Dolphin active 20/Proteus-DX3 Cleaning walls?

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bigevilgrape

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Mar 5, 2016
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I was just wondering if this robot would really do a good job on the walls since it doesn't have the floaty handle thing on it?

Rambling backstory.... The old aquabot turbo I got used last year seems to have died. IT runs for a few seconds then stops, guy at the pool store said its probably the motor. I went to the store attached to a local builder and they suggested a dolphin active 20, which appears to be the same cleaner as the Dolphin Proteus-DX3 that leslie's has for $150 less.
 
Our Active20 climbs the pool walls pretty well. It doesn't like the transition from fiberglass to the water line tile, but it still gets the waterline.
 
bigevilgrape said:
I was just wondering if this robot would really do a good job on the walls since it doesn't have the floaty handle thing on it?
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It doesn't have the float handle because it doesn't need it. Totally different propulsion system. It diverts jets of water out and back to maintain contact with the wall (sort of like a water thruster). Once it hits the surface it diverts some water laterally to scrub along the waterline. Taking off the handle also allows for the big top basket.
 
Side tracking a bit but what do you mean by your Aquabot Turbo "runs a few seconds and stops"? Do both motors run then both just die after a few seconds? Or does only one motor run?

From what I can see the Proteus DX3 is closer to an S50/E10/Active 10. The Discovery is pretty much the same as the Active 20. And Geebot is correct, Dolphin's robots pretty much don't need handles anymore.
 
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