I'm a newbie. ? New house 8 months ago with a pool. First time pool owner.
My Polaris 280 is on its last legs. It needs enough repairs that it makes more sense to replace it. I've decided to get a cleaning robot and have been reading info here to try to choose one.
I'm thinking the Dolphin Oasis Z5 / Triton.
Here's what I know about my pool:
30K gal, plaster, 1 HP Pinnacle pump, 300 sqft ? filter, Liquidator, Polaris PB4 booster pump, Polaris 280 sweeper, Pentair MasterTemp 400 heater, Solar Breeze robot skimmer
Northern California
The other factors I'm considering:
I have tendinitis in both wrists, elbows, and shoulders as well as neck and back issues. So brushing the walls, skimming, etc. are not something I can do often or effectively. My neighbors have giant pine trees that continually rain pine needles in the pool. I have a sandbox for my dogs - much of the content of which seems to end up in the pool. And there's my dogs - 2 labs that love the pool and enjoy it daily. I think a caddy is important for me due to my health issues. From what I've read, the remotes sound of dubious value. Choosing alternate cycles doesn't sound useful to me.
I currently have a "pool guy." While I'd like to manage the pool myself, because of the medical issues, currently I can't. Beyond whether the Triton/Oasis is a reasonable choice for my pool, my other big question is if it would clean sufficiently to "replace" those "pool guy" tasks (physically demanding/repetitive tasks). I believe I can handle the chemistry.
Thanks for any advice!
My Polaris 280 is on its last legs. It needs enough repairs that it makes more sense to replace it. I've decided to get a cleaning robot and have been reading info here to try to choose one.
I'm thinking the Dolphin Oasis Z5 / Triton.
Here's what I know about my pool:
30K gal, plaster, 1 HP Pinnacle pump, 300 sqft ? filter, Liquidator, Polaris PB4 booster pump, Polaris 280 sweeper, Pentair MasterTemp 400 heater, Solar Breeze robot skimmer
Northern California
The other factors I'm considering:
I have tendinitis in both wrists, elbows, and shoulders as well as neck and back issues. So brushing the walls, skimming, etc. are not something I can do often or effectively. My neighbors have giant pine trees that continually rain pine needles in the pool. I have a sandbox for my dogs - much of the content of which seems to end up in the pool. And there's my dogs - 2 labs that love the pool and enjoy it daily. I think a caddy is important for me due to my health issues. From what I've read, the remotes sound of dubious value. Choosing alternate cycles doesn't sound useful to me.
I currently have a "pool guy." While I'd like to manage the pool myself, because of the medical issues, currently I can't. Beyond whether the Triton/Oasis is a reasonable choice for my pool, my other big question is if it would clean sufficiently to "replace" those "pool guy" tasks (physically demanding/repetitive tasks). I believe I can handle the chemistry.
Thanks for any advice!