Hello,
I have a 15,000 gallon pool (Approx 14' x 30' and six feet at the deep end). Since I moved into this house, I have been using suction cleaners. When we bought the house, there was already a "Pool Cleaner" (looks like a little 2-wheeled tank). After about a year, I noticed it wasn't doing a very good job and it was looking a little worn out. So I bought a MX8 Elite. For the first year, this did a fantastic job. During the second year, it did ok, but I noticed it wasn't climbing the walls very well. After the second year, I replaced some parts, and it worked well again for about 6 months. Now it is basically useless.
From what I'm reading, I'm coming to the conclusion that I should stop wasting my time with these types of cleaners and get a robot. Seems like most are recommending the Maytronics S200. I think it is great that Maytronics has about 14 different models that all appear identical, and are only rebranded for various retailers and/or online only. From What I can tell, the Dolphin S200, Porteous Dx4, Active 20, Discovery and Triton PS are basically the same unit, with different color plastic or handle shape. On Amazon, I found the Nautilus CC Plus, but looking at the Specs on Maytronics' website, this has "2 Brushes, 0 Active" where as the others have "2 Brushes, 1 Active". So I guess that one is not quite the same?
I also see these come with programable schedules - does this mean you can simply leave it in the pool all the time? Is that recommended?
What is the longevity people are getting out of these? Are repairs possible (i.e., parts available at a reasonable price)?
I'm considering changing to a SWG down the road, but that is still probably 6 months to a year away. Any issue with one of these robots in the salt water?
Thanks,
I have a 15,000 gallon pool (Approx 14' x 30' and six feet at the deep end). Since I moved into this house, I have been using suction cleaners. When we bought the house, there was already a "Pool Cleaner" (looks like a little 2-wheeled tank). After about a year, I noticed it wasn't doing a very good job and it was looking a little worn out. So I bought a MX8 Elite. For the first year, this did a fantastic job. During the second year, it did ok, but I noticed it wasn't climbing the walls very well. After the second year, I replaced some parts, and it worked well again for about 6 months. Now it is basically useless.
From what I'm reading, I'm coming to the conclusion that I should stop wasting my time with these types of cleaners and get a robot. Seems like most are recommending the Maytronics S200. I think it is great that Maytronics has about 14 different models that all appear identical, and are only rebranded for various retailers and/or online only. From What I can tell, the Dolphin S200, Porteous Dx4, Active 20, Discovery and Triton PS are basically the same unit, with different color plastic or handle shape. On Amazon, I found the Nautilus CC Plus, but looking at the Specs on Maytronics' website, this has "2 Brushes, 0 Active" where as the others have "2 Brushes, 1 Active". So I guess that one is not quite the same?
I also see these come with programable schedules - does this mean you can simply leave it in the pool all the time? Is that recommended?
What is the longevity people are getting out of these? Are repairs possible (i.e., parts available at a reasonable price)?
I'm considering changing to a SWG down the road, but that is still probably 6 months to a year away. Any issue with one of these robots in the salt water?
Thanks,