| Waterline Cleaning | 
No Waterline Cleaning |
| NanoFiltration |
Not Available |
| Pool Coverage | 
Average |
| User Experience |
Average |
| No Restocking Fee |
Sellers May Charge 20%+ Restocking Fee |
| 30 Day Trial Avaliable |
No Free Trial |
| Warranty |
2 Year Warranty |
HighsEnergy Efficient Motors
Cleans walls, but no waterline
Schedule Cleanings - Run every 24, 48, or 72 hours
LowsNot a great value when compared to alternative robots
No Waterline Cleaning
Lacks multiple filter options
Restocking Fee Up to 20%
No Swivel - Cord can get tangled
Dolphin's Best Pool Robot Yet - More Features, More Filters, & More Power.
Most Advanced Dolphin Ever - Utilizes Gyroscope
Includes NanoFilters - Unlock a Deeper Clean
Quad Scrubbing Brushes - 4X Cleaning Power
Utilizes 3 Dolphin ProLine Commercial-Grade Motors
Only Dolphin with a Leaf Bag - includes Multi-Media
Waterline Cleaning Beast
New, High Performing Dolphin ProLine Model
NanoFiltration - Premier's NanoFilters allow it to clean deeper than standard Dolphin pool robots
3 Year Warranty
Dolphin Proteus DX3 is able to easily clean your walls of your pool.However, don't get this confused with waterline cleaning. The Proteus DX3 will only clean the walls of your pool. It will miss the dirtest part of your pool, the waterline, where 90% of all algae and bacteria is in your pool. Make sure to check out the top waterline cleaning units ranked here: Waterline Cleaning Robots
Dolphin Proteus DX3 saves hundreds of dollars a year in energy when compared to pressure-side or suction-side cleaners.
Set up has never been easier. No installation needed. Dolphin Proteus DX3 is ready to go right out of the box. No extra pumps, plumbing, or anything else needed. Simply plug Proteus DX3 and start cleaning!
Dolphin Proteus DX3 Overview
Maytronics
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3.2
Based on 2858 Reviews
Mary H - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 6, 2022
After spending a lot of money on different vacuums that did not work as stated, I decided to enlist the recommendations of friends. After taking a poll, the Dolphin Proteus DX3 was the clear choice. So, I decided to purchase it and the vacuum arrived the next day. I took it out of the box, read the super helpful directions and I was cleaning the pool in no time. I was impressed with the amount of water that the Vacuum itself moved, as well as the amount of debris it sucked up! The vacuum even climbed the sides of my above ground pool! The fact that it plugs in, means there is no waiting for the battery to recharge after each use. It is always ready to go! I use it once a week and the pool has never been so clean! It has been the best money I have ever spent towards pool maintenance! I am very pleased with how easy the vacuum is to clean out, as well. The entire basket lifts out so the contents can easily be disposed of and the entire unit can be hosed off quickly and efficiently. please note, It is important to keep the vacuum level as you take it out of the pool so the contents of the basket do not dump back into the pool. A minor detail, but one I wasn't aware of until after some trial and error! Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase. My only regret is not buying this vacuum, at the beginning of summer!
Bruce Eichhorst - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 27, 2022
After years of owning and repairing my trusty Kreapy Krauly, it just wasn't getting the job done. I was at the mercy of the pump's suction. Everything seemed to effect it from dirty filter sand, cracked hoses, worn out flipper, hose plate movement, etc.....etc, I began shopping for it's replacement. Be someone who love my toys, I looked at the higher end free standing models. At first I looked at the Battery operated ones but worried about the customer complaints about not having enough charge to fully clean the pool. I then looked at the different "Corded" models and worried about the small filters since I have several trees and spend much time with the leaf skimmer. The DOLPHIN Proteus DX4 doesn't have the filter panels like most of the basic cleaner. It has a large basket with a trap drawer that opens easily and takes less than a minute to clean and drop back in and is ready to go again. I also worried about lifting the unit out of the pool but this 65yr old Arthritic patient handles it with ease. I did purchase the Caddy and cover which allows me to wrap up the cord and protect it from the elements when not in the pool plus makes it easier to move out of the way so the patio doesn't look cluttered. I used to leave the kreapy in the pool 90% of the time so that it would be ready when the pump came on but had to remove it when we wanted to swim. I only put this in for the purpose of cleaning but can leave it in if I don't get back to it. One problem I have noticed is that the "Scrubbing Brushes" have loosened the mineral deposits left by our city's famous hard water, leaving behind a fine silt at the bottom of the pool. The included "Fine" filter doesn't trap it. They do offer an "Ultra Fine" filter that looks like the material from an auto air filter. It has done the job perfectly. Leave that would clog up the suction cleaner are no problem for this gem. A bit of an investment but so far, Happy with my extra leisure time not cleaning the pool.
Bulent Soylu - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2022
it's collecting debris and rough objects very well. No hassle for pipes etc. No charging issue. It can be scheduled as well. But when your pool becomes green of algae and you chlorinate your pool, Dead algae will be accumulated at the bottom of pool. This gear can not remove them at all. It's just relocating them but they hang again in water and you're waiting for a long time the water to be circulated and filtered by the pump. control panel is not water proof. My fuse blown once and I tried to protect it with some other container etc. I've already tried those chargeable robotics no way, this with cable one no way. ordered now the skimmer installed pipe ones. Yes it's not hassle free, each time you need to connect them , fix them into the skimmer. We'll see the result for this one.
brenda emery - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 14, 2022
Simple to set up and use. We have a 16 x 32 inground pool that needs frequent cleaning. We use them Dolphin normally once a week to get leaves and other debris off the bottom. It does a great job of doing this with the exception of algae. I noticed when it is cleaning the safes of the pool it kicks on a top jet to keep them Dolphin against the pool wall and an additional jet to propelled it sideways. When using these jets, algae that is picked up off the sides or bottom is expelled through the jets and back into the pool. To be more efficient the jets should use a separate source than the filtering basket. I still like using the Dolphin since its does a great job of cleaning the sides of the pool and larger debris (leaves) off the bottom. It will be very useful in the fall when the leaves start falling.
Matthew S - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2022
I’ve wasted a LOT more $$ on much more expensive cleaners (Polaris & others) and there is no better bang for the buck than this DX3. However, after 6 months the blue power cord is showing severe signs of deterioration and I don’t expect it to last. I ALWAYS purchase an Amazon 2-year warranty on these as they ALWAYS die right around that time. Don’t waste your money on machines that are 2-3x the price of this one - they are all pretty much built the same and last only about 20-23 months. This machine’s Achilles heel is the blue power cord not being made durable enough (deteriorating), and the cord also not including a self-spinning 360° attachment that prevents it from binding up
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2022
The robot does a pretty good job, but to be honest I'm a little let down in the overall performance given the price I paid. Before I purchased this robot, I was manually cleaning my pool just about every other day. I did it frequently just to stay ahead of it. I have some overhanging trees that tend to drop little leaves and pods regularly so every morning there is just a little dirt that needed to be sucked up. I bought this vacuum to save me some time during swim season. Before I first used the robot, I let the dirt in the pool accumulate for about a week or two. I really wanted to test the robot's capabilities right out of the box as I was anxious to see if it lived up to the hype. After the first cycle (it runs for 2 hours then shuts off, not 3 like the manual says) there was still more dirt on the bottom than what I would have liked to have seen. I ran it 2 more time (total of 6 hours) and the bottom was pretty clean, but not spotless. Over the next week, I put it on a daily run schedule and was pretty pleased with the result. The pool wasn't spotless, but it was 95% there, and given the time I saved not doing it manually, I'm happy with the purchase. One thing I should note (as stated in the manual): The robot doesn't have any sort of memory that helps in cleaning your unique pool. I assumed it would "map" my pool each time it was turned on so that it would be more efficient each time I used it. IT DOES NOT DO THIS. Every time it turns on, it starts with a clean slate as if it was cleaning my pool for the first time.
Cyndil's Mommy - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2022
We have had the Dolphin for about a week now. The water in our pool was literally green since we weren't able to maintain it without the cleaner. We have run it several hours a day and to our surprise it has cleared the water up. It picked the dead algae and well as chlorine residue of the bottom of the pool. We were concerned it wouldn't be able to do this but in about 4 days it was back to blue! We live in Texas with very hot humid weather. Shocking the pool is a regular required maintenance and when the algae falls to the bottom it needs to be vacuumed out or it just builds up. We had a Polaris for many years and it along with the pump was pooped out. It also just stirred the algae up and made the pool cloudy so it was good to see we could clean the pool without going through the pump. The only reason I gave it 4 stars because it does not clean steps well so we still have to sweep those but everything else has been working very well. We are very satisfied. Also the filters that came with it are small enough to catch small particles so no other ultra fine filters were needed.
Kindle Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2022
This was one of my better purchases, much less hassle than the supply side type. But at almost 11 months the power supply kept on tripping a gfci. Called and they did not bat an eye, had all my info , and will be sending a replacement power supply. will keep you informed.9/1 replacement power supply $499 glad its still under warranty 9/15 still have not received replacement, called company, on backorder. 9/25 e-mailed company still on back order , available on amazon for $415 3 weeks and counting
Natalie Jeanne - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 2, 2022
Let me tell you, we got the DX4 on a Saturday. It had trouble cleaning at first for more than an hour, then it was a half hour then only lasted 10/15 minutes - this was through that one day Saturday, just wouldn't stay cleaning the 2 hrs it was supposed to. Emailed the Amazon seller, emailed the manufacturer. First thing Sunday morning had an email from the Manufacturer. Odd answer, said motor may need to be 're-seated' due to shipping, sent me an instructional video, seemed a bit intimidating and weird, but tried it. Low and behold! It actually worked and was a simple fix. Yeah yeah, you spend all this money on it and shouldn't have to disassemble the thing but hey, it worked, better than sending the thing back - it's a cool robot! Anyway, has been working since and its been a month. Ok, so the Amazon seller contacted me after the whole ordeal - said I could send it back - well what the heck! I already fixed it! Nix that. Ok, on to the next issue. The power pack seemed to 'bubble' up over the push controls. Not good. Can still put the robot into action, but cannot choose any other option. Well emailed manufacturer again. They will be sending a new power pack out - once it is in stock - we'll see how long, it's been a week now, but hey, the thing is still working for what I need it for right now. I'll update on the shipping situation once it does come in. They did tell me it could take a while, so whatever. They are awesome to deal with - manufacturer I mean :) - be sure to register your robot as soon as you get it. We love it so far even with the bumps involved~ *update 6/13/22 - received the replacement power pack. Looks good, hoping it stays that way! DX4 still working amazing!
Betty Cheney - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2022
Excellent purchase! Love our Dolphin! Only issue is the rubber feet fall off, often. They do get picked up by the Dolphin, so we can pick them out of the debris when cleaning the trap. I’d purchase again.
Kingarthur - Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
Works great, easy to grab in and out of the pool, easy to clean. You can't ask for much more other than to wish the price were lower. Don't leave it in the pool, but take it out after every use and it will last a lot longer.
JWH - Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
I've had it one day and it has worked well, in general. I posted a question here about whether the DX3 is supposed to have the "foam climbing rings" the instructions said were important but which were not installed. I went to Dolphin customer service and learned a day later by email that the DX3 does not come with foam climbing rings and that they'll notify their own marketing department not to put that page of instructions in the box. Well, yeah. One point off for having erroneous instructions in the box and delaying my start. Later I'll either raise or lower the score. The first cleaning cycle took under three hours - small pool - and got most of the bottom; I can see a few spots that it didn't cover. It did a good job on the curve where the pool bottom and sides join. It got a small portion of the sides and waterline, but not nearly a third. I t did get up on the swim-up seat and did a little there. It tried to do stairs but gave up the second time it almost tipped over; I wasn't expecting it to do stairs or swim-up seat. I think it's necessary not to judge its coverage on any one pool cleaning, but rather wait until five or six cycles and then judge what it has covered. So far - pretty good. Still works well after a couple of months. It deserves five stars so I've added one. It seems to climb well without the foam climbing rings.
Brian T - Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022
Overall, does a very good job. It seems that where my pool has curves, it does not clean up as well and leaves a little debris. I had a CC Plus with dual rollers that did a better job. But overall, the pool is really clean and I just brush the remaining items. No regrets and a solid unit. Super easy to clean. Do have to be careful when retrieving from the pool as I have accidently opened the filter door a few times which spills into the pool. Once you learn how to grab it, not so bad.
TK306 - Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022
I've used this pool vac 3 times so far. Our pool is 16 x 32 inground liner pool. We also have a "walking" ledge around the deep end. I thought the ledge would cause the pool vac trouble, but it really didn't. The vac catches all the yuk from the bottom of the pool in the filter basket (one that came with the vac, not the micro filter). I LOVE that the handle pops up when you open the vac. Not kidding-who wants to stick their hand in to find a handle? My vac filter basket didn't close properly (the bottom wouldn't 'snap' closed. I called Dolphin and they are sending out a new filter basket. Great customer service. I registered my vac the first day I received it. When I called cs about the filter basket, she answered the phone and addressed me by name. (Love that!) We have a collapsing skimmer line so needed to find a way to vacuum our pool that didn't need our skimmer/pool filter, so this was a perfect solution. I purchased the universal caddy too, although I wish my vac fit better on it. (See separate caddy review.)
Edie - Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
I was cleaning my pool daily in the hot weather. I got tired and said what am I doing Went on Amazon and purchased the dolphin. Life saver. Does a fantastic job even picked up a dead mouse. Should have purchased years ago
helene shanley - Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
I bought this 2 years ago. I love it it’s a wonderful item. The warranty is two years and unfortunately two years and two months is when it stopped working for me
John Lynch - Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022
This machine does a great job but I have to do 2 cycles to get pool totally cleaned. It also has a major problem climbing my stadium steps. More often than not the cycle ends in the deep end and I have to pull it to where I can raise it from the pool. These issues are not key because other than that the machine does a great job.
Papa_of_4 - Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
I was little hesitant to spend $650.00 for a pool vacuum, but I was very pleasantly surprised how good of a vacuum DX3 model was. I read couple of negative review about not working or it does a wheelie on the pool floor and does not vacuum the debris from the pool floor. That was not the case with the one I got. I didn't close our pool all winter and kept the pump on when temp got near or below freezing temp (I had the heat tapes around the pipes) just to keep the water movement. So naturally, my skimmer collected some blown leaves, small tree limbs and debris, so I had to keep my skimmer clean all winter. I tried to keep the pool free from debris as much as I could using the net, but by the time March, April came along, I had some algea looking thing visible on the bottom of the pool. First few times of the vacuum use (in mid May), I would empty the vacuum filter maybe every 30 min, just to keep the filter clean. But after the initial "Spring clean" phase, I would let it do it's thing just one cycle a day. I really don't even need to vacuum everyday, but I just like the way the pool looks after the vacuum does one cleaning cycle. It picks up sands, little rocks, bugs, and pretty much anything that can fit thru the vacuum opening on the bottom of the machine. I'm very pleased with it. We have 33 X 16 inground pool. Not huge, but big enough for us. :)
Amazon Customer (somewhat happy) - Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
work great and save my time. It did clean up including dirt. Even though it climbs up the wall and cleans it, it does not climb all wall areas. I still need to use the brush for some areas.
Lake Guy - Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022
I’ve never left a product review, but I’m 2 margaritas into a slow weekend and ready share my one year relationship with this little guy… Does he take 4 hours to do what you could do with a net in 30 minutes? yes. Does he pass over leaves, missing them by millimeters and moving them 1 foot out of the way? yes. Does he do wheelies in the middles of your pool floor for no reason? Guilty as charged. But somehow, after 2-4 hours he has our pool floor spotless, including sand and small particles we’d never grab with the pole and net. I did a time study (minus the margaritas) and determined that over the course of a week, between manual pole and net vs. this guy, this guy saves about 30 minutes after set up, (2) 2-hour cycles and cleaning the basket twice a week. But the value of “set it and forget it” and getting on with your life while he does his thing far outweighs the hour of “reaching scooping” leaves and debris each week. I will caveat this by admitting our pool is practically a commercial property with the number of visitors we host each month in Florida, so your cleaning needs may not be as strenuous as ours. For the price and value this guy is a strong “buy!”
Nancy - Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022
Good suction, wall cleaning and easy to clean. Have in-ground pool, does great job.
