In the product discription, it is said that the quantum has no problem with pool drain covers, but mine gets stuck on the main drain covers for 1 1/2 to 5 minutes at a time, several times during the 2 hour cycle, before it eventually frees itself. This effectively reduces the cleaning time by up to 15%. It would not be an issue if the cleaning time could be increased to compensate, but this is not possible with the quantum model. I have been in contact with Maytronics and, if they cannot resolve this, I'll return this model, and will order something that will work.