Polaris Pool Cleaners
Polaris, part of Zodiac Pool Products, has a wide range of pool cleaners powered by water pressure and robotic.
Pressure Cleaners
Polaris pressure pool cleaners are:
- Quattro Sport
- 3900 Sport
- TR36P
- TR35P
- TR28P
- 380 - is powered by triple jets
- 360 - does not require a separate booster pump
- 280 - little brother to the 380
- 180
- 165
- 65
- Turbo Turtle
Most of the Polaris pressure cleaners require a separate booster pump that is connected to a timer or pool automation. Polaris has two booster pumps:
- PB4-S60 - this has been the standard .75 HP booster pump for many years and runs on 115V or 230V AC. It is usually connected with flexible hoses and softube disconnects.
- PB4SQ - is an updated pump that is more energy efficient.
Filters
Polaris cleaners may have a filter screen in the Universal Wall Fitting (UWF) quick disconnect (Zodiac 6-504-00) or inline in the hose (Zodiac 48-222. It is recommended the filter screens be cleaned periodically, at least once or twice a season.
Backup Valve
The backup valve is in the hose and backup valve yanks the Polaris back and turns it around to reposition. It does it every few minutes to get the cleaner out of a corner it may be stuck in and add to its random journey around the pool. Water should not be contentiously jetting out of the backup valve. If it is the valve is broken.
The backup valve can be disassembled and the valve body unscrewed. Although it may be difficult to get an old one apart.
Zondiac G52 is the replacement backup valve.
Rebuild and Tune-Up Kits
Robot Cleaners
Polaris VRX iQ+
The Polaris VRX iQ+ is sold at a popular pool store. This doesn't have a combination basket like the dolphin. So you will have to switch to a fine silt basket or a regular basket depending on conditions.[1] They have a fine silt filter available but you have to switch the filter to use with fine silt. It looks like the filters are much easier to clean than the Dolphin, but the dolphin has a combination filter which has a regular and ultra find stage.
One member said It did a great job cleaning his pool, picked up a lot of leaves and dirt/debris left over from the construction last season. It even got almost my entire tanning ledge. It also seems like it does go in a straight line more than other robots which just go in whatever direction...so their claim of having better navigation is true.[2]
There are reports of the VRXIQ cord getting pretty tangled even with the swiveler.[3]
