M600 review (first hand experience)

[Riddler0520]

I’ve tried multiple Dolphin demo units as well as two Polaris units
@Newdude

the only Dolphin that worked well in my opinion was the M400 (in my pool), it cleared the 4 bottom drains with ease and did a good thoroughly cleaning (but I was NOT a fan of the cartridge system) nor did it do a great job at tile line regardless of handle position.

Got the M600 and wow - by far, hands down the best of any model I’ve tried. It got stuck on main drains yes, but each and every time it worked itself off never requiring me to manually pull it off (took about 30 seconds for it to remove itself) think it used the side jets.

it climbs walls, and the waterline - not even the M400 did this consistent of a job on the waterline and I love the left/right jets that come on to make it move sideways along the waterline

it stayed tight against the wall both going up as well as going down not pulling off and drifting down and did a great job covering all areas of the pool -

yes, a few bells and whistles that you might not need but the function and effectiveness is hands down the best I’ve tested (on my pool)

wanted to share - I have a few video clips but can only upload images

 

[cowboycasey]

Thank you very much as it helps fellow members.. I always would like to know if something works ok or great..

If you wan to upload video's you can use your YouTube account, it works great

 

[Riddler0520]

May 14, 2021

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May 14, 2021

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[cowboycasey]

That works great, nicely done

 

[Newdude]

Thanks for sharing. I'll be in the market soon myself.

 

[Riddler0520]

Thanks for sharing. I'll be in the market soon myself.

We went in today so grabbed an underwater clip for you so you can see the back and side jets in action

May 16, 2021

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[cowboycasey]

Thanks, that works great

 

[cowboycasey]

I just bought the Active 60 (M600 in white and blue) from Margaret at Marina pool and spa.. Should be here by the weekend

There is 1 M600 left as of today....

 

[TheSadClown]

Get ready for your sweet M600 to break apart like mine did after about 1 year of use. Ive always kept it in the pool and only ran it maybe 2-3 a week since purchasing it in 2020.

Quality Control seems to be really low for a $1500 robot. Its about to get sent back for repairs so here is to hoping they fix it.

 

[cowboycasey]

it has a 3 year warranty so if it does it will get fixed

 

[TheSadClown]

I will say Maytronics customer service is top notch, they provided me with free return shipping.

 

[panic_button]

The new software/firmware (v4.432) has increased the cleaning ability. My replacement unit climbs the stairs, benches and even attempts to clean the tanning ledge, my old M600 with v3.19 would do 1 step and no benches.

 

[TheSadClown]

The new software/firmware (v4.432) has increased the cleaning ability. My replacement unit climbs the stairs, benches and even attempts to clean the tanning ledge, my old M600 with v3.19 would do 1 step and no benches.

how do you find which software/firmware version the robot is running?

 

[Riddler0520]

I just bought the Active 60 (M600 in white and blue) from Margaret at Marina pool and spa.. Should be here by the weekend

There is 1 M600 left as of today....

NICE !!!

 

[panic_button]

how do you find which software/firmware version the robot is running?

On the back of the power supply.

 

[TheSadClown]

Ill have to ask Maytronics if they can upgrade the firmware when they repair my robot, thanks for the info

On the back of the power supply.

 

[SecoSteve]

I got an Active30(Rosie) a couple weeks ago from Marina. I'm very happy with the job it does so far. It does the tile line like the above videos, but only does a few feet(5-6) and then goes back down. Then, it will climb in another area and do the same. No tangling of the cord and it coils up nicely on the caddy. Bluetooth/WiFi works well so far.

Manual drive works fairly well. Turning is not the greatest. It's not like a remote control car that turns like a joystick would. To turn, it backs up and then pivots on one track. If you "hold" the left/right turn arrow on the phone, it will turn more. So, depending on how much of a turn you want to make, you have to know when to release the the turn arrow. I'm sure I'll get tired of manual drive and not use it much, but it comes in handy when there's only one or two pieces of dirt left after a cycle.

I would love to leave Rosie in the pool overnight during the week, and do a scheduled cleaning in the morning, but I'm fearful that she will be stolen. I live in a nice neighborhood, but these days I don't believe anywhere is "safe".

 

[cowboycasey]

Get some cameras up so when they do come in the backyard you have a nice 4k video of them

 

[SecoSteve]

Get some cameras up so when they do come in the backyard you have a nice 4k video of them

Got 4k cameras, but it might hurt more watching her get taken, then not being able to track down the thief.

 

[cowboycasey]

I hear ya there