Pentair Rebel Questions & Answers

Hi, My Rebel is getting stuck at the bottom of the wall where ever i put it in my pool. We have recently had the pump replaced and it worked fine before that. I have tried changing the section level and have checked for derbies. Any suggestions?

the filters are clean, great suction, no blockages, the cogs are all good, the valve in the skimmer box is fully closed to fast BUT the wheels are only turning 5 times per minute . Any advice please!

Cleaner constantly spins in circles; wheels turning in opposite direction. Remedial action ?

My rebel keeps climbing walls too high and sucking air and resetting my pump it is annoying as it happens every 5 min how do I stop this

Why does my pentair cleaner keep turning in circles and then the hose tangles up?

why does my pentair keep turning in circles

The wheels have stopped turning and seem to be stuck, how do I fix ?

Hi we have a rebel 2 and recently when connected it will not move,if I take the hose of under water it sucks my hand in to the hose but when I reconnect the cleaner it does nothing and bubbles come from round the wheels

Not a question.. but to share my troubleshooting tips.. still stand by my review, that Rebel Cleaners are the 'least-worst' of all the other cleaner options.. particularly for pools with really heavy leaf matter... They are all horrid in their own way...

I manage 2 pools, 1 has a Rebel Mk1 thats still killing it after 3yrs, my Mk2 is about 1.5yrs and was suddenly 'hanging in the deep end' all the time.. it could turn and go straight.. but it wouldn't explore.. even if I removed hoses to restrict how far it could go.

They have a 3yr warranty, so after reading this thread, I called support.. they try to use language to make it sound like its your fault, as if the pool jets are suddenly the problem, or how many hours did you use it.. get past that.. they will also ask for photos. But once you get past that, they sent out a Left-Hand-Drive replacement kit in the mail, honestly if the old one was worn, it was less than a finger-nail worn.. like barely even perceptible.. but damn I replaced it and it started working again... It actually starts climbing walls again, which I realise it must have stopped doing a long time ago.. so clearly the new parts makes it run like a new one again. This is a shame, but at least you have 3yrs of support...

Now, you dont actually want the Rebel climbing walls.. a) it wastes a lot of time, but b) it will generally go up and suck air and make your pump stall.. the tip is to cut something like a kids eraser into 2 halves, and stick one under each tyre, it makes it so the rebel will lose its traction on the wall and fall back down, and doesn't impact its movement along the floor.

Pintar pool cleaner staying in same area of Paul

Hi, my pentair rebel 2 gears (or whatever makes it go) do not appear to be engaging. After it swivels to change direction, it then tries to go in a straight line but just continues to go in tiny circles/swivels.

Have replaced both left and right drives. Cleaner still only goes in a straight line. What else needs to be replaced. Thank you.

My pentair robot turns in circle I leave it 24 7 in pool what's the solution?

Hi, how can you tell the difference between a Rebel 1 and 2?

On my Rebel 2, I fitted the Tuneup kit but now the stupid thing pirouettes on one wheel, runs forward a couple of feet then does 360 turns on the one spot before repeating the sequence. One wheel seems to lose traction even though it has new tyres. I have played with the the suction pressures, adjusted the suction pipe weight (plastic), checked for blockages, it refuses to even attempt to climb a wall - small pebbled - the drive shaft and everything was only replaced about 6 months ago. Going to take my chainsaw to it very shortly. Local Rebel dealer says he has seen the tyres run out of tread in less than 6 months and excessive wear on the drive shaft as well. I can adjust the suction from suck-yer-arm-off to no suction at all! Heap of junk it would appear!

On my Rebel 2, I fitted the Tuneup kit but now the stupid thing pirouettes on one wheel, runs forward a couple of feet then does 360 turns on the one spot before repeating the sequence. One wheel seems to lose traction even though it has new tyres. I have played with the the suction pressures, pipe weight (plastic), checked for blockages, it refuses to even attempt to climb a wall - small pebbled - the drive shaft and everything was only replaced about 6 months ago. Going to take my chainsaw to it very shortly. Local Rebel dealer says he has seen the tyres run out of tread in less than 6 months and excessive wear on the drive shaft as well. Heap of junk it would appear!

My lil rebel vacuums with the rollers up. How do I make it vacuum with all of them down?

My rebel won’t come out of the deep end of the pool. Just replace both drive shafts and I believe it’s the wheels that need replacement. The wheels seem to be really sloppy. Should I just replace the hub which is a lot cheaper than purchasing two wheels for 100 dollars?

Hi can someone tell me why my rebel cleaner goes onto its side (on one wheel) it was working perfect now just does this continuously, only 5 months old. Thankyou

Purchased my Rebel Pentair back in 2013 and have been reasonably happy with it. Have used the tune up kit on a couple of occasion to replace cogs, wheels etc. Have just purchased a new tune up kit but appear to have bought the Pentair 2 kit by mistake. from what I can make out from the adverts, it appears to have very similar, if not the same, components with the exception being the tyre tread. It is in the mail already so I’m likely stuck with it, so can anyone confirm, other than the tyres, what other differences there are with this kit and what likely won’t work/fit in my old machine? Thanks, Mick