--- date: 2021-08-22 type: contents item: "pool cleaner" claimed_amount: 462.0 currency: USD sequence: 14 original_filename: "14. pool-cleaner-462.jpeg" original_file: "2021-08-22-pool-cleaner-462usd.jpg" # Dan to fill below: enriched_slug: "polaris-vac-sweep-280-pool-cleaner" brand: "Polaris" model: "Vac-Sweep 280" acquired_year: 2019 replacement_status: "ordered" replacement_date: "2026-05-22" replacement_arriving: "2026-06-02" replacement_brand: "Aiper" replacement_model: "Scuba S1 Robotic Pool Cleaner (2026 Upgrade, Renewed)" replacement_url: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/" # ASIN TBD — extract from order confirmation email replacement_order_id: "114-9817850-2986664" replacement_sold_by: "Aiper Direct Renewed" replacement_payment: "Amazon Visa ending in 1841" replacement_ship_to: "Audrey Lam, 6279 GREENHILL RD NEW HOPE PA 18938-9646" replacement_price: 549.99 # unit price replacement_subtotal_pre_tax: 519.99 # after $30.00 coupon savings replacement_coupon_savings: 30.00 replacement_tax: 31.20 replacement_total_paid: 551.19 # grand total — Liberty's relevant figure replacement_condition: "Renewed (Amazon refurbished — sold direct by Aiper Direct Renewed, manufacturer-refurbished line)" replacement_receipt: "2026-05-22-aiper-scuba-s1-pool-cleaner-replacement-114-9817850-2986664-551usd.png" # Original replacement plan (filed 2026-05-21 — superseded by actual Aiper purchase below): replacement_initial_plan_url: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZLPFL22/" replacement_initial_plan_price: 989.0 replacement_initial_plan_brand: "Dolphin (Maytronics)" replacement_initial_plan_model: "Nautilus CC Pro Wi-Fi (Renewed)" replacement_initial_plan_note: "Originally planned 2026-05-21 but Dan chose lower-cost Aiper Scuba S1 instead (saves $438 vs Dolphin plan; still robotic + like-kind to destroyed Polaris)." diff_explanation: "Original = Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 (pressure-side pool cleaner with mesh bag, requires booster pump), purchased June 2019 from Amazon for $462.33 (Order 112-3762439-2328239). Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 is now discontinued and replacement parts are scarce. Replacement: Aiper Scuba S1 Robotic Pool Cleaner (Renewed, $549.99 unit / $551.19 grand total after $30 coupon + tax). Liberty's bar is like-kind functional equivalent — both automatically clean the pool's floor and walls of debris that has sunk. Technology gap (pressure-side → cordless robotic) is acknowledged but does not break like-kind: same function, same surface treated, same outcome. Replacement is a manufacturer-refurbished unit sold by Aiper Direct Renewed (Amazon authorised) — explicitly chosen below new-condition pricing to stay close to Liberty's approved amount. Household absorbs the upgrade premium ($89.19 above $462 approved amount) out-of-pocket." replacement_alternative_url: "https://www.amazon.com/Polaris-P724-Ground-Robotic-Cleaner/dp/B09SGK8SGH" replacement_alternative_price: 599.0 replacement_alternative_brand: "Polaris" replacement_alternative_model: "P724 In-Ground Robotic Cleaner" replacement_alternative_note: "Considered as closer-to-like-kind option (Polaris brand match + robotic). Lower upgrade premium ($137 vs $527) but Dolphin Nautilus CC Pro has stronger reviews + Wi-Fi smart scheduling." replacement_alternative2_url: "https://www.amazon.com/AIPER-Waterline-Featherlight-Multi-Layer-Filtration/dp/B0GG97427D/" replacement_alternative2_brand: "AIPER" replacement_alternative2_model: "Waterline Cleaner — Featherlight, Multi-Layer Filtration (B0GG97427D)" replacement_alternative2_note: "Cordless robotic floor/wall cleaner — same functional layer as Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 (cleans pool floor + walls). Like-for-like under Liberty's bar. Added 2026-05-22 as a lower-cost alternative to Dolphin Nautilus CC Pro (~$300-500 typical AIPER price vs $989)." depreciation_withheld: null # amount Liberty withheld (if any) depreciation_recovered: false # has the holdback been recovered? dispute_status: "Replacement ordered (Aiper Scuba S1, $551.19 total spend); arriving 2026-06-02. Affidavit ready to render; Liberty payout caps at original approved amount, household absorbs $89.19 upgrade premium." liberty_status: "pending-pdf-audit" liberty_status_note: "Awaiting per-item parse of estimate w. contents - sellars.pdf (Liberty 1/13/2026 attachment)." liberty_paid_amount: null rejected_alternative_url: "https://www.amazon.com/Betta-Solar-Powered-Robotic-Skimmer-Ground/dp/B0FF3N5LHY/" rejected_alternative_brand: "Betta SE" rejected_alternative_model: "Solar-Powered Robotic Surface Skimmer (B0FF3N5LHY)" rejected_alternative_reason: "REJECTED as not like-for-like 2026-05-22. Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 cleans pool floor + walls (debris that has SUNK); Betta SE skimmer cleans surface only (debris BEFORE it sinks). Different functional layers. Liberty would likely flag as not-like-kind and pollute the broader claim narrative. Stay with Dolphin/AIPER (floor/wall robotic) as the like-for-like successor." --- **Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 Pressure Side Pool Cleaner** — pressure-side automatic pool cleaner that runs off the booster pump line, sweeping debris into its mesh bag. Photo composite shows: original Amazon order screenshot dated 25 June 2019 (Order #112-3762439-2328239, total $462.33, Polaris Vac-Sweep 280 line-item $436.16 + tax); and a damage-state photo of the unit dismembered on the grass next to a damaged purple/maroon outbuilding wall — hoses tangled, white plastic housing visible, debris scattered. The cardboard box at the photo's edge with bubble wrap suggests post-storm collection of broken components. Stored in the equipment shed at time of tree-fall; the pool itself is on the property and was unaffected, but the cleaner — being the moving/wearable mechanism — was destroyed. "2 years old since June 2019" stamp. Claimed $462 matches Amazon receipt ($462.33 rounded). [TBD: replacement status — pool needs an automatic cleaner; has this been replaced for current pool ops?]