Dex - Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
I'm tempted to give the Dolphin a 5 star rating, but I have see how durable it is over the long term. It's very easy to use. The instructions say to no use an extension cord, but I connect it to a GFI and it works just fine.
nance - Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2022
We should have done this years ago. No more standing in the sun for an hour sweeping the pool. Just set it in, plug it in, and come back later to unplug it, lift it out, and hose it off (the filter). It seems to go around the pool with no rhyme or reason, but it cleans the whole thing. Our pool is vinyl, in ground, 3 to 6 feet deep and the deep end is hopper shaped. "Rosie" has no trouble going up and down the slopes of the hopper. We've had no trouble with the cord tangling. Let's just hope it lasts. The DX3 is one of the cheaper ones, but still an investment.
jennifer - Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
The control panel is water resistant not water proof so it has to be be taken down after each cleaning as I have to stretch it out into the elements to have enough line to reach our small pool. So using the settings to set up automatic cleanings is not an option. The other issue is the cord is light and twists/tangles up with every cleaning. It does have good suction power and is easy to clean. The latch on the basket seems to be getting worn. Will have to see if it holds up.
W. Forbes - Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022
The only thing I didn't like was the control panel is so light that when the cleaner moves along the pool as it pulls on the power cord it pulls the control panel off the table. I had to tie the cord to a chair to stop it from moving. I thought the docking station came with the pool cleaner...It didn't. Kina miss leading when I ordered it. I thought it said it came with the unit.
S. Blasland - Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022
I am having trouble with the filter basket. It won't stay closed so when I try to remove it to empty and clean it I have to reach in and manually hold it closed in order to remove it. I am afraid of breaking it if I try more forcefully to close it. Any suggestions?
JP - Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2022
The unit functions pretty much as promised. I have some concerns for the filter basket as it feel a little fragile. Time will tell. I like the basket over the previous double blade type collection design where you remove the entire bottom of the unit to clean it out. The unit climbs the walls well. No real complaints just fingers crossed it is rugged enough to last a good long time.
Wynn Wozobski - Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2022
Ordered two robots from different companies. Both units were defective. Had the hassle factor of returning. The dolphin worked right out of the box. Would recommend it.
Laura - Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022
I bought this robot vacuum simply because I needed it. My unground pool just switched from an D.E filter to a sand one. However the sand filter that was installed the first time was damaged. So for a week straight the filter was pumping all the sand into my pool. Every last piece. 6lbs of Sand in my pool later and after three days of constantly vacuuming and filling my pool back up with water I decided to buy this vacuum. In just a week twice a day this vacuum cleaned my pool spotless! It was soo cloudy and this little robot gave us our pool back. He would run for 2 hours and be so easy to clean when he got full. 10/10 approve of this product. We now put him in once a week and he climbs the walls and everything still. Now apart of the family, we named him Gary.
T. Timmons - Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022
This is a no frills robot vacuum cleaner. It does not talk to your phone, it does not connect to blue-tooth, it does not make you coffee, but what it does do, clean the bottom and sides of your pool, it does fantastically well. And that is why I bought it. It is not clear in the description that it actually comes with the fine mesh basket, but it does, which was important to me because of the fine sand that gets into my pool living in the desert. It is built very well and the plastic and all components feel very high end quality. I drop my submersible in my pool, plug it in, press the power button and two hours later the pool bottom is immaculate. Why in the world did I struggle for nine years with a manual vac set up? This was money well spent!
Clark E. - Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022
Well engineered, easy maintenance, basket removes and cleans easily and my pools never looked better. I unboxed and dropped it in the pool, it ran about 20 minutes and stopped. I pulled it out and pine needles were visible in the discharge, I didn’t have one of the filters locked into place and it dislodged enough to cause junk to get where it shouldn’t. The impeller can get jammed with debris and sand grit can get into the drive where the motor assembly meets the drive system this is both normal and although infrequent planned for the robot disassembles with a Phillips screw driver and 6 screws in a few minutes for easy cleaning. The power transformer and cord are also easy to test with a volt meter. After cleaning mine it’s run half a dozen two hour cycles without a hitch and done a good job of coverage on my pool even with the irregular sides, seats and steps. So, I give this 5 stars because there’s not much to go wrong the mechanics aren't complicated, I think it the easiest appliance I’ve ever worked on and it cleans my pool like I would expect. Additionally the local pool supply recommended this model to me as the easiest to repair with the fewest problems.
cthiggin - Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2022
We have had the Dolphin DX3 for our 18 x 36 Horizontal Pool. From the very first time of use, the wife and I frankly in awe. Up the walls, cleaned whole pool in less than two hours. Very simple to put into pool, remove from pool. NO tangling of hose. Please purchase the dolly and cover....which makes it so easy to protect and move the unit. The control panel is one button push and it takes off, then shuts itself down at end of cycle. You can program the control to do daily, weekly, odd days. NO, we have no connection to Maytronics, we are just very happy users...............See below why we are so happy. NOTE: WE LEARNED TO TURN OFF YOUR POOL PUMP, JETS ETC. - when there was no ports blowing out pool water and to stir up the pool floor, the unit then picked up even more. After 9 years of fighting a Polaris, it was trashbin time. The Polaris, midline unit, came with as part of the pool purchase. For the first 3 months, worked pretty, except tangling of hose. I don't want to berate Polaris, but all the time, it was parts, wheels, etc. plus it constantly hung up in the hose and only cleaning maybe 50 sq ft.
travelgirl - Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022
This cleaner was ready to go when I received it. It does a great job of getting small particles of dirt and scum from the pool. Easy to remove after cleaning and the basket is fairly easy to clean with a garden hose. I purchased a set of finer filters and it was awkward to revamp the filter box. I wish that I had two filter boxes so that I could choose the appropriate one to use. Also would like the model with gps. The model I have cleans randomly. The bottom of my pool has wrinkles and bumps which cause the cleaner to change direction. Bottom line: If you can afford the cleaner with GPS, get it. If not this model does a good job!
JT - Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
Very happy with this purchase . Cheaper and better than shark vac.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022
The pool cleaner does not preform to my expectations. I have been using the Proteus DX4 for 2 weeks now. My pool is a 16x30 plaster pool. 10 feet of it is a 16” deep sun ledge. The pool cleaner will not clean this area. It will climb up on the ledge and then back off of it into the deeper part of the pool. With this in mind, it’s only attempting to clean a 16’x20’ pool. The proteus will randomly run around the pool area with no particular pattern climbing the wall occasionally and often in the same area that it has already been. Never has it even climbed many parts of my walls and water level areas. There are parts of the pool floor that it never goes and many areas that it goes over numerous times in a 2 hour cycle. It does a lot of wheelies and blows debris around on the floor of the pool. Today the vacuum got stuck 5 times on the drain. Speaking of the drain, Your drains need to be cut off or your drain will suck all of the debris that the vacuum has picked up out of your Proteus basket. Today the drain was cut off but still got stuck 5 times. I called customer service and the lady was no help. I ask if she has a better model that she could recommend and she said that the Proteus was one of the best that they have and only offered for a technician to take a look at it if I wanted to send it back, but sounds like it’s doing all it was designed to do. 🙈. I must admit that I am pretty OCD and retired out of the medical field where I was used to high quality and expected products to preform superior. It’s time Dolphin gets up to date with pool ledges and modern day pool designs. Would I buy again. No
CyberBobbert - Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
What can I say? I'm beyond impressed with this robot. I have been in the "pool world" for decades. My family had a pool, my wife and I worked in the pool business for a while and we have a lovely 8 year old Doughboy pool ... but never in all those years did we ever use a "robot", I didn't know what I was missing! PROS: * The Price. I have been shopping for various units and the prices for "larger pool" robots were over $1,000, and at the price we paid ($849 - 5% Amazon Store Card Credit), it is a STEAL. * It Freekin' Works. Look, I love my pool, and don't really mind vacuuming it, but as the season progresses and more leaves and dirt get in the pool, it really became a drag to do it. I can say without hesitation, that I will probably never have to vac the pool again! When we opened the pool, the water was clear but there was some "gunk" and algae on the bottom. We put this in (Using the pleated filters) and within no time it was CLEAN * It Cleans The Walls, Water Line and "Corners". The one job I truly hate in the heat of the summer, is catching / scrubbing those pesky occasional "algae spots" that sneak up on the walls. This unit cleans the floor, the coping, the edges and climbs the walls to clean all the way up to the water line. SO far, no algae spots are in the pool. * EASY To Clean and Maintain. Just pull out the unit, open it up, empty the "basket" and wash off the filter panels with a hose. Takes a few minutes! * The Dog Loves It. Our Dachshund loves to sit by the pool and watch it work ... and so do I :-) CONS: * Wish There Was More Run Time Options. I knew going in that this unit does not have the bluetooth features the higher models have, but I would like the ability to run the unit more than once a day OR run a little longer. This is the only "con" I have so far! * Manual Was a Bit "Lacking". There were some questions I had about the product that were not answered in the manual since parts of it were "universal" to all of their units (including do not remove the foam circles on the cleaning roller ... this unit didn't have those ... and it took me 5 minutes to have realized there was an asterisk in the manual saying "not all units have these". Minor thing. Bottom line? If you are looking for a robot cleaner, do yourself a favor and snag this DX4 (or any in this line) and I guarantee that you will LOVE not sweeping your pool during the season!
Leaport - Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022
The good: *Large collection basket that’s much easier to clean than previous years models. *Thinner anti-swivel cord helps prevent tangling. *Unit will purge air on its own, so you can just drop in pool. *Water line cleaning is excellent. The Bad: *Controller/PSU is not water proof. Maytronics support says it should be kept out of rain, their suggestion was keep it off the ground and cover with plastic. *Controller/PSU has a short cord and the manual says not to use an extension cord. Support says you can use up to a 10’ heavy duty extension cord. *My pool (18’x36’) is standard distance from house and power outlet. Even hanging the controller/PSU on a deck that is fairly close to pool with a 10’ extension, the cleaner cord barely has enough to reach entire pool. *it avoids cleaning one corner of the pool for some reason. *Cleaner gets hung up on low profile floor drain, if the basket is carrying a certain weight it won’t break free. *Has trouble picking up sand caught in liner creases. Not sure what they were thinking with the Controller/PSU design. How do you make one for an outdoor pool cleaner that is not waterproof, especially when it provides a function to schedule cleanings? And they should provide a much longer cord or design for use with longer extension cord or bump up the cleaner cord from 60’ to 80’.
Eve - Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
I did not realize how dirty my pool was until I ran the DX3. So happy so far. Will have to see how it holds up over time. Right now I am very happy with my vacuum!
LR - Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
This works great and cleans walls and floor. Great buy
South Texas - Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2022
Everything works great, one problem, door on basket broke the second time we cleaned it.
David Reese - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 31, 2022
Easy to set up and use.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2022
So far this is a great robotic pool vacuum for my inground salt water pool. Works great picks up sand particles and everything in its path.
EDWARD H. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 18, 2022
The item arrived ahead of schedule an was very easy to set up. i have used it once in a 15 x 40 pool. it did not get everything in a 3 hour cycle but left a small amount of debris on the bottom. as far as i am concerned, it is quite acceptable. my old Tiger Shark lasted 17 years before it quit. If the Dolphin lasts that long, i would give it 5 stars.
Thoma Mulinazzi - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2022
Plug and play. You will need a nearby electrical outlet Very reliable and the tracks allow it to scale pool wall and steps. Plug it in and forget about it. I will say that it is not good for small pools because it displaces a lot of water so it will stir up dirt in a small pool.
john hoskins - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2022
drop it in turn it on and let it go it does its thing no issues
Franklin Mason - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 26, 2022
Great
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 26, 2022
Product works well. Does struggle a bit getting up steeper side walls. But does a great job cleaning pool. Do wish the cord was a bit longer but still works well for us. Seller sent this extremely fast!!
Andreá G Cassar - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 22, 2022
I have bought three different pool sweeps before testing this one and by far its the best one. It climes the walls and also gets ever section of my small pool. It does have a hard time doing steps but over all i'm super satisfied in my purchase.
Mitchell Delger - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 28, 2022
What I disliked about it was it was not new in the box. It did not have the plastic rap that was supposed to be on the wheels that the instructions said to remove and it was dirty. Also not packed very well.
Paul S Grasso - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2022
I don’t usually write a review, but I must comment on this. I purchased this at the end of March, it landed June 1st great delivery time. I used it for about 3weeks, went on vacation, came home on July 1st dropped it in the pool and turned it on. It ran one cycle, when I went to run it for a second cycle the brain was dead. I checked the GFIC receptacle it was good and on, I plugged a fan in the same receptacle so power coming in was Not a problem. So, freaking out I came in and checked Amazon …. This was the last day for a return. I sent a return request in and Amazon approved the return. So, first thing July 5th I dropped it off at UPS. As of this date I have not heard from the manufacture. So, I will give it a little longer before I freak out, I don’t know about you, but $700 bucks is a lot of money. Now for the machine itself. If you have had an old AquaBot this is not as powerful, but it did the job but again if you are looking for something that will break the water line and scrub your tiles this is not for you, if you can live without that this should work for you. Now have own two AquaBots the controller on them were massive medal boxes compared to this controller, but they all seem to be going that way. My hope is, since I am this invested, the ship the machine back with a new controller as there didn’t seem to be anything with the machine itself. I have. heard that they will deduct a restocking fee if you want a flat out return Or they may deny the return itself. If that is the case I will have to bring it up to Amazon as this is advertised as Amazon pick or choice or whatever they say. My Amazon page was flooded with this machine popping up, now if I didn’t make the purchase I could excuse this. All I know is my pool is going to hell and I have no idea where I stand as of this date. 7-8-2022
Zoe - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2022
Works very well, climbs the walls, super easy to clean.
RandyR - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2022
Does a great job, awesome product
Brian Lawrence - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2022
Works as advertised and super easy to use
Brad Noack - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2022
After years of having my Polaris spray my windows, patio furniture and anybody that happened to walk around the pool I decided to make the switch to a robotic cleaner. I was tired of buying the Tail Sweep Pro and the ridiculous foam brushes over and over again. Did I mention my wife constantly complaining about the dirty windows and patio door? Anyway - chose to go with the Dolphin Proteus DX4 after a lot of research and talking to my pool maintenance company. What an amazing transformation! First off, no spraying outside of the pool. Secondly, the DX4 scrubs the whole pool bottom, sides, and even comes up and cleans the tile at the water line!! Super clean pool now compared to the job my Polaris did. Of course, it's not perfect but I think the trade off is worth it. It has a hard time picking up small branches that sometimes end up in the pool, but it sucks up everything else like a champ. As a point of reference, we have tons of crepe myrtles around the pool so we have more leaves than normal - zero problems with them. The only recommendation I have is to buy the caddy for it. Since you have to manually drop it in the pool and take it out when it is finished - the caddy makes it very convenient. One added note - my wife loves me again - no more window cleaning!! Now if they could only invent a little mini one of these to run around in my hot tub.....
Bob1955 - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 29, 2022
I’ve been using the product about 2 weeks now and while the robot cleans my entire small pool, it takes at least two cycles to be thoroughly clean. The Proteus on runs for two hours per cycle with no way to change cycle duration. While I only need to push the button again, if I’m not home it could interfere with plans upon returning. My pool is only 12,000 gallons and roughly 25x14 feet. I believe the issue with not getting all the fine debris is the power of the Proteus displaces the debris near its path which then resettles in a previous cleaned area. Overall, I’m pleased with the purchase but I wish I could adjust the length of a cycle.
Eric C. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 14, 2022
Does a good job!
Tim Tsantoulis - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 7, 2022
This unit was purchased to replace an 8 season and still running aqua bot Classic. The differences between the two units are obvious immediately . While both cleaners vacuum the pool and clean the waterline, the DX4 is superior in it's navigational pattern. The older model that I had would get itself hung up in the frame of the ladder and stay stuck for 10 minutes The swivel feature is a plus as it allows the cord to follow the cleaner without getting kinked up. Last, but not least is the filter basket as opposed to the cloth bags of yesterday. The basket is a huge improvement and is easy to clean. Pool cleaners require a certain amount of effort however the DX4 requires much less time fighting the cloth filter. I expect that this will give me good service.
ID2511 - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 4, 2022
I have tried many tools to clean my pool.But by far this one is the best.To hire someone to clean and brush down the pool evey day,would be not be affordable for most of us.But the Robot will do it for you and won't complain 😀 My pool has never been so clean .!!!! I would Highly recommend this product. PS:The wife is so happy.!!!!!!!
