@@RobertMoseleyIm sorry for your loss but thankfully you guys and the cat are safe. Also glad the KISS room was safe. I hope the vac manufacturer makes good 🙏 Keep us posted
I’m so sorry about your house Bob… this video just popped up in my recommended after seeing your newest video today. Btw, my pool guy charges me $130/month here in Vegas, incase you still need someone in the future.
First of all... you're spot on with your analysis of this product. I bought this on EBAY about 6 months ago. I got 5 months of service out of it and noticed it started to "deteriorate" last month. It wasn't holding it's charge and when I came home last week I heard a high pitch grinding noise coming from my patio. The unit had turned on automatically and was running into the wall. I smelled burning electrical wiring and immediately unplugged it. It kept on running...!!!!! I put it in the pool and it cleaned for about 20 minutes . I went to plug it back into the charger and it came back on immediately and would not shut off.
This is crazy I just saw you put on a video about your house burning down and you said it was the pool vacuum I guess another brand of automatic robotic pool cleaning vacuums stay away from them everybody he warned everybody back then and now I look what happened to him in his house October 18th
@@stevenholman7158 How can he sue the company when he's got a history of complaining there's something wrong with the units. He's written and complains yet still using it and having a fire from it is hard to defend..
Was it the fucking thing? I'm very sorry for everything. The most important thing is that nothing happened to you, your wife or the cat. You will rebuild everything and be better than before!
No, not this one. He said in a post that it was a Aiper battery pool cleaner. Also glad that everyone is okay, property can be replaced. People and pets cannot.
Mine worked twice, then stopped while in the water. Just sat there for 40 mins. I finally pulled it out of the pool and it was buzzing . Thats it! Just buzzing and wheels not moving. Tried letting g it sit and it randomly would stop and start buzzing on its own. Very nervous about using raise thing. I plugged it for stood or up on its end and thre thing is still buzzing even though the battery is supposed to be dead. I'm glad I found this video. It answered alot of my concerns.. so sad
Do not put it back in the water! The batteries react to water! It will burn when water hits it. Never buy no-name pool cleaners. It's not worth the money no matter how cheap they are. Get one that connects to the pool pump (via a hose that goes into the strainer) like a Hayward brand unit. They don't use batteries and use the suction from the pump to make it move.
Ours works great. Awesome addition to an in floor cleaning system. It gets those areas the infloor system doesn't get and is awesome with the leaves and fine grit material when you use the filter. Have had over a year and run 3x week and have had no issues. You must have got a lemon which stinks and is an inconvenience. But even the best electronics have a failure rate out of the box. Just take it back and get your money back or exchange. If concerned with transporting to Sams. Give em a call and ask them to advise on how they want to resolve.
Looks like you got a defective one. I've had mine for about 6 months now. It works great for me, and I use it about 3-4 times a week. I get a ton of leaves in my pool and this cleans the bottom very well.
Thank you for the info. Ours started running when it was plugged in, right outside our house. Just started running and flipped upside down when it ran off the cabinet so it couldn't go far. Can't find any information on that
I bought this from Sam’s about a year ago and have had zero problems. I put it in my pool 5 times a week and it runs for 4 hours, longer than the manual says mind you. I’ve forgotten to take it out of the pool and left overnight a few times, which the manual does not recommend. Maybe I maintain my pool well enough that makes this work properly. It is not made for pools with massive amounts of debris .
I loved mine last season but it won’t do anything now. Only lights up when charging. I’ve seen really bad reviews on Amazon. These people saying you just got a bad one are probably eating their words by now.
put it upside down in the box and leave the box open , or call the store tell them what happened and see what they can do ,maybe all you will need is the receipt and photos of the device
China! The best pool robot cleaners are the ones with hoses that plug into the filter baskets on the side for suction and then they have a hose plugging into the other side of the pool pump for spraying debris around under water . They last forever you can put them in there's no batteries there's no electricity and they work really well.
