The hose of our Polaris 380 just broke. Ok, it froze a wee bit but I was
hoping that this expensive hose could have hung on more than 15 years.
It's disappointing, I can take the hose and snap it into pieces without
much effort. Since the Polaris is also quite old and the number of
(expensive) repairs per year is rising we are thinking of replacing the
head unit as well but there aren't any good rebate deals like there used
to be.

AFAIK a new 380 comes with a hose but they want a whopping $650. Ouch!
Looks like the hose alone with all its floats and other gizmos is around
$150. Then we could later buy a rebuild kit for about $250, which would
put us at $400 grand total, or $250 less than the whole new thing.
Questions:

Is a new Polaris 380 worth it or is there a better deal? Hayward Viper?
I have seen the Viper around $400 and it seems to come with the hose.

Does the rebuild kit really contain everything but the hose assembly?

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Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:50:23 GMT, Joerg
wrote:

The hose of our Polaris 380 just broke. Ok, it froze a wee bit but I was
hoping that this expensive hose could have hung on more than 15 years.
It's disappointing, I can take the hose and snap it into pieces without
much effort. Since the Polaris is also quite old and the number of
(expensive) repairs per year is rising we are thinking of replacing the
head unit as well but there aren't any good rebate deals like there used
to be.

AFAIK a new 380 comes with a hose but they want a whopping $650. Ouch!
Looks like the hose alone with all its floats and other gizmos is around
$150. Then we could later buy a rebuild kit for about $250, which would
put us at $400 grand total, or $250 less than the whole new thing.
Questions:

Is a new Polaris 380 worth it or is there a better deal? Hayward Viper?
I have seen the Viper around $400 and it seems to come with the hose.

Does the rebuild kit really contain everything but the hose assembly?


I've got a 180 I've been using for 20 years. I found this on epinions
and it sounds like something you would want to read..

http://www0.epinions.com/content_124220313220

and these

http://www0.epinions.com/hmgd-Pool_a...0_Pool_Cleaner

Ashton Crusher wrote:

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:50:23 GMT, Joerg
wrote:


The hose of our Polaris 380 just broke. Ok, it froze a wee bit but I was
hoping that this expensive hose could have hung on more than 15 years.
It's disappointing, I can take the hose and snap it into pieces without
much effort. Since the Polaris is also quite old and the number of
(expensive) repairs per year is rising we are thinking of replacing the
head unit as well but there aren't any good rebate deals like there used
to be.

AFAIK a new 380 comes with a hose but they want a whopping $650. Ouch!
Looks like the hose alone with all its floats and other gizmos is around
$150. Then we could later buy a rebuild kit for about $250, which would
put us at $400 grand total, or $250 less than the whole new thing.
Questions:

Is a new Polaris 380 worth it or is there a better deal? Hayward Viper?
I have seen the Viper around $400 and it seems to come with the hose.

Does the rebuild kit really contain everything but the hose assembly?



I've got a 180 I've been using for 20 years. I found this on epinions
and it sounds like something you would want to read..

http://www0.epinions.com/content_124220313220

and these

http://www0.epinions.com/hmgd-Pool_a...0_Pool_Cleaner


Thanks. I had read those but WRT Polaris I now have some reservations
because of their high spare part prices. Just bought a leaf bag for the
380 which might now be a lost expense. In the 90's those were around
$10-15, now over $30! Every little piece that breaks costs so much.

You are probably right that the 280 is the better deal because it costs
less and is less complicated. But I wonder if Hayward could be the
better deal. Then there is the Mars HP from Barracuda but I haven't been
able to find many reviews for it. Anyhow, probably I'll get either the
Hayward or the 280, let the old 380 run on the new hose until it has
worn out its last leaf bag and then switch.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com