April or May like it does in July or August. I'll let the science pros on the board explain to us why.

[cleancloths]

I've noted the same difference in operation but think it is due to the hose being less flexible in cold water than in warm water.

[hooch]

Have you checked the RPM of the unit?? I have a 280 and the RPM must be between 28-32. If its to high the cleaner just flies all over the place. Read your manual..it tells you how to adjust it.

[sunofthebeach]

I have a 380 and don't like it either. It does not cover my whole pool. For me, my 380 is just a $900 squart gun and pool toy that the kids play with.

Also it seems counter productive to use the 380 for 5 hours to clean the pool when my 13 year old son can do it in less then 20 minutes with the manual vaccume.

I would not buy it again.