Linda Hawkersmith - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2022
We have an expensive cleaner that quit on us and while it was being repaired, we decided to order a cheaper one to use whenever the other was out. It works great!!
cosmoman - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2022
I like this DX3 a lot. I've used it twice a week for a year now and it does what it's supposed to quite well. I purchased a basket with a fine filter since living in a desert a lot of sand/dust and tiny mesquite tree leaves/buds gets in my pool. In case the manufactuer reads this: there is room for improvement. 1) It is unnecessarily hard to remove the lid when it needs to be removed in case debris gets stuck in the outlet tunnel. 2) There are two small covers on the bottom that fill up with mesquite tree bud spikes. In theory they could be removed using a fingernail, realistically you need a screwdriver to pry them out. 3) The spring that lifts the basket handle is an unnecessary gimmick. Waste of manufacturing and labour cost. 4) the plastic that covers the control buttons started bulging up only after a week of owning this. Probably not enough glue used. No big deal but it takes away from perceived value. These things I noticed makes me wonder if designers actually own and use the things they design.
P&DB - Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
I've owned Dolphin products for years and they have been great. After several years from my current model, it was time to replace. Unfortunately, this is the second unit in two weeks that I received and on this specific order, the Wifi cannot find the robot. I spent over an hour on the phone with Maytronics (vs. just returning to Amazon), and still no luck. Maytronics support is really good, and they agreed to replace the entire unit, but we landed on just the controller, as the actual robot works just fine in manual mode. Disappointing that two successive orders had problems, but hopefully the replacement controller will solve this. I'm still a fan, but feeling a bit more suspect now.
EWoman - Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
It blows everything out from underneath it before it sucked it up, so the small particles that create what I call plankton doesn’t get sucked up so your pool continues to look murky. It also doesn’t follow a distinct pattern, since it doesn’t have that ability. Spend another $500 and you can get it much higher costing item, but will that pick up the plankton on the bottom with a blown it everywhere? I don’t know.
Karl Saleh - Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022
does clean good ... just wish it can memorize the pool map
N. Slatky - Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022
We have a serious sand problem in our yard so vacuuming was always a task but this little guy makes things a breeze. It’s so easy to use and clean and really does a great job. Only downside is I wish it had a remote to be able to tell it where to go for the spots it sometimes misses. Otherwise it has definitely been worth the investment!
Richard E. Michalik - Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022
didn't expect the performance to be great, but suprisingly it is better then I expected
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
Nicely priced and does a great job
Curtis - Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2022
It does a pretty good job. If there is a drawback it is that the cleaning is totally random.
Nils V. - Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022
I've had the DX4 for about a month now and it works flawlessly every time I put it in the pool and turn it on. I just set it and forget it until it is done. Cleaning the filter is easy as well.
Jen - Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022
My pool is 17'w x 29'l x 5.5'h, in-ground vinyl lined pool. 20,000 gallons. The Dolphin Proteus DX3 works great. Easy setup. Cleans sides and bottom of pool. It's programmable. I really like that it's not hooked up to my pool pump/filter, dirtying that up. The basket is super easy to empty and clean. The one real downside is it's not able to clean the stairs. It tries but I don't think the stair treads are deep enough. I would definitely recommend.
The Robertsons - Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
Short answer, Yes. There are innumerable similar products and reviews aplenty. Deciding which will fit your needs, expectations and budget is a task to be sure. I read several and finally had to pick what I thought would fit us best. This is a quality brand with positive reviews. Ours is a medium size pool (23,000 gal) freestyle. Previous cleaner was a Polaris three driven by a booster pump. This was the setup when we first built the pool about 10 years ago. It was good and you could tell when it wasn't run. The Polaris has been rebuilt more than once and the booster pump finally gave out. This prompted the search for something new. This DOLPHIN DX3 is doing an amazing job. The floor and walls are the best they've been and the water stays clearer. It operates better than I expected and has raised the bar as far as I am concerned. Especially at this price point, I can recommend.
DCW - Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022
I have used the unit three times. It is easy to set up, cleans well on the bottom and up the sides of the pool. It climbs up the bottom step but has difficulty getting up the next step. It's cleaning pattern is random so it needs to be guided to areas that it has missed. Very easy to clean the filter basket. The unit comes up short in my opinion, because it does not have a swivel system at the point where the power cable attaches to the robot. Still, very happy with the purchase.
randy - Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
excellent product
Quizicle - Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
I have owned a 16' x 32' inground pool for 19 years, and this is my 2nd summer using this pool cleaner. I live in western New York, so I have to deal with leaves, seeds, cotton from cottonwood trees, etc. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE THIS CLEANER MAKES!! I have not manually cleaned my pool since I bought this. It keeps my pool ridiculously clean, and the only "help" I give to pool cleaning is to brush my steps occasionally, and maintain the chlorine and pH. My pool was so clean when I closed my pool last year, my pool had NO GREEN in it when I opened it this year. That is the first time that has ever happened! I should have bought this years ago, and I STRONGLY recommend it. I do run the cleaner daily and rinse out the filter screens in it every 2 or 3 days.
Robert Harrold - Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022
Product arrived in an undamaged box. Unboxed and followed directions to put in pool. Powered it on and nothing happened. Unplugged, waited 5 minutes, then plugged everything back in still nothing happened. Called the seller and they said to submit a request through Amazon since I Purchased it through there. Submitted a request through amazon and they said to contact the manufacturer. Contacted the manufacturer and was informed that components shifted during shipping. Restrained myself from asking why they didn't put a couple of pieces of styrofoam in place or at least a sheet of paper explaining the fix. Manufacturer had me remove four screws (Two from the top, then two from the mount revealed after removing the top and the cowling under it) then "Shift around the motor" followed by re-installing the screws. This resolved the issue. Product appears to work well, though feature wise it is incredibly lacking. Lacking Features: Scheduling function is worse than rudimentary What the heck is the reasoning behind the "You have to set it up again every week?" function No real error handling Instructions are non-sensical (Can't plug it into an extension cord?) Can't stop it from wrapping the cable around pool features. ---September 28,2022 Update--- The Issue does not only occur during shipping. When you put it back into the pool, you need to ease it in, dropping it into the water from just a couple of inches up is sufficient to displace the components that shifted when mine was shipped.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
Ease of use. Does a great job cleaning without much effort.
Mark G. - Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022
This works well but there’s no rhyme or reason to where it goes so spots do get missed. It’s powerful and will climb steps and sides but it just doesn’t cover entire area. For the money it is worth it except for the fact the cord tangles horribly. It’s not supposed to. Straightening it out does not help even with it if water. It immediately tangles again as soon as put back in pool
wesley schuel - Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
My previous pool vacuum died. I went with Dolphin this time and I don't regret it. Immediately opened the box, put him into my pool, and 2 hours later the cycle completed and the pool was nearly all clean. Like I said, my previous robot died, so my pool was getting pretty slimy and the floor had fine dirt on it. I ran it another 2 hour cycle, and all the fine dirt is gone. The top load basket is so much easier to clean than my previous bottom mount bag system. I just love everything about my new pool boy !!
Darin C. - Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022
I did not want, my wife did, I lost. It’s here and I love it! Does a great job at the coving and top of the wall I drop it in, hit the button and go mow the lawn. Easy to clean. Only draw back is no floating style handle to lift out of the pool. I solved that by fabricating my own with a pvc T, poly rope and a pool noodle.
Christine Zimmerman - Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2022
Use to clean a 20x40 ft pool. Works very well
Reader - Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
We bought the Dolphin Proteus DX3 when our Dolphin Sigma died for the second time, 26 months after purchase, as a backup for the Sigma, because while the Sigma is still under warranty, many parts are backordered and the warranty requires us to ship the product back to the manufacturer. Which is another issue entirely. The Proteus costs less than half of what the Sigma does (And did. It's $500 more now than when we bought it!), so we knew it would be a lesser machine, but hoped it would get us through until the Sigma (a great machine, breakdowns not withstanding) is back in functional order. I put it in the pool a couple of hours ago, and it did clean the pool, including vacuuming out accumulated leaves. But with half the scrubbers and fewer motors, it doesn't clean as well or as efficiently as the Sigma. Which was to be expected. The real problem is that when I pulled the Proteus out to clean the large debris basket, I discovered that there is NO WAY to keep the basket closed as it's pulled from the machine. It opens EVERY TIME, dumping the debris right back into the Proteus. Much of it fell back into the pool I'd just cleaned. As I carried the basket to and from the grass where I rinsed it out, it refused to stay closed. That latch is TRASH. Completely ineffective. What is the point of a debris basket that just dumps the debris out the moment it's removed from the vacuum? I had to take the entire machine across the yard and hold it upside down to rinse it out, because the design prevents you from rinsing the erroneously dumbed debris from the machine itself when it's upright, or even on its side. Yes, this machine was "only" $700. But with this design flaw, it's worth less than nothing. Don't waste your time or money. The two stars I gave it are because it does actually clean the pool. If slowly, inefficiently, and less well than the better Dolphin models. Not that that matters, if it's going to dump leaves and dirt right back into the pool.
Michael J. Reese - Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
If companies really wanted to know how their products are performing they’d wait a few weeks before sending out surveys. Having said that, the Proteus seems perfect for my small inground pool.
Lynda Ryan - Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2022
I love this robot cleans excellent pool looks fantastic!!!
sidney - Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
It's nice well made easy to clean. The power pack is ok seems easy but occasionally it glitches. It's cleaning capability is ok. I wouldn't say it's great. It seems to have a hard time getting in the corners and then will get stuck and stop running and I will have to restart it. Seems to get confused when we start in on our taming ledge. All in all it works ok but we still have to get in there and use a manual vacuum. I do wish it had The capability to memorize the pool instead of having to relearn it every single time. Perhaps those features come with a different series however this was nearly $1000 and should've had that capability.
Tim - Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
Love this cleaner so far. Much lighter weight than my previous cleaner. Easy to clean after use.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022
I love this pool cleaner. I had the polaris for years and it would always get stuck somewhere in the pool spinning it's wheels and wearing down the plaster. This new one is amazing. It really does climb and scrub the walls. For a little more money it really is worth it.
les williams - Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022
unpacked it threw it in the pool and let her go, boy she sucks fairly good, tends to slide down the angles of the pool and once in awhile has a hard time getting over the bottom drains. great to see it climb the wall and scrub the top of the walls . Unfortunately it will not map out the bottom of the pool but overall not a bad product.
Jaime Dan - Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
Return policy is worthless! Can't return if used. Can't figure out if any good unless you use it. It's just okay. It worked (after spending some time getting the bobber switch to work cause it was stuck and wouldn’t start). Now that I've used it for several weeks, I'm not impressed. It works, just not very well. Poor suction, cleans minimally . Gets stuck on bottom circulation inlet over and over. Have to grab it and pull off to go again. Running it over and over again gets good results. However, timer is only an hour or so and no readout when cycle is finished. You just need to check on it often for getting stuck or timing out and manually push the start button again. And, again. And again! My old Polaris 9450 worked much better and was easier to clean filter too. It's problem was it only lasted for 4-5 years, then died. For almost a grand, I expect better from BOTH units. Guess Im stuck with this under-performer until it puts me out of my misery and dies. Just watch, this dang thing will keep doing a crummy job forever!
S Wheeler - Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022
Easy to use and easy to clean. I like that it works independently and not dependent on the pool pump. Great investment to keep my pool in top shape.
John Spencer - Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
The product works well. I got the fine filter basket option. My version did not have the remote option. This is my only regret.
PWAWJWRW - Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022
It cleans pretty good. This makes the 3rd automatic pool vac that we've had. Only improvement that I can see is the cable. I had to disassemble it down to the impeller within the first week of use because it got some debris wrapped around it. It kept shutting off. It didn't take too long to take it apart and clean it up but I hope I don't have to do it very often.
Karina B. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2022
Super happy I purchased this. Works great and cleans the pool nicely. I have a rectangle 24x12 and it’ll clean it in an hour or so. Wish it wasn’t so expensive but definitely beats hand vacuuming
Mike S - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2022
I had a chance to stick with an older model dolphin Nautilus CC plus (virtually the same price) or this model. While the nautilus lasted 5 years, I was sad to see it go. I decided to switch to this newer model and quickly found, it just didn’t pick up as well. With that said, it does work, just at a slower pace. The basket catch system is much easier to clean! I. also haven’t figured out how to figure the Bluetooth options, but overall, a good purchase! Pray for good years ahead!
Rod Ryan - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 28, 2022
A friend let me borrow hers for a couple of weeks until she opened her pool. It saved me soo much time and effort cleaning that I bought this one as soon as she took hers back. It is soo easy to use and cleans the bottom better than I can do in 30 minutes using a hosed vacuum.
Mark Zeller - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2022
It would be great if it had a way of easily storing the cord
Ryan - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 24, 2022
I did a lot of research and glad I landed on this robot. It does a fantastic job cleaning the pool. Is well built and very easy to use…just one power button to turn on and start the cleaning cycle. Debris basket is huge and extremely easy to remove and clean…takes about 30 seconds each time. Highly recommend this robot!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2022
Easy and effective
Patti - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2022
Love this robotic vacuum. It’s super easy to use and does a terrific job!
Princess C - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2022
I bought it after years of manually cleaning my in-ground pool. This little robot has simplified my life and gets lots of stuff off the bottom of the pool that I didn't realize was there. So easy to clean it too! Wish I had bought it years earlier.
Ben - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2022
Vacuum does a great job. box arrived damaged, but robot appeared okay and tested it for a week and it is working good. Not sure who damaged and retaped the box.
Rachael S. Brown - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2022
This is a great pool cleaner. The big bucket makes it easy to rinse out. Love it!
dot stratton - Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
We loved the Dolphin other than it would not go across our drains in the bottom of the pool, and we had to manually push the Dolphin off the drains. It did a good job of cleaning as long as it continued to move.
Vic Mena - Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
I have had it three weeks and the cleaning is amazing. It even cleans my stairs. So very happy with this buy....so far. Will post again in three months.
Ken the Teacher - Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022
So simple to use, even I could do it. I put it in my pool, turned it on and watched it for about an hour as it went back and forth picking up leaves, and other items such as a dead cricket at the bottom of the pool. I was concerned about it running over its power line, but it did not do it my first two uses, so possibly somehow it knows how to stop when it comes up on it. Easy to clean basket even though one of my screens fell out, but I figured out quickly how to put it back in. I think they come out for easy cleaning. It climbs the walls with ease.
Ronnie Reid - Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022
It make’s cleaning easy. Just sat back and let the Dolphin do the work.
Meryl Futersak - Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
It didn’t have a remote control. Is it missing?
Joe Curtis - Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022
After two uses seems to work great, easy to clean. Good entry level cleaner. Time will tell.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2022
The cleaner does a good job cleaning the pool. It managed to get on one of the seating shelves and cleaned it too. Was not able to clean all the steps, but haven’t had a cleaner yet that could. Opening the door to remove debris basket could be a little easier. I feel like I’m going to break it every time. Over all, good product for the money.
Kathryn - Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
He’s taking a while to learn the pool. Seams don’t get clean, but it’s a quick swipe with the brush and the sediment is gone. We haven’t had it that long, but are hopeful it will become more efficient.
michael lee - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
I have a 40 x 20 ft inground pool and I use this robotic cleaner weekly. I have had it for 2 years now and it's super easy to clean with a large canister that holds alot of debris. It goes up the walls of my pool easily and makes my pool maintenance so much less work. I would definitely recommend this Dolphin pool cleaner to anyone who wants a reliable vacuum to clean their pool. It's worth every dollar and is not overly complicated (I first bought a Polaris vacuum with an app that could control the settings of the vacuum but returned it because it was just too difficult to figure out). This robot is not overly complicated...it gets the job done!
Bonnie Henderson - Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2022
So far the Dolphin is cleaning our pool
CityZero - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2022
Does a pretty good job. More of a maintenance type cleaner - not for opening duties. Scrubs waterline very good. Best to brush the corners because it doesn't get them very well. Have not seen it go on the stairs yet, so not sure if it'll get stuck on them. It does get stuck on the drains, though. At the price it should include the caddy. Control panel is sparse, but I'm not putting it on a schedule - just 3 hour cycles. Hopefully it will last for a few years.
Robley McCants - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 14, 2022
Works great but will have to see how long it last before repair/replacement of wear parts.
Robert Keronen - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 23, 2022
I think it awsome
Consumer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 4, 2022
We love this! I just wish I had the option to not clean the sides of the pool if I did not want to. We chose this because of the large basket to get leaves up and it does great at that. But when March's winds come and all the leaves in my neighbors property blow into my pool and literally the entire bottom of my pool is covered, I want it to get the leaves not scrub the walls! Perhaps I should have gotten the wifi one.....but it was way more expensive.
Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2022
The Dolphin Proteus DX4 seems to struggle being consistent at cleaning the pool walls. Overall it seems to require a minimum of 2 cycles back-to-back to get the overall pool clean. We have waited months for concrete, so our pool is littered regularly with red dirt. Maybe once there’s concrete it will stay clean and not require the extra work.
