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Interesting solution! I've used a small upright smoker cover that has worked well for me for many years. It's not nearly as polished as your solution, though.

YMMV, but for me a key factor in selecting a Maytronics robot was its ability to resist getting hung up on the main drains. Our main drains are of the newer, mandated variety and as such stick up from the bottom more than older drains do. We had a Dolphin DX-4 robot that always got hung up on...

Excellent writeup of your experiences with the Intellicenter....many thanks! A couple of thoughts came to mind after reading this: Pentair announced this almost 2 years ago (might be longer than that, actually). I'm a bit disappointed that, after all this time, the Intellicenter upgrade still...

I saw this same issue with our old Maytronics DX4 robot. The only "cure" was to replace the power supply. (Am now using an M400, purchased last year).

The Maytronics USA site shows the Dolphin DX4, which would be the same as the unit you're replacing.

My M400 does a fine job in our free form pool. I purchased this model a couple of months ago, primarily because of the third brush on the bottom of the unit that other Maytronics models (except the M500) do not have. I needed this bottom brush to prevent the unit from getting high centered and...

I use a small vertical smoker grill cover over my cart/power supply, as I have no other place to keep it out of the elements. It keeps it shaded, plus keeps the water away.

I purchased the M400 a month ago for the very concern you mentioned (and others here have mentioned)....the M400/M500 have a center brush on the bottom that all but eliminates any worries of the robot getting high-centered on the main drains. The M400 I got came with both a fine wire mesh...

The main drain issue was the reason I went with the M400 this year. It glides right over the main drains, whereas the DX4 it replaced used to spin around on them...sometimes for 10 minutes more more.

I've stored my Dolphin outside every year (bring it indoors for the winters). I keep the caddy/controller covered with an inexpensive grill cover. Until I started covering them, I was going thru controllers every year. Since then, no problems.

I'm disappointed, too, that Pentair hasn't started shipping these yet. Technically, however, summer hasn't arrived yet, so they aren't late. :D

A consideration you should keep in mind when choosing a robot cleaner is your main drains. Our Dolphin DX4 would constantly get stuck on our main drains and spin in circles on top of the drain for several minutes before breaking loose. Because of this issue, and the fact it no longer turned...

Your profile doesn't indicate you've got a salt pool. Our pool is salt, and we had a similar problem with some metal chaise lounges we'd purchased at Lowe's. They were rusted like yours after only one year. We've switched our pool furniture to Polywood resin furniture, and are very pleased...

I'm interested in both as well....following this thread.

Have you looked at what type of pool cleaner you want to use? Pressure-side cleaner, suction-side cleaner, or robot? Do you have a budget in mind? I think you'll find a lot of folks here use robots, as they're so much easier. Less hassle than pressure or suction side cleaners. I'm sure if...

My pool pump is also running when the robot's in the pool.

Poolguy....according to the manual, the full filter light should come on when.... er....ah.......LOL! Manual? What manual? Never mind. (Still a great robot, though!)

My brand new M400 suffers from the same thing. I've tried resetting it (as suggested here) and, while it clears the yellow "full filter" indicator for a time, it eventually comes back on with hardly anything in the filter.

I'm not sure what's available in Canada, but the Polaris model numbers you show are old ones. The complete Polaris lineup now is: 9650iQ 9550 9450 9350 7240 8050 Of the Maytronics units out there, I just got a Dolphin M400 a couple of weeks ago, and like it. The Dolphin DX6 filter is located...

LOL...Maytronics sure doesn't waste any money on frivolous things like manuals, do they?

I tried it again (switched to the accordion filter), and noticed the full filter light was still on (I hadn't unplugged it from the previous use). I held the reset button in, let it go, and watched the full filter light change to green. The robot went thru a full 2-1/2 hour cleaning cycle, and...

Phil, I'll try the reset button tomorrow when I run the robot again. Thanks!

I've used a small vertical smoker cover for my Maytronics caddy/power supply for the last few years, and haven't had a problem with the wind blowing either the caddy or cover off. I think the cover's only been blown off once, and we always seem to have high winds here in Oklahoma. I picked up...

After being on the fence between the M400 and the Polaris 9650iQ, I elected to go with the M400. My primary reason for the decision was my uncertainty if the Polaris would spin around on the main drains like my old Dolphin DX4 did. Overall, I'm happy with the M400. It weighs 25lbs or so, so...

I (finally) decided on the Maytronics M400 for our pool. I think the third brush on the bottom of it will keep it from getting hung up on our main drains, and, in fact, I saw no evidence of it today during its first cleaning session. I found the filters easy to clean. In fact, the only...

Manny....while I like the looks and filter system of the Active/S series, I'm concerned they'd get hung up on the main drains like my DX4 does. And, for some reason, Maytronics didn't mention those models when recommending the M400/M500 as their robots virtually "invulnerable" to spinning around...

Thanks for starting this group! I'll be buying a new robot in the next week or so, and I really like the Polaris 4WD robots' features: (1) EZ lift out of the pool, (2) Better (IMHO) filter canister, (3) Cooler looking robot, and (4) Swivel cord on the 4WD models (new for 2018). If I knew for...

If there's a significantly large number of leaves in the pool (as happens after a thunderstorm, for example) I'll usually scoop 75% of them up with my net before putting the robot in the pool. I think I've only ever had the DX4 filter bag completely filled maybe once. So the capacity isn't...

I've ruled out the S/Active series for our pool, as I'm concerned they would get hung up on the main drains, just as my DX4 does all the time. Maytronics told me the M400/M500 units would not experience this issue. If I knew for sure the Polaris unit wouldn't get hung up on the main drains...

Manny....I was referring to the M500's looks vs the looks of the Polaris 9550...the two units under consideration here. I agree, the Active 30i is better looking than the M500. Assuming the M500 weighs as much as my DX4, it's not exactly "light" when removing it from the pool. I kind of like...