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    Default Solar Covers and Automatic Cleaners

    I was wondering if automatic cleaners, either the Polaris type or the Aquabot type, can be used while a solar cover is in place?

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    Default Re: Solar Covers and Automatic Cleaners

    I run my Dolphin Diagnostic with the solar cover on. As long as the cord is free to move with it, I've experienced no problems.
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    Default Re: Solar Covers and Automatic Cleaners

    Yes it will work just fine, BUT be very careful of the cords that you use to attache the cover to a reel. I had one dangling in the water once and the polaris grabbed it with a wheel and it burned up the belts in the polaris. Learned my lesson, hope to save you from learning it.

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    I have an Aquabot and a solar cover. I'd worry that when the Aquabot climbs the side of the wall it would catch the cover in the roller and then you would have a mess. It's bad enough when the cord gets caught up in it. I just take my cover off during the day and run the Aquabot and cover it back up at night.

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