Gail Fox - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2022
Works great! I Love mine. My pool has a steep incline and it has no issues getting anywhere.
hachadwick - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 29, 2022
I'll start this review with this: I am crazy about keeping my pool clean. I vacuum it every other day, sometimes daily. I can't stand it being dirty. If my water is dirty, I take action. I say this, because I feel my pool is cleaner than most. Well, I bought this because I love robots in general and I thought it would help me keep a clean pool and save some time. I opened the box, dropped her in and hit power. 3 hours later, after running a complete cycle, I was expecting to find a little debris, but I found all types of stuff, including fine sand particles. It was amazing and I was rather shocked. Also, watching it scrub the tile waterline was just plan cool. Also, I love that it is self-contained and doesn't fill up filter with sand and dead bugs. I highly recommend this cleaner for anyone looking for one. Can I give it 6 stars?
BOB NORTON - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 12, 2022
Does not climb the walls to the top and have to turn it on twice to clean the entire pool
Rick S. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 1, 2022
I've been asked to rate the machine. I only used it once so far. It worked well. A higher rating will need to stand the test of time.
Kristi - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2022
Easy to use right out of the box and cleans great! Goes up the walls and back down- no flips with this vacuum! Highly recommend. Only bad thing is the cord sometimes gets tangled and it’s stuck for a little bit other than that it cleans great!!
Prime Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2022
Heavy when pulling out of the pool. No weight noted full of water especially if waterline is set lower than average. Had to contact Maytronics service day two for unit not functioning as written - had to disassemble unit to disengage and then ‘reset’ motor. Now functions as desired.
Barb Lance - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2022
This thing is wonderful. Put it in the pool in the morning. Where we live we have a lot of sand in the pool. This gets a ton out. It leaves a bit in the corners, but way better than doing it by hand!!! Love this product!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2022
Didn’t clean all the bottom of pool
Elaina Baggett - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 9, 2022
Very easy to use. Does not get hung up on stairs great for my 18 x 36 inground pool
Amy Mason - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2022
The media could not be loaded. It really works!! I was so skeptical. As it says in directions to take out all filters and then put them back in and start it. It would go a few inches and stop ! This happened all the first day and read all reviews that said to look at motor. It was the filters were not in there good that was causing it to start and stop! Once i got those in , it did great!! It vacuumed up sand I accidentally spilt and it comes on and cleans cleans cleans!! I am super happy with my purchase!
Bryan C. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2022
I purchased the Proteus DX4 robotic vacuum for one week ago. I have probably ran it ten times. Today I observed the performance for the entire 2 hours. The pool is 30’ X 18’ and kidney shaped. The circumference of the pool is 85’. I ran the DX4 for the default 2 hours. The pools pump is a variable speed and was running at about 1/3 maximum speed. I started the cleaning at the remote end of the pool in the shallow area. I have started the DX4 in different areas and get similar results. The DX4 climbed the wall 15 times in 6 areas which covered 25 feet or 30% of the pool circumference for water edge scrubbing. This seems disappointing, especially only scrubbing in six areas, 30% of the pool. The DX4 spent over 1/6th of the time around the main drain cover. It would back up and continue running over the drain cover. The main drain is shut off and not used in this pool. The main drain cover meets the new standards to prevent personal injury when the suction is turned on. The DX4 seems to prefer using the center of the length of the pool and only branching right or left in the six areas identified for water edge cleaning. Numerous times while climbing from the deep end (about 6’ deep) it would seemingly stall and abort the climb to the shallow end. I also observed it frequently moving forward and backward repeatedly only covering about a foot in either direction. Attached is a picture showing the six areas where water edge scrubbing was observed. The areas where there are no black buckets indicates there were no attempts for water edge cleaning or cleaning the pool floor. From my perspective the coverage for my pool was poor. I purchased the DX4 for the Water Edge Scrubbing and the Swivel in the power cord. Neither feature met my expectations. I expected the DX4 to cover the entire pool in the 2 hour cycle. I contacted Maytronics about my concerns last week, and the rep suggested I clean the impeller. The pool is screened and was manually cleaned before using the DX4, so I was confident there were no obstructions and the DX4 was clean after disassembling and inspection. I have also completely unplugged the unit, thinking the unit might reset, but the coverage characteristics are similar on the next run. Maytronics is willing to run diagnostics since the DX4 is within warranty period, only one week old, but I have to pay for shipping which seems ridicules. I contacted Maytronics support and their recommendations were (1) turn off the pool pump during the 2 hour cleaning period (2) The also felt the issue with continuous cleaning of the main drain was also tied to the pool pump (note the drain has a plug in it) (3) Be prepared to manually clean areas of the pool (4) DX4 will not clean steps because the water is too shallow (it has cleaned this area on a subsequent test run) I also ex[plained that I also tested a Maytronics Active Solo, which did not exhibit any of these issues and that it did an excellent job of cleaning the pool. I am a retired engineer. I have no experience in robotics.
Sherry Masters - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2021
A few things to consider. We live in an area of north Texas where it rains unexpectedly a LOT, even when the forecast says 0% chance of rain. So we can not leave a $900 electrical machine controller sitting out in the open for fear it will get wet and be ruined. This machine must be plugged into an electrical power source, so if your pool is more than 3 feet away from the house, you will have to use an extension cord, which we have to unroll 40 feet and and then roll back up after each use. The vacuum itself might only weigh 14 pounds, but when you are lifting it from the water full of leaves and water, it is much, much heavier. It is more than my strong 11 year old can handle, and almost more then I can handle; I'm 67 and disabled. The power cable to the machine must be painstakingly unrolled and fed into the pool after the vac is submerged, or it will only travel as far as the tangled cord allows. We have to tie the power supply onto the fence, as the vac almost pulled the electronic controller into the pool. The basket lid sticks and won't open half the time. Our hose for cleaning the basket is clear across the yard which I then have to navigate with my walker. With the backorder unavailability of the caddy for the setup, it's quite a chore to carry the machine power supply cable and extension cord to a rain-proof area. If I leave the controller sitting in a sunny area, it overheats during a 2-hour cycle. We have a lot of trees, and fall is a challenge to keep the leaves out of the pool. I ran it for three 2-hour cycles yesterday, and although the vac picked up some, there were still lots of leaves in the pool. Now the pool is going green. I'm not too sure this was the best bet for our needs.
JJ - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2022
Easy to put in pool, cleans like a pool co. would clean, seems indistructable
Brad - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 3, 2022
This photo after three days and three separate cleaning cycles. According to the user’s guide it does not “learn” a pool but starts fresh each time. I’m guessing it’s about 80% coverage. There were several locations that it simply never visited.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2022
I’ve owned my pool for 4 years and finally sprung for an auto vac for the pool. I’ve swept manually about once a week. I couldn’t believe the amount of grit and grime this thing picked up. I ran it 4 times right away and my floors and walls have never felt so clean. The very fine filter nets in the basket catch all of the Sandy particles that my Manuel vac would blow back in the pool. I turn it on, close my auto cover and walk away. Takes about 2 hours to clean my 20x40 pool. Happy so far!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022
I’ve only had it for a month so far so good. It cleans up to the water line and stays up sliding across the water line
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022
It is worth it. Easy to use and does a good job.
Stephanie - Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
I’m very please with my Dolphin. I used it the same day that I received it. I was astonished at how well it mapped my pool and cleaned it. It climbed the walls and sucked up all the small debris that was present. This robot has made my life so much easier. The clean up is so easy. The basket pops in and out.
west d herbert - Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022
Ive only had for a week.. The first run stirred up a lot of the dirt/sand and made the pool a cloudy mess. I ran it two more times after the dirt settled and cleaned it up pretty well. We will see how it holds up.
Tim James - Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2022
Works great!
Hiei Ando - Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022
I had an older product of the same company. But, this model has improved greatly, especially the easiness of cleaning the collected dirt.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
My old dolphin lasted 12 summers. This one is much lighter weight and easier to lift out of the pool and the debris basket vs the bag is gold star worthy. So much easier to clean. Literally takes seconds to rinse and return to the vacuum. Time will tell if the power source and vacuum last like the last one did!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022
We have a 18k gallon pool with a baja shelf and a spa. I worried that this model would not do all that the $2k+ models would do, but after having it for 5 weeks, I am very happy with it. Our pool sits under a very large gumbo limbo tree that sheds its entire canopy twice a year. This was causing me to vacuum the pool 2 or 3 times a week, which was extremely time consuming. That prompted me to look into an automated robot. If I could do anything differently, it would be to order the higher model with the app-based remote control, but in all honesty, this one works just fine. The capacity is more than we need, and cleaning particulate is a little bit of a chore, but I am just whining. I recommend this product wholeheartedly.
Susan - Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2022
clean the pool floor
Joe Addes - Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022
Hats off to In The Swim and to this vac. but careful, the basket handle will break. It did on us.
lazaro matech - Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
i would like to let people know it is much cheaper than buying at the pool store it climbs the walls and leaves more time to enjoy the pool than spending time always cleaning it you just put it in, and press start it's as easy as that then you can enjoy the results i use it every other day
John M. Reeves II - Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
Not sure why but the cell phone remote control does not work.
Mary S. Hyde - Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022
This pool sweep is so much better than the old style that sucked all the debris into the filter. Cleans all areas, sides, stairs, floor. Easy to clean out.
Mike Mitchell - Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021
This is a replacement for a Dolphin Deluxe 4. The two biggest differences between this model and our previous model is the debris basket and the brushes. Our previous model had a bag. What a pain to clean. It’s like night and day difference. You could. Punt on 15 minutes with a hose on the previous model in addition to turning the unit over, messing with clips, stretching the bag to fit on the frame, etc. it was a pain. With this one you open the top, grab the handle, pull out the basket, open the bottom and spray it out. It seems a little flimsy, but it is super easy and takes maybe 5 minutes tops. Now, the ok’d bag caught all the fine dirt. This model catches none of it. So, it will stay in the poll or go into the filters. That’s a downside of having it “easy”. The other difference is that both roller/brushes on the old unit turned at the same rate at the track. On this unit, one of the brushes rotates faster, which gives it a bit of “scrubbing” capability. While the old unit would move forward and backward to change direction slightly, this unit uses side jets of water to make 90° turns. It pretty impressive to watch. I read some previous comments about this unit not climbing walls... So for it has no shortcomings in climbing the 9 ft walls of our pool and does a better job of scrubbing the waterline as the old unit.
Barb - Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
Just like I needed although I cut off the climber rings not realizing they were not packing! 😭🥴ordering new ones hopefully it’s not too difficult to install! Works great though!
Ratch - Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021
The media could not be loaded. So I'm in florida and my pool is 15x24 ft and about 9.5 ft to 3.5 deep. I did not clean my pool for about 6months. Local pool cleaners charge me 200 dollars for chlorine and weekly cleaning per month. My pool was extremely dirty with leaves at the bottom. Water was clear cause I added chlorine as per schedule. This robot handle I would say maybe 5 to 7 good shovel scoops of leaves out of my pool. I received it today and ran it immediately. 8 hours later and stopping it to clean the filter 5 times I will honestly say it's clean. I bout the dx3 model. It was stuck once at the end of the nite mind you is 1223 am but I released the filter and sent it back out there. I bout the 3 year protection plan and cost me 700 total. If it last 4 months I feel I got my money worth. Everyone is complaining it gets stuck sometimes but in reality it's saving me money and I have company over and BBQ and prefer a pool leaf and debris free. It's a good deal glad I crossed over from the pool guy. With the protection plan if it has issues I will update on that process but so far so good and I encourage other pool owners to try to manage it as well. Pro tip: if your pool as algae at the bottom this robot will try its best but I had over 5 months of growth. It tried but left streaks. I scrubbed it myself and when it settled it did pick up all the residuals. I will update if anything changes.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
I bought this Dolphin Proteus DX3 Pool Robot so that I could more easily keep my inground fiberglass pool clean. I unpacked the robot and followed the instructions. It was only 2 hours after receiving it that I dropped it in the pool and hit the start button as advised and the robot went to work cleaning the bottom and sidewalls as advertised. It doesn't have the side jets that the more expensive models do but still does a really good job at getting debris and windblown trash out of the pool. Only had it for a couple of weeks now but am very satisfied so far. My wife used to spend a couple of hours cleaning the pool with the pool vac setup with my help. Now "Bullseye" takes care of it in the same amount of time with very little input from us. Would definitely buy again.
T. Stratton - Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2022
Love how easy it is to operate, and what a good job it does cleaning the pool.
Rick Buffington - Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022
I read a lot of the reviews prior to purchasing. The good and the bad. I almost didn't purchase based upon the bad reviews. I decided to borrow a friends dolphin, different version, and it worked great. So I took the plunge and purchased this one. It has been great. The pool has never looked so clean after it completes it's cycle. During the first run, it got stuck on one of the drains, but after I assisted it, it was fine. It has not gotten stuck again since that day. The customer service has been great too. The unit was shipped without the 2nd set of filters. I reached out and let them know. 5 days later, I had the filters. I'll update if anything changes.
Byron Alton - Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
Any time I spend over $500 for something, it better have a good warranty. The Dolphin is 2 years .But only 1year for all parts (Gears, motors, controls ,etc.) All plastic parts is 2 years, Come - On, what goes wrong with plastic- UGH! What I don't like, it should have come with a Anti-tangle cord - the higher priced ones do. I'm almost afraid to use it (Reading all the 1and 2 star) It does miss spots. What you have to do ,if you own one, is clean the Impeller often, It will get plugged -up and burn the motor up -(Go to You-Tube) they will show you how.
Col. Kevin Fritz Ling - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2022
I had a Blue Diamond bot cleaner which is now 14 years old. It finally bit the dust this year in 2022. They don't make them anymore and the repair parts I needed were 5/7 the price of a new cleaner. So, after looking at many different models which had at least a 55' power cord, we settled on this one. I will add my 5☆ review to the many which are already out there. It works as expected. Easy to clean (MUCH easier to clean out than the BD. Easily reaches the end of the pool from the power supply with about 2 ft to spare.
John V Ryan - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 26, 2022
Simple to use. Plug it in put it in the pool an$ go play golf. Cleans the pool better than me. Climbs the walls, great machine.
Nancy St Andrew - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2022
I am impressed with this ,very simple to use ,quick cleaning and great when it cleans the tiles around pool. But not impressed with the cheap made holder for the cleaner.
ted wertheimer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2022
I think ultra fine filters should have been included for this price
Justin - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2022
It’s not a bad unit over all. Cleans the pool super good! Just wish the lines wouldn’t tangle up.
Garrett J. Wagner - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 6, 2022
Super easy to use and setup. Bonus it works amazing.
Mel - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2022
this is the second Dolphin i have had and i know the product is good but this one did not work from day 1. i called the manufacturer and there is a problem theydetected about placement of the fan. I am sending to the manufacturer for repair
John Stewart - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 2, 2022
Better than expected, for the price it is great. No more vac every week
Michael Suda - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2022
Super Easy to use and clean Just drop it in the pool plu it in and presss the button
Bernie Smelstoys - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2022
ran for less time than advertised.2hrs versus 3hrs. not good on corners.
james c wisdom - Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
That I can put it in the water andforget about it. Can clean with the solor and winter covers on.
M. Fisk - Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
This is a great pool cleaner. It’s fast & easy to clean the basket. I wish it had a lift button on the control but I still love it. It’s not as big & bulky as ones we’ve had in the past which were a different brand. I would highly recommend. At first sight I was thinking it was too small & would take hours to clean but it really zips around & gets the job done in a couple hours.
wendy mcmahon - Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2022
This is a great product. For mid grade it does a great job. I have a 21,000 gal pool and it goes from deep end to shallow end, climbs walls and does a great job. You look back in your pool and he has cleaned it out! Quiet also. It cld be better at remembering a route of you pool. Mine has yet to do that.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
Work great
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
Purchased this when my Tiger Shark finally gave out. The Dolphin does not do near the cleaning that my Tiger Shark did. Cool that it climbs and cleans the sides of the pool, but even if I run it the full amount of time, there’s still stuff in the bottom, especially around the edges. We went back and forth on sticking with what we had or trying this in hopes it would be as good as or better than the Shark. Seriously regret our decision.
tj - Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
Does a good job cleaning the entire pool floor. My pool is an odd-shaped 12'x24' design. Cleaner manages to to navigate all the cut-ins, stairs and rounded corners. No frills cleaner, just on-off and 3 fixed timer settings. Happy with the purchase.
hong zhang - Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
Works great, leave it in water and it does its own thing and you just need to take it out of water after a bit of time. See the difference before and after use, works great!
