Blue Pearl Robot - anyone know anything about them?

[jimwnola]

As for the manufacuring location, that gets into my questions about Tematech in Israel, who appears to likely make it. However, Tematech seems to sell to Aquabot, not Dolphin, even though both are in Israel?

[Rescue30]

The Blue Pearl is manufactured by Watertech , nothing to do with Maytonics' Dolphin cleaners.it is the lower end of the Blue Diamond cleaner line .It is manufactured in the USA .Watertech is owned by the son of Aquabot .Maytronics is a competitor .

[dssxxxx]

The owners of Dolphin and Aquabot were partners in the Dolphin. They had a falling out and the one left and started Aquabot. I have Aquabot and my parents have Dolphin. They love theirs, but service is a bi*ch. I get my Aquabots locally in Wyckoff, NJ from their huge warehouse. Haggle with them and get a great price.....service is great also.

[cleancloths]

That does not sound right??? I thought the Blue Diamond/Pearl company was founded by the son of the owner of the company that makes the Aquabot, and that the Dolphin is made by a totally separate company out of Israel.

[Rescue30]

Dssxxx, sorry but you've got it all wrong ! Maytronics (Dolphin) is owned by a Kibbutz, owned by all the members who live there , this is the Kibbutz's business which is their main source of income, Aquabot was started by the US rep for Dolphin, who went on his own .Watertech(Blue Diamond) is owned by the son of Aquabot , Aquabot and Blue Diamonds are made here in the US , Dolphins are made in Israel.To prove your info incorrect you stated you got yours from Aquabot factory and you haggled with them ??? In another post you stated you got yours at Aqua Distributing, that is not owned by Aquabot, they are just a distributor, Aquabot will not sell direct to consumers , neither will Watertech(Blue Diamond) or Smartpool (Dolphin) !!!!

[dssxxxx]

Dssxxx, sorry but you've got it all wrong ! Maytronics (Dolphin) is owned by a Kibbutz, owned by all the members who live there , this is the Kibbutz's business which is their main source of income, Aquabot was started by the US rep for Dolphin, who went on his own .Watertech(Blue Diamond) is owned by the son of Aquabot , Aquabot and Blue Diamonds are made here in the US , Dolphins are made in Israel.To prove your info incorrect you stated you got yours from Aquabot factory and you haggled with them ??? In another post you stated you got yours at Aqua Distributing, that is not owned by Aquabot, they are just a distributor, Aquabot will not sell direct to consumers , neither will Watertech(Blue Diamond) or Smartpool (Dolphin) !!!!

Well, I have better things to do with my time, then defend my statements. I have personally talked with the owner (1) not many in a Kibbutz, who explained the story to myself and my father about the start of Dolphin and breakup of partners and the formation of Aquabot.

But, I don't give a good crap about what you're trying to sphew.

Good luck.

[sforsancho]

Well I just want to add myself to the list of happy owners of the 2007 Blue Pearl.

I was pretty skeptic at first as too how much of the pool could actually be cleaned in the preset three hours. In fact I had planned on running it twice for the first cleaning (I hadn't vacuumed my pool for two weeks in preparation for this), but it accomplished all of this in the first cycle. Color me impressed! The only thing left over was some algae growth on the walls that needed to be brushed off, on the whole the unit worked perfectly. I have a very complex bean shaped pool, and while it didn't climb the steps, I watched it cross over from the shallow to the deep end many times.

I'm not sure what the sensor package in this machine is, but I know it at least has a tilt sensor...When it turns, it tilts up to avoid too much traction, and it if passes a certain angle, it will stop the turning process and begin filtering again. It also has a way to know if it has hit the waterline, as soon as it starts sucking air it will back down again.

And if you guys are deciding on if you need the buggy or not, spring for it! Maybe it was a shipping mistake, but we got the Blue Diamond cart (even says it right on there) instead of the pictured one, and it’s much better than putting the BP on the ground. Only thing is I wish they made it easier to get the spool of wire off the two hooks by swiveling or something equivalent.

I've only done one clean so far so I'll report back after a few weeks have passed, but initial indications are good!