When I bought my house 9 years ago, the pool came with an existing Polaris vacuum similar to the one below. It obviously had several years of work prior to my adoption of it. I've rebuilt the thing a few times but I think it's now on it's 9th life.



Any recommendations on newer model vacuums? I'm not totally sold on the Polaris vacuums and leaning towards one of the newer looking models.

I have a Dolphin Premier and just got a Betta Pool Skimmer. We have a bunch of oak trees around the pool and it is a giant PITA every time the leaves drop.

The Premier has been working well without issue and we got it because it has a large bag option for picking up leaves. Now that I have the skimmer, I just wish the Premier was cordless so I could run it at the same time I run the skimmer. The skimmer gets caught on the cord and struggles.

Got the cheapest dolphin they have and it's much better than the pressure cleaner. There's no adjustments to make to get it to work right or keep it running right. It does like to turn clockwise a little more than counter clockwise, so I spin it around about 10 times once a month. But it's much better at getting the sand and dirt out. They were both good at getting leaves.

Any of the maytronic robot cleaners are great and will clean way better than the old Polaris. The problem is they are not cheap, don't last too long (3-5 yrs), and parts are near impossible to get. I've been waiting on a wheel kit for almost a year.

I rigged up a fix for the wheel kit, but very disappointed that maytronics would rather just sell you a new unit than try to help you repair your current one.

As someone posted above, buy the cheapest maytronic cleaner but prepare for it to crap out right outside your warranty window.

Captain Winky said:

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I have a Dolphin Premier and just got a Betta Pool Skimmer. We have a bunch of oak trees around the pool and it is a giant PITA every time the leaves drop.

The Premier has been working well without issue and we got it because it has a large bag option for picking up leaves. Now that I have the skimmer, I just wish the Premier was cordless so I could run it at the same time I run the skimmer. The skimmer gets caught on the cord and struggles.

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I run a the pool cleaner through my skimmer in conjunction with my betta pool skimmer. Huge difference. I don't know if it's an option for you, but I bought some weights for the hose and it allows my skimmer to work pretty good while using the suction cleaner.


I'm also in the market for a true robot. I'm just having a hard time pulling the trigger. The skimmer has made an awesome difference for this that haven't tried one.

I've had a Dolphin for 4 years. Would recommend. Not sure if the connection still exists but I bought it from Marina Pool and Spa in Colorado. Ask for Margaret.

Do you recommend the SE or SE Plus? The current cost difference is only $30.

Betta SE - $328.90

Betta SE Plus - $358.90

Went ahead and picked up the Betta SE Plus - $358.90 skimmer. I'll have 2 cordless cleaners in the pool and looking forward to a sparkling pool this sprint/summer/fall.

The System said:

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Any of the maytronic robot cleaners are great and will clean way better than the old Polaris. The problem is they are not cheap, don't last too long (3-5 yrs), and parts are near impossible to get. I've been waiting on a wheel kit for almost a year.

I rigged up a fix for the wheel kit, but very disappointed that maytronics would rather just sell you a new unit than try to help you repair your current one.

As someone posted above, buy the cheapest maytronic cleaner but prepare for it to crap out right outside your warranty window.

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This is why when I bought mine, I paid the $80 or somewhere around that for the Amazon extended warranty. They will give you a replacement if they can't have it fixed within a short window. I've had a couple of friends use it with success. It extends the warranty to 6 years.

I didn't see the Amazon extended warranty option for the models I bought.

Dolphin Liberty 300 Cordless Magnetic Charge Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner up to 33 FT - Easy Removal

Betta SE Plus - Solar Powered Robotic Pool Skimmer with Dual Charging Options, Shallow Water Safeguard, and Twin Salt Chlorine Tolerant Motors

I just bought the dolphin S200 a few months ago and so far I really like it!

I ended up with the Dolphin Liberty 300 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner. I wasn't too impressed with the cleaning. I then notices its getting stuck on my pool drain covers. After a little Google, I found this to be a common problem. I ended up getting recommendations for the below product to prevent this.

Main Drain Clip On - Pool Drain Clip to Prevent Automatic Cleaner Getting Stuck

Why can't a $1000 pool vacuum overcome this problem?

I have a dolphin s300, which is the same as an s200/Active 20, etc, just with a bluetooth module in the power supply. It was about $700 when I bought it 5 years ago, I'm sure they are $800 or $900 now. I have had to replace the bushings and drive gear and other wear items, and ended up replacing the motor due to my own mistake of dropping it off a counter.

It is a corded version. Mine does get stuck even on the low profile drain covers, but what I find is it unsticks itself whenever it decides to turn, since the turn function involves it moving backwards and jumping up a little.

It bothers me when I am around the pool and see it stuck, but I find that it cleans the pool just fine when I am not around, and is likely getting stuck and unstuck.

I went ahead and traded in my cordless Liberty 300 for a corded Proteus DX4. As I read more reviews, people said that corded technology just has not gotten there yet to match the performance of corded. They obviously cannot vacuum as long and don't have enough power. I have a deep end of 10 feet and I think it struggled getting from that deep up to the shallow 4 foot end. I did love the fact of having a cordless but not if it's not as functional as a corded.

Dolphin Liberty 300 Cordless Magnetic Charge Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner



Dolphin Proteus DX4 Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner