Wife is wanting to get a robotic cleaner because our Polaris does a half-ass job and the hose has gotten pretty stiff so it just kind of knots up. Does anyone have experience with both?
Man that might be a little too much for me to spend. Looks really nice thoughmoore42 said:
Went from a Polaris to a Dolphin M500. I put the dolphin in the pool about 6 months ago. It runs on a cleaning program every day. I have only taken it out of the pool to clean the filters and when we are swimming.
Will never go back. It cleans so much better than the tired old Polaris.
Bottlerocket said:
I have a dolphin nautilus and I love it. Going on two years with no issues. It can be an annoyance to put in and take out (although it take minutes to put in and 5-10 to take out and hose off the filters). But I like that it keeps everything contained instead of sending it to the filter like a Polaris
This! What is it about the Nautilus that most everyone prefers over all the others? The comparison tool on their website didn't recommend the Nautilus to me (it chose the M500).Candiru said:
How do you pick from the 48 Dolphin choices?
In my experience If you have a lot of large stuff the fine filters the catch basin fills more quickly. It seems like the inlet gets blocked. But that could just be me. I typically use the medium set of mesh filters. The leaf bag on mine can also hold a lot more material.Counterpoint said:
I got the Nautilus CC+, and it's awesome. I have a question though. The instructions say something to the effect of "use the fine filters to get the smaller particles and the other filters to get the big stuff. Most of the time you'll want to use the big filters"
My question is, what is the harm in using the fine particle filters all the time if they're just as effective at getting leaves and things, but also get the tiny stuff? Wouldn't you rather get more cleaning power each time?