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.

I ordered the pool cleaner and it arrived less than a week from the order date which was ahead of schedule. I waited about 30 days before I decided to write a review. I have owned several other pool cleaners that were less expensive models from other manufacturers and this one is by far the best. It works exactly as advertised. I have a 16‘ x 32‘ irregular shaped saltwater inground pool, I simply drop it in the pool, set it for a two hour cleaning cycle, and let it do its job. This dolphin does climb the walls and has yet to get stuck anywhere in my pool while the other cleaners that I owned couldn’t make it over my main drain. My pool is always clean after one cycle. I always let the robot sit in the pool for about 10 minutes after it stops to cool down, then I remove it and clean it as well as the filters immediately. I love how easily the filters come out of the unit and can be taken apart and cleaned. I have learned from other pool cleaners that you never let these sit in saltwater or chlorine all day long as it will degrade the parts and the motor. My dolphin is stored in a box in the yard that is watertight and I store the controller inside my home to keep it dry at all times. I would highly recommend this pool cleaner to anyone that is looking to not pay a pool company to come weekly. I will write another review at the end of August once I’ve had this for three months. Ok this is my second check in 1 year later. I have to say that this is the best pool cleaner that I have ever owned and I highly recommend it for everyone. I will check in one last time at the end of the summer which is after my second season of using this robot. My third review on 8/14/2021 over 2 years from when I purchased it. The Robot is in perfect condition still. It looks just about the same as the day it arrived and still cleans my pool as advertised. I'm extremely pleased with this Dolphin pool cleaner and when this one finally does die. I will surely buy another similar type robot from them. 3rd review almost 3 years later. The robot is still working perfectly. The transformer blew out, I called Maytronics and about six weeks later they sent me a new one. I’m sure the delay was supply chain related. It was still under warranty. 4th review. I just turned on the pool robot after storing it for the winter. It’s now 2023 so this is my fourth season with it. So far so good.

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!

This cleaner works great right out of the box and is a breeze to get going. It cleans our pool well, although I often kick it off for a second run before taking it out of the pool. It does climb walls with ease and scrubs the waterline pretty well. It is not marketed to be a waterline cleaner as far as I have seen, but it does do it randomly. I was not happy with the filters that came with the robot, they work for large debris but for small like dirt and sand it would just mix it around the pool. I purchased the ultra fine filters which make a huge difference and work exceptionally well on all debris. The cable does tangle, but only if you leave it in the pool for long periods of time and run it often without taking it out. If you just run it a couple times and then take it out, it usually doesn't get tangled up. I strongly suggest not leaving these robots in the pool for long periods of time though even though it does have the scheduling functionality. Overall, this is a great buy for a robot cleaner and does a very good job at cleaning. If you want the longer version of my experience with it read on. I purchased this cleaner in late 2018 and was able to get about 3.5 years use out of it. The first couple of years I was more careful about not leaving it in the pool for more than a day at a time of cleaning then take it out for a few days or until the pool needed cleaned again. But as laziness kicked in and it started spending more and more nights in the pool which led to weeks at a time. After about 3.5 years, it started exhibiting problems picking up all the debris. After a few weeks of turning it on everyday to pick up what it missed the previous run, it finally just died. The lights on the control panel would flash 4 times and then stay on, but the robot wouldn't move or show any signs of life. I contacted Asurion about the extended warranty and was told to take it to a local pool store for diagnosis. The local store said it needed a new motor, power supply and cable, and that these parts are not available from the manufacturer. So after letting Asurion know about this, they just needed documentation from the pool store stating what the problem was and why they could not fix it. After I provided this info, they mailed me a check for the original purchase price of the robot! After much research this year (2022), I have decided to repurchase the same robot only with the wifi feature and extended warranty. It consistently shows up as a top pick for robotic cleaners everywhere I look. Comparable models cost much more than this and the added features for the extra cost just isn't enough to justify. The wifi version of this at this time is only $30 more so I jumped on it instead of the non-wifi version. With my past experience I believe it will last longer than the previous one as long as I don't get lazy and leave it in the pool for long periods of time again, but regardless I have the extended warranty to cover it if it does break within the first 5 years which I highly recommend. If you made it this far, congratulations! I hope this review helps.

