luudee Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Has anybody used one of those pool cleaning robots ? Are they any good ? Do they brush the walls? Anything specific I should look out for ? Any recommendations? Many Thanks, rudi PS: My pool is about 275m^3, and my water is crystal clear (salt based pool) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalabob2 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nice pool. What is your yellow grating? Fiberglass? What material is your swimming pool slide? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJBangkok Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I have a Dolphin M500. Overall it's pretty good for cleaning the floor and the walls/waterline but it doesn't do steps well. It's an incredibly user friendly piece of equipment, pretty much idotproof, very easy to use and cleaning the filters after a cycle takes less than 5 minutes. Even when my pool looks crystal clean I am surprised how dirty the micro filters get after a 3 hour cycle. The biggest drawback is the initial cost, mine purchased in Thailand was roughly double the cost of buying it in the west. Is it worth it? I'd say yes in my case as I only visit my house 2-3 times a month and I use a pool company for the upkeep so the first thing I do when I arrive is throw the robot in the pool and run cycle every day when I am there. Having said that, after owning a robot, even if I was there all the time I'd still want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luudee Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 19 hours ago, kamalabob2 said: Nice pool. What is your yellow grating? Fiberglass? What material is your swimming pool slide? Thanks in advance. I wish ! :) It's ABS that is supposed to be a cream color but pretty much destroyed by the sun. Needs to be replaced, it is starting to crack. The slide is cheap Thai Stainless steel. Was supposed to last only 5 years (for the kids), but has been standing for over 10 years now. I have my worker polish it once every couple of months. It has active water sprayers built in (turned on when using it). The areas where the water sprays out show major rusting ... but still, I am happy with it. Cost me some 140K baht over 10 years ago ... rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pungdo Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I had one back home in Oz called a Barracuda, did a pretty good job on my pebble finish pool, it was a free form pool and there were no sharp angles anywhere by design si that an automatic cleaner would work better, the only thing that ever stopped it was the occasional leaf getting stick in a rubber read valve that it had in the head of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Pungdo said: I had one back home in Oz called a Barracuda, did a pretty good job on my pebble finish pool, it was a free form pool and there were no sharp angles anywhere by design si that an automatic cleaner would work better, the only thing that ever stopped it was the occasional leaf getting stick in a rubber read valve that it had in the head of it. Ditto. Had several types back in Oz, Barracuda best by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdaz Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I have one. He comes three times a week. And has learned to say "hello" if greeted in English. 1500 baht a Month.. No electricity or servicing needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 mines very good also name noi she also cums 3 times a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapster Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 We have this one from Zodiac. The initial cost is frightening but it has saved me hours and hours of pool care. We have a salt water pool and no maintenance visits from anyone. The robot takes care of cleaning and the salt water chlorinator is pretty much trouble-free, as you know. Over the last three years I've had it, I'm very glad I bought the cleaning robot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctorbu Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I have used an older version at my house in the US....it helped extend the time I would have to do a deep cleaning but never eliminated any maintenance. I would run it when I knew we'd be using the pool to make things a little nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 My dog loves slides and pools. BBQ tomorrow say noon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 My robot's called Somchai. Doesn't do much but he's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I use to own aquabots 10+ years ago, they were good machines and climbed really well. But nowadays their robots are crap. I throw my machine in 2-3 times per week, back then Aquabot lasted me a good 5 years. The recent ones only lasted 1-2 years, I've been through 4 aquabots. I've begin using Dolphin, it has held up fine for the past 2 years, there was a small electronic problem which cost me around 1000-2000 baht to fix. But other than that, components and quality is superior to Aquabots under the Thai sun. The thing is that the dealer here was able to fix electronics for me, if it was Aquabot they would ask you to replace parts or whole unit which is very costly. Dolphins couldn't climb my walls (I have mixture of curve and flat, even flat it couldn't climb) , and their running pattern isn't as good as Aquabot. It doesn't bother me much as whats important for me is dirt and leaves at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimmingPoolsThailand Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Some high quality robots are now available in Thailand at prices much the same as in Europe and Australia. Self-imported robots will not be coverd by guarantee. Always buy from an accredited retailer who can provide genuine guarantee and after-sales service. See Maytronics Dolphin Robots Free home demonstrations available in some areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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