Skimdevil® Robotic Surface Cleaner Set Up & App Overview (RC Mode Shown)

The Skimdevil Solar-Powered Robotic Surface Skimmer is designed to be primarily controlled by a Smart Phone/Tablet Application (App). The Skimdevil is unique in this respect for a robotic pool cleaner. The App is designed for an Andriod device and an Apple device and is very good.



The Skimdevil is a robotic pool surface skimmer and would be great for pools that get a lot of surface debris, run off of a variable speed pump or has a skimmer that is not effective. The Skimdevil works great at removing the surface debris and will keep your pool surface looking mirror clean.


Once you install the Skimdevil App you can do all kinds of things with the cleaner. The Menu screen is set up in a very simple and easy to use fashion and the App connects with the Skimdevil via a Bluetooth connection. From this screen you can turn the cleaner on and also change the factory preset settings. Also displayed is the water temperature, wind speed, battery level and Bluetooth connectivity.

All you have to do after installing the App is to hit "Start" and the Skimdevil will start to operate with the factory set run time of 30 minutes on and 45 minutes paused.  It comes with a pre-programmed run schedule and once the cleaner is charged by the solar panels it will begin to operate each day (it comes fully charged from the factory). There is no need to go into the App and restart it once you initially set everything up. You can however use the App to change the Settings and to use the Skimdevil in the RC mode. 

From the menu screen you can turn the cleaner on by clicking “Start.” Once on it will run in your pool without needing to be turned on again as long as there is sufficient Sunlight to charge it each day. It comes factory set to run for 30 minutes and then to pause for 45 minutes. You can also change this in the “Setup” menu which I will touch on later.

There is a cool “RC” mode which allows you to take control of the Skimdevil and drive it around your pool. The controls are very responsive and if you feel like playing with the Skimdevil and using it like a remote control boat knock
yourself out. My son loves to driver it around the pool and it will be a hit at the next party. Note, make sure no one is in the pool while it is in use.

In the “Setup” menu you can fine tune the Skimdevil and change some of the factory settings. I will list all of the settings in order:

CLEANING SCHEDULE:
Daily Interval: Full
Day Only
Night Only

Cleaning: Constant
10 min - 5 hours
Pause: Off
10 min- 5 hours

DEVICE SETTINGS:
Turbo Mode on/off
Distance to Edge: 1 (near) – 5 (far)
Pool Type: Residential, Commercial, Natural
Floating Obstacles on/off
Pool Edge: Infinity, Standard, Overflow
Beep Alert on/off
Menu Button: Disabled
Quickstart
30 minute cleaning – 3 hour cleaning
LED LIGHT:
Basket: Auto, All Day, Night Only, Off
Front: Auto, Steady, Flash, Off

INFO:
Total Cleaning Time
Firmware
Serial #
Reset on/off

So you can see from the “Setup” menu there are many perimeters that you can set on the Skimdevil to customize it to your needs.

To see my review of the Skimdevil watch this video: https://youtu.be/j2GCxC9apJ4


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