Dennis H Linden - Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
I love the fact that this does NOT use the pool pump for suction and motion. It's all electric, and it traps all the floor debris in a very effective basket filter. I have it for about 3 weeks, very very very happy.
pamela g crabtree - Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
We had a cleaner that used the pool pump on the skimmer for many years. Took two people to get it set up. Now I can do this by myself whenever I want. Yay!
Pam - Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
For the price we paid for this it is not executing what was described in the text. It does not go to the deep end does not climb walls or stairs. Not happy at all especially for the price we paid for it.
Richard - Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022
this is a great product it climbs they showed where it turns over not i my pool they showed where it can't clean a dug in place where you set it does in my pool this is a life saver for sure cleaned up grime very well and picked up winter sludge easily
dr long - Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2022
i purchased my first dolphin over 12 years ago and it is still operational. I saw the need to either get a new product or give the old one a tune up with some new tracks and bearings. i can say with all honesty, it was the sale price and my lack of interest in the tune up. the only issues, if you can even call them that, was it would high center on one of the two main drains in the bottom of the pool. if you did not see it to remove it, the cycle would not complete. If I can do it, you can do it. so do it.
Carla A. - Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022
I’m happy with it. It has lessened the evil of having to scrub the side walls after vacuuming and very quiet. I put it in the water and push the button, then I’m able to do other things while it’s working to get the pool clean. In my opinion, it was a good investment!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022
It cleans really well and simple to use . Happy with the purchase right now .
J - Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022
I was looking at the DX-3 as an alternate, but my pool is 36ft long, so I wasn't sure the DX-3 cord would be long enough. The DX-3 also has 2 filters to clean and very little capacity in each for junk. The DX-4, though larger, has a single, easy to clean filter box with a large capacity. I think I could run it in my pool for a week and not dump the basket. I have used it 3 days in a row and it worked fine - though, arguably, there was less to pick up on the second 2 days.
Russ - Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
Seems to clean very well. Easy to clean. Will validate reliability as the summer moves along. Like how it does not draw any suction from the VS pump.
Rei - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
the product stopped working after first time use; i.e. second day it would run for 10 minutes and stop. Customer support was very attentive and help me resolve the problem. The unit has not failed since...so at this moment I am very pleased with the product. My fiber glass pool has never been cleaner. it's not perfect on steps but good enough.
RST902 - Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
I have only used it twice since I received it but I have to say it does an excellent job. Very easy to operate and clean. We used to have a creepy crawly that had the tubing running throughout the pool and kept getting stuck in the corners. So this is a great improvement. I am very happy at this point that we bought it.
Lisa Giese - Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022
Very easy to use. Just set it in the water, turn on the timer and you are free to do other things! Great suction and ease of cleaning out the unit. We were worried it wouldn't work as well as our prior cleaner with this one costing so much less - boy were we ever happy to be wrong!
KAB - Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2022
Was disappointed in the cleaning results. Easy to use but it expected more for the price.
Brian D. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2022
Exceptionally pleased. Everything operates as advertised and delivery was quick. It seems to be priced pretty steep, then again this is the first time I have bought one. Also, the instructions discourage using the power cable to lift the DX4 from the pool… my pool is 9’ deep at one end; either create an instruction to return to the shallow end or provide a simple cable to attach to pole or provide a hook device. I haven’t tried the remote control features, yet.
Stephanie Busch - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 1, 2021
We had debated getting one of these for a long time and finally went for it. It was worth every penny. We have used it for one full pool season and it has made a huge difference. We just drop it in once per day and it vacuums the whole pool, climbs the walls and scrubs the water line. We have had to put a fraction of the shock we normally do in because the pool is so free of debris that little algae grows. We can actually see the bottom of the pool all the time now. It is so nice not to haul out the hose and vacuum and mess with backwashing. The basket on this model is quite large so we just quick hose it out every other time we run the robot. The only two things are that it does get caught on the steps sometimes and we have to move it and start the program over. The other thing is that the first time we used it when we opened the pool it could not keep up with the amount of dirt in the pool. We had to manually vacuum it upon opening and then switch to the robot after that. Perfect for keeping up with every day maintenance. Can’t say enough good things about this model. I hope it lasts quite a few years. We have a 40x60 in-ground concrete pool.
Vikki Munze - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2022
So far so good with all !!!
glen knowles - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2022
This robotic cleaner is so easy to clean. Open lid and handle pops up then take out the basket and clean with water hose. So much less work than my old cleaner. Does a good job cleaning. I would recommend this product!
billy - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2022
Does no clean well
Sherrie Clark - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 12, 2022
This pool cleaner is awesome. Does a great job. The filter comes out easy and is easy to clean! Love it!
fred - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2022
Cleaned mostly one area, would sometimes venture out beyond the deep end, but mostly not, cleaned back and forth over the same lines, not through enough. Also, the trash basket seemed to get stuck, had to force it out. If I ran it 2 or more times back to back, it cleaned the bottom ok, generally, and by then most areas were at least better. Now, returning this and for another $250, going to the Dolphin CC Plus model… hopefully it works better. This is not a reflection of the seller, only the product.
Augustine R. Solorio - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 7, 2022
Instructions make you believe you can control with an app, but this model that functions is not available, actual control devices has a lot of option but you can’t use. I thought this unit u can set a timer but I was wrong again. My opinion this isn’t worth the price I paid.
Mark Crisafulli - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2022
Very easy to use and clean and works very well
Sebastian Stefaniuk - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 16, 2021
The media could not be loaded. The Proteus DX4 is the first robotic pool cleaner I have purchased, and - generally speaking - I am satisfied with the job it does of vacuuming my pool. I cannot speak yet for how much this bot will save me from cleaning the big pool filter, but it does save time on scrubbing. I’ve had the DX4 for almost four months now and there is one particular issue that makes me rate this robot a 3, and not a 4 or 5. The one issue is that the cleaner often gets stuck. My pool does not have a complicated shape at all, but it has one ledge that’s about 2 feet from the surface where the robot would climb up, would then try to clean the surrounding walls, and then is unable to back up. It tries to free itself, going back and forth, struggles, and then it turns off. I then have to manually move it and restart the cleaner. I’ve attached a video with this review to illustrate the issue. To me it seems like the software should have been able to handle this sort of situation. This could happen to the top step of stairs for example, so I'd think it's a common situation. I'd be interested to see if there is a firmware update of sorts I could apply to the unit to get rid of this issue. It is quite annoying, especially because the unit just turns off. If it tried to free itself a bit longer, it could do it.
Sheryl Howe - Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
Wonderful product. So simple to use
henry polombo - Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
Clean by inground swimming pool very well
cheryl knapp - Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
AMAZING !!!!! So easy to use and works GREAT. Our pool was clean in less than an hour. It cleans very well. Scrubs the walls too.
Chlorene Hinckson - Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
Absolutely amazing piece of equipment. Cleans the pool better than the pool cleaner I was paying. Very happy with my purchase.
david j glawe - Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022
This replaced M400 Dolphin. It has been suction, much easier cleaner basket. Struggles with steps and has trouble at times with the walls. - Same as M400 Excellent on bottom of pool This model DX3 does not have the Bluetooth capability nor can u control it. Overall - good purchase
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
After considerable research, I selected this pool cleaner. On the surface it seems like a great labor saving appliance. The Pros: It's small, lightweight and easy to clean. The Cons: It's not very efficient, It regularly misses about 10 - 15 percent of the debris. I found myself running it twice in succession to clean my pool. I have a battery operated Pool Blaster ($139 on Ebay) and I can do in 10 minutes what the Dolphin does in two hours! For the price, I'm really disappointed.
Dante Opliades - Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021
I have an irregularly shaped pool about 30 feet long. Pop this little guy in and then collect in less than 3 hours and retrieve the basket, as shown, and low, it collects everything, even, as in this case, a basket full of acorns!! This thing has some great suction. It climbs up the walls, scubbing as it goes. Pretty clever. What i like best? Not having to manually fill the hose and plugging it into the side of the pool to vacuum the old way - I hated that! This DX does all of that without the hassles. Now it won't clean the spa...it's too big for that. It also won't climb up the wall of the spa where it is too curved, it isn't designed for that either. However, it does eall else, and I'm thrilled with it. I heartily recommend. PS - I thought about getting the more expensive Dolphin and wondered if I made the right choice....I did, no need to pay the extra money unless your pool is larger, then you might need the more expensive model.
Bern Goldman - Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
Excellent pool cleaner on lagoon shaped fiberglass inground pool. It replaced an older aquabot and is so much quicker to clean and easier to empty, at half the weight.
Manny M - Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022
Very easy to program and use and does a great job of cleaning the pool.
Deborah L. West - Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022
It has great suction power, and I like that it works from my phone! It is heavy, so if you are a female, you should have your husband pull it out of the pool for you.
Mary E Merando - Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022
So far so good, I had it 2 weeks and I'm impressed with the cleaning job it does.
Luis Orama - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
Great product to clean in ground pools. Very quiet, very little maintenance, just make sure you have an outlet relatively close by. Great for daily maintenance to keep the pool sparkling or every couple days to make pool maintenance easy!
R. Stone - Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
Easy to use and way more convenient than my old pool vac with all the tubes into the skimmer, etc… BUT this unit is not good at cleaning the bottom of my pool liner when algae starts. It’s just goes over it with no effect. Probably not as powerful suction as ones that use the power of the pool pump. I’m keeping it but I’m disappointed.
ERNEST O - Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022
My pool is crystal clear. This cleans the bottom of my in-ground vinyl pool better than any filter I've used.
Rperez - Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
I’m kinda cheap and was hesitant on spending on a pool vacuum but this is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made! I used to spend so much time manually cleaning the pool now I set this robot up, check on it in a couple hours, clean the basket, then restart it. Good bye dirty pool!
KyFan - Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
We’re using this in a 18’ x 36’ inground pool & it does a great job. Very pleased & wondering why we waited so long to purchase. Easy to use, has good suction & cleans pretty much the entire pool in one 3 hour cycle. Highly recommend.
Evelyn Hernandez - Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
I like the unit very much. Overall it cleans the pool perfectly as well as the walls. My only wish is that it would have come with a tangle free cord. Otherwise it’s perfect.
Cynthia Adams - Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022
Saves me so much time and works great
Steve Smith - Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
The DX3 is exactly what we needed for our pool. We use it weekly and it keeps the pool clean and clear.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022
The dolphin DX3 is a good replacement for our DX3(2010 model). It is easy to clean and it does a good job in our pool. It also does some water line cleaning which is nice. Highly recommended for your inground pool!
customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2022
Easy to use and easy to clean
JoAnn J. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2022
Product was super easy cleans so good tge price was good all around 5 stars amazing you will love it best invention yet!!!!
Rickmo - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2022
Only used it about 5 times so far but it’s doing a great job. Very happy so far, hope it lasts.
Fred Goodolf - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 11, 2021
I have not had this cleaner but a month, come back in 8 months and I can give a better review. The cleaner works great it climbs my walls just like the advertisement says it would. I have one issue with the cleaner, getting it out of the pool. It does have a recessed area in it for picking up, but you have to reach down in the water to get it out. It would be great if there was a way for it to float to the top when cycle is complete like some others.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 4, 2021
I should have purchased this years ago. We've been using a Polaris sweep for the past 5 years. I rebuilt it one, replaced the (I think it's called) the backflow valve on the hose and I even replaced the large and EXPENSIVE pump. These kinds of things to make the Polaris clean the pool really start to add up. With all that the little guy kept getting stuck in the corner and would creep along at a snail's pace, and the pool was never perfect. I finally shut it down two weeks ago and, after some research, decided on this unit. So, after 2 weeks our pool was full of leaves and small debris. Then this unit finally arrived, and after a short read of the instructions, I plugged it in and over the edge and into the water it went. The basket, which is super easy to clean (and large) filled in about 30 minutes. I emptied it 3 times... So much easier than the old bag to empty. This morning my pool couldn't be cleaner. It vacuums the bottom, climbs and cleans the walls and NEVER gets stuck in a corner. And I don't have to listen to the pump. When this operates, you literally can't hear anything. It's absolutely silent. So this spring we'll swim without dodging the Polaris and it's hose. Great purchase so far.
Clarence L Parsons - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2022
Cleaning the sides of my inground pool.
Bill Blair - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2022
Although, I had problems with the motor with my Dolphin cleaner, the customer service department provided me with free shipping back to them. I was advised they would have it for two days and ship it back. They did and it works great. It does everything it’s advertised to go. Great product with great customer service.
CLIFF KEENE - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 3, 2022
It does a great job of picking up debris. Does an even better job of climbing the sides than my last one. Easy to operate and clean.
#Truth - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2022
This robot came highly recommended by a friend and we see why!!! It's amazing and works harder than any pool boy, also easy on the eyes 😏😄
Julie Droge - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2022
I had bought a different one first and it was not good and Amazon refunded my money Then I ordered this one and it’s awesome I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE!!!!!
David S. Tucker - Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2022
works better than any pool vacuum we ever had only draw back is didn’t come with a cart to store when not using
leandro almonte - Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022
I like it because it cleans the whole floor and walls, but it doesn't clean the steps because it gets to the surface and start loosing internal water
Jarrett Inman - Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022
Put in the machine and it went to work. Had heavy winds the second day for a good test of leaves. Worked great! Controlling the robot is a bit tricky but it works. Very happy so far.
Jodi Co - Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022
This little robot has made my life so much easier! Easy to set up, operate, & clean! Love it!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
Very good pool vacuuming product. Put it in tge water, turn it on and watch it clean.
FLDad - Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2020
Cleaning capability quite good for most of the pool. Struggles a little bit near odd-shaped areas - steps, swim out, raised drains...hence four stars - but otherwise very effective. Cycle takes about two hours, and you literally toss him in, straighten out and hook up the cable, plug in the power supply, hit the button...and walk away. There is no end of cycle indication that I've noted, but none is really necessary: after a couple of hours, you get used to looking out occasionally to see if he's stopped. Cleanup is a snap: pop the lid, pull out the filter basket and hose it out, rinsing off the unit at the same time. It's become part of the weekly pool regimen, along with cleaning the pool filter, so garden hose is already out. Let the robot dry in the sun for a couple of hours, then he's back on the shelf until the next weekend. Cleaning without a hiccup for a couple of months; let us see what a full season of use brings. So far...recommended
Chris - Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
Clean gunite pool. Love it. So easy to clean when done vacuuming.
Cabo Hank - Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
This is truly a superior product. The suction and basket capacity allow it to pull a ton of stuff from the bottom of the pool, even small sticks.
Dave C - Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2021
We lost our booster pump because of the freeze, no impeller to be found anywhere. We were tired of waiting and, our pool was suffering. We decided to buy a robotic cleaner to replace the booster pump and, the Polaris 280 cleaner. This eliminated both components, reducing cost and repairs. Now we only worry about the cleaner itself, and not a booster pump. We also are saving energy with removing the 3/4 HP booster pump that ran 2 to 3 hr. a day. We bought the DOLPHIN Proteus DX3 Automatic Robotic Pool Cleaner, bought it Sunday and it arrived Monday. It was easy to set up and run, just dropped it into the pool and withing hrs. it was clean. It could climb the walls and the steps with no problems. Once it was done, it was easy to clean and stored in our storage box. The only concern is the control box. It is water resistant but not waterproof. We store the control box in our sunroom, next to the pool, to keep it dry. I will build a watertight box for it so if it does rain while we are cleaning the pool, it will stay dry. In all, we are very happy with this product.
Chris G - Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
Simple to use. Works perfect on my above ground pool. Climbs walls and keeps it very clean. Definitely worth every penny
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022
i like it very much but i have a question about the control panel it seems to get very hot is that ok or is it a problem ?
Diana Dunnn - Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022
We have large trees around our pool. We had been unable to get our pool clear due to leaf litter and pollen After the 2nd cleaning with this cleaner, pool is sparkling clear. The fine pollen and organic debris on bottom of pool is gone. Filter easy to clean.
G. Haupert - Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
Simple to use and clean.
Esther Schreffler - Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2022
This dolphin is so easy to clean, the basket is a snap to clean and put back into the robot. No bags to mess with. The suction is great, we are very pleased with our purchase.
gayle smith - Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
Set and forget. Seems to work well without supervision.
Charles McCarthy - Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2022
Cleans my 20 x 40 pool quickly and meticulously
Lenette Rucker - Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
This little guy is worth the money. We have a 25’x50’ community pool. Such a time saver and our pool has never looked so clean. Yeah!!
