I was very happy with my older model and used it remotely all of time while out of town, it works with hose and no pump needed. I really like this newer model, although the fancy lights can be very bright - it would nice if it had a sleep mode, this product though is an improved product and I’m very pleased. I gave it only 4 stars because the New App does not work on IOS 14. Well it does but every time to leave the app the connection is permanently lost. You can only do this twice before you give up. Hopefully the App will be fixed soon.