The head is great. It climbs the steps and walks the walls. The only bad thing is the hoses are very weak and kink. The hoses need an upgrade for sure to a more durable walled hose.

For the price, this pool cleaner is amazing. I originally thought when my husband purchased this that it was a manual cleaner because of the price. But it's not. Just plug into the filter and off it goes. No batteries, no cleaning out a separate filter, nothing, plug and play. Is it perfect? No. Sometimes is gets stuck in corners. I have a rectangular pool with the filter offset to one side, so it will get over there and wrap itself up in the hose and get stuck. But it's far easier going out and taking a pool tool and stretching it out again than it is cleaning the entire pool by hand. It also goes all the way up the walls. Angles walls, straight walls, goes right up. I'd give this 5 stars, but it's not perfect, but it's darn good. And for the price, pretty amazing!

My infloor cleaning system wasn't working well, so I was looking for something to get me through the summer when I saw this unit on Amazon for $79. I didn't expect much and wouldn't be too disappointed if it didn't perform great. It came in pieces including the hose, so again not expecting much. I put together which was very easy, dragged it out to the pool and plugged it in. Right away it was scooting along, so I was happy. I live in the Phoenix area and we are prone to dust storms, and one had recently came by. My pool bottom and walls were very dirty and plenty of leaves on the bottom. It ran over night, and next morning the pool was completely clean. Bottom, walls, steps, everything was clean. It worked like a champ, no complaints at all. Also, it doesn't make the clicking sound that other cleaners make while it moves. The only possible downside is that hose does not have a long neck, so I'm not sure how well it will stay attached to the suction hole in the side of the pool. At the $79 price if it lasts 2 years, it will be well worth it. Our pool is open year round so over 700 cleanings over 2 years for $79 is a great deal. Highly recommended. (Even my wife said the pool looked amazing!)

The media could not be loaded. We just got this item on Oct. 20, 2022. It replaced my third or fourth Zodiac Baracuda G3, which is the model of cleaner I've used exclusively since our pool was constructed Jan. 2004. This VINGLI is slightly more than 1/3 of the price of a replacement Baracuda. Replacement for the currently defective Zodiac part actually cost more than the entire VINGLI cleaner system. The VINGLI box contained a number of items, including eight normal male/female hose segments that were noticeably shorter than the ones I had in place. I left these in the box.
I attached the cleaner to the Baracuda's existing hoses. It worked well, as energetic as the G3 was on its best day. It did not work, however, when I turned on the solar heater. Within a couple days, it wasn't even working with the solar heater turned off. It would begin to work, whenever I turned the filter on, and then stop within a minute.

I replaced the old hoses with the shorter hose segments that came with the cleaner. They are the same diameter as the original ones, but, for some reason, the cleaner now appears to work normally, with all 8 of these standard VINGLI hose segments attached, and it exhibits that original liveliness. I'll have to wait a few days to see if It is actually cleaning.

It still DOES NOT work whenever the solar heater is in use. The solar heater is a valuable component in our pool system; it maintains our water temperature for months, and makes burning the gas heater only necessary for half a dozen times each season [spa use notwithstanding]. Using the solar heater increases the indicated pressure in the system by about 10 pounds, which might have some affect on the cleaner, but I don't know why. For now, the only solution will be to run the cleaner without the heater, and let it idle during hours of heating. This, however, will increase the total time that the filter is in use, and, consequently add to the cost of my electric bill and take hours off the lifetime of the filter pump. Without any other solution, I will be forced to accept this less than inadequate one. Never in the past, has the use of the solar heater had any affect on the operation of the Zodiac Barracuda G3 pool cleaner. I can't figure out why it should affect this cleaner.
***UPDATE 11/04/2022: I have been in touch with the manufacturer, through Amazon. VINGLI were anxious to resolve my issue, and I already received a replacement days ago. The replacement was obviously a used item, probably returned by a previous customer, and shows some defects. The collar that holds the foot is deformed, and the foot will not seat properly. The ring/wheel that snaps on to the cleaner is bent, it is not a flat circle like the original. Today, I tried running it, and it won't work at all. The original one still works fine with the solar turned off, so I guess I have no choice but to continue using it.
My intent in contacting the manufacturer was to get technical advice about the solar heater issue so that it could be resolved, but their feeble response was to send one of their defective returned items to me. There is every possibility that I can make some kind of adjustment in my equipment to correct the problem, and I will continue to explore that possibility - just not with the assistance of VINGLI. At least, as of November 6, it appears to actually be cleaning my pool effectively!
****11/9/22 Update: My pool man was here today. He made an adjustment to one of the automated valves, and the cleaner worked with the solar heater running. But our test was only for a few minutes while the pool guy was here, and he readjusted the valve to its previous setting until next year's swimming season. Until then, I won't know if it will work for the hours per day that the heater needs to run during the 4+ months the pool is in use. For now, I'll increase my rating to 4 out of 5 stars.
*****12/26/22 Update: The cleaner runs for a short time when I turn on the filter, and then it quits. However, it is set to run for a few hours overnight, during periods of near-freezing temperatures. In the morning, when I check it, the VINGLI is usually not running with the filter on. But, the pool is clean, indicating that it ran well enough during the hours of darkness get the job done.

Good, so in 78 we started with this product then in 2002 fought with the neighbors trees for 21 years. Back to dependable "jaws" pool cleaner