Nautilus CC Plus

I previously had the Nautilus CC (not plus). It stopped working after about 3 years and I was so fed up with the tangling of the cord that I upgraded to the Nautilus CC Plus. I am very happy with this upgraded version (with the exception of it getting stuck on the steps). Pros: * Cleans a lot more areas such as the waterline and steps * The cord doesn't get tangled (so far) * Can run daily without intervention * No vacuum hose Cons: * It does consistently get stuck on the steps * It is heavier than its predecessor * The baskets are annoying to clean out (but also can be a plus see notes below) I do love the Nautilus CC Plus vacuum and I think it is well worth the investment. Since we upgraded to the "Plus" version our tiles have remained clean with little effort on our part. My husband said he could tell a big difference when brushing the pool, the steps have little dirt compared to previously. The cord! I can't say enough about the cord. The previous version did not have a swivel cord and after a year of use, it was similar to the old telephone cords that would get so tangled you had to try to dangle the phone to let it spin to untangle. Unfortunately, you can't dangle the cleaner to do the same, so no matter how much I tried the cord would just tangle back up in a day. With the "Plus" version it comes with a swivel cord and while you may see large circles of the cord in the pool it does not get tangled and can do its job. This earns major points in my book. My con's are not enough for me not to recommend this pool vacuum. The biggest issue is that it does get stuck on my steps about 80% of the time. It just manages to get at an angle that the brushes/wheels just spin and can't grab anything to make it move. Usually, it is so close to the surface that when it is stuck it is very noticeable because the water shooting from the top (which is designed to push it against the floor and walls) is like a waterfall sound. Due to it getting stuck often, I run it during the morning before I go to work so I can listen to it and redirect it when it happens. I mentioned the baskets were annoying to clean. This is compared to the previous version and it is a + and -. There are two thin baskets to clean. You have to take a part the basket in order to remove the debris which if that is all you want to do is a little annoying. However, if you want to fully clean the basket, hose it down, etc. the fact that it comes apart makes it much easier to run under a hose and remove all the debris. It may be heavier than the previous version but that may be why it works so much better. The fact that it climbs up the wall and rides the waterline, cleans the steps (even if it gets stuck), and has a swivel cord so it doesn't get tangled makes it a great product. I do wish I would have purchased the version that can be controlled by the app but at the time of purchase, it was $100 more. At the time I'm writing this review the app version is the same price I paid so I missed out on that. Next upgrade I will include the version controlled by the app for added ease of use.

This review is 2.5 years after purchase of a Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus. Unit runs daily, every day of the year, hot climate. Two and half years ago my pool became unmanageable with traditional suction cleaners. The pool has a pebble finish. The pebbles are coming off. It so bad that with a normal suction vacuum I had to not only clean out the filter out every other day but also wet-vac the bottom of the filter cartridge assembly. The pool demand was high. As the pebbles come off, it leaves a ever-more porous surface, breeding grounds for black algae to dig its roots. Black algae accumulated on sections of walls, even with cooler temperatures (60-70F), triple shock, and normal brushing. Finally I ordered this pool cleaner along with salt water chlorinator; the combination of two allowed me to get the situation back in control. Using a steel brush and triple shocking I managed to eventually eliminate the black algae and more pool finish! In the early days it would pick up to 4-5 pounds of pebbles a week, less and less as time progressed. Now my pool filtrates as it should, no pebbles in the main filter. I only need to clean the filters once a week. Black algae has never returned. The pool still looks good, the only way one can tell theirs a problem is by running their hands on the surface or being in the pool, feels a bit rough on the feet. Wall climbing: Compared to a Hayward Navigator and generic creepy crawler this unit attaches to the walls much better. It uses a jet of water ejected from the top to keep itself attached. It’s quiet, it can unnerving at first listening to it come out of the water to go across the pool wall edge. Detangler mechanism: For it work right the cable slack needs to be secured, as the detangler mechanism needs some resistance from the cable for it to spin. If the cable slack is not secured it will slowly feed more and more cable into the water. Instead of detangling it will end up tangled all in the pool. Stairs: On my pool, it may get stuck on a stair only when the pool water levels are low (14 ½ “ from stair bottom to water level, normal level 17 “) . Otherwise if I stare at it, it may appear to get stuck on a stair for a bit, but it does a good of eventually getting out on it’s own. None of my suction cleaners ever climbed stairs. Maintenance: After 2.3 years I performed my first maintenance, spent $100+ to replace the belts and gears. The absolute worse thing about this unit is the climbing rings. The climbing rings are four sponge rings that need to be replaced less than once a year. The part is very expensive for a piece of sponge that’s very inexpensive to produce. I never replaced mines. My unit climbs and sticks to walls fine without the climbing rings. As the belt wears it will start to come off the track. As it wears more it will come off the track more often. If one belt feels looser than the other, the bearings are the issue, replace the gears immediately. The unit is easy to maintain. The slick looking plastic exterial at purchase is now completely dulled out due to the hot sun. If I run my hand along the part of electrical cord that is mainly in the water, tiny bits come off into my hand. Filter: To avoid breaking the bottom plastic pieces on the filters when removing, pull slightly out and up, not side ways. Your unit is not broken! The power cycle time on the timer runs longer than needed for the unit to complete it’s cycle. Henceforth if you see power still being sent from the timer, but the unit isn’t moving, it’s cause it completed its cycle, not because of some other fault.

