Good afternoon all,
My booster pump is on its last legs, it is roughly 9 years old and i believe it is getting water behind the impeller. It sounds very rough and has white scaling coming from the impeller housing.
My Polaris 280 has also been rebuilt several times in the last 9 years and is time for a complete replacement. The polaris does a good job cleaning leaves, but even with the most fine mesh bag, i am having to vacuum the sand/silt from the bottom at least once per week during the summer.
That being said, i've been contemplating using a robot instead and looking at the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus.
It appears that a new booster pump + Polaris 280 would nearly equal a new cleaning robot.
i've read posts about some pro's and cons of robots, but they seem to save on electricity and do a good job cleaning dirt/silt.
Here are my questions:
1. What can i expect for longevity if we remove it from the pool after each use? Say...3 times per week.
2. What would you do? Would you purchase a replacement pump/polaris or cap off the piping and go with the robot? With this one, i'd appreciate some explanation...i'm new to the whole robot scene.
3. Price is a factor, but i wouldn't mind comments regarding the need for an extended warranty. For those who have purchased a robot, did you feel the warranty was necessary? did you use it?
Thanks for your help folks!
My booster pump is on its last legs, it is roughly 9 years old and i believe it is getting water behind the impeller. It sounds very rough and has white scaling coming from the impeller housing.
My Polaris 280 has also been rebuilt several times in the last 9 years and is time for a complete replacement. The polaris does a good job cleaning leaves, but even with the most fine mesh bag, i am having to vacuum the sand/silt from the bottom at least once per week during the summer.
That being said, i've been contemplating using a robot instead and looking at the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus.
It appears that a new booster pump + Polaris 280 would nearly equal a new cleaning robot.
i've read posts about some pro's and cons of robots, but they seem to save on electricity and do a good job cleaning dirt/silt.
Here are my questions:
1. What can i expect for longevity if we remove it from the pool after each use? Say...3 times per week.
2. What would you do? Would you purchase a replacement pump/polaris or cap off the piping and go with the robot? With this one, i'd appreciate some explanation...i'm new to the whole robot scene.
3. Price is a factor, but i wouldn't mind comments regarding the need for an extended warranty. For those who have purchased a robot, did you feel the warranty was necessary? did you use it?
Thanks for your help folks!