Turbo T Robotic In-ground Pool Cleaner

I went back and forth when trying to decide on a pool cleaner. I settled on the TurboT since I wanted a cleaner that had the scrubbers, but also didn't take excessive amounts of time to clean. My experience has been (5 months in): Handle direction Changing the direction of the handle after EVERY use is a nuisance. There are little clips that you need to push down before the handle will slide. The manual stats they will be stiff at first, but will become easier to use with time. 5 months on and they are still stiff - you really need to use a lot of force on it - it actually hurts my fingers since you are applying such pressure. Given the decision again, I would go with a different model that you didn't need to rotate the handle. Cleaning the TurboT There are flaps at the bottom of the unit which get stuck and stay open EVERY time I remove from the pool. Therefore you need to be fairly quick when pulling it out since all the junk it just sucked out will start falling straight back into the pool. The tiniest pieces of dirt/debris seem to affect their proper functioning which gets to be frustrating. Water edge cleaning Mine seems to rock back and forth off the wall when trying to clean the wall around the water line. Not really sure if this was normal - it just wasn't what I expected from the videos and reviews I had watched. Pool cleaning It really does a great job. My pool doesn't get terribly dirty, but this little bot goes about its business and has it sparkling in no time. Manuals The manuals are useless.I found better information on their website when looking in the trouble shooting section - you want to look at this guide for better operating instructions (eg. you shouldn't run your filter at the same time as your bot, always store it on its side so the rollers don't get flat spots etc). - Size: this thing is a little tank. I was actually quite amused when I pulled it out of the box. To me it is the Hummer of pool cleaners. Noise Very quiet. First time I turned it on I had my back to the pool and I keep pushing buttons waiting for it to start... it already had! You won't hear a thing until it pops out of the water. If nothing else, it will entertain your pets as it pops up to say hello. So I am conflicted. It cleans well which is the most important thing, but the points listed above also frustrate me. I would probably buy it again since I wouldn't expect the competition to be any better or worse, however I would get a better model. Hubby convinced me that it wasn't worth the additional money to get a remote, or the model where you don't have the change the handle direction after each use, but since I am the one dealing with it, I say worth the extra money.