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iRobot Verro 300 Pool Cleaning Robot | 
| Brand: iRobot
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $699.99
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 5889
Color: White/grey
Media: Kitchen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 18.4 x 11.7 x 20
MPN: 300
Model: 300
UPC: 853816300013
EAN: 0853816003006
ASIN: B000PSJXC8
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| Features:
| • | Hands-free pool-cleaning robot for in-ground pools up to 20 by 50 feet | | • | Systematically cleans from floor to waterline in 60 to 90 minutes | | • | Powerful hydro-jet system "power washes" all pool surfaces | | • | Reusable fine filter bag removes large and small debris down to 2 microns | | • | Measures 20 by 18-3/8 by 11-2/3 inches; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
Spend more time enjoying your pool and less time cleaning it. The iRobot Verro 300 Pool Cleaner gets your pool deep-down clean from floor to waterline in about an hour. The hands-free, self-contained, vacuum cleaning and water filtering robot will improve the circulation of pool chemicals and water temperature while increasing your pool filtration's efficiency and decreasing run time for energy savings. The iRobot Verro 300 systematically cleans your entire pool from floor to waterline and everywhere in between in 60-90 minutes. An advanced pump housing is used to move water at high pressure from the pump into the drive system. The water is diverted to either side of the unit, propelling the robot along the floor, up the walls and all the way to the water line. The powerful hydro-jet system "power washes" the pool surface, deep cleaning pores, cracks, and seams. If you prefer brush cleaning, the Verro 600 scrubs your pool with abrasion-resistant PVA brushes.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 Cleans Pool Well - *just have to know how to use it* April 30, 2010
Gram (Southwest USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this product about 3 months ago. I had read all the reviews and decided the people that gave it a negative review didn't quite know what to expect or how to operate it properly.
- Leave pools water very clear after running a few cycles when opening pool for season and then periodic use as pool gets dirty from weather/usage.
- Cleans to the water line** (explain more of this later).
- Climbs underwater sitting ledges, but won't do multiple steps - no big deal though.
- Set up is easy as well as tear down.
- The Verro is fairly simple in design, therefore making it less likely to break down (in my opinion - the less moving parts, the better).
Based on what I've read from previous customers and having noticed the reasons for their statements/complaints I think they didn't quite have the right expectations. I'm going to discuss a few and the reasons for them and the solutions (none of which are complicated).
When you first open your pool OR after the pool has gotten fairly dirty:
- The first thing you should expect is when you first start using the Verro, you should initially put it in your pool using the MESH filter bag. Depending on the size of you pool, let it run for 1-2 hours. THEN, take of the mesh filter bag and put on the FINE filter bag. Then let it run another 1-2 hours. You'll notice your pool water gets much cleaner this way, especially after the pool filtration system runs a couple times - the water starts looking quite clear. Expect to follow those steps if you have leaves or pine tree buds in your pool - they will reduce the performance of the FINE filter bag too quickly and you won't get the results you want if you just start w/ the fine filter bag w/ too many "larger" objects in the pool.
- If you just have dirt or pollen (that has floated to the bottom) in your pool, then you can start w/ using the FINE filter bag. Depending on the amount of dirt in your pool you may or may not need to take the FINE filter bag out to rinse out and then put it back on and run in pool again.
** The reason people are saying it doesn't go to the waterline OR gets "stuck" in the deep end after a while is b/c the filter bag, either the MESH or FINE, is so full of debris and junk it has sucked up it doesn't have the suction/force to push it up to the water line or up the hill to the shallow end. This is especially true of the FINE filter bag. Climbing to the water line is dependent on quick water flow through the filter bag and out the top jets. If the bag is full, water can flow through freely and this will be an issue. Even if all you have is dirt or sand on the bottom, the FINE filter bag does such a good job of catching it that the dirt can clog the filter bag after some time.
Take into account that I live in the dusty, windy Southwest: It was my experience when I opened my pool I had to run the MESH bag about 4 complete cycles to get all the big stuff out. Then I put on the FINE bag - b/c the water was so dirty (I didn't even realize it was this dirty, it looked fairly clean to me) I had to clean out the FINE bag 3 times in the first 1-2 hour cycle. The next week I had to clean it out maybe twice in the same cycle. Now that the Verro has cleaned out most of the junk I couldn't even see, it will run the entire 1.5-2 hours without the FINE bag needing to be cleaned. Granted after running 1.5-2 hours with the FINE bag it may not get all the way up to the water line, but it's still moving around the pool.
Now, despite the brand name of "iRobot" this device is not robotic in the sense of their Roomba (which I have and absolutely love!!!). The Verro has to back wheels that are fixed (don't move/rotate side to side), but the front wheels axel is fitted loosely (on purpose) so that the Verro moves in the path of an arch/curve. There is a plastic pin you can slip into holes on either side to make this arch more or less broad/sharp.
Occassionally it does appear that the Verro is covering the same swatch of pool surface over and over again (this is due impart to the shape and curvature of your pool AND the placement of the plastic pin in the front wheels); however, I've found that if you just let it do it's thing it will eventually move to a new direction.