Go to the pool supply store and get one of the robots that run solely off of the skimmer port. They do much better than that one and have no electronics. They've been around literally for decades and work fairly well. Also, you might want to report that to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Just return it. Especially after that battery issue. A BMS (Battery Monitoring System) is essential, especially on a extreme weather region as Las Vegas.
Bob, can you spray some sort of fire extinguisher liquid inside through the burnt hole to stop the smoldering long enough to get it back to the store? Just an idea.
Sad thing is that even though I bought an Aiper from Amazon Renewed for about $100 to replace the big Tonka truck, I can’t bring myself to put the old one in the garbage. Its so cute lol
Appreciate your announcement and vids as always. I have learned over the years Costco is many steps above BJ's or Sam's club (if you have a choice). Additionally Dolphin is an excellent choice for robotic pool cleaners, they have been around a long time and are tried and true. All the best.
That's some scary stuff!! We sell cleaners at my work, but not battery powered ones.. we use Zodiac equipment and they are fantastic.. the robotics are definitely a huge step up from suction cleaners.. maybe i need to move over there and start a pool cleaning business haha...
I got one of these last year. I added the other filter it came with and it sucked the sand up perfectly all summer. This year though, it worked twice and now won't charge or come on. Came here looking for answers and now I don't want it.
I did swimming pool Remodeling and Repair for 3 years did full system installs personally what I would do is drain your pool drill a hole run it back line and go with an old school pressure vac you'd have no problems instead of your pool catching on fire
Whoever sells it assumes liability for it's malfunction and damage caused, if it was used properly. Sam's should know better than to buy unbranded generic Chinese junk, especially something electronic that goes underwater. You have a winnable case against whoever you bought the pool cleaner from, or the brand if it's branded. But you'll likely have better chance of actually seeing $$$ by suing whoever you bought it from.
It can happen pretty easily I was a pool mechanic for 3 years if you're light and your pool is not grounded right you can grab the ladder or the rail walking into your pool and it'll zappy and kill you I got zapped a few times doing my job
its kinda the same thing with the lawn mower roomba. it just doesn't do a good job. hell a roomba won't do a good job if you don't have a room that it can easily map and clean.
It's sounds like to me like they are really cheaply made and it's like a scam. My girlfriend saids they over work the people in china and they get paid very little. these chinese companies will make a bad batch promote it and sell it to the us market, see how many units they can sell until they pull it off the shelf. So they don't care as long as they make money that all they care about. Same with some of these cheap cars today. I would be aware of what you purchase these days.
Thank you for the public service announcement. You should have advertised, here on Utube (for a pool guy), before buying that death trap. Seriously. Also tell the next pool guy that you will review them on Utube; to give them >>>FREE
Wasn't it a great idea to have China make all our stuff. Oh yea, Einstein your getting stuff made real cheap. We don't call it c---- shit for nothing, they earned that insult.
I saw these for $169 at SAMS yesterday, trying to blow them out. Was almost tempted to get another one! 😆
I made this mistake. I will be returning before the first use
Than 2 years later your house burned down
@@noahreed8174 different unit
@@RobertMoseleyIm sorry for your loss but thankfully you guys and the cat are safe. Also glad the KISS room was safe. I hope the vac manufacturer makes good 🙏 Keep us posted
Why would you continue to use it if you knew it had problems???
Fast forward to few days ago, pool cleaner finally does do it. Was watching your most current video, so horrible what happened.
I’m so sorry about your house Bob… this video just popped up in my recommended after seeing your newest video today. Btw, my pool guy charges me $130/month here in Vegas, incase you still need someone in the future.
Did Bob Go BACK TO THE PAST AND MAKE THIS VIDEO?
