Aiper Scuba S3

Name: Aiper Scuba S3
Brand: Aiper
Price: 650 USD
Availability: InStock

Aiper's S3 brings the 3-micron ultra-fine layer down to $650 and parks at the waterline for retrieval. Aiper quotes only an ECO-mode runtime of four hours for it and rates it to 1,614 sq ft.

Approx. price

~$650

snapshot, not a live price

Pool fit

~79 ft (floor only)

240 min floor-only runtime at 13 sq ft/min — walls not counted

Filtration

3 µm · fine dust and algae

50 µm or finer: catches the particles that cloud water

Retrieval

Parks for pickup · 18 lb

surfaces or parks at the wall on its own, so it is lifted from the edge

Runtime

240 min, floor only

Cost per swim season

$325

price ÷ warranty years; a floor, not a lifespan

Best for: Fine-dust pools on a mid-range budget

Specifications

Approx. price: ~$650
Type: Cordless floor+wall+waterline
Power: Cordless
Cleans: Floor, walls, waterline
Pool fit: ~79 ft, floor only
Maker's pool claim: 1,614 sq ft
Runtime, floor only: 240 min
Charge time: 4 h
Finest filter: 3 µm
Filtration tier: Fine dust and algae
Filter: 180 µm standard filter plus 3 µm ultra-fine filter
Basket: 3.5 L
Weight: 18 lb
Retrieval: Parks for pickup · 18 lb
Self-parking: Yes
Pool types: in-ground
Surfaces: concrete, fiberglass, vinyl, tile
Warranty: 2 years
Cost per swim season: $325 floor

A specification not listed here is one Aiper does not publish for this model. It is left blank rather than estimated or borrowed from a sibling.

Features

180 µm and 3 µm dual-layer filtration
Waterline parking for retrieval
3.5 L basket
Up to 240 minutes in ECO mode

What it does well

3 µm ultra-fine filter at $650
Parks at the waterline so it can be lifted out by the handle
Works on concrete, vinyl, fiberglass and tile
18 lb, about 6 lb lighter than the Scuba X1

What it gives up

Only an ECO runtime is published, not a full-cycle one
3.5 L basket fills faster under the ultra-fine layer
Rated to 1,614 sq ft, three-quarters of the X1's 2,150

The two lists above come from the maker’s own specifications and this site’s arithmetic on them, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.