I just opened my 30,000 gallon pool but when I went to start my Dolphin Atlantis it wouldn’t move. I’ve tried all the troubleshooting I can find and have come to the conclusion it must be shot. I would like to replace it with a similar vacuum but the newer Dolphins are a little out of my price range. Does anyone have any recommendations for $600 or less? Thanks!
Robot vacuum recommendations under $600
- Thread starter DarthPaul
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Welcome to TFP.
If you wish to consider a cordless robot, they were on sale for under $600. Check out the thread below for the Aiper Scuba 1 (standard) i.e. the Pro version is more expensive.
Aiper Scuba S1 Review
I was away for several days and came home to a semi-dirty pool due to rain and wind blowing leaves. I dropped the S1 in and 3 hrs later it was clean. After 2 hrs it was clean and I left it in to see where it would park itself. With a Freeform pool I like that it does random paths (to some...
www.troublefreepool.com
What you’ll find with the cordless models is that
1. They don’t climb the deep ends well (prob not a big deal if your pool is only 6’ in the deep end). I have 38k gallons in a 20x40 pool and around 10 feet.
2. They’re a pain to drag out and charge and put back in every day.
I too had a tight budget when my corded model finally bit it. I sold it on eBay for parts only and put that toward a new Jacuzzi JC model. It was around $1000, but zero complaints and works even better than my last model (you can search my previous posts for further details).
I also bit the bullet and got a Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus. My robot was my only vacuum and I figured I’d go with what worked for the last 10 years. Thanks for your advice guys!