Pool Blaster Max

Unreliable quality

I bought the Pool Buster Max now called the Pool Blaster Max. It comes with a one year warranty which is really great if you live down south. But the season is not much more than 3 months in New York. I used it for one summer and it was terrific. The next June it didn't work. So I had 3 months for about $225.00. The warranty ran out before the time I wanted to use it the second summer. I returned it to Water Tech and was told it needed a new motor at $150 and some other part that I tuned out after hearing the $150. I told the person that the cost was not reasonable. Then she offered me a completely new unit for $155 plus shipping (about $11.00). That was under some kind of replacement plan sort of a good will gesture because it came with a new one year warranty. I asked her rhetorically why I would want to invest another $166.00 in addition to the $11.00 that I spent to return the defective item for a product that had absolutely no reliability or durability.

I would not advise anyone to buy this product unless they were prepared to buy a replacement every year. There are better and more reliable methods to clean up a swimming pool. I just use my 10 year old very reliable Polaris. It never has failed me. And it requires virtually nothing more than emptying the bag of debris. I have the Polaris model that has its own water pump. That pump has never failed. I replaced the styrofoam float once and the scrubby on the tail once. Total costs of replacement parts in 10 years for my Polaris - $10.00 or so.More detail ...