Cathy - Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
I am still in the honeymoon stage and hope this little machine keeps on keeping on. It cleans very well picking up even dirt in the pool.
barbara epstein - Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
So easy to put in and take out of pool. Easy access filter basket.
benjamin argueta - Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022
This pool had 4 months worth of leaves, pollen, and algae. This is what I had to clean after the 3rd pass. I had to wait for it to clean, and finish a full cycle before taking it out to rinse and repeat. This robot is well worth the monry. 25x25 ft circular in-ground vinyl pool Shallow end 3ft Deep end 6ft
Juan V - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 26, 2022
I purchased my Dolphin Proteus DX4 in March. It does a great job of cleaning the pool, though the "kink-free" cable doesn't fully work as intended. It will still kink up. I was happy with it, while it lasted. By August, it had died. It would start up, then shut off almost immediately. I did research and checked the impeller. It had some hair in it, but not much. With that clean, it was still dead. I followed all of the troubleshooting tips provided by Maytronics and anything else I could find online. Nothing worked. I was outside my return window for Amazon, so contacting Maytronics was my only choice. Their customer service is nice enough, though the wait can be long. I received an RMA with a shipping label to send my robot to their service center. That was mid-late August. Now, almost a month after they received it, the only info I can get is that they're waiting for parts. I won't be able to get any other information until they ship it back. Who knows how long that will be. For the price of this unit, you would expect years of trouble-free service, not 5 months. Very disappointed after spending so much on it. I can't see myself buying another Dolphin when they're failure rate is high enough that the repair wait time is this long.
Rivers' Edger - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2022
So far it does a pretty good job. Climbs the walls, does waterline & it does climb & clean the steps to a degree. Ordered the ultrafine filter assembly, as I most definitely need that. Very well satisfied.
Love Meher Baba - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 31, 2022
So far have only been using it for a couple of weeks... what a life changer! We have trees near our pool that we cannot cut down... so the alternative is a cover or a robotic cleaner. This little fella has been awesome! We may still use a cover for the worst leaf fall season, but the cleaner is very effective and saves the pool filter to boot. Really easy to use, big basket, easy to clean. Love it!
Carlitos - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 3, 2022
I am still testing it, but so far, I am not impressed. It is missing areas in the pool.
colleen mundstock - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 1, 2022
I love this pool cleaner! I also love the customer service because there was a little problem when I got it and I called and they were there to help me and solved the issue. I’m sitting right now on my back porch reading instead of cleaning the pool while my dolphin is doing all the work! I definitely would recommend this and actually my pool company was the one that told me about this cleaner.
Monica Lopez - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2022
This is absolutely amazing. I opened up my pool after a year. Used the robotic vacuum and it did the job for me. Cleaned my entire inground pool. Don't go by any negative feedbacks. It's worth the money. Extremely recommended 😉
Jan Miller - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 18, 2022
We ordered this for our smaller in ground pool after our experience with a larger Dolphin unit for a large pool. DX3 is lighter and easier to clean. But probably not as powerful. It does climb the walls and does the water line. Our pool is caged so it doesn’t get very dirty, just some leaves from the lanai plants. Works well.
Warren Dickerson - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 12, 2022
I bought this Dolphin for our new pool. There was sand that blew in the pool from the leftover sand the builder left and several twigs and leaves. All i had to do was drop my Dolphin in the water and push one button. I watched as it went thru the cycle, turned in different directions and scaled the walls to scrub the tile. To clean just remove the filter and spray it with the hose. I enjoy waking up in the morning and dropping it in the pool while I drink my coffee before work.
mailmanjoe - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2022
Cleaning my inground pool clean well where it goes but is a little inconsistent over all areas
GH0$T-8198 - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 8, 2020
Dolphin is known for excellent pool cleaning robots, and this model, the Proteus DX4, is no exception. It is very simple to set up and use right out of the box. I had mine working within minutes of receiving the delivery. It's programmable for multiple cleanings a week up to one full two-hour cycle a day. The large, top-load filter basket is a breeze to empty and wash out. The DX4's one big detractor here is it does not have a full basket indicator to let you know when you should empty it. The DX4 has two scrubbing brushes and a powerful enough vacuum to get just about everything off the pool floor including dirt, twigs, and leaves. It also does a great job climbing the walls and cleaning the waterline without the expensive foam climbing rings found on some older models. The DX4 carries an $850 price tag which gets you everything except smart device connectivity and the aforementioned full filter basket indicator making it a great value if you don't want to pay extra for those features.
Mike Cust - Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2022
Just switched from my Polaris that had a booster pump. So far, this vaccuum is way better than my polaris. It’s only been a week but it’s much better at cleaning the pool from what I can see.
William G. Faust Jr. - Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022
The product worked as posted on line. I have no regrets on the purchase.
shawn - Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
Great buy!
mike caldwell - Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
Like the easy of used ,Dislikes took three sessions to totally clean pool and still left some sand on bottom of a new pool liner
M Hadley - Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022
The Dolphin DX4 is really easy to use, clean, and store. You have to get the caddie and the cover for a complete set. The only downfall is it won't do steps but that is a small issue.
Rozalija Klaric - Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022
Easy to use and clean clim the wall of the pool ease so the suction is great
Kimi Brinkley - Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022
Our pool guy recommended this pool vac and he knew what he was talking about. It cleans well, is easy to use and is easy to clean.
DAN FERRERO - Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2022
Si te tardabas 1 hora en hacerlo manualmente, con esto se baja a 1 o 2 minutos despues de que el robot lo limpiara. Cumple con su funcion. Algunas esquinas quedan mal barridas, pero el 98% restante lo hace de forma correta.
Steve - Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
pool looks great with minimal effort.
James in Cypress - Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022
The DX3 is great in concept but poor in execution. The suction appeared to be good and the unit was easy enough to clean. The unit was easy to use and the cord was not an issue. But that is where the good news ends. The unit would work its way around the deep end but that was it. Even though I would start the unit in the 3' shallow end it immediately would find its way to the 6' end of the pool and stay there popping wheelies and therefore not really picking up too much. I really wanted this to work cause I hate having to manually sweep the pool but it costs too much to only do a third of the pool.
Valerie Barrios - Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
The pool has never been cleaner. So easy to use.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022
Works great. Cuts down greatly on manual cleaning. My pool's best friend! Climbs walls well. Easy to clean, just pop out the basket and empty. Love it!
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021
I expected this unit to help me so I wouldn't have to manually vacuum my pool as much, but to my pleasant surprise I haven't had to manually vacuum at all. This Dolphin is a great workhorse and it even comes with 2 sets of filters, fine and x-tra fine. It's not cheap by any means, but it is sooo worth it. I only wish I ordered it years ago, it would have saved me countless hours of pain. I've had multiple back surgeries and this gave me a new appreciation for my pool. Now I just drop it in, and 2 hours later its done. It only took 3-4 sessions to clean up an dark green 30,000 gallon pool to almost perfectly clear, w/o using a bunch of chlorine. Now once a week or so is all I need to keep it sparkling clear. I never was able to get it this clear, this fast using elbow grease. Now I can relax instead of stress. Does Dolphin make a remote lawnmower? Thanks DOLPHIN
Brian G. - Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022
Worked better than expected. Had bottom of 27' pool cleaned in about an hour. Sure beats tangled hoses with vacuum cleaner.
C. Jenkins - Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022
This pool robot was recommended to me by a professional pool tech. Needless to say I’m impressed. Plug it in and press one button and it’s off and cleaning. Filter basket is easy to clean. I like that this robot cleans above the water line also. Would buy again.
maria mase - Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
Best thing ever
Robert Cranny - Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
Bought this cleaner several months ago and wanted to wait to give a fair representation of it. I've had a pool for more than 20 years and this is by far the best one to date. I love how it cleans all the way up to the tile. Downside - you do have to take it out of the pool to clean it. Positive - I love how it cleans all the way up to the tile. Does a great job cleaning pine needles from our three trees.
Flor Ovalles - Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022
I’m very happy with my pool cleaning, it does the job and have time for work, other things.
Scott W. - Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2022
Easy to use. Cleans well.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022
This pool cleaner makes cleaning a breeze
RC - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2022
Have not owned it very long but the times I have used it it worked well. It does climb walls as claimed, the basket is easy to remove and clean and it cleaned the pool completely. Hopefully it will continue to work so well.
Laura Devine - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 21, 2021
So far it’s great. It climbs the walls and cleans the pool in no time. I’ve only had it a little over a month so hopefully that won’t change. My only complaint is that for me it’s a bit heavy to take out of the pool. I usually have to have someone else lift it out of the water for me.
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2022
Does what it’s supposed to do. Makes cleaning your in ground pool effortless.
rob - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2022
Very easy to use and clean.
Masterloc - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 9, 2021
Purchase brand new not 1 month ago (3/13/21). Finally got a chance to unbox and try it in the pool since weather is getting warm and is about time to open pool ( 4/4/21). Followed all instructions carefully, placed robot in pool, connect power and turn on power. Robot led blinks a couple of times, then starts to move. then stops, then move some more, then stops again. No lights, no movement. Power supply is still on, but robot is dead in the water. The whole process wasn't even a minute long. Turning it off and on while it's still in the water would repeat the same process. led blinks a couple of times, then starts to move, then stops, then move some more, then stops again. Search online to see if I've done anything wrong. Most comment said to check if impeller is stuck. Checked it, was totally clean, can move the impeller fan with finger. Decided to contact Seller (In the Swim Pool Supplies) on 4/5/21. Didn't get a response till 4/7/21. Their response was because I had the item for over 30 days, they ask me to contact the manufacturer directly. If the manufacturer makes a diagnosis that the item is defective, they can go ahead and assist you further with the warranty claim....WTF. It's not even 30 days. If I can select 0 stars, I would. Product deserves 0 stars for it to be defective. Seller deserves 0 stars to pass the buck. They would charge a 50% restocking fee as stated on their profile. Service deserves 0 stars for not even taking care of their customers. Should had believe all the other 1 stars review. If you want to get a pool robot, go to your local shop, and make sure they will take care of you in person. They at least would fix your robot free of charge when it's under warranty. Unlike internet order where if the manufacture would finally respond back to me (I contacted them waiting for the diagnosis) They would most likely need me to ship the unit to them (out of pocket) and wait for who knows how long before I get to see it again. I'm contacting some local shops around the area to see if anyone would willing service it under warranty, and if not, how much it would cost to fix my brand new robot. Might as well spend a little more than throw $850 out of the window.
Rick C. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2021
This unit has great suction and is definately easy to clean. It took two 2-hour sessions to adeqately clean my 18x36 foot pool and it still missed a few areas. If I had it to do again I would spend the extra money for the next higher model that had remote control and could learn the pool configuration.
Michealene M. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2022
Very easy to operate, easy to clean and light to take out especially for a senior citizen
Ron - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 15, 2022
Robot cleaner was intermittent when put into operation. I called Maytronics Customer Service and they instructed me to perform a procedure to correct the problem. I corrected the problem and the robot cleaner works great! Great support from Maytronics.
Angela Knodel - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2022
We like that our pool gets clean on the first run! We do not have to keep on starting it to ensure the whole pool gets cleaned. It is easy to clean and light weight.
RM - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 15, 2021
(Purchased 5/11/21, Review 10/15/21) I don't know why I put off purchasing one of these. After 18 years of owning this pool... tons of different (unreliable) pool cleaning companies, taking care of it myself (time suck), I finally discovered how great these are. I just balance the chemicals once a week and this little guy does the rest! I have to occasionally brush down a tight corner here or there, but it literally does the rest. Pro Tip... you don't have to remove it and clean the basket every time you use it if you don't normally have a ton of debris at the bottom of the pool. I will follow up if there are probs with it in the future.
george stapleton - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2022
Does everything I need
Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 26, 2022
We have just opened our pool for the season and only have used it twice. We are still learning it's tricks but it still hasn't learned to crawl up our steps and clean. We are going to start the next time to put in onto the steps first and see what it does. Hopefully this will help.
Sue S. - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2022
Bought for a friend and they loveit
Kmc - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 13, 2020
Really like this Dolphin! It's more powerful than the one it replaced and it cleans all the way up the sides of the pool. We got the smallest model because the price and is perfect for our needs. The only drawback is that it has a smallish leaf bin. The instructions recommend to clean everyday, which we usually do. It's a much easier process since its lighter, more streamlined and easier to take out of the pool. Doesn't leak leaf bits back into the pool as it comes out of the water. To clean just lift open the top door, grab the bin handle and lift out. What an improvement over the fabric one that was a pain to take out from the bottom. We'll probably wish we got a bigger model during the few weeks of fall, but expecting to be happy for 11 months out of the year with this one.
Sunshineforu2 - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 22, 2022
Great buy, makes pool cleaning easy
Patrick B. Mcgee - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2021
Super easy to clean ,quiet and efficient! So I bought one for my rental. Tennant's love it. Holds a lot of debree and seems built to last.
lb - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2022
This is our second one and it works great!!!!
Megan Ray - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2022
Cleans my pool really good.
Gary L Neal - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2022
Pool bot works great, and as advertised. only issue was it has trouble going up the pool stairs, however I knew it would from talking to folks before purchased. best unit for the money I could find after researching, and I was not disapointed!
W. Ashley Smock - Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2022
Lil guy gets after it. We like him and plan on having him around for some time…
nan - Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
best pool cleaner that I have used yet ! I would buy it again when this one wears out !
LauraB - Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
Works great!
Fran Garcia - Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020
I wish I had purchased this sooner. I am a woman in her late 70's who grew tired of vacuuming the pool or paying someone to do it. The pool is 22 x 50. The cord is long enough to reach the entire pool. It is very easy for me to use. I have no problem placing it in or taking it out of the water. It cleans the pool beautifully. Sometimes I will run it for two cycles, if we have had a storm or heavy wind that has deposited debris in the pool. The filter is easily cleaned with a hose. I did not realize that one can purchase a caddy for it. I bought a very large bin, with wheels, and I keep it in that.. In sum, I highly recommend this product. The pool stays cleaner that it has ever been, and I have not used the pole vacuum at all this summer. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 for "easy to clean" only because my hose is not in the pool area. It should really be 5 stars.
L. Thorburn - Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021
The media could not be loaded. I love my Dolphin! It does an awesome job and even goes up and cleans the water line and my tanning ledge. It isn’t able to do the steps because of the size but that is not a problem. The pool is spotless. It is so easy to use and you really don’t have to do anything but sit back and watch. When you take it out of the water you hose down the filter basket and you are done. Open the top, lift it out, spray it off, and put back in. Couldn’t be easier. When you lift it out of the water it floats to the top, grab the handle, let the water drain out in 30 seconds, and lift it on out. It is not heavy at at all. My pool is 11’X29’ fiberglass.
Boston Steve - Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2022
Product did not live up to description. I have a15x30 oval pool with 6 foot deep end. Vacuum would clean about 3/4 of total floor area and 1/4 of walls. Movement seemed totally random and haphazard, not mapped as described. Read reviews carefully as Amazon has lumped reviews of the dx3 and dx4 together artificially raising the star rating of the dx3. The 2 stars are for Amazon's return policy and In The Swim's full refund on product return, not the dx3 which I would give a 0.
Wendy - Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
Easy to use and what a time saver!
Dana Brant - Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021
Delivered 3/22/21. Worked great @ 1-2 times per week in a 35k inground vinyl-lined pool until 8/17/21. Now, comes on for about 15 seconds & dies. Working with cust service. Will update review when they take care of issue. Update: Cust serv got back to me & troubleshot problem. 10 minutes later, its working great again. I had to loosen the motor (4 screws) shake it & reinstall it. Presto!
Dave R - Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021
I have used this product for about 2 months. My pool was quite dirty when I first started using the Dolphin. It cleans the pool quite thoroughly, so I had to clean the unit often. It has also been very dusty and windy where I live. I run the unit every day. It runs for two hours at a time and I clean the unit about every two days now that the unit has caught up with the filth that was in my pool. It is much quicker and easier to clean than my old Tiger Shark. My pool’s capacity is 12500 gallons. Overall, I am quite satisfied. This unit does not leave any areas undone.
danny snelgrove - Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
Product easy to use .
BigGrammie - Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021
I thought this was a rechargeable vacuum. It is electric and cannot operate when anyone is in the pool. The cord is barely long enough to cover my 16x32 in ground pool; a longer cord is available for $275. It does pick up debris, including sand, pretty well. However, I find it cumbersome to get out of my pool after each use. Next time I’ll spend the extra and get a rechargeable model.
The above ground robotic pool cleaners are designed specifically for cleaning the FLOORS ONLY.
The Dolphin is designed to last many seasons. However, the lifespan differs from Dolphin to Dolphin. Many different factors play a role, such as amount of use, pool chemistry, and pool surface.
DIY repairs should be completed by an authorized technician. Please contact your local retailer for service, Maytronics directly at 1-888-365-7446 or the support page of our website.
