generally these devices are not a magical cure for a properly
maintained pool which needs frequent visits depending on bather load
and climate and local problems of blowing dirt or sand or leaves, etc.
your friend's pool must have sparkling clear and properly chlorinated
water to start with, and then be regularly shocked and skimmed and
vacuumed.
if you would give the person a gift for their home of a new vacuum
cleaner or a roomba, then i guess you could give the gift of a poolman
certificate or new filter pump or a pool robot device.
we have a neighborhood friend Meg who loves our pool. she stops over
every sunny summer morning and cares for the pool.
get a Meg!


Mark wrote:
am looking to buy the AquaJet or AquaBot as a gift to a person who has an inground
pool, year round use.

could someone please tell what you think of these?
my main interest was the small power consumption, listed as 24v device which would
cost less than $1 / day even if run for 8 hours.

how about maintenance? what about parts? are they controlled by some dealer network?

I read this online http://www.phil-schwartz.com/reviews/aquajet/index.html but could
not find one for the AquaBot.

Similar discussion was found on google groups with search value "Aquabot Turbo eats it
own cord", link at http://tinyurl.com/ydxck2