Best Robot Pool Cleaners
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The Best Robot Pool Cleaners
There are too many robotic pool cleaners available for a homeowner to choose. Therefore, we selected the three best robot pool cleaners available today and describe them below. One of these three should work for you.
To see what we look for in a quality robot pool cleaner, take a look at our Buying Guide.
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#1 Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus
The Dolphin Nautilus series of pool cleaners are very popular and for good reason. Made by Maytronics, the company was a pioneer in robotic pool cleaning equipment with over 30 years of experience. Their patented swivel cable is a clever way to deal with a sometimes annoying issue of a tangled cable. Other manufacturers offer other methods to de-tangle, but this swivel no tangle feature is a treat to have. The top-loading dual filters make it easy to clean the filters. And the course and fine filters at the same time do an excellent job of filtering debris.
Features
- Top loading filters
- Two filters in use at the same time
- Patented swivel cable
2.5 hour rating to clean pool- Smart cleaning software
- floor, wall, stairs, and waterline cleaning
- 2 brushes
- belt
driven - One button operation
- cleans up to 50-foot pools
- 2-year warranty
- 19 pounds
- optional caddy
#2 Hayward (RC9742WCCUBY) Shark Vac
Hayward is another well-established maker of robot pool cleaners. They’ve been in the pool cleaning business for over 80 years. With residential and commercial product lines, as well as over 40 years of thermoplastic valves expertise, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the robotic pool cleaning arena.
Features
- Top loading filters
- Smart cleaning software
- Small wheel
driven - Out of water sensor minimizes damage to motors
- Floor, wall, stairs, and water line cleaning
- 50′ cord (40′ pool)
- 21.5 pounds
- Comes with a caddy
#3 Polaris F9x50 Sport Robotic In Ground Pool Cleaner Series
The Polaris F9x50 series is really three models. The three gives you a few options in choosing which one is best for you. We like the basic design of this unit for its large wheels and vortex cleaning method. The wheels make it a bit better for climbing stairs and handling other vertical challenges than the small wheel or belt method of other
The basic difference between the 3 Polaris F9x50 series are as follows:
Polaris F9350 has two-wheel drive,
Polaris F9450 has four-wheel drive, 7-day programmable timer,
Polaris F9550 has four-wheel drive, 7-day programmable timer, cleans waterline, and hand-held remote control.
There are a few other difference you can see below.
Two or four-wheel drive
We find the four-wheel drive of the F9450 and F9550 units are better able to manage unusual pools.
Remote control?
The remote control is helpful if you have an unusual shaped pool and need to help the cleaner get out of a tough spot.
Features
- Top loading filters
- Smart cleaning software
- Cleans floors and walls
- 60-foot cable (50′ foot pool)
- Pleated blade
- 21 pounds
- Tangle reducing swivel cable
- 2-year Warranty
- Caddy included
- Vortex Cleaning system
- Easy lift system
- 9550 differences
- 70′ cable (60′ pool)
- Cleans waterline
- Dirty cannister indicator
- Solid blade
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