Friday, April 19, 2019

Aquabot Rapids 4WD Robotic Pool Cleaner: 2 Year 100% Warranty!


The Aqaubot Rapids 4WD is a great mid-range robotic pool cleaner that features a great 2-year full warranty. It is one of Aquabot’s retail pool store only cleaners and is only available at your local brick and mortar pool store or from your pool service provider and is not sold online. With that said the price point is mid-range so depending on your region anywhere from $700 to $800. 




What you get for that is a great cleaner with a strange shape but don’t let that fool you. Here are some product features on the cleaner:

For In-Ground Pools
Shape: Rectangle, Lap, Kidney, L-Shape, Round, Oval
Surfaces: All Including Tile
PVA Wheels Available for pods
Pool to Wall Transition: 90 Degree Angle
Aquabot® No Tangle Swivel prevents cable from tangling
Non-Marring Wheels
Cable Length: 60'
Rotating Scrubbing Brush
Cleans: Pool Floors and Walls
3 Hour Timer
Compatible with External Timer
Pumps 70 Gallons per Minute
Filter Type: Top Loading Basket
Warranty: 2 Year, 100%

Let me touch on a few of the features that I really like about the robot. The top-loading debris chambers are great. They easily snap out and filter down to very fine particles including dirt. They are also very easy to empty and clean and they are what I consider large capacity. You can’t beat a robotic pool cleaner with these top loading debris trays. The clear plastic on top makes looking in easy so you will know when you need to empty the debris chambers.

Although the Rapids 4WD does not scrub the tile line, the true 4-wheel drive of this cleaner will allow it to climb the walls to the waterline giving you complete coverage of the pool from floors to walls. The 4WD also allows the cleaner to avoid getting stuck on the main drains of the pool. A problem for some robotic cleaners that lack the true 4-wheel drive feature. The tires are non-marring, so this cleaner is safe for all surface types.

Included in the software of the Rapids 4WD is the AquaSmart Gyro System that will allow for systematic cleaning of the pool in the quickest way possible. If you watch the cleaner you will see it pause, then change direction. Unlike other cleaners that will go forward for a certain time and then reverse, the AquaSmart System will turn the cleaner so that the cleaning pattern is more random and it won’t travel over the same path over and over again. This allows for the short run cycle of 3 hours and in fact, most pools will be clean in half that time.

Other notable features are the extra-long cable of 60 ft making the Rapids 4WD ideal for a small, medium to a large pool. The swivel on the cord will also prevent cable tangling which has been a problem for robotic pool cleaners in the past. The rotating scrubbing brush in the center on the bottom will help scrub off stubborn dirt and debris. It is also lightweight and the large handle on top allows for easy removal from the pool.

These are some great features and the Rapids 4WD is backed by a great 2-year full bumper to bumper warranty.

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