Betta SE Plus robotic pool cleanerSurface skimmer~$390

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Betta SE Plus

The SE Plus is the SE with an AC adapter as a backup, which charges it in 3.5 hours when the sun will not. Otherwise it is the same 30-hour skimmer with a 200-micron basket and twin salt-tolerant motors.

Approx. price

~$390

snapshot, not a live price

Pool fit

Skims all day; no pool-size limit

Filtration

200 µm · sand, grit and leaves

150–250 µm: sand and leaves; fine dust passes

Retrieval

Floats; lifted by hand

Runtime

30 h skimming

Best for: Skimming in climates with cloudy stretches

Specifications

Approx. price
~$390
Type
Surface skimmer
Power
Solar, with battery
Cleans
Surface
Filtration tier
Sand, grit and leaves
Filter
200 µm fine-mesh basket

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

Features

  • Solar or AC adapter charging
  • 3.5-hour adapter charge
  • 30+ hours per charge
  • 200 µm fine-mesh basket
  • Shallow-water safeguard

What it does well

  • Adapter backup for cloudy weeks
  • 3.5 hours on the adapter, against six for the Surfer S2
  • Same 30+ hours per charge as the SE, so the adapter adds backup, not runtime
  • 200 µm mesh, far finer than the iSkim's 550

What it gives up

  • $20 over the SE for the adapter
  • Betta's new-unit listing gives no warranty term
  • Remote only; both iSkims and the F1 have apps

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.

What owners say

The SE Plus is the Betta most often recommended alongside a floor robot when a new owner asks what to buy, and the owners who have one describe it in the same terms as the SE: the skimming job simply stops being theirs.

What the Plus adds is the adapter, and owners' reports suggest it is rarely needed in a sunny yard — one ran from May to August on sunlight alone — but it removes the one way a solar skimmer fails, which is a week of cloud.

It is the sensible Betta for shaded pools and cloudy climates; in full sun the plain SE does the same work for less.

What owners like

  • Solar keeps it going for a very long time between wall charges: one owner put it in the pool in mid-May and needed the adapter for the first time in August.
  • Owners with large pools describe it as the end of skimming — one with a 30,000-gallon pool said they had not skimmed all summer, through several strong storms.
  • The adapter is the reason owners choose it over the SE: it is the backup for the cloudy stretch when a solar-only unit would stop.

Common complaints

  • New owners are sometimes thrown by its movement: one asked why it drove forward about ten seconds, stopped and reversed over and over in daylight while cruising more steadily at night.
  • Like the SE, it shares the pool badly with corded floor robots, and owners pair it with cordless ones where they can.

Questions owners ask about the Betta SE Plus

How often does the SE Plus need the adapter?

In full sun, rarely. One owner used the adapter for the first time about three months after putting it in the pool. Shade and long cloudy spells shorten that.

Is its stop-and-reverse movement normal?

A new owner reported it moving forward for about ten seconds, stopping and reversing repeatedly during the day while cruising more steadily at night. Contacting the maker is the usual advice if the pattern continues.

Should I get it with a floor robot?

Owners commonly pair it with one and recommend a cordless floor robot, since corded cables and floats snag the skimmer.

Others in the same part of the catalog

Betta SE robotic pool cleaner
Betta~$370

Betta SE

Surface skimmer · 30 h skimming

Pool fit
Skims all day; no pool-size limit
Filtration
200 µm · sand, grit and leaves
Retrieval
Floats; lifted by hand
  • 30 h runtime
  • 200 µm basket
  • Solar only

Cleans: Surface

Beatbot iSkim robotic pool cleaner
Beatbot~$429

Beatbot iSkim

Surface skimmer · 28 h skimming

Pool fit
Skims all day; no pool-size limit
Filtration
550 µm · leaves and bugs only
Retrieval
Floats; lifted by hand
  • 28 h without sun
  • 9 L basket
  • 3-year warranty

Cleans: Surface

Aiper Surfer S2 robotic pool cleaner
Aiper~$340

Aiper Surfer S2

Surface skimmer · 35 h skimming

Pool fit
Skims all day; no pool-size limit
Filtration
150 µm · sand, grit and leaves
Retrieval
Floats; lifted by hand
  • 150 µm basket
  • 35 h runtime
  • $340

Cleans: Surface

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