The Dolphin requires a standard 120v outlet for power.
Yes, my pool is fiberglass & it climbs up the side
Yes, the Dolphin will work on pet hair with the normal filters. I have two long-haired dogs (that don't get in the pool) whose fur blows into the pool and will clog the impeller motor. Easy to clear - just remove three screws. With a shorter-haired dog, you might not need to do this as often as I do (every other run!).
Yes, the Dolphin Proteus DX3 is ideal for vinyl in-ground swimming pools up to 33'.
I don’t think so. With the control unit, you turn on the power and you can select how often you want it to clean. Once a week, twice a week or more. I take it out after it cleans the pool. And I’ve found that I need to turn off the pump when I have the Dolphin going. Because it goes over the skimmer opening and blocks the intake. So I just turn it off til it’s done.
No - 110VAC
Your best bet is to ask Dolphin.
it comes with what is installed.
Idk first time we’ve had one, works great and we love the job it does!
Nope
What is E year for 2 other models?
I sent this one back. I purchased the Dolphin Matronics instead.
I would call customer service at Amazon
Not that I know of. Ijust clean it when it's finished it's cycle. Don't let the debris it picks dry out. Once I hose out the basket, I spray it with Simple Green cleaner and let it soak for about 5 or 10 Min. to loosen any embedded Algae, then rinse it out and stow it away.
Yes. Mine has done a great job of picking up dirt, sand, pollen, and other fine materials that settle on the pool floor. My pool was quite dirty, as it went a couple of months during the winter without any vaccuming because my traditional 3 wheel booster powered vaccum died. It took 5 or 6 cycles for the new Dolphin to finally pickup all of the filth that had settled down there over those couple of months, but ultimately it has done a great job at picking up the finer stuff. We now just run it once every 2 or 3 days and the pool floor is nearly spotless!
I don’t understand bivolt
Yes it is safe to leave in the pool as long as the temperature doesn’t get too cold. The specifications for temperature are in the instructions.
The Dolphin can be operated when a pool is covered with a floating thermal blanket.
I bought it thru amazon
No the cart is separate.
My pool is 20x40 and I think the unit is on small side for a pool this size. I have to run it twice - it’s doesn’t pick up everything and seems to miss the far side edges consistently. Also my pool just started leaking - I hope it didn’t rip my liner but my pool guy says this can happen. :(
We place ours on a shelf on the plant shelf when not in use
Mine runs for two hours not three. And yes you have to manually pull it out of the pool. The instructions say not to pull on the blue cord but to pull up close to bulb. Drain the water out by turning it upside down outside for a short period of time and then put it back out of the sun in a safe place. It does not float to the top of the water when finished cleaning. I pull mine out just before the two hours are up or when I see it in the shallow part of the pool. It needs to be cleaned after every vacuum
Yes it does…so much cleaner than using the hose…my pool is the cleanest ever since I started using it. Also it goes up the sides of mine to the water line and does a swim ledge most of the time. I’m very happy watching it work vs having to use the pole and hose to do it myself. Gets all the fine sand we have here.
Don't know. My DX4 didn't, but I got the extra fine and haven't found a need for them.
17” X 15”. and 11” tall at highest point
Si
I also thought I was getting 2 types of filters but did not. Asked this question 3 months ago but never got an answer.
It appears to clean it up as there is none left after the machine passes over it and no more appears until a few days later.
Mine did not come with a storage cart or caddy. I am still using my old one from my now defunct Dolphin 4 Pro and the new power supply locks into the same space just as the old one did.
I don't see how. The treads are rubber and it goes slow..
We have a concrete pool and this pool cleaner is amazing. Got rid of our pool cleaners, and have very little cleaning of our own to do now . We love it! Not sure about fiberglass or gunnite.
110v
Can’t say for certain. The nautilus price says it is. But for me, I don’t need a WiFi feature. Sure the convenience is nice but not a necessity for me. Nor is the added hassle of connectivity. You’re gonna have to empty out the filter pretty often anyways. So my rationale is empty it, drop it back in & hit the power button. My proteus does the job just fine.
As long as you use the secondary (corrugated) filters.
The Nautilus cc has 2 scrubbing brushes and a longer cord than the DX3. Check the Nautilus DX4 too which also has 2 scrubbing brushes. I bought the Nautilus DX4 after comparing the DX3 and the CC. The DX4 comes with 2 sets of filters for the cleaning basket. With the DX3, you have to buy the finer filter separately.
I've only had the Dolphin. This is my first pool. The Dolphin works great for us.
I don’t the answer to that. Ask Amazon in a chat.
I believe it is inground pools only should say so in the description
I think it should be fine. My pool is free form somewhat kidney shaped and it gets everything clean plus has plenty of reach for the deep end. Ours is approximately 9 foot deep and it is 20 x 42. The other plus is the seller (In The Swim) is actually a division of Leslie's Pools. I contacted the manufacturer before purchasing from a 3rd party seller and was comforted to know if I had any warranty work they would be able to handle it easily.
The cleaner will go up the wall and stay at the surface while it's brush roll turns at the waterline cleaning the wall at the waterline.
Nope. I’ve only had it a few weeks and I just leave it in the pool which the company says is fine to do unless you are adding chemicals. When I do pull it out, it just sits on the deck and there are no issues in doing that. I never leave it in the sun. Now, there must be some other kind of scrubbing rollers on other models because manual said they would deform if left out to dry. There is no way mine would do that so I think the manual covers different models. Mine is the 5 model. Hopefully this helps but if you have rollers that are anything other than gray rubber with flappers, you may need to inquire further. I love mine.
yes
The power cord is 6 feet.
It will. It may not get close in certain spots
It has but very seldom.
I had the smaller model under these two and loved it. Our pool is down right now so haven’t had a chance to use it yet. Our pool is a 16 x 32 I feel very positive the new one will be great. Our new one isn’t blue tooth the next size up is. You will not be unhappy with this brand we love maytronics model.
Yes. Often. It worked great the first two summers but this last year it has been getting tangled all the time.
I’m sure you can. Our pool is 18x29 and I put the control box in the center of the pool. Plenty of cord.
Yes
At this point, "no." It's brand new and only needed cleaning once. Perhaps in the future a new filter will be required but not in the near future.
Don't know but the standard cord handles a 40x20 pool
My ladder has never gotten in the way. It goes up to it but moves around it.
Not to my knowledge to
I'm not sure what attachment your talking about but if the attachment is larger than the opening of the pool cleaner that all the leaves and dirt has to go through to enter the waste basket the attachment can't be vacuumed up. This pool cleaner will just push that attachment around the pool or pass over it.
Si recoje Hojas del Fondo. Ha Sido la mejor inversion. Cuando hay muchas hojas como en El otoño, tengo que pausarla a la mitad para sacar las hojas de la canasta ya que se llena rapidamente pero recoje todo.
The Dolphin control boxes are water resistant but not water proof. Mine is on a covered patio and the only part that is exposed is the power umbilical cord.
Have the power supply box checked by a pool store
No caddy with unit but you can buy one for extra cost.
Limited 1 year warranty
I don't know the answer to this one. Mine is a new model so don't need a filter.
I don't see why it wouldn't work. It just has the rubber brushes front & back and the rubber tracks. There is nothing to scratch up anything.
The installment amount is listed before you make the purchase.
No battery - plugged in to work in the pool, has a 30 foot cord to controler and controller has a six foor cord to plug in - I use an extension cord to the controller - unit has the ability to cover a 34 foot pool which is 20 foot wide.
Ours came from In the Swim
If you paid for a new Dolphin Proteus DX3 and you received a used one send it back . You didn't get what you paid for. If you paid for a used product you should be ok. This product is well built. However I would check for overly worn parts.
The directions say "NO"!
Yes they have to be bought separately
My assumption is that it needs to be fully submerged but I have never tried to run it in shallow water. About half of the body of the robot comes out each time it scrubs the water line but then it fully submerges again. Our pool is about 40,000 gallons.
It is not programmable. I wish I had spent the extra money on the model that was programmable. My pool is 18X36 and it takes 2 or 3 cycles to completely cover the pool bottom with this machine.
I’m not sure what a foam climbing ring is. The tracks are maybe a soft rubber type product. It works great and it climbs everything in the pool. I Love watching it work. Very easy to clean the filter basket.
Yes. Our pool is 26x43 and there is plenty to spare. I think the cable is actually 60’ despite the description. I bought this last week and so far, it’s wonderful. Much better than my old Dolphin.
Yes pretty sure
The power cord is about 6-8 feet long. I have to use an extension cord to use the machine, however, I love the machine. It does a great job and the extension cord isn’t that big of a deal.
I place my Dolphin in the middle of my 18' x 30' pool and it has no problem reaching each corner. The 33 foot cable should clean your pool.
Duh!!!...send it back
I don’t know what you mean by cable replacement, we’ve never had to replace it
Yes. Works great. Highly recommend
No. I remove mine after it goes through its cycle. I don’t want the chemicals in the pool or the Sun damage the unit. I also rinse off with freshwater. This will extend the life of your product. I’d like to my robot very much.
Mine did not come with the pleated filters that are better for algae. You can purchase them separately for $99. Make sure to purchase the correct filters for your model. Not all are the same.
check position of basket and if it is clean under handle.
The difference, from what I have learned, between the DX4 and the DX5 is the DX5 model is $200 more and can be run wirelessly by remote/app on your phone. You can also program its run times and dates with the app.
Baking soda and water
Not that I knew of when I bought mine
Amazon carries replacement filters for the dolphin proteus just check model number before ordering.
I don’t know. The 3 is awesome. Mine does an excellent job.
Cart? Im not sure what your asking, price? supplies to it? Filters last a long time
no
It only comes with one filter but it has been collecting sand so far!
The model I have does not have blue tooth or wi-fi. set it for 3 hrs and let it go, does an amazing job on sides and bottom.
On first use, start the program when you want it to come on (remember it takes about 3-hours to complete!) and set the timer. It will come on at approximately the same time on the scheduled days.
Yes this is made by Maytronics, i have recently returned the device. I did start to have issues making the machine run consistently.
Yes, the robot doesn’t use grip to climb and scrub the walls, it uses propulsion to do so. Works well!
No, this has an electric cord. After completed cycle, remove from pool
No lights on ours
The Dx3 has a MAX cable length of 30-feet. Depending on where you place the power-head, it MIGHT reach the entire pool (suggested distance is 10-feet from the pool). A better choice might be the Dx4, which has a 50-foot length!
Yes, that's what I have. Climbs the walls well.
The proteus has WiFi and works from your phone.
Yes
Check with the Seller!
When I had a problem I called and asked the company they are very helpful Should be able to answer your question
The basket is made of mesh so it contains the debris that is picked up. No bag is necessary as you take the entire basket out and open it where you want to discard the debris, over a trashcan, for instance.
We purchased the DX4 about a month ago. Our in ground pool has wrinkles in the shallow end and the device works perfectly fine. It cleans debris within the wrinkles, but is not impeded at all by them.
I’m old but this cleaner is lighter and I am able with a little difficulty to get it out of the pool
Not sure
I've had it several months and it works great. I hope I don't need to return it before warranty period.
Yes, US standard house 3 prong outlet, 110vac, 15 amps. If you have the standard outlet outside, use that. This cleaner robot only use 2 amps at the max. So it never trip the breaker, but make sure away all electrical plugs from water.
Yes we leave ours in 24/7 except when dogs swim. Once in a great while (like 3x over almost 6 months), it shut off but we’re simple pressed the one button and it remembered the schedule. We have two floor drains with grates over them and it smoothly travels over them without a problem. The one issue we’ve ever had is it got caught up in the two built in stools we have.
Yes, but you should take it out and clean the filter frequently to ensure it is working properly.
Neither the dx3 nor the dx4 support blue tooth
I am not sure. I have an inground pool but would not recommend. It doesn’t vacuum as well as the more expensive ones.
I'm no expert but I would say super fine. We had a lot of sand let over from construction, blow into our pool and the Dolphin was able to vacumm it up and it was in the filter. If it wasn't super fine wouldn't it have fell thru and back into the pool?
Do you mean the diameter of your round pool is 25ft? If yes, then DX3 should work fine. I believe it has 32 or 33' chord. it works on my 16 X 32ft pool. I usually put the contoller unit close to the middle of the length of the pool, so it has plenty of room/slack for the chord.
I have the same problem. I ended up running it three times and it still did not pick up everything, although it did a pretty good job. I bought mine last year and posted that I wish I had paid the extra for a programmable model that could be set to learn your pool or be programmed to run a specific pattern.
I did not have a problem at all. Did you follow all the instructions on the package slip. Did you use a trip outlet? Did you use an extension cord? All of these is a big no no . You have to follow the directions exclusively. It is slow but it does a great job of cleaning the pool. When you empty the basket you have all kids of derby even if you clean it twice a week.
There are no extra parts in the shipment. However the product appears to be sturdy no immediate need for parts. Follow the recommended storage and care. You will be ok. The product is packaged ready to go with minimal to no assembly. The price is cheaper buying online.
33 feet is how long the cord can reach not counting the recommended slack from the outlet... so a 16' x 32" pool is perfect! She climbs walls like a champ too! I got her and the pool guy never came back!!!!
Si limpia paredes...exelente producto!!
The directions recommend not, but there are other Dolphins for vinyl pools.
I’m not 100% sure you might be a little short on the cord end of it my pool is 14x28 and there is a little extra cord I just not sure I think you will be pretty close
Yes, it will pick up large pieces of debris like twigs, gravel and leaves.
Mine did the same but ended up being a clogged impeller motor from pet hair. READ the instructions - very easy to clear (I do this once a week, now!).
We do not keep it on a schedule. We monitor the pool and run it twice a week or as needed. The blue cord does not lay on the deck while it is in the pool. It goes into the water with the robot. Once the robot finishes its cycle, we take it out of the water and let it dry off. Then we store it in our pool deck box until next time.
I asked Dolphin this question when I rec'd mine. It only maps when it is started and does it again when it's started again. It has no memory function between start ups.
It goes up on two wheels when it comes to a wall or steps. You can contact the company. Ours is cleaning well too.
Yes
This is an electric powered pool cleaner. It runs on DC power. The umbilical cord provides power from a large AC power adapter that plugs into the wall.
Mind did this also. I kept shutting it off and on til it started working.
No solo 110v
Although, I have the DX4 model, the DX3 and the DX4 are very similar. If your Dolphin cleaner didn’t come with the climbing rings I would recommend you contact Maytronics Service Department. They are the manufacture of Dolphin cleaners and their service department is very good.
I'm not aware of any cartridges that are needed for the Dolphin DX4! All you need to do is take out the filter basket after it cleans your pool and wash it out with a hose! Easy pezze!!!
I don't see what would be a problem. You drop the cleaner in the pool and turn it on. It climbs the walls to the waterline. Whether the pool is in-ground or above-ground should make no difference - so long as you have a power outlet close enough.
We dont have any trees over our pool but do have palm trees that drop seeds a few months this out of the year, and it’s a lot. also have plants that drop blooms. It has been able to pick all that up. I think it would be good for you. Just have to clean it out a little more often.
I don’t know why mot, but I doubt it will clinb up the walls like an in ground pool because of the right angle from floor to the side vs. a curved transition from floor to side. I would think it will do a good job on the floor. Recommend check with someone who has an above ground pool.
The Dolphin needs to be completely submerged to work properly. That being said, a 12" depth is probably the very minimum it will effectively work in, as the tops of the side-discharge vents (small blue) are about 9" from the bottom, while the top vent (opposite of the handle end) is right at 12-1/2" from the bottom. These vents are water discharge outlets. This will "most likely" work, but you'll probably get some spray-back from the top vent, and any excess air coming in through the top MAY cause a little loss of suction - not verified, just an educated guess! When it cleans the sides/water line at that end of the pool it will do that by the handle-end facing up, which will keep the discharge vents underwater. Overall, it's a great automatic cleaner and I would definitely give it a try (just double-check the return policy if it doesn't work!).
It with two complete sets of filters. One is ultra fine and the other fine. They slide right out and you can just hose them off. I can't imagine needing to buy replacements as they are very sturdy. Absolutely love the DOLPHIN Proteus DX3! It has made owning a pool FUN again!
The power cord is 60 feet long.
It works really great in my 14X28' pool. approx. 16K gallons. It cleans fast. You can set it for how long you want it to clean & how many days etc. I don't know how to do all that so I just hit the first button. It cleans it pretty much in about a couple of hours. I put in 4-5 times a week. I like it better than previous robotic cleaners. Don't let its size & weight fool you when you take it from the box. I wash shocked at how light weight & small compared to previous robots. But that little dude gets it done fast. I would recommend this item.
