If money were no object

[CanuckPool]

what is the best automatic pool cleaner money can buy? (just short of having a pool boy/girl living in your backyard )

[waste]

what is the best automatic pool cleaner money can buy? (just short of having a pool boy/girl living in your backyard )

CP, if it were me, I'd have an 18 yr old Sweedish girl doing the pool, and hope my wife diddn't figure out why I spent sooo much time poolside

[fcfrey]

I have had three different pool cleaners:

Manual vacuum brush on the end of a long hose ---Pain in the back!!
Dolphin Diagnostic $700 ---- Got stuck on everything and damaged my liner
Aquabot T-4 $1500 ---- wish I had started out with this!!

The T-4 is by far the best cleaner IMHO --- with the remote and high speed plus add in the random turns and horizontal action even on the side walls, you can't beat it. So far service turnaround has been less than 2 weeks (I damaged the cord [They fixed it as warrantee] just had to pay shipping 1 way)

[caustik]

Fcfrey,

What kind of shape is your pool? I am trying to decide whether to spring for a robot for my pool. Just want to be sure on the performance before I make a decision. Someone on another board had nothing but praise for the dolphin.

[fcfrey]

Fcfrey,

What kind of shape is your pool? I am trying to decide whether to spring for a robot for my pool. Just want to be sure on the performance before I make a decision. Someone on another board had nothing but praise for the dolphin.

I have a 42x25 true ELL with hopper bottom and rounded corners here's a link to an old pix but you can see the shape.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p206/fcfrey/Pool.jpg

The T-4 cleans the entire pool in an hour or less and I do not have to play nurse maid to it, as a matter of fact, I put it in today (under the loop lock cover) I don't have to worry about it hurting anything or getting stuck. I had a Dolphin which according to the instruction manual can't be used under 65 degrees. There is no temperature restriction with the T-4. The pool water was 46 today. Too cold for me but not the robot!!

[hzz]

That's one thing about Aquabot products-they will work in very cold water.

The dolphin will not. Below about 65 it doesn't move around.

[sharpaaa]

. . . I had a Dolphin which according to the instruction manual can't be used under 65 degrees. . . .

Will you, or anyone else, please confirm this quote. I am considering buying a Dolphin Diagnostic Sprite Robotic Pool cleaner and e-mailed an online store (http://www.bestbuypoolsupply.com/dol...leaners-2.html) and the technician responded saying he'd never heard of the temperature restriction. Maybe there is a difference in models. Here in the NW the pool is often below 65 deg F.

Thanks for replys,
Roger

[mas985]

CP, if it were me, I'd have an 18 yr old Sweedish girl doing the pool, and hope my wife diddn't figure out why I spent sooo much time poolside

Just the pool?

[sammm]

Just the pool?

I like the way you think!