I purchased a suction cleaner for $200 and it worked well but since I only have 1 skimmer I would lose the function of the skimmer and I still had to deal with the hose and cleaning out the skimmer and backwashing etc. When the suction vacuum went bad last year, I purchased a Polaris 360 side wall pressure cleaner about a month ago. I was excited since I have 3 output ports so I could use the skimmer and the Polaris vacuum at the same time!! The Polaris 360 would go in circles, never leave the deep end. I also came home and found it floating in the pool!! I called Polaris and they could not help so back to Amazon it went. Next I researched the robotic pool cleaners and found the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus. It arrived, I read the easy setup paper that came with the cleaner, I cut the packing plastic off the front and rear rollers, checked the inside filters that were already installed. Put the vacuum in the water, hooked up the blue power cable to the power supply timer. Plugged the timer into the GFI outlet on my house. Pressed the power button on the timer/power supply and away the vacuum went. My pool is a oval in ground vinyl pool 34 feet x 18 feet its 8-1/2 feet deep and 4 ft in the low end. This vacuum went up the walls, went around the edge , even over the skimmer, down into the deep end over the bottom drain and into the low end. It tried to go up the steps but couldn't do it. In approx 2-3 hrs the pool was crystal clear!! I opened the top of the cleaner, removed the 4 filters that came straight out easy, then I un-clipped the filters and cleaned then with my hose. Finished in 2 minutes and could not believe how much gunk this vacuum found. Reinserted the now clean filters and I'm ready for the next pool cleaning. OMG, this is an incredible machine! I put my manual vac and hose back into the garage. No more vacuuming for me! I will let the Dolphin Nautilus do it!! This vacuum is like having another filter roaming my pool. I bet I will not have to back wash very much anymore. Will update by the end of the summer. END OF 1st SUMMER UPDATE: WOW what a great summer with this easy clean pool cleaner. I wanted to give a tip, I could find anything that tells me how to winterize so it works perfectly next summer. So I emailed the MFG and they told me exactly what to do. They said keep the unit in an area that does not go below freezing and turn upside down and keep the weight of the machine off the rollers. Did exactly that and put the unit in my basement. So we will see next year! START OF SUMMER 2021 (3rd year) Vacuum Robot is still working perfectly. Found a small hole in one of the clear filters. No problem ordered a new set of filters on Amazon today and I still have another set of the paper filters that came with the robot that I am using. The beauty of this robot is you do not have to backwash you filter as much because this vacuum collects all the large and small dirt in the pool. Best Vacuum ever! UPDATE SUMMER 2023 Opened the pool in May and had tears in the cover, so I did have more dirt on the liner than usual. No problem Robot cleaned everything perfectly! Still working since 2018 when I purchased this. I keep it in our finished basement during the winter and it has never failed me. So happy with this purchase!

