Aquabot Repair Stories

My aquabot goes in circles 
I have a regular aquabot, and checked the electric with the meter as you instructed.

I changed my drive belts pursuant to your website, the aquabot ...

AquabotMoves Then Stops 
My aquabot is a year old, i live in the north east and only use it 3 months a year. When i put it in the water, it starts to move, and then stops. I unscrewed ...

Saved from being ripped off 
I called Aquaquality on Post ave in Westbury today on 7/17/10 to find out if they repaired Hayward pool pumps. The young girl I spoke to told me that they ...

Aquabot climbs only upper half wall 
My aquabot is starting by climbing vertically the walls ,get to the limit of water and then go down one foot and climbs back to the edge again. Repeat....

Aquabot T4 won't reverse... 
Hello Everyone,
We have an older version T4 that will not reverse directions. Belts have been replaced, and it goes very well in one direction, but will ...

Fuse problem 
I have an older aquabot. How old, not sure...as it came with the pool when we bought house, but I'd bet it's at least 7 years old. Anyhow, it worked ...

Aquabot Pump Motor Capacitor Repair 
I have repaired (2) pump motors now, instead of purchasing them for the outrageous $$$ that they go for new. First my own about 6 years ago by purchasing ...

Aquabot Turbo T4RC 
Just placed Aquabot Turbo T4RC in pool, everything is working 'EXCEPT IT CIRCLES ONLY!!!' The pool if FULL of fishing worms from heavy rains & need to ...

metal frame for debris bag corroated ,replacement $70 !!! 
poor design and choice of materials,shoud be stainless steel,must replace entire assembly,frame only not available.

Aquabot No Suction and Not Climbing Wall 
I own an Aquabot and the other day I discovered it was not climbing the walls and not sucking any dirt. I pulled it out off the water and checked of any ...

Aquabot Bravo 2003 power supply stops after 30 seconds 
Hello,

I have a failure with a pool robot Aqua Smart System, bought in France (I'm French, living in France). This robot is also known as Aquabot Bravo ...

Aquabot Turbo - Remote Not Working 
The remote used to work on my Aquabot Turbo, activating pistons on either side to make the robot turn. Recently, the remote does not cause the pistons ...

Need schematic for Aquabot power supply remote control equiped unit  
Someone cut up the wiring on this power supply, which is a 4 pin unit with remote control. Basically, the power supply has been reduced to a pile of components,...

aquabot runs and works well for 5 minutes at a time 
Loved it but now it only works for 5 minutes at a time before shutting off? Three years old.

REPLY: What is the model?

AQUABOT T2 STOPS AT RANDOM TIMES 
My aquabot T2 turbo will randomly stop (with pump still working). Usually just have to unplug it and it will start again. I think it may also be a touch ...

Aquabot is not moving or pumping 
I recently stuck the lil fella in the pool and he did not do anything. The light on the power supply went on and the power supply has approx. 33 volts ...

Aquabot Slow/Not Moving Then Not Fully Reversing 
My Aquabot had started to show signs of not being able to propel itself the last time I used it, so this year when I tried to use it and it didn't move,...

my aquabot just stopped running 
curt,
my Aquabot would not run when i turned it on, then it started to run, then it stopped etc. I'd shake it & it would run for awhile, then both the ...

Aquabot will not reverse 
Aquabot will not reverse

REPLY: David, a fix is discussed on this page

http://www.i-love-my-aquabot-automatic-pool-cleaner.com/fix-for-aquabot-motor-...

Power supply output = Fuse blown and 3 wire plug 
I need to know what is the output of the power supply (at the three wire outlet)?
I have about a 10 year old Aquabot Turbo. The power supply has flip ...

Aquabot not pumping, motor replaced, Still not pumping. 
My Aquabot Turbo isn't pumping, but moves fine. I checked the wires, which were fine, before ordering new pump. Installed new pump, same problem. Impeller ...

Fix For Aquabot Motor Not Reversing 
This series of excellent emails is from Ian who correctly diagnosed and cheaply repaired his Aquabot motor. Way to go Ian and thanks for this excellent ...

My Aquabot does not clean the entire pool 
I purchased my aquabot turbo 2 months ago. At first it couldn't climb the walls and I fitted on the brushes the climbing rings. Then the timer gave up ...

has anyone opened up the T2 motor assemble 
I have a T2 with a bad drive motor (the round one). it looks like the the top of each cylinder should screw off like a jar lid, the outer edge is even ...

Aquabot Turbo T2 Power supply 
I was gifted an aquabot turbo T2 its missing the power supply. it looks like I could just use a 110 - 35 volt 5 Amp transformer to power the bot. Do ...

Aquabot will not reverse direction 
I've had my Aquabot classic about 3 years and as of about a week ago it will only go in one direction. The aquabot climbs the side of the pool, reverses ...

