Zodiac EvoluX EX5050 iQ

Unfortunately I have to report that I am thoroughly disappointed by this pool cleaner. I purchased one of the more expensive ones based on the pool shop's recommendation. It came with 2 years warranty. The first repair was required after approximately 12 months when the land power unit irreparably failed and needed a complete replacement. The second failure occurred just before its warranty expired and was the robot itself, it needed extensive repair/replacement to all its parts (control panel, motor, tracks etc). Now, another 6 months on, it has another complete failure. Given it is out of warranty, likely the cost of the repair will be cost prohibitive. Also, given its track record, it is likely to fail again soon after. Please do not buy this unit. It appears to be made of low quality components (all plastic bleached and started cracking after only a year, now at 2.5 years old it looks like it will disintegrate if you look at it a bit strong) that not only look aged quickly but fail quickly too.

Best pool cleaner for Peble crete pools – I have owned a Zodiac VX50 for 6 years and it failed this year with a failed bearing on the pump motor, due to leaving it the pool 24/7. I tried a Maytronics AW6 track unit in my pool as the reviews for the Dolphin/Maytronics units were so positive. I was amazed that the Maytronics pool cleaner could not climb the walls or get out of the deep centre are of my pool. As all the Maytronics/Dolphin units are similar I assumed that trying other units would be a waste of time. I settled for the proven Zodiac unit in the wifi cable Evolux EX5050. Works like a charm and the dual filter is definitely an improvement on the single filter design. I must say though it is almost identical to the VX50, so I am keeping the old unit for motor spares. This time round however, I will be pulling it out of the pool to give it a break occasionally.