18x36 inground pool I received my Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner a few days ago and finally got time to set it up and test it out. First off let me say that I've had a couple "automatic" pool vacuums in the past and hated them both. All they would do is get stuck in a corner and I'd end up cleaning the pool myself. But, with my wife's insistence and having read many reviews here I decided to give it a go. Starting with packing, no complaints here, it was well package and had no shipping damage and unboxing was easy. Setup and instructions: no complaints here either. Setup was a snap, plug the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner into the control box, plug the control box into the outlet and put the Robot into the pool. Whoops, missed a step, uncoil and untangle the long cord which is also easy. Ok, so now that it's in the pool it's time to turn it on. I press the power button and rush over to the pool with full expectations of being disappointed. The Robot moved forward about 3 feet and stopped! Here we go I thought, another so called robot device I've wasted my money on. But then it started moving again so I calmed myself down and decided to be patient and watch. I drove across the bottom of the deep end and started going op the slanted side but slipped back down. Then it backed up and tried again, this time it went up the slanted side to the straight up wall where is failed to climb and slid back down. "SIGH", On the third attempt it climbed all the way up and poked it's front out of the water, all the while the scrubber wheels were spinning and scrubbing. I watched it for at least 20 minutes and it went back and forth at different angles until it finally found the long ramp up to the shallow end where it climbed up and down more walls before heading back to the deep end. WOW, I'm impressed, but I wanted to reserve my final opinion until after it had a chance to clean the pool, so I gave it an hour and went back to check. WOW, my pool is clean! Except for the very corners where it can't quite get to but that's not a problem. After all it hasn't yet finished it's first cycle of cleaning. I'm impressed, I'm no longer a "pool robot skeptic" I'm now a "pool robot believer" Yes this is only the first cleaning cycle, yes it's the only experience I have with the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner but I'm still going to give it 5 stars. if anything notable changes I will update this review. Yes I would recommend the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner EDIT: 1 month Update: Just wanted to update on how the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner has been working so far. This morning was the first time I hade to vacuum the pool manually. There were 2 corners, 1 edge of the ramp to the dee[ end and the stairs that the robot missed.....that's it. All told I spent 10 minutes cleaning up where the robot missed and my pool is spotless! This is awesome and not a complaint! How I use it: As per the instructions, I turn it on and set it to 1 which is the 7-day operation. But, I only run it on Monday through Saturday, then I pull it out of the pool until the next Monday and start the process over. So far this works great and I only have to clean the robots filter once a week and it gets a day to dry out and rest, lol! Cons, I guess, but not really: I've had to untangle the cable once, It doesn't climb stairs and I still have to manually vacuum for about 10 minutes. Some will find it heavy when lift it out of the water but you don't need to do that every day. Pros, IT CLEANS THE POOL!!! The filter is great and cleans up in minutes. My only concern is that is becomes self aware, climbs out of the pool and attacks, LoL! I still highly recommend the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner!

