Dolphin Triton arrives tomorrow

[soonerfan2008]

Picking out a robot cleaner gave me a huge headache. I'd think I had it figured out, and then I would read another review and overthink things. Finally, I narrowed it down to the Nautilus and the Triton and asked hubby to please just pick one! The Triton was a good midpoint between the Nautilus and the Z5, and I just hope it cleans well. We started with a Hayward Aquanaut suction-side cleaner, and it took forever to do a mediocre job with the pump running near high. After a few weeks of that, we decided a robot might be worth it.

It will arrive tomorrow, and I can't wait to throw it in the pool. Any tips? Any name suggestions?

 

[joninnj]

Since you already went through the headache , maybe you can help me with a similar decision. As you move up from a Nautilus to a Triton to a Z5 (or S300), what are toy gaining in terms of cleaning power? Set aside additions like caddy and remote. Also, presuming that it's a Nautilus PLUS and a Triton PLUS, it seems access is all from the top. But between a Nautilus Plus and a Z5, the price is almost double. What do you get for that?

 

[Geebot]

Since you already went through the headache , maybe you can help me with a similar decision. As you move up from a Nautilus to a Triton to a Z5 (or S300), what are toy gaining in terms of cleaning power? Set aside additions like caddy and remote. Also, presuming that it's a Nautilus PLUS and a Triton PLUS, it seems access is all from the top. But between a Nautilus Plus and a Z5, the price is almost double. What do you get for that?

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[joninnj]

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Something like this really isn't helpful. They are completely different designs, and the few gizmos (caddy, bluetooth) do not explain the functional and price differences.

 

[Divin Dave]

You made a good choice.

Actually, the Triton is not much more than a Nautilus with a float handle on it. They a basically the same design, same motor and track system. The float handle allows the cleaner to clean teh tile line a bit better. Its a great cleaner and will do a good job for you.

Picking out a robot cleaner gave me a huge headache. I'd think I had it figured out, and then I would read another review and overthink things. Finally, I narrowed it down to the Nautilus and the Triton and asked hubby to please just pick one! The Triton was a good midpoint between the Nautilus and the Z5, and I just hope it cleans well. We started with a Hayward Aquanaut suction-side cleaner, and it took forever to do a mediocre job with the pump running near high. After a few weeks of that, we decided a robot might be worth it.

It will arrive tomorrow, and I can't wait to throw it in the pool. Any tips? Any name suggestions?

 

[soonerfan2008]

You made a good choice.

Actually, the Triton is not much more than a Nautilus with a float handle on it. They a basically the same design, same motor and track system. The float handle allows the cleaner to clean teh tile line a bit better. Its a great cleaner and will do a good job for you.

Thanks so much! That's why we ended up with those two as our final options--very similar, a couple of feature differences, and the ability to add the remote, if we choose!

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Since you already went through the headache , maybe you can help me with a similar decision. As you move up from a Nautilus to a Triton to a Z5 (or S300), what are toy gaining in terms of cleaning power? Set aside additions like caddy and remote. Also, presuming that it's a Nautilus PLUS and a Triton PLUS, it seems access is all from the top. But between a Nautilus Plus and a Z5, the price is almost double. What do you get for that?

Not the plus, just the regular Triton. Top access would be nice, but I was not willing to pay much more for it.
I wish I could help you on the difference between the Nautilus Plus and the Z5, but one of the only things I recall is that a float handle allows the cleaner to clean the waterline tile more consistently, as well as helps with pulling it out of the water.