I didn't have high expectations because of the low price compared to other products on the market. Our pool is serviced and vacuumed monthly by our local pool shop so I only needed vacuums in between our monthly services. We don't like hoses in our pool so don't use our barracuda at all. I thought it would be lovely to place the pool robot in the pool each week while we mowed the lawn so our pool was sparkling clean each weekend. I charged up the pool robot, had low expectations but was thrilled with how it performed. It picked up sand, large and small leaves. I'm very pleased with this purchase. Highly recommend.