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Maytronics Dolphin has cordless robots, there is a reason they are number 1.

Scary and hilarious. Tip….leave the skimmer basket in when vacuuming, it protects the pump.

Rumored that Pentair has one in the works, once this becomes truth I will start selling them to my clients. Far too many issues in the past imo.

Just keep an eye on those climbing rings, once they wear down it won’t climb at all.

Short answer is yes. I would use my commercial robot to clean it up before taking chances with plumbing, pump, filter etc.

Until they get bought by a big pool company they will continue to struggle.

Those wrinkles are due to a badly measured liner. A cleaner can rub away some ink but rare they will do damage behind that unless stuck in one position for an extended time.

Kathleen the newer dolphins are way lighter than models from years past, they are however heavy when initially raised to the surface, let the water drain out and they are under 20 lbs.

In truth robots aren’t meant to be left in the water 24/7/365. Most pools only require a robotic cleaning every 3-4 days. If the power cord was wound into a wheel Im positive you would have kinking occur.

Maytronics are the best selling robots for a reason.

Until they go mainstream their sales will be lack luster sadly.

I’m still on the fence, love the idea, question the company and follow up on warranty. If a major manufacturer sold these I could sell hundreds lol

All I’ve seen are the small start ups that are over priced, we need Hayward or Pentair to buy out one of these guys and up the quality control.

I’m always skeptical of anything that’s just sold by one person or company. There is no mention of warranty or even part availability. I wish Pentair or Hayward would develop a solar powered surface skimmer or even buy out these guys.

If these were reliable I know 30 clients that would buy them in a heart beat. A robot grabs what has sunk, but pools are constantly requiring skimming, skimming that certain owners won’t do.

I see they are up and running again. Anyone purchase through their site yet? Reviews? www.skimbot.com

If your pool deck has a lot of trees or debris you will absolutely love a pool skim. I’ve put them on several clients pools and they catch 10X what a regular skimmer will. Great investment IMO

The old Tiger Sparks are still going, reinventing the wheel most times means cheap parts sadly.

Dolphin Premium at pool supplies CANADA. You won’t regret buy a Dolphin. Hayward has yet to make a good robotic cleaner.

If you have a local hydraulic supplier near you they can get those o-rings at a fraction of that cost.

Water temp has no effect. Tiger shark was one of the first to make robots, Hayward bought them out, rebranded the exact unit as Aqua Vac and I assume, sourced cheaper parts. If you can return it, do so and buy a Maytronics Dolphin.

The aquavac500 was a mess from the get go, while this one looks amazing, I too would be hesitant unless it had a serious warranty.

No, it will just clog the cartridges. They filter down to below less than 10 microns anyways.

Plus They can fix your windows operating system, offer you a low interest and credit card and, wait for it, a free cruise.

It’s just running a program, forward x amount, reverse x amount, turns every x times.

Not sure why you are blowing through the spring filters but I know I just have an extra set of regular ones complete with housings that I use. If you are using your robot versus a leaf net to get big stuff imo you are asking for trouble.

It works similar to a dyson vacuum cleaner. If it’s that good I say it’s a buy. Love the quick clean process. I do however question it’s filtration,

Hayward bought Tiger Shark years ago, since then they have struggled to build their own. For that price, runaway, get a dolphin. Maytronics is one of, if not the best. Ok, I just researched it and OMG, Dyson meets Robotic pool cleaner, wow!!! BTW, your price of $1,850 is darn good!

Ignore it, it’s old obsolete information that doesn’t account for the buffering of the chlorine by cya. I use my dolphin regardless of my chlorine levels. Still going strong 5 years later.

It’s very common to replace worn brushes and or tracks. It’s a pretty easy DIY job.