Pentair Warrior SE (Dolphin/Maytronic clone)

Nov 30, 2009
230
North Florida
Hi All,

My Warrior SE is about two years old - collecting a couple of issues, so figured it was time to see what others' experience has been - there is always the chance I have done something incorrectly :)

The three issues are:
1. The unit will now only turn on if I cycle the power from the low voltage controller to the cleaner by pulling the low voltage cable for a few second from the controller (or, cycle the main line power at the outlet). Once this is done, all functions (this is a basic model so will run single, or selectable multiple times per week.
- Edit - now I can turn the controller off, then, leaving it off, disconnect the low voltage cable, then replug it in, and the robot will start - without turning the controller on - to be clear, there are no lights on the controller and the robot is happily working away.
2. The low voltage power cable twists a lot ... I know this seems to be an issue and I have dealt with it by untwisting prior to each usage; however, I have note some have moved their floats around on the cable seeking a better solution, without any real improvement. The photo shows where mine was pre-rigged from the manufacturer. Pool is 5.5' deep end and 3.5' shallow end.
3. The low voltage power cable is showing signs of deterioration (see photo). I leave the cleaner in the pool for days at a time - should I not be doing this? Is the deterioration normal - ie anyone else seen this?

As always, thanks in advance!
 

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Not sure on the controller issue. If within warranty, I would check with Maytronics.

The cable twisting is pretty normal. I just pull the loops out of mine every once in awhile.

The cable deterioration is more pronounced than mine at 6 years. My robot lives in the pool pretty much all the time from March to November.
 
Same thing happened to me. Pentair responded via email and eventually sent me a new motor assembly to fix my robot. I swapped it out and my robot works good as new.
 
My power cord was fine. My robot would turn on, go forward, go backward, then die. My impeller motor was going bad, it was full of carbon dust. It was nice that Pentair just sent me the motor assembly and I didn’t have to send my robot back in for repair. Here is my thread about my issue …
 
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