First of all... you're spot on with your analysis of this product. I bought this on EBAY about 6 months ago. I got 5 months of service out of it and noticed it started to "deteriorate" last month. It wasn't holding it's charge and when I came home last week I heard a high pitch grinding noise coming from my patio. The unit had turned on automatically and was running into the wall. I smelled burning electrical wiring and immediately unplugged it. It kept on running...!!!!! I put it in the pool and it cleaned for about 20 minutes . I went to plug it back into the charger and it came back on immediately and would not shut off.
This is crazy I just saw you put on a video about your house burning down and you said it was the pool vacuum I guess another brand of automatic robotic pool cleaning vacuums stay away from them everybody he warned everybody back then and now I look what happened to him in his house October 18th
People...look at the release date of this video. This is from 2 years ago.
This didnt age well
Did he have another fire with one of these? I suppose he didn't learn.
@@stevenholman7158yep
@@stevenholman7158 How can he sue the company when he's got a history of complaining there's something wrong with the units. He's written and complains yet still using it and having a fire from it is hard to defend..
Thank you!!! I was just about to send a message to someone who has one of these for sale on marketplace for $85…. You saved me from a bad decision.
Was it the fucking thing? I'm very sorry for everything. The most important thing is that nothing happened to you, your wife or the cat. You will rebuild everything and be better than before!
No, not this one. He said in a post that it was a Aiper battery pool cleaner.
Also glad that everyone is okay, property can be replaced. People and pets cannot.
A lot of his stuff was priceless. They were antiques or one of kind items. Prayers for his family.
Mine worked twice, then stopped while in the water. Just sat there for 40 mins. I finally pulled it out of the pool and it was buzzing . Thats it! Just buzzing and wheels not moving. Tried letting g it sit and it randomly would stop and start buzzing on its own. Very nervous about using raise thing. I plugged it for stood or up on its end and thre thing is still buzzing even though the battery is supposed to be dead. I'm glad I found this video. It answered alot of my concerns.. so sad
Do not put it back in the water! The batteries react to water! It will burn when water hits it.
Never buy no-name pool cleaners. It's not worth the money no matter how cheap they are. Get one that connects to the pool pump (via a hose that goes into the strainer) like a Hayward brand unit. They don't use batteries and use the suction from the pump to make it move.
Be careful that thing, lithium battery fires are some of the scariest on earth.
Wait until you see magnesium in on fire lol
Ours works great. Awesome addition to an in floor cleaning system. It gets those areas the infloor system doesn't get and is awesome with the leaves and fine grit material when you use the filter. Have had over a year and run 3x week and have had no issues.
You must have got a lemon which stinks and is an inconvenience. But even the best electronics have a failure rate out of the box. Just take it back and get your money back or exchange.
If concerned with transporting to Sams. Give em a call and ask them to advise on how they want to resolve.
It is made by Intertek, retails at Wal Mart for $225 and distributed by Ewirelessgear. Ironically it is almost 5 star rated lol.
Looks like you got a defective one. I've had mine for about 6 months now. It works great for me, and I use it about 3-4 times a week. I get a ton of leaves in my pool and this cleans the bottom very well.
Mine works fabulously keeps my pool clean. I love it. Can’t speak to the fire hazard. But mable you have a defective one
My advice is a Hayward Tiger Shark. $1200. Great for leaves and small debris.
Thank you for the info. Ours started running when it was plugged in, right outside our house. Just started running and flipped upside down when it ran off the cabinet so it couldn't go far. Can't find any information on that
Some quality workmanship there. A non waterproof leaf vacuum pool robot that doesn't suck leaves and is leaky. It certainly does SUCK.