Yes, it has to be covered by at least 2". Mine will stop if it's not sucking water through the top. My pool has a ledge step that is shallow and it won't start in it.
Yes! I recently purchased the Dolphin e30 Explorer, which appears to be the exact same model, but a different color. I am on my second one, and have had the same problem with both. When it is driving forward (toward the end with the larger wheels and handle), that end will suddenly go vertical. Sometimes it will just do a wheelie for a few feet, or from one end of the pool to the other. Sometimes it will float right up to the surface. After several uses, the first one I had completely died. I shipped it back and they sent me a new unit. Same problem. Did you ever find a solution??
Yes it does come with the fine & ultra filter cartridges.
No
I do not know the answer but it is probably clogged up somewhere and needs to be cleaned
I am unfamiliar with Gunite, but the tracks on the bottom of the unit are soft silicone, so I would think it would be ok to use on any surface. Local pool stores could answer that question. I bought my pool cleaner from Amazon as the price was better for the same product.
No it shouldn’t, i have a patch on mine as well. We have had no problems, love the Dolphin!
There is no remote you have an app that is on your phone if you would like to control it Manually you connect to your Wi-Fi
Si correcto es la marca mía y siempre la a limpiado muy bien
Pull it close to the steps and then pull up on the handle.
We don't actually have a Dolphin Proteus DX5i. We decided to get the DX 4 because we never used the remote control feature on our Aquabot RC after the novelty wore off. So far the DX4 is doing a good job of cleaning our pool, steps and ledges automatically except for the corners where the steps actually join the pool wall. This area will still have to be brushed for algae if this is a problem in your area. Our sunledges are also two-level decks and the same applies for the intersections. All in all, we are satisfied with this product.
It does not float to surface. You need to pull on blue power cord to raise to surface then lift from pool by the bot’s handle.
My pool is vinyl-lined. It works great, It is a joy to have it. Makes me wonder why I waited so long., although they are probably better now than earlier ones.
It id powered by electric box with a trip breaker. Needs to be close to the pool location. It is not attached to the pool. You take it out each time and clean the filter and drain the water from the unit . It cleans the pool extremely well.
I haven’t measured it but my pool is 12x29 and I have 15 ft from where I plug it in. and I have more than enough cord…it floats on top of the water…it also goes up and cleans my tanning ledge and water line. I love it!
No Idea
i have been using mine for a month and have had no issues with cord tangling
YES, if I understand your question correctly. Great Unit.
It has not gotten stuck on my bottom drains.
Yes
No it is made for in-ground pools. They make other models for above ground pools. You could look at the Dolphin E10, or the Aiper smart.
barely any
24 month limited warranty
The best I can tell you is, perhaps. Mine is not 90' angle, but a bit rounded and it works fine. The steps transition more drastically and it still climbs those.
Our pool is also uneven - footprints, heel prints, so frustrating. I think the DOLPHIN does a pretty good job of cleaning these places. It does sometimes miss some things, but maybe they were floating in the water and settled after that area was cleaned. We've been very pleased with this cleaner. Just need to run it a couple times a week to keep things from getting to bad.
It picks up leaves but the basket is small so you would have to empty it more often. I usually skim out the big stuff and let it filter the rest and pick up all the little debris. I have never had black algae so not sure about that. It does remove small sediment, sand, seeds, and leave my pool sparkling clean. Much better than my sand filter.
We have an inground pool and it works great. my only concern with an above ground pool would be where the “floor” meets the wall… If it’s too sharp of an angle it probably would not be able to climb the walls… Sorry to not be more helpful!
It weighs 16 pounds but it is so easy to lift and take out. Clean up is so awesome. I had the old model and this is so much better and really does a nice job cleaning .
Power cord or cord on Dolphin
The controller unit gets warm during use. Heat is what makes electronics fail. So I would think that having the control unit in the shade would help keep it somewhat cooler than being directly in the sun. Even if you put an umbrella over it to shade it I think would help some. It's just my thought that by keeping the controller in a shaded area would help it last longer.
Not sure. It wouldn’t fully clean my pool. I’m guessing it would if they are really tiny
No. The controller is not waterproof. I would not leave it outside. The instructions point this out as well.
Yes, comes with power supply that has power supply. No remote controller. Proteus DX4 replaces my Aquabot Turbo 4 that came with a fancy remote. Never liked the remote or the much more expensive T4. Dolphin Proteus 4 does a great job in my pool. So much faster cleaning the Dolphin basket with filter grids than Aquabot bag. And of course the tangle free cord is great. Aquabot cord always tangled.
I don’t know because that is not the model I bought. I bout a plain Jane model. Mine doesn’t have any of that. I just plug it in, put it in pool & off it goes running around cleaning. I suggest calling the manufacturer. I bought the $650 version & it does a fabulous job without all the bells & whistles.
I have a DX 4 and mine comes with 2 filters, fine, and extra fine. I just ran my Robbie this morning using the x tra fine and it picks up almost all of my algae. Unfortunately mine has quite a few wrinkles so Robbie has gone above and beyond for me. Of course if you have a bunch of algae shock the crap out of it b4 running robot, cause you don’t want to hog up the filters too much so it can’t function at 100%. Hope this helps. BTW I wish I bought my Proteus the first year with my pool, I would have saved a whole bunch of strain and pain on my back/knees…
Yes it does a pretty good job. I have the DX4 model, which came with two different filters for the collection basket. There is a porous screen that is good for larger debris and increases the speed of the vacuum flow. Then there is a thicker corrugated filter that looks like an HVAC filter. It strains fine dust. However, this lowers the vacuum suction a bit and restricts the flow. It still works fine, just takes longer to clean the whole pool. Overall I have to say I am pretty happy with the robot. Works way better than the water driven Polaris I had before.
Yes always. Power it down before removing it from the pool.
Did you push the buttons on the unit console on the table?
The Dolphin DX4 works well on my 20x40 in ground vinyl pool.
The DX3 should work fine! Our pool is 18X38X5 (with a sloping down to a 7 foot deep end and we got the DX4 and quite frankly there is a LOT of cord left over and we could have used the DX3. ONE WORD OF ADVICE, do indeed lay the cord out in the sun to get the bend / memory out of it so you don't get tangles! WE LOVE OUR UNIT and it works AMAZINGLY!
I'm not sure what you mean by a connector, but it did come as shown....vacuum cleaner, power cord from vacuum to control box, control box, and power cord from control box to outlet. It does not come with a storage cart.
Maytronics
Yes. The Dolphin does climb the walls of the pool. I was really surprised to see it happen but it did clean the walls as well as the floor. Amazing!
We don’t have a solar cover so I don’t know. I do know that it is well worth the money. Cleans great and so easy to use. It does come up to the water line and cleans.
I believe is 24months
Random but it does a great job
I believe the cord length is 60 feet for the DX4.
The Dolphin Proteus DX4 has no Wi Fi. You can set it to run daily or Multiple times per a week. You can leave it in the pool but the PH of the pool should be normal. The biggest secret to buying a Dolphin cleaner is the on-line Models and the In-store Models look different but or the same. Models with the same features In-store will cost more.
Check the manufacturer's web site, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. The only issue would making sure the cord from the control block doesn't get stuck going over the side of the pool. It would be no issue if the pool had any deck around it. Just put the control block on the deck. If no deck, put all the cord into the pool before starting the cleaning cycle.
I leave mine outside but not in direct sunlight with being in Florida
Yes, parts are available through Amazon or pool supply companies that carry the Dolphin cleaners. Also, there is a two year warrenty on many of their cleaners.
220 v
A caddy? I don’t understand what that is
Yes, Dolphin Proteus works on concrete, and fiberglass pools. It works very great. I bought the DX4 which has both front and back roller brushes to scrub and brush debris into the collection basket. And the DX4 also has both elements for the collection basket which I liked. The regular basket and also the extra filter elements that remove finer particles. That extra filtering element could be ordered separately for the DX3 for $99/ So with the DX4 both sets of filters were included. Check the DX5 to make sure those are included. Also, I did a comparison of the DX3, DX4 and DX5. I found the DX4 was what I needed and a bit less money than the DX5.
They are the same, if you call dolphin they will go over the line up with you, they produce The same unit in different colors with different names for different markets but otherwise they are identical.
It climbs the lowest of our steps, however, can't make it up the middle or top steps. It also climbs the walls right up to the tiles.
1. I think you can set the amount of time and how often it cleans each day. The amount of time should be based in the size of pool you have. Ours is Irregular shaped but about 26’ x 24’ - 22k gallon salt water pool. We run it once a day for about 2 hrs
2 years. Limited
No
I don’t remember seeing a formal statement to that effect.
Best thing we bought. We had the other kind but this thing cleans very well. No complains here.
Solo tiene la opción de 120 V No se si el proveedor te lo pueda surtir en 220.
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No, it maps the pool on its own and u needn't do a thing except clean out the basket.
Not very well. I have watched it try to stay on the stairs a few times. It is a little big to stay on them.
I don’t think I would. Unless it’s in the original box so it doesn’t jostle around.
Yes but not necessary only needs 110 and cuts off after 2 hours
Nope it shouldn’t ....i find pine sticks all the time in our vaccum basket and small pieces of the palm leaves, once i even found a small shark torpedo in it and the machine was ok. The mouth of the suction is decent size. So seemes like thickness of the debris would be less of an issue than length of the debris. Hope this helps
Duplicate question. Short answer: YES
Power source is electrical cord from the pool cleaner to a 120v outlet.
I'm sure it could be used for both in-ground as well as above ground pool.
You should set/press the programming buttons to the lowest level to see if will re-boot. Also, unplug the controller for one minute and then turn on again to re-boot the controller. If still doesn't work, you probably need to send it to the manufacturer for repair or replacement.
If you keep the Dolphin in a pool where the Ph is below or above normal this degrades the product. You may need to replace some parts. Check with manufacturer .
We’re in FL and it’s been over a year we’ve used it. Still going great!
I don't know if the parts are easily replaceable. Once the vacuum is full it will stall at the bottom of the pool until you pull it out and clean out the filter. Once the filter is clean you can restart it again.
This unit will clean up to 50 feet (the length of the cord), so the "Maximum" depth will vary, but the pool length is up to 50 feet!
No
Not sure, I have not had that problem. Recommend you get with the company
60ft
No It should be taken out and cleaned each time and stored out of the sun. You cannot swim while the vacuum is in the pool working. It is a great pool vacuum. The trolley is cheaply made. Made out of all plastic including the wheels .
I have a 40,000 gallon pool and the basket is very efficient better than my Polaris Clean after every cycle witch is programmed for 2 hours then run it again if needed I have a lot at trees and debris that gets in my pool and so fare it has worked great
I don’t have a solar color but the vaccuum climbs the wall and stops right where the water line is so I would assume it would not be an issue. Does the solar cover touch the water at all? If there answer is no then you should be fine.
Yes. If you use the automatic programming, you will need to leave the Dolphin in the pool and leave it plugged into the power outlet so it can start on its own the next time you wish it to clean the pool. I prefer to remove the machine from the pool after each cycle and clean it so as to extend the life of the machine and the filter screens.
Yes.
I’m not sure. Maybe an electrician can explain.
Drop it in a different spot in the pool each time.
Absolutely! If your concern is because it electric don’t worry. It’s perfectly safe in every type of pool.
to switch between the types of cleaning cycles that are available.
I had some questions before purchasing an $1100 item and no customer support so I reached out to Dolphin via their web site customer service page. they were very helpful and I am very happy with my proteus DX3. I am glad I made the purchase and wished I had done so years ago instead of using my old Handy Ray Vac system.
The brushes seem to spin consistent with the paths it needs to take to clean the pool.
they also make one for the aboveground pool
The plug does but the controller is fine to sit in the weather.
I have no idea. I know at my pool store they have different models & this is not one they carry. I bought this one because I didn't want to spend a thousand dollars & the only difference in this model is it doesn't. have all the bells &. whistles that the more expensive models have. I've had this a couple of months & it does an excellent job of cleaning. I do wish it had a "lift" button but it still cleans great. I would recommend this one if you are not wanting to spend a lot of money. They all clean the same, in my opinion.
I have not had this problem. I work mine pretty hard during pool openings and it has held up so far.
It didn’t clean the walls well, missing strips at a time. It also didn’t do well cleaning the edges at the 90 degree angle, just rolled over dirt. We have since purchased a Polaris 9550 which works great. We had an earlier Polaris model for 8 years that worked great but it finally died. The newer technology is even better. We are so happy we went back to the Polaris.
I do not know if you are having the same problem that I have had, so I am not sure my solution will help. In any event, you probably already tried it because, when mine stopped, all I did was unplug it, plug it back in and pressed the start button. This has happened twice and has worked twice.
Easy with a push of the button
I take my DX4 out when adding chemicals per instructions. Maybe overly cautious but I assume a strong concentration of chemicals could degrade materials like rubber, etc. But this is also true of other parts of your system - valve O rings, & gaskets can be degraded by adding shock through the skimmer, for example.
It climbs my walls of the pool so I would imagine if it could just keep on going it would. As long as the cord reaches it’s going to go.
I don’t know the exact cost. I have a pool that is about 15 years old and running the DX5i for 2 hours get the pool cleaner than running the pool with pop-ups. The power supply is rated at 120 watts, so would draw that much electricity for 2 hrs to do a full cycle of the cleaner
It doesn’t have Bluetooth.
No, has no sensors on for checking water temperature.
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I have the dolphin #4 & I can program it if I want, so The five does it also plus you can use your smart phone to steer. Pretty crazy right? Don’t forget if you program it, it has to stay in the water and plugged in. That doesn’t work for me, with grandkids, so I just drop it in when needed. Hope this helps.
low voltage works on 110-115 electrical outlet.
Mine picked up a clear, thin plastic protector that was left on the lens of a child’s goggles when they went in the pool. It also picked up beach sand, roof shingle grit, small leaves and eyelash-sized debris from a nearby tree that’s outside the pool cage. Very happy with mine.
Yes
It comes with filters
It appears the system can only be set to 2 hours/ day, however, if you turn the system off, and then back on, you can certainly run the system more.
No, you should only leave it in the pool if you want to clean the pool while you are away and use the run cycle schedule. Never swim with the cleaner in the pool plugged in! So take it out clean the built in filters and store it for the next cleaning cycle. Hope this helps you.
I don't think so, as long as you clean/wash out the filter at least every other use.
Haven’t measured but it’s large.
It comes with whatever filters are needed for use - no extras.
The Nautilus probably works ?
No To the best of my knowledge. It is a 110, and I do not recall seeing a switch anywhere to go from 110 to 220. I do love the unit, bery easy to use and keep clean.
The instructions that came with the Dophin say "the robot is for use with permanently installed pools. A permanently installed pool is constructed in or on the ground..." So that tells me yes, it can be used in an above ground pool.
We've only had our cleaner for a couple of months. We're very pleased, in regards to your question, I wouldn't know. Maybe contact the manufacturer or take it to a pool supply store and maybe they can recommend someone to you
I don't know the answer to that. I bought the one I did according to the size of our pool and the ability of it to reach everywhere in our pool.
I don’t know what a Kayak pool is? I use in my inground pool which is 7 feet deep. Works for me.
No idea
| Pool Types | In Ground |
|---|---|
| Pool Size | 33 ft |
| Pool Shape | Rectangle, Oval, or Freeform |
| Obstacles | Steps, Ladder, Drain Cover, Ledges, Pop-Ups |
| Surface | Gunite, Fiberglass, Vinyl, Liner |
| Waterline Cleaning | No |
|---|---|
| Number of Filters Included | 1 |
| Filter Cleaning | Top Access |
| Cleaning Coverage | Floor and Walls |
| Cleaning Cycle(s) | 2 hrs |
| Number of Brushes | 1 |
| Remote operation | No |
|---|---|
| WiFi / Bluetooth | WiFi: No Bluetooth: No |
| Smartphone App | No |
| Automated Weekly Timer | Yes |
| Full Bag Indicator | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Cable Length | 50 ft | |
| Anti-Tangling Swivel | No | |
| Restocking Fee | No |
|
| Warranty | 2 Years | |
| Caddy Included | Optional Caddies Available | |
| Official Website | ||
| Official Dolphin Premier Comparison Page | Dolphin Proteus DX3 vs Dolphin Premier | |
| Official Dolphin Sigma Comparison Page | Dolphin Proteus DX3 vs Dolphin Sigma | |
| Part Number | 99996114-LES | |
| ASIN | B083YZG3LV | |
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