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Best Robot Pool Cleaners
Posted on 7/18/23 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 7/18/23 at 3:13 pm
Been debating the Dolphin Nautilus, the Nautilus CC, the Explorer 30, or the S200. My new pool will be finished and I'm paralysis by analysis over here.
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Posted on 7/18/23 at 3:16 pm to FishinTygah84
I have the Nautilus CC Plus - about 8 years now, only one I’ve owned so I can’t compare, but I’ve been happy with it.
Posted on 7/18/23 at 3:25 pm to CrawDude
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I have the Nautilus CC Plus
This.
Posted on 7/18/23 at 3:51 pm to FishinTygah84
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Dolphin Nautilus
I have owned this unit for about three years and stays in the pool almost all the time unless we are swimming. Take it to clean the basket and invert occasionally when out of the pool to recalibrate the buoyancy. I will NEVER own a polaris again. It is well worth the cost.
Posted on 7/18/23 at 4:03 pm to FishinTygah84
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My new pool
fun fact: all new pools are required to have domed drain covers. dolphins (all of them) will get caught on the drain all the time. there's literally no fix; don't let the guy selling the little clip thingie that you snap to the drain cover fool you.
having said that, i love my dolphin but it would be nice if someone would invent a retrofit or something that would fix this super-annoying problem.
The "it dont happen to me" crowd has older flush drain covers so ignore them. it will 100% happen even w/ the latest & greatest dolphins.
bring this up w/ the pool company/website you're ordering from and see what they have to say.
Posted on 7/18/23 at 4:05 pm to FishinTygah84
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I have the Nautilus CC Plus
i also have this one. it stays in pool and i clean basket every few days. pool stays super clean, and its easy to clean the filters and basket.
Posted on 7/18/23 at 4:34 pm to CAD703X
quote:as of when?
fun fact: all new pools are required to have domed drain covers
Posted on 7/18/23 at 4:51 pm to Art Vandelay
looks like end of 2008/beginning of 2009
LINK
eta or maybe 2019?
i can't read government regulations very well.
LINK
eta looks like it was mandated for commercial in 2007 and consumer pools at a later date.
LINK
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Effective 1 year after December 19, 2007, each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or drain cover. If a successor standard is proposed, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers shall notify the Commission of the proposed revision. If the Commission determines that the proposed revision is in the public interest, it shall incorporate the revision into the standard after providing 30 days notice to the public.
eta or maybe 2019?
i can't read government regulations very well. LINK
eta looks like it was mandated for commercial in 2007 and consumer pools at a later date.
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In 2007 the United States passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. This act stated that any public swimming pools have dome-shaped covers over their swimming pool main drains so that the possibility of entrapment is reduced. The government did not make it mandatory that private pools take steps to replace existing main drains, however, if you will be doing any work to your pool it’s a great time to make the change for safety. New residential swimming pool code requires two main drains to be installed into the pool bottom, at least 5' apart, and to also have these dome-shaped covers over their main drains.
This post was edited on 7/18/23 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 7/19/23 at 1:18 pm to jmon
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invert occasionally when out of the pool to recalibrate the buoyancy.
Never heard of this. Can you please elaborate?
Posted on 7/20/23 at 12:09 pm to CAD703X
I’ve never seen a dome cover on a pool drain. They don’t use those anymore and if they did it was a short period. The anti-vortex are all they use. My dolphin works fine.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 1:43 pm to Python
The pool cleaner takes in and expels water constantly, which can lead to water sitting in a chamber, affecting the buoyancy and travel of the unit. They suggest unplugging the unit, remove the basket and set it upside down out of the pool 12 to 24 hours, periodically. This completely drys the unit out and allows any "stuck" water to drain completely. I probably do this every few months or whenever the unit seems sluggish or less efficient.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 1:55 pm to CAD703X
IDK where youre getting that new code from, but this is my drain, and only one in the pool
Posted on 7/20/23 at 3:41 pm to CAD703X
My pool built in 2010 has three drains and none are domed.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 5:07 pm to LordSnow
quote:the government's website and my own pool that was just built 2 years ago that has the 2 drains 5' apart and domed covers per the regulation i cited 3 posts up.
IDK where youre getting that new code from, but this is my drain, and only one in the pool
its awesome & junk that you have an older pool before the regulations went into effect but that doesn't change the fact this is how all pools are built (including the OP's) so stop acting like its not a problem.
he will absolutely have a pool built this way so I'm trying to help.
there's literally hundreds of posts on TFP discussing the issue and how to work around it w/ dolphins.
its ILLEGAL to change my drain to a flat one. i've asked 3 different pool contractors locally so i actually do know what i'm talking about.
when it went into effect as law is less clear.
This post was edited on 7/20/23 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 7/20/23 at 6:54 pm to CAD703X
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but that doesn't change the fact this is how all pools are built
My pool is like a week old. And I don't have that crap.
Posted on 7/20/23 at 7:23 pm to CAD703X
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the government's website and my own pool that was just built 2 years ago that has the 2 drains 5' apart and domed covers per the regulation i cited 3 posts up. its awesome & junk that you have an older pool before the regulations went into effect but that doesn't change the fact this is how all pools are built (including the OP's) so stop acting like its not a problem. he will absolutely have a pool built this way so I'm trying to help. there's literally hundreds of posts on TFP discussing the issue and how to work around it w/ dolphins. its ILLEGAL to change my drain to a flat one. i've asked 3 different pool contractors locally so i actually do know what i'm talking about. when it went into effect as law is less clear.
Your guy either saved a couple dollars to not put a flat anti vortex drain or he didn’t know at the time. By flat it only comes up about 3/4 in or so. I don’t think you can come back with anti vortex once it’s plumbed unless you tear out concrete.
Posted on 7/21/23 at 8:45 am to Art Vandelay
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I don’t think you can come back with anti vortex once it’s plumbed unless you tear out concrete.
i think that's what the pool companies are saying; once its in there's no way to change it to a flat drain.
bunch of crap. we bought the house last april and the pool had been put in shortly before.
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