I bought this from Sam’s about a year ago and have had zero problems. I put it in my pool 5 times a week and it runs for 4 hours, longer than the manual says mind you. I’ve forgotten to take it out of the pool and left overnight a few times, which the manual does not recommend. Maybe I maintain my pool well enough that makes this work properly. It is not made for pools with massive amounts of debris .
oh its a great vaccum....for a short time. it wont finish out the second pool season without the curcuit board taking a crap
I loved mine last season but it won’t do anything now. Only lights up when charging. I’ve seen really bad reviews on Amazon. These people saying you just got a bad one are probably eating their words by now.
put it upside down in the box and leave the box open , or call the store tell them what happened and see what they can do ,maybe all you will need is the receipt and photos of the device
ITS CRAZY HOW 2 YEARS LATER IT DID BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN ! FFS ! LOL
China! The best pool robot cleaners are the ones with hoses that plug into the filter baskets on the side for suction and then they have a hose plugging into the other side of the pool pump for spraying debris around under water . They last forever you can put them in there's no batteries there's no electricity and they work really well.
Go to the pool supply store and get one of the robots that run solely off of the skimmer port. They do much better than that one and have no electronics. They've been around literally for decades and work fairly well. Also, you might want to report that to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Just return it.
Especially after that battery issue.
A BMS (Battery Monitoring System) is essential, especially on a extreme weather region as Las Vegas.
Your convincing me to build one with a Pump and cartridge filter like online!
I had one that ran off of water pressure at Pinch a Penney pool supplies it worked great for years.
Thank you for this! Was looking at one today at GTM a clearance type store.
I'm glad that you stopped using it. I'm surprised Sam's Club didn't recall these
Well done Bob for sharing this. Hope u got some more info on this
Thank you, I was watching videos yesterday and was tempted to buy one.
Bob, can you spray some sort of fire extinguisher liquid inside through the burnt hole to stop the smoldering long enough to get it back to the store? Just an idea.
Sad thing is that even though I bought an Aiper from Amazon Renewed for about $100 to replace the big Tonka truck, I can’t bring myself to put the old one in the garbage. Its so cute lol
Sams monitors the reviews too. I put a review up last year and they would delete the review I posted. Mine just quit working today
maybe you got a defective one ..these have been around for a while and there are plenty of great working name brand ones that will get the job done.
Thank you for your review! I almost bought one
Appreciate your announcement and vids as always. I have learned over the years Costco is many steps above BJ's or Sam's club (if you have a choice). Additionally Dolphin is an excellent choice for robotic pool cleaners, they have been around a long time and are tried and true. All the best.
That's some scary stuff!! We sell cleaners at my work, but not battery powered ones.. we use Zodiac equipment and they are fantastic.. the robotics are definitely a huge step up from suction cleaners.. maybe i need to move over there and start a pool cleaning business haha...
I got one of these last year. I added the other filter it came with and it sucked the sand up perfectly all summer. This year though, it worked twice and now won't charge or come on. Came here looking for answers and now I don't want it.
i have the same exact problem as you do. the curcuit boards go bad on these i can see on mine water gets inside it
Maybe it burns the leaves to get rid of them.
Well it is ETL Listed so it must be safe 😂
We had one that had hoses connected like the the old ones. Worked well enough but idk where it went. Must have decided to drive off one day🤔😂
Good lookin out Bob. You potentially saved lives here. Nice work man, love the content.
I did swimming pool Remodeling and Repair for 3 years did full system installs personally what I would do is drain your pool drill a hole run it back line and go with an old school pressure vac you'd have no problems instead of your pool catching on fire
Yea, I remember this video.. man, only if you knew a week ago how bad it is😢
I know you are kicking yourself hard, and I feel bad for you sincerely.
Foreshadowing
Polaris pool cleaners always have worked great for me.
Is this the same brand as the one that burned down the house ?
Dude! You gotta update us on this one! Do you have a smoldering pile of plastic on your property? Does it look like the Elephant's Foot?
Get a Dolphin or a Polaris they work great !
Take it back in a tub of water?
I used mine 2 seasons and worked great. Then this week it stopped working and would not charge
yup same thing happened to me.
Not to mention if you had a pool with a liner, that would of toasted the liner, like $7000.00 Grand
So….assuming I’m fireproof…is there a way to fix it? My lights don’t even come on when I lift it anymore…only while on the charger
yeah the curcuit board goes bad. im suprised yours is still working!!
