I bought mine in 2018 and forgot to leave a review. Here's my 7-year review. Still works perfectly! This has been working hard every day for about 7-1/2 years. I carefully assembled it, added larger stones to it, and added my own stainless steel braided hoses, and attached them to a battery-powered programmable timer, which had a generous amount of Teflon plumbing tape, but not too much, to ensure that everything had a tight seal. I tried to be smart about this, and only run the timer after sunset for a few reasons, it ensures the night shift of the pool cleaning cycle always has enough water, and "maximum" water, that is cleaned and treated before morning, and I figured it would be less stress on the plastic in the hot sun? About once a month or so in the Summer, in Florida, and maybe quarterly in the "Winter", I do a manual inspection and test. (I upgraded my timer a year or so ago to the RACHIO hose-end timer, which is connected via Wi-Fi to an app on my phone. It will tell me when the battery is running low, there is a pressure disparity, or if "no flow" is detected, etc.!) It is Helpful to me as a frequent traveler that I can ask my neighbor or friend for "remote assistance" if I am unable to verify what the problem is. I even took it all apart very carefully last year, and carefully repainted all of the exterior parts with an outdoor-friendly plastic spray paint, after some light prep, as it had faded and attracted some dirt over the years when the sticker wore off, but now it blends in even more, in an area that no one would typically walk in, making it even more stealth than before! This is one of my favorite gadgets in my life!
Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]