The Verro won't cover every square inch of the pool floor, you may still see a strip of dirt it missed, BUT the pool is still MUCH MUCH cleaner than it was to begin with.
Despite the Verro reaching the water line it does not clean stuff floating on the surface (at least in my experience) - you pools skimmer should take care of that.
To clean the filter bags well I used a flat jet spray on the hose to rinse them off well and put them back on for back to back use when I was opening the pool and had to run the Verro almost all day. After done I put them in the washing machine inside out on delicate cycle, cold water Rinse cycle - NO DETERGENT! The spin cycle and hang dry is enough - do not use the dryer. I still hose them out before putting them in the washer though.
I give it 4-stars b/c it misses a few small spots & the loss of performance from clogged bags and need to clean out to restore performance when pool is dirty (however, it can be argued, "how clean do you want your pool?" A less FINE filter bag wouldn't clean the pool as well. Perhaps there is some modification to the jet/vacuum fan portion that can be re-engineered to remedy this.
Although this isn't what it's intended to do, I wish it could clean the water surface. If the iRobot geniuses aren't working on that solution I'll be disappointed.
 Robot? Really? July 10, 2009
Mike
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To call this thing a robot is a joke. It has water jets on the front and back to propel it and all it does is change direction every 30 seconds by a timer (user definable time). That's it! That's all it does. And it tends to climb the walls and it gets itself just far enough above the water line to get air into the unit and once it gets air in it, it just floats on the surface acting like a fountain. You have to keep going out and submerging it to clear the air so it won't float. And... it sometimes gets its wheels caught in the power line. I would not recommend this product. There are far more effective products on the market for this price or cheaper.
Pricey but effective June 17, 2009
K. Robbins (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really think this product is over priced especially when you look at the construction.
I had a problem with mine when I purchased it and contacted customer service. I used their email because when I called them about my Roomba it took 25 minutes on hold before my call was answered. They never did respond but did have the manufacturer of the product call me days later.
All that being said, the darn thing works. It does a much better job in my 15x35 pool than the Hayward pool ever did.
 Poor product May 20, 2009
Dmitry Skavish (Boston, MA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this robot hoping it would do it's job and save me some time. Instead I spent significantly more time cleaning my pool for the first time than if I just did it manually. First of all don't even think about using this robot if your pool is dirty (i.e. when you just opening it). When the pool is dirty the robot works just several minutes and then it simply stops because it's movement directly depends on how dirty the filter is. So to clean my pool for the first time I needed to do the following procedure about a dozen times: turn the robot off, take it out of the pool, wash it, wash the filter, put it all together, put it into the water, turn it on.
But even when the pool is not that dirty it fails to clean everything. First of all it's really stupid. There is no any algorithm working in this robot, it just changes directions every like 30 seconds (could be set), this changing of directions causes slight turn of the wheels and it starts moving in a slightly different way. Supposedly it should be enough to cover the whole pool. Well, it's not. At least in my case it leaves lots of places dirty, so you actually need to grab it by the cord and move to the dirty place. So much for the ROBOT title!
Another problem is that my pool has deep end and shallow end. So as soon as this robot gets into the deep end it cannot get out of there! It can get out if it's like its first working minutes (meaning its filter is more or less clean), but as soon as it's a bit more dirty it looses its power and gets stuck in the deep end. The same applies to cleaning the walls. After some short period of time of cleaning it looses its power and just can't climb the walls anymore.
My verdict: don't buy this so called robot! It's not a robot, it's a joke. I am really disappointed.
Better than expected with only minor downsides January 19, 2009
A. Gegg (Charlotte, NC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We have used the iRobot Verra 300 for approximately 10 months in the southeast. We run in twice a week, each time for 2 cycles -- approx 8 hours total each week. This seems to be more than necessary to keep the pool clean on a regular basis. Except with heavy fall leaves (when we used the coarse bag for a few weeks), we use the fine mesh bag and do not have any problems with it clogging. We turn it inside out, shake our the large particles (leaves, twigs, etc.), let it dry out for a day or so, and then shake off the fine particles (dust, sand, calcium flakes, etc.) when the bag is gry before the next use. This works just fine without washing or even rinsing the bag.
Unlike other reviews, we have not experienced the fine mesh bag clogging, and we have not experienced the iRobot Verra favoring the deep end. It seems to clean our entire pool (approx. 20x40), both shallow and deep ends, equally well.
Understandably, it does not work in the smaller 10' diameter spa, and it only occassionally climbs up onto the steps, but those are easy to clean/sweep while the iRobot Verra takes care of the rest of the pool. Basically, it won't climb a sharp radius (from spa floor to wall or from pool floor onto steps), but it climbs the sidewalls of the pool without any problem (which have smooth curves - this is an inground gunnite pool).
So, other than a few understandable issues, we are still very pleased with the iRobot Verra 300 after about 10 months of constant use.
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