I’ve been using the Wybot C1 and it has done a fantastic job. I thought an upgrade to the M1 would be the obvious choice, but I have mixed thoughts on it. The M1 cleans well, but its battery life is inflated.
The M1 has a dual filter design, but I removed the mesh in the secondary filter. All of the debris in my pool is larger, and baskets do a good job. The M1 did a great job on the bottom. There wasn’t a speck of dirt left! When it comes to waterline it hit about 75%, and that is about average for bots within this price range.
The Wybot app is decent. At top right it says “My Pool” and that allows you to set the general properties of your pool. Center screen you’ll see your bots icon, and you can drill down into cleaning modes. Make sure to do all of this while the bot is out of the water, because once submerged connectivity is lost. Note: this is true for all bots from all manufacturers.
I’ve used the Wybot M1 no less than six times and it has yet to hit 300 minutes. The longest it has ran is 241 minutes, but it averages closer to 230 minutes. How well would it do if it hit all 300 minutes? Might have to upgrade to the M2 for that answer!
Do I recommend the Wybot M1? Despite the battery life issue, yes. For a “dumb bot” (aka: no sensors) it does a great job. Solid 4-Star product.
