First Dolphin run

[CarlD]

When the Dolphin Dynamic runs it's fantastic.

Unfortunately, mine went to the shop yesterday after only 2 years. I hope it's not TOO expensive to fix.

Cleaning the bag:
1) If it's REALLY full, I turn it inside out so what can fall out falls out.
2) then, inside out, I dunk it in a 5 gal bucket of pool water, swish it, squish it, and try to get the gunk out that accumulates in the corners of the bag when it's right-side out.
3) Dump the bucket, refill, and do it again.
4) When it's pretty clean, I either let it dry until I have a couple of bags for the washing machine, or it immediately goes in the washer.

To my mind, the idea is to get enough dirt out so it can go safely in the washing machine without clogging the Maytag.

It's not hard and a LOT easier than turning the bag inside out and trying to wash it with a hose.

[poolbee]

CarlD

That's what I did-turn it inside out and try with the hose! A mess! And the junk in the corners- ack! Then I tried swishing it in the bucket and the dirt just seemed to deposit itself on the inside and outside of the bag. I let is dry and it was easier to shake off the stuff that was left.

[cleancloths]

My Dolphin Dynamic just got delivered by UPS around 6pm tonight, guess I'll start playing with it tomorrow (weather permitting). Any advice on setting it up?

[brent.roberts]

Advise on setting it up ...

I loved mine for the first few hours then noticed it was going back and forth over the same section of the pool.

The instructions say to push down the hand lock and twist it. When you look at the lock from the side you see a perfect semi-circle for the hand to latch into ...
so I used it. It was the wrong decision. After waiting hopelessly for a response from the on-line retailer for some advise I started messing around and then put the handle in the maximum offset position ... opposite on each side.
Now when it hits the surface, the handle stays deal level with the surface and because of the twist in the handle, the Dolphin creeps along the waterline a few feet before reversing and taking off to do a new area. Problem solved.

Good luck with it.

[cleancloths]

Just set my Dolphin Dynamic up and it has been running for about 30 minutes. It seems to be doing a great job. Much better cleaning than my old Polaris 380. I like the remote that lets you manually control where it goes, but it does take quite a while to get used to steering it as it is not obvious which end is the front - so I find I steer it the wrong way at times.

Have not changed the bag yet, but I think this may be a pain compared to the Polaris. The other thing I don't like is the need to take it out of the water when not being used. I kept my Polaris in the pool for 8 years with no harmful effects. Also I would run the polaris while I went swimming, as sometimes I would manually swim with it to spot clean. The Dolphin says you should not have it in the pool while you swim. Is that for fear of electric shocks? Has anyone used it while you are in the pool?

[brent.roberts]

I leave mine in all the time except when I clean the bag, which is once every 2 - 3 days.. will it harm it? don't know. fingers crossed.