AIPER Surfer S2 Robotic Solar Pool Skimmer with APP Support, 24/7 Cleaning, Dual Charging Modes, Smart Obstacle Avoidance, Ideal for Most Swimming Pool TypesClimatePartner certified

So I sold my Beta SE skimmer and bought this new Surfer S2 (I'm on my 2nd unit because the first S2's's right propeller motor failed in less than 120hrs of run time, but at least it was before Amazon's 30 day return period was over). I also have the Aiper Scuba S1 as well which is awesome.While this Surfer S2 works very, very well when dry, as soon as it sprinkles even a little rain, I get warning messages on my phone that "one of the sensors may be blocked" and the unit just spins in tight circles forcing me to take it out of the pool. This happened to my first unit that died and now with my second unit as well and it's very frustrating.I emailed Aiper telling them my issue in hopes that they can issue a firmware update to somehow fix this as it is a pretty big issue, but I only received a reply from their AI bot which was no help at all.I will update this review when and if there is something to update.UPDATE:After the interaction with the AI bot (and before this review went live) a real person from Aiper reached out to me and we chatted back and forth over a few day span and they asked me to do several things like check the firmware, give them my order number, current shipping address and the unit's serial number which I did and in the end, they said that the unit should not be used in the rain.They also said that the algorithm is that the unit should 'self correct' itself from the spinning attitude back to normal function once it stops raining and the water dries from the sensor lenses. I have yet to give this a try as I have always removed the unit once I see the spinning but will leave it in the pool during the next rain session and see what happens.UPDATE 2: (Performance Review)The performance of this unit in the dry is simply amazing. It runs 24/7 and the lowest I've ever seen the battery is 51% and that was right before sunrise.The surface cleaning is simply on another level and the debris guard system works as advertised and nothing escapes while the unit stops, turns around and backs up. The wall edge cleaning works as described as well and from what I can tell, it will hug the wall of the pool for a complete lap about once every 3hrs.The surface of my water looks almost "polished" and it is awesome! It's nice going to bed on a windy night knowing that the little robot is on the job and whatever blows in will be picked up before my alarm goes off.The online app is pretty sparse, but it's fine and tells you how many total hours the unit has been in the pool, as well as how many hours and minutes the current clean cycle has been running. It shows air temp, battery level and unit info like firmware, serial number and ip address.Dry weather: Perfection!Rain: Not so muchUPDATE3:Aiper's customer service has reached out to me several times and has confirmed that with the help of my feedback they are working on a new firmware update that will vastly improve rainy weather performance and that update should be pushed out sometime in April 2025.I have changed my rating from 3 stars to 5 stars due to the dry weather performance, plus the incredible customer support that I have received and the quick attention to fixing the issue.UPDATE4:Aiper released a firmware update v2.0.0 that added the ability to 1) schedule cleaning times from the app, 2) turn the unit on or off from the app, 3) improve rainy weather performance.... and I can verify that the rainy day performance is 100% fixed from firmware version v1.0.0! Great job Aiper!

This pool skimmer is amazing. If you have a pool and don't have this, you are doing way too much work. Did a lot of research and watched a bunch of YouTube videos to pick the right one. Very happy this one came out at the top of my research.Ordered this on a Wednesday. Was delivered on a Friday. Got it home and threw it on the charger. It was fully charged inside of 90 minutes. Turned it on and dropped it in the pool. Next morning you can see how much was picked up by the machine. On Sunday, I cleaned up my whole pool area. (Have a bunch of palm trees so a bunch of seeds land on the ground and in the pool.) I blew a lot of in the pool purposefully to see what the skimmer could do and you can see the second photo. Cannot recommend this pool skimmer enough. The solar charger seems to charge it enough during the day that this thing can run over night without having to be recharged. Have the Scuba 2 Pro on the way and expect the bottom, walls, and tile water line will now be just as clean as the surface is.

Waiting on customer service about some issues with the unit. 2 emails in and no response, might just have to return if I don't hear back from them before the return date. Simply frustrating! If it wasn't for the issues, this does a good job, but right now it is circling around in a tight circle and I don't think the propellers are working properly. Hoping to hear back from Aiper Customer Service soon, if not I am glad I kept the boxes because back to Amazon it goes!!6-25-25. Heard from customer service and send some pictures and videos to them and it was determined that I received a faulty unit, which is being replaced. Stuff happens and sometimes a faulty item will slip thru, but Aiper and there customer service stands behind their product. Again, when this skimmer is working it does a great job, you will not need to hand skim your pool. This is a great time saver so you can enjoy your pool. I am getting another one and can't wait to get it in the water, I had to hand skim today and it took forever!! I honestly don't know why there is such a range of responses from Aiper's customer service but I think they are a stand up company! I also have 2 of their auto vacs, no more hooking up hoses to vac, just drop one in and enjoy your pool.