Motor wire 
When opening up my motor to change the small gear that was broken I pulled one of the wires off the motor. There are two green wires from the bottom of ...

How much oil fills the Aquabot motor? 
I have opened the drive motor because of electrical problems. I have changed the 4 diodes and everything is working. The problem that I have is that I ...

Drive Motor for Admin. reply 
My last story was that one of the green wires came off the drive motor. It is a one motor original aquabot. Two wires from the bottom of the drive motor ...

Aquabot Drive Motor Repair and Oil 
I opened up my drive motor and saw that the gear was worn out. So I changed the gear with another one from another aquabot. W
hen putting back the motor ...

Aquabot Repair, Drive Belts Slipping, Won't Climb the Walls 
This is a series of Emails about a broken robot and subsequent repair.

Hi.
Thanks for your reply. Actually, the bot isn't moving. It is hard to describe ...

Aquabot Only Appears to Go in One Direction/Not for Long 
My Aquabot will work when it is first turned on, but it appears to only go in one direction. Also, it runs for about 45 - 60 minutes then shuts down (I ...

Not moving, Pump works. 
My aquabot is 4-5 years old. I take good care of it and talk to it nicely but it has stopped moving. Suction is great but it won't budge. The gear strap ...

Aquabot Broken - will not start 
My Aquabot Turbo started to stop frequently. If I pull it under water with my hand, it will momentarily start and when I let it go, it will stop. Both ...

Around and Around 
My aquabot works perfectly except for one little thing. Some thing is wrong with the driving system. The pump, motor, and everything else works. But when ...

Help me fix my Aquabot 
I need help! I have a Aquabot basic unit and it stopped working after 15 years. I took it to a repair place, not an authorized dealer and he said it might ...

Drive motor failed 
It stopped moving. Upon investigation it appeared that the motor was spinning but the main gear had broken away from the drive shaft, and did not spin ...

Robot Always Eats The Power Cord 
There has to be some type of solution to the problem I have with my Aquabot. It is constantly swallowing the power cord, to the point that I have to sit ...

Motor Screws 
Please don't remove the four philips head screws. They release the oil inside the motor (into the Aquabot). Instead remove the four screws off the blue ...

Aquabot Pool Demon Stops After 1 Hour.   Not rated yet
(this email series descreibes a problwm and subsequent fix)
original messgage: I bought my Aquabot pool demon with my pool pkg 5
years ago. it worked ...

The wires pulled out of the plug at the supply unit  Not rated yet
Daughter pulled on the cord and it broke at the supply unit where you turn it off an on. Has two wires. One is black on one is white. Then have four numbers ...

Aquabot Tempo Motor  Not rated yet
Hello,
I have an urgent problem to solve. I would like to buy a Portescap type stepper motor to replace it for my Aquabot Tempo drive motor. Can I buy ...

Spending to much time on walls  Not rated yet
Our pool is small 24'x12'x7'deep, the aquabot spends to much time cleaning the walls of the pool. I am finding that the ink on the vinyl wall is coming ...

Nettie's Aquabot Turbo Repair Tips  Not rated yet
I probably am on the last leg of repairing my Aquabot Turbo. It is getting old and brittle. I have replaced a lot of parts on this critter. I am a 73 year ...

Quality of "replacement parts"  Not rated yet
I have an Aquabot Turbo for going on three years
This site was WONDERFUL in helping on all aspects of general maintenance for I am mechanically disinclined
...

Motor Shaft Pin Removal  Not rated yet
This is a series of e-mails to remove and replace a broken drive shaft pin.

Original Question
I have an older Aquabot turbo - it looks like the ...

Dosen't climb walls, little power  Not rated yet
I do love my Aquabot but this season it dosn't seem to have enough power to climb walls and will shut itself off from time to time. I made sure that there'...

Aquabot blowing fuses  Not rated yet
I have a Two and half year old Aquabot. It stop working and I found that the fuse in the transformer had blown. Replaced the fuse with a 2.5 slow blow ...

Aquabot Bravo Loose Handle  Not rated yet
The click on part (yellow)of the handle inside the robot is broken on one side and makes the handle loose.
How can I buy and easily replace that part ...

My aquabot turbo Nessie is slow  Not rated yet
My aquabot moves very slowly or stops. Upon examination, one belt does not have tension. I put in new belts but it reacts the same, one belt making a ...

Need Aquabot Basic/Turbo Motor  Not rated yet
I have 2 Aquabots, They both were used when I bought them at auctions. The first one had the short electric wire and the pool I had at that time was 12ft ...

freddie that 's his name(He is getting slow)   Not rated yet
we love freddie, BUT he is moving slow and has trouble climbing the walls and is getting stuck. i know the difference between a flat head and a phillips....