Have you compared the seauto to the Nextrend and Smonet pool vac Thanks, Mark

I have compared the Seauto Crab to the Smonet but not the Next trend. They're all the same cleaner on the inside. Manufactured by Seauto and sold to other companies that brand it as their own. Smonet and Nexttrend as well as a dozen more are based off the Seauto. Performance wise, ALL THE SAME. But depending on the brand, some features are included and some are not. For instance, some of them out of the box have multiple cleaning modes on the physical cleaner itself. While other brands don't, you have to use an app or pay extra for it. It's all based on the brand and what it chooses to release. I think the Seauto base is great in itself as a value cleaner. But the way it's sold off to other companies is incredibly confusing unfortunately.

That makes sense since Seauto sells the cleaner itself to other companies which they brand it as their own. Those companies do however get to decide on which features are included. For instance, some have multiple cleaning modes out of the box and other brands do not, you have to use the app for it, etc. Although the cleaner works well, it's very confusing which one is which.

That's another thing too I didn't mention... the brands have been changing it up. What used to come standard before on one cleaner may have recently changed. For instance, when I first did the review on the Smonet it came with all the options. But a few weeks ago, a viewer reached out and told me they bought the exact same cleaner and it no longer had the options for multiple cleaning modes. It really is confusing nowadays.

I had this issue with AIPER seagul pro, so it is going back and ordered the Smonet. Hopefully it works better because the AIPER was awful in my pool. It's $100 cheaper too so worth trying.

I prefer the Niya/Seal over the Smonet. The less annoying debris basket alone is worth the extra 50 I'd say.

Thanks david

For in between a service, I'd totally go with an automatic surface skimmer instead. It'll pick up the dog hair before it sinks down and would be easier to empty and put back in

I LUV my surface skimmer and I have pugs with tons of fur! We always put them in and the skimmer is awesome cleaning it up👏.

Yes, the 2024 model Seal out of the box is a downgrade compared to last years model which they unfortunately discontinued. If however, you do, like in general how that Seal moves and cleans, take a look at the Smonet CR6. Same cleaner, different brand but out of the box, YES you can change modes on the physical cleaner. I prefer then Smonet over the Seal.

@@imdefinitelydavid you are wrong. the CR6 requires the app to change modes.

The CR6 in this video? Strange, as you can see, in the video I physically change the cleaner and modes. I've never downloaded their app or used it. Unless they released a new version and got rid of it...

Thanks for the info. I was about to pull the trigger on a seauto bc of the good reviews but have been so confused on the different models and names of identical cleaners with different branding

Yes, so many brands of the same cleaner. It gets very confusing.

As long as the hopper isn't too deep it should. I've heard some people say for more deeper parts of their pool it struggles.

@@imdefinitelydavid thank you

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How well do you think this will work on a kidney shaped pool with curved stairs would like something that goes up the stairs.

Kidney shaped pool should work well, on stairs it should climb up as long as the top of the stair has enough surface area space to give cleaner some traction. Like if the stairs are super thin it wouldn't be able to climb.

For vinyl lined pools I'd stay away from aggressive scrubbers. I'm assuming you want it cordless. Some good plug and play cleaners that should be safe for vinyl pools are the Polaris Freedom or the Aiper Scuba S1.

@@imdefinitelydaviddo you think this pool cleaner will work well for a vinyl pool with a slope to a 7’ deep end??

The grey one they call the Seal/Crab. Some people have reported that out of the box the grey one doesn't have the option of multiple cleaning modes(myself included) while others reported that they do get the extra modes on their cleaners.

@@imdefinitelydavid There is so much confusion because there are apparently 2 different grey models. I am not sure but i noticed the blue version had a $100 off coupon so ordered it and will return the grey. Also the grey model listing suddenly is gone.

Yeah it's confusing. So many different listings and prices for the same cleaner but different names.

@@imdefinitelydavid They also keep adding and removing the coupons, and even the listings themselves. I sent them a message asking about the grey vs blue cr6. What a mess.

Well what seauto did was sell their cleaner to brands and those brands market the cleaner as their own and can set the prices. The cleaner itself is great, but all the brand stuff is confusing and annoying.

The Seauto Crab is great for being a value cleaner. I'm sorry you got a bad unit and had to deal with terrible customer service. This was your experience, not mine. I can only make recommendations based on my own experience with the cleaner. And for me, the cleaner worked well. Even when I contacted the company for info, it took days to respond but they eventually did. Again, sorry to hear about your experience.