I bought the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus (without Wi-Fi) to replace my SharkVac XL that (fortunately) got taken out by a lightning strike. I have only owned two pool vacs and I will compare this one to my old one for those of you looking to replace a SharkVac XL. My pool is gunite with a StoneScapes pebble finish. It has a spa built in as well. I am putting this out there for those of you with a similar pool will have some idea as to how this vac will perform in your pool. This vac has worked far better than my old SharkVac. It picks up fine soils and leaves with ease. The Shark was good at cleaning soils but so-so at picking up leaves. The Shark would get high centered on the return covers on the bottom of the pool every time I used it. I have the raised safety return covers. The Dolphin hasn't been stuck on the covers ever. The filter covers are very ease to open to remove the filters, unlike the Shark that I had to fight to open every time. There are some reviews that state that this vac is heavy, but it is lighter than my Shark, so no complaints from me about the weight. The filter cartridges are very easy to remove, disassemble and clean. Unlike the Shark. The Shark had hinged doors on the bottom that were supposed to prevent back flow and would constantly get stuff jammed in them and would get stuck open causing debris to flow back out when I pulled it out of the pool. The Dolphin uses a thick cloth backflow preventer that works much better. This vac and my old vac are too big to be useful in cleaning the spa, so I had to buy a small pole mount vac for that. I bought the POOL BLASTER Catfish Ultra Rechargeable for the spa. (Works great) The Dolphin is a few hundred bucks cheaper than the Shark. The Dolphin is an even better deal now. It is a hundred bucks cheaper than when I bought mine. Overall this vac is far superior to the old vac and I would buy it again if I needed another one. UPDATE 17 Dec 2024, The Dolphin is still working great after a year and a half. The power supply failed a few months ago. I called Dolphin customer service and after a brief chat they agreed to send a new power supply out under warranty. I got it a week later and everything has been working fine since. Kudos to Dolphin CS for taking care of the issue right away. UPDATE 16 Aug 25 The power supply has failed again. Smoke came out of it this time. I contacted Dolphin, got a response for more info, then no further contact from them even after I sent two more e-mails. I bought the Asurion protection plan and they paid right away. I am changing my review and stars. The power supplies are garbage. I see many others have the same issue. This is a great pool cleaner, but it's worthless without a power supply. The power supply is the weak link in this system. It wouldn't be so bad if the power supply wasn't so expensive to replace. Almost $300 for a good power supply is too much for what this thing is supposed to do. That price for a crappy power supply is ridiculous. If you buy one of these pool cleaners, I highly recommend purchasing the protection plan. You will need it.

I rely heavily on product reviews when making purchases so I will leave the most accurate comprehensive review possible. I researched robotic pool cleaners extensively prior to this purchase. For the cost, I believe this is the best choice. Pro's... strong suction, excellent traction, adequate pool coverage, easy to clean/replace removeable cartridges, overall excellent cleaning device. Cons... becomes disabled on steps, no user/owners manual, cord to power supply is short, should come with cart/which is an additional purchase. I have a 25,000 gallon pebble tech in ground pool. The Dolphin is supplementing a Hayward DE filter system. The in ground system is performing to standards, however the Dolphin replaces the need to manually vacuum debris left on the walls or bottom. The Dolphin arrived promptly with no damage. The contents includes a quick start guide, however no owners manual. I downloaded the owners manual and it basically contains the same information as the quick start guide...pretty much no information. This unit operates with "clever clean technology." I have no idea what that is. Some of the more costly models indicate that the unit will scan and map your pool for optimum coverage. That is not happening with this model. It navigates randomly. It covers 90% of the pool each cleaning, which I consider excellent. I have several 5 inch steps and two benches that are at the 4 foot level. The Dolphin will occasionally climb one or two of the short steps but is unable to climb to the higher steps. The Dolphin climbs up to the higher benches and often turns and becomes disabled/stuck on top of the bench. I included a picture of the Dolphin disabled. It's necessary to unplug the power source, plug it back in and give a tug to remove it from the bench and begin the cleaning cycle over again. My children enjoy watching the Dolphin and they named it "Willy." It was later amended to "Free Willy," as they shouted out to me to "go free Willy." The extra cloth filters that shipped with the Dolphin do a much better job of retaining debris than the installed nylon cartridges. Once you insert the cloth cartridges you won't go back to the nylon. The cartridges are easily accessed from the top doors and cleaned with a hose. The rolling storage cart was an additional $129. From a marketing standpoint the manufacturer realized you pretty much need the cart and since you paid $699 you will most likely spend the additonal $129. I feel they took advantage of me with that deal. You do need the cart. They should include it with the purchase of the Dolphin for a total price of $750. The cart is basically a golf club cart with a value of no more than $50. You need to obtain a bungy cord and use it to secure the long power cord to the cart or it will not stay attached. That should have been included. The quick start guide was adamant that you should not use a supplemental extension cord. Presumably from a safety perspective so the Dolphin does not drag that cord into the pool. Most people will find that you need to use an extension cord to plug the independant power supply modual into the outlet or you will not get the Dolphin close enough to your pool. I have experienced no problems using an extension cord for this purpose. I operated the Dolphin for 45 days prior to submitting this review. Overall I am very pleased and hopeful that the unit holds up mechanically over time.

