WaterRower Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

1. Packing was very poor, although there was no apparent damage. 2. New tank key brackets were not provided (or expected). However, a screw holding the old right bracket was nearly impossible to r... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The rower arrived quickly, well-packed, easy to assemble, and fun to use. The process required to fill the tank ruins the elegant design of the rower and makes a mess. Using the siphon pump resu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Terrific low impact, low cardio, but full body workout! The chair feels a bit hard to sit on as you approach an hour on the rower, but the overall feeling is very natural as you might expect. If you... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have been a long time user and supporter of water rower. I have 24 machines and have had them for about 15 years. This machine is a good rower but needs a lot of maintenance. You can imagine I’m doi... See more

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A rowing machine for any environment. The perfect exercise with exceptional quality and design. Designed and manufactured in USA since 1988. Sustainably sourced wood. Water resistance.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great arm, read well for size of device it holds

The arm that was purchased is amazing but the description of the size device it holds is very vague and a little misleading. In reading through the description of product it goes right into what size of large tablet fits on the tablet holder. I don’t feel this was clear on the website because I expected what. And with the tablet arm to hold my phone and was a bit perplexed to find that the holder was sized for a phone. I wasn’t expecting to have to make additional purchase, but I do love the tablet arm and my WaterRower 😉

April 30, 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good product but absolutely awful customer service

The water rower is good and looks nice but their customer service is pitiful.
The tanks started leaking so I tried to buy a sealing kit but they were out of stock for the foreseeable future so I had to buy a full tank at £170. The fragile wires to the monitor broke £59ish
Spoke to them and they had meowing a different machine, asked for help together the right monitor but they couldn't assist on the phone and asked for an email and told meet ask for tablets at the same time.
a month later and no response. Call them and the person who should have dealt with it hasn't and isnt there. Lots of apologies and talking straight overran concerns.
Finally managed to get them to talk to me and workout what monitor i need without yet another email as they don't do things over the phone. Promised to send a link to what I needed and how to order tablets. What a surprise no email sent to me, no record of my purchase and they are really not interested. Maybe I should have bought a concept 2

April 25, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had to replace the tank and while it…

I had to replace the tank and while it wasn't perfect (at times it was a bit hard to see exactly what they were doing), the video provided ultimately got me through and I am back up and running. I am also super pleased about getting the tablets to keep the water from going bad. that was a nice surprise.

April 22, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Getting Parts for an Older WaterRower

I have an older WaterRower, made for NordicTrack, and the guide wheels for the sliding seat needed to be replaced. It took a little bit of exploration on the WaterRower website, but I found the wheels there, ordered them, and was happy that they came sooner than expected. I installed them without any trouble, and I'm back to rowing again. The WaterRower is pretty trouble-free, but it's nice to know I can get the parts I need when it does have a little trouble.

April 21, 2022
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

1. Packing was very poor, although there was no apparent damage.
2. New tank key brackets were not provided (or expected). However, a screw holding the old right bracket was nearly impossible to remove, because one of the nuts was not glued to the wooden bottom deck.
3. Something knocks once during the stroke recovery. Gone is quiet rowing.
Edit: After several hours of rowing, the knock has disappeared.

April 20, 2022
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good service but part tooamall

Service was good regarding purchase and shipping. The problem was that new part did not fit well. I was a bit too big. The new part is on but install was very difficult. Either new part was too big or my rower is too small.

April 20, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication

Great communication, everything was efficiently packaged and arrived as advertised. The rower is reconditioned and working like new again!

April 16, 2022
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great – but not perfect – service

I love my WaterRower Classic, and I like that they stock and ship replacement parts, and also that they are user replaceable. It was somewhat difficult to find the parts I needed, but once I found the right parts (both load wheels and guide wheels had worn out after 9 years), it was relatively easy. The video WR posted on YouTube on wheel replacement was very helpful.

One negative was it took a while to get the parts, then I couldn't replace the load wheels right away because I did not have the Circlip pliers, then once I got them, they were the wrong size! I believe tools required should be specified in the product listing for any specialized tools required.

But in the end, I have a good-as-new WaterRower again!

April 8, 2022
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Only reason this isn’t 1 is because the…

Only reason this isn’t 1 is because the customer service rep I dealt with (kevin) was very nice and helpful. I ordered a new tank, it took weeks to get to me just to find out that it was the wrong tank and I didn’t receive other items I ordered. He said the shipping department messed up the order. So I have to wait another few weeks for another new tank and was told I would receive the items I first ordered but didn’t receive and a shipping label to send the first wrong tank back. I received the correct tank but still without the additional item I originally ordered and no shipping label to send back the wrong tank. So now I’ve had a giant box sitting in my house with nowhere to send it. Major inconvenience throughout this process. Really bummed.

April 8, 2022

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