Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jan 31 '04
Pros: Excellent, durable design. Lowest price system that I found. Cleans pool extremely well.
Cons: Waste basket must be handled carefully.
Summary: After having my first pool for a year, I finally decided to get an automatic cleaner. The pool is 25,000 gallons and I feared that an un-boosted cleaner would be too great a strain on my filter pump. So, I began looking for boosted models. I was ... read more
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Jul 24 '05
Pros: Interesting engineering design.
Cons: Performance of unit degraded over time. Components eroded in chlorinated water.
Summary: Unlike other reviewers who only recently installed the product, I have owned a Barracuda Mars cleaner for about three years now. The unit has not held up to the test of time, with enough degraded parts that it is not worth repairing. I am disappointed ... read more
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Mar 04 '02
Pros: Extremely durable, Cleans Effectively and Easy to Change/Clean
Cons: During Leave Fall (fall/winter) can cause to clean out leaves from filter more often
Summary: I tested this equipment against the more popular Polaris 200 or 300 Series (don't recall exact model). The Mars won by an whelming margin. Hence, I returned the Polaris within the first month. The Mars Baracuda Pool Cleaner has been working like a ... read more
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Oct 13 '01
Pros: Easy to set up and use, does a very good cleaning job.
Cons: Replacing the debris basket is a little tricky.
Summary: I recently replaced my Polaris 380 with the Mars, The Polaris was 6 years old and had required a fair amount of maintenance and replacement parts that I thought were overpriced. The Mars was marketed as a direct replacement allowing me to continue ... read more
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Jun 12 '11
Pros: Keeps pool real clean.
Cons: Poor design.
Summary: I have only owned my Baracuda for one month and is has broken already. The gears have stripped on one side and the track keeps jumping off of the
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Mar 30 '05
Pros: Cleaned ok.
Cons: Fell apart after 2 seasons.
Summary: Cleaned pool fairly well while it lasted (2 seasons). Then, the main housing began to come apart at the seam. Manufacturer basically told me too bad and won't even sell me the part. (The local dealer told me only the manufacturer can sell this
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