My review is of the product and not the retailer. I wanted to give an update on this product after two years of ownership and share an outstanding experience that I had with the manufacturers support team. I have owned my Dolphin Pool Cleaner for exactly 2 years and 2 months. It does a great job of cleaning the pool from leaves and larger items all the way down to granular sand and settlement. The filters can last a couple seasons with routine cleaning and are widely available for order with fast shipping from a number of retailers. The robot is fast and it gets the corners and stairs of our large in ground pool with a vinyl liner. Even though they do not list it as a feature, in our pool the cleaner does also climb the walls and cleans at the waterline. Our full pool maintenance consists of running the Dolphin a couple hours a day, cleaning and emptying the traps, and skimming the top of the pool prior to swimming. The Dolphin saves so much time and relieves the strain of so much of what it captures going into your pools filtration system, because it has its own filter. All of this being said, I do think that our particular unit happened to be a “lemon”, but no matter- please read on. The unit comes with a 2 year warranty. About one year in, my power supply stopped working. I wasn’t sure of the cause, but because it had been exposed to some rain I did not file a warranty claim or try to get Maytronics to replace it. I am reasonably sure that it was not the rain that caused my issue as the unit was flashing and acting strangely in the weeks prior. This was all about one year in. I bought a replacement power supply for $150 and moved on with life. Fast forward to two years and two months in (only a couple of weeks ago), the unit started to stall and power off after about 5 minutes. The power station would not allow me to set the timer. I could tell something was wrong with the unit, but I was two months out of warranty. I researched and found a local pool store that was an authorized repair facility and took the unit in to them. They had it a day and informed me that the unit needed a new central computer and that the cost to have it repaired was $500. For that price, I decided I would just invest in a new machine. I started to research. I decided the next morning to call Maytronics and see if they would offer a voucher or any assistance or discounts towards a new unit because of the experience I had with this unit just two months out of warranty. I expected nothing, but I had also decided that if Maytronics wasn’t willing to do something to retain me as a customer that I would try another brand like Hayward or Polaris on the next go around. Much to my surprise my call was answered promptly by a real person. I explained my situation in full and after a brief hold the support person gave me instructions to ship the unit to a repair facility here in Illinois. I shipped the unit on Saturday morning and it was returned to me in complete working order the following Wednesday working like brand new. I am so happy! I think if you can get 4 or 5 seasons out of one of these units, thats reasonable. Only two would be unacceptable to me. These things are in the water a lot bumping around in your pool and it’s only natural that they are going to wear out, but I can tell you that if I get a couple more years out of mine after this repair I will be back to Maytronics on my next unit. After talking to my local shop I didn’t think getting mine repaired was going to be an option. Their company did the right thing by taking care of me and I will be a good customer now who refers others. It is rare that I feel strongly enough about a product to write a review at all- good or bad. This has been a great experience.

This Dolphin robotic pool cleaner does an amazing job! It cleans the bottom of the pool extremely well and picks up everything in its path. The cord is plenty long enough for it to reach the entire pool. It does an okay job on the steps and at the waterline, but where it really shines is cleaning the pool floor. It is incredibly easy to use—just put it in the pool, plug it in, and it runs for about 2½ hours. The filters are also very easy to remove and clean. Compared to our built-in pool vacuum, this does a much better job, and the best part is that I no longer have to vacuum the pool myself. I just put it in, plug it in, and let it do the work. It has made keeping our pool clean so much easier.

It does what it supposed to. Easy cleaning

Very good does what it says

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It is the best on the market and a joy to have cleaning the swimming pool. I recommend this product.

I did a lot of research and the Dolphin CC Plus was well reviewed. The Dolphin replaced an old robotic cleaner made by different manufacturer. The Dolphin is awesome, and does perform like it is supposed to. It even cleans the seams in the pool liner much better than the other robotic cleaner. While the manual (yes, I read it) states it doesn't do the water line, it will run horizontally at or above the water line. The double filter system works extremely well, and is easy to clean. I couldn't be happier. It does move very quickly and I am thinking about removing the latter each time I use it. Why? Because it hits the ladder with a certain degree of force. Not a big issue to pop the ladder up while the Dolphin goes to work. Extremely satisfied and would buy again.