First Dolphin run

[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.