@@roadrunner1580 it isnt lol. I bought an Aiper from Amazon Renewed for about $100. I guess i should charge it occasionally during the winter maybe?
Mine cleaned pretty good but after about 4 times it just stopped. I’m taking it back.
OH don't worry bout having to drain and clean your pool, they prolly not going to cover that....lol luv your vids and thanks for the info
Can I charge it in my Tiki Bar?
Just got 2 for $25 at a garage sale and they don’t even work so that’s great
Was it UL listed?
Dolphin or Polaris is the ones you want!
Unscrew it and take the battery out so it doesn't get any worse.
Aquafysh is the brand
Robot doing it's own thing.......and so it begins........judgement day
Should of been Leary with the person on the box with a Franch shirt lol.
Maytronics Dolphin is the brand to go with. They are over twice the cost though..
I have one and did the same thing..
Im from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 if u pay my expenses I can be your new pool cleaner? I can live in one of the out building?
I'd thought the same.
Whoever sells it assumes liability for it's malfunction and damage caused, if it was used properly. Sam's should know better than to buy unbranded generic Chinese junk, especially something electronic that goes underwater. You have a winnable case against whoever you bought the pool cleaner from, or the brand if it's branded. But you'll likely have better chance of actually seeing $$$ by suing whoever you bought it from.
Don't bow to a C&D letter that may be forthcoming, or a bribe.
Even the robots get burnout these days.
It should come with a bag of marshmallows😂
the companys name that built these things is aquafysh buddy
# foreshadowing 😢
Sam's will cover it under the Lemon Law.
Really? Have you returned one there ?
oh it's always been a plan of mine is to be taking a nice swim and all I remember is being dead
It can happen pretty easily I was a pool mechanic for 3 years if you're light and your pool is not grounded right you can grab the ladder or the rail walking into your pool and it'll zappy and kill you I got zapped a few times doing my job
Aquafysh is the Brand
its kinda the same thing with the lawn mower roomba. it just doesn't do a good job. hell a roomba won't do a good job if you don't have a room that it can easily map and clean.
Check the FCC ID online, if its fake then Sam's has to remove these from the shelves as it's illegal.
Not cool, I hope this problem gets solved, best of luck
The box alone would give me pause. Chinesium quality on full display, it’s a growing problem because people keep buying this junk.
Return it but it’s going to set your Sams club on fire 😅
100% a lawsuit
Pay the pool guy more and call him back
🤣🤣🤣 much better than a robot
Right
Dang.
Hate to say it, but you should have known better. Anyway, you should return it and get refunded. Thanks for the heads up anyway
Wow that’s bad bob
check out Silver Cymbal's YT channel, he does pool robot reviews and his most recent one he gave a thumbs up and its only in the 200 dollar range.
It’s call intertek
It's sounds like to me like they are really cheaply made and it's like a scam. My girlfriend saids they over work the people in china and they get paid very little. these chinese companies will make a bad batch promote it and sell it to the us market, see how many units they can sell until they pull it off the shelf. So they don't care as long as they make money that all they care about. Same with some of these cheap cars today. I would be aware of what you purchase these days.
You are exactly correct-this thing is a piece of shit-didn’t even last one year-I will never buy anything from this company again
Thank you for the public service announcement. You should have advertised, here on Utube (for a pool guy), before buying that death trap. Seriously. Also tell the next pool guy that you will review them on Utube; to give them >>>FREE
Oh wtf again??? Strange 2 pool cleaners....2 fires....hmmmm
probably has a low quality battery inside.
Take it back to where you got it from
That WILL get someone killed!!!
No BMS, to the trash like the rest.
Wasn't it a great idea to have China make all our stuff. Oh yea, Einstein your getting stuff made real cheap.
We don't call it c---- shit for nothing, they earned that insult.