We bought a house with a 16' x 36' pool in 2013. This was a new experience for us, and we tried to become pool people... water analysis, filter operation, chemical addition, etc. The thing I hated the most was the chore of pulling out the big coil of hose and setting up the vacuum head on the 16' pole and then spending an hour plus TRYING to vacuum the pool. The 8' deep end was the worst.... All of this to no avail, as every season we ended up with yellow algae problems, frustrated with our efforts, and put off by the appearance of our water. I was beginning to try to calculate how many dump truck loads of dirt it would take to fill the pool in!! I began to get interested in a pool cleaning robot every time we went in to buy even more chemicals to fix our current pool problem, and finally I decided to take the plunge and buy a robot. This was to be my last effort to make our pool work. We ordered the Nautilus Plus by Dolphin/Maytronics, in March and when it arrived I was not sure this was the way to go. The Dolphin set in our house for a few more weeks until we opened our pool (after all the "helicopter" things were through falling from the Maple trees...) Finally, the day of our pool opening arrived... and we gently placed our Dolphin in the pool, and pushed the start button on the control box.... At this point we should cue the music and have a bright spot-light shine on the Dolphin!!! This little monster took off with a vengeance! I was immediately impressed with the amount of water it was moving, and the pristine clear trail it left as it made it's way across the bottom of our pool to the deep end! Maybe 2 to 2 and a half hours later we took it out of our now clean pool, somewhat stunned by it's initial performance! Every one in my family was in awe of it's performance, and we realized that we had, perhaps, turned a corner in our battle to have a clean and inviting pool! Three months in, June 2016, and the Dolphin continues to do an excellent job, and our pool water looks like liquid glass! The Dolphin has become an important part of our pool maintenance regimen, and we use it normally about twice a week to clean the pool. I stress that this is a part of our overall effort to keep out pool in the best shape possible. We still do water analysis and add chemicals... but no where near the same amount as before our Dolphin! We back wash our filter once a week now, so we are saving lots of water, AND most important to me, I no longer have to break my back and take my time to manually vacuum the pool, just let the Dolphin do that thing it does sooooo very well!!! Let me address some of the negative things I have read in the reviews of this pool cleaner... Warranty problems: We have had NO problems with our Dolphin. Right out of the box it has worked like a champion, so I have no comments on the help, support and warranty problems others have posted. Instructions: Yes, the 'bot comes with very little in the way of operation instructions. There is really only one sheet of instructions with drawings on it, that tell how to use the Dolphin... but, if you have even a basic understanding of mechanical things, you should have no problems in making the Dolphin work. Every thing snaps together with ease. Pay attention to how it comes apart and then reverse the process after you clean it... nooooo problems! I guess that Maytronics could do a much better job with the instructions- better drawings and expanded written directions, but I can say I honestly have not had any problems understanding how this critter works. It is very straight forward in construction and operation. Filters: Our Dolphin came with 2 sets of filter cartridges. They are made out of some very sturdy plastic type material and require only a good rinse with the hose to clean. We used the "coarse" set of filters the first time we cleaned the pool, to help get out a few leaves, but from then on, we used the "fine" filter cartridges with great success. We ALWAYS take the time to disassemble the filter cartridges after each use and clean them. We then hose out the inside of the Dolphin to complete the process. Like all things electro-mechanical, normal maintenance and cleaning determine the life of the machine. The filter cartridges are held on the filter frames with 2 rotating snap clips. I think that these could be problematic in the future, but look like they would be easily replaced with a screwdriver if replacement is ever required. Steps and Walls: Yep, try as hard as it might, the little Dolphin is just too big to clean our steps. We just use a brush on an 8' pole to sweep any debris on the steps into the bottom of the pool prior to starting the Dolphin... problem solved. I can gladly spend the minute to sweep the steps vs. the hours plus of time to manually vacuum the pool any day! Our Dolphin climbs right up the walls and runs partially out of the water to clean the pool walls.... it's like it's maaaagic! LOL! Carrier: Our Dolphin Nautilus Plus did not come with a carrier. It does have a very sturdy built in handle that makes carrying it, and getting it out of the pool pretty easy. If you have health problems or back problems, etc. this could be a concern, but we have had no problems here. Also, I have never seen any debris fall out of the unit as I remove it from the pool. That's about all I can think of for right now. Maybe at the end of this pool season, I will follow up with my first season Dolphin results.... stay tuned! I hope this is of help to all thinking about buying a Dolphin. I think this is one of the best purchases I have made in years!!!! We now no longer say we are going to clean the pool with the Dolphin... we now say that we are "RELEASING THE KRACKEN!!!!" LOL! Thank you Maytronics, for allowing me to now enjoy my pool, not just spend hours and $$$ trying to keep it clean!

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.

First of all, I read several negative reviews about this model, and was slightly deterred, but thankfully the overwhelming positive response steered me in the right direction. Given that many of the negative reviews are several years old, I assume there may have been production issues, or potentially user errors. Either way, here is my review. I live in Arizona, like many of the other reviewers, and I regularly have an overwhelming amount of rocks, dirt, sand and tree/plant detritus that settles at the bottom of the pool. After spending an inordinate amount of time brushing the pool, and only seeing a minor reduction in debris, I quickly decided this was not worth my time, which is very valuable, just like everyone elses. Also, I'm not a huge fan of excessive sun exposure leading to skin cancer, so that's another positive. Additionally, I was paying a pool cleaning service and they were doing a terrible job at managing the water chemistry and keeping things clean. After firing them, I took up managing the pool to save some money. This made me quickly realize that certain tasks in the realm of pool maintenance are best automated in the interest of saving time and overall efficiency. Scrubbing the bottom of the pool is one of those things, hands-down. In its debut run, totaling two hours, this handy little robot did what I was unable to do in two weeks, and about 1000% better. After only running for one cycle, I retrieved the unit and took out the filters to examine what was captured. I was frankly amazed with what was inside; probably a solid few pounds of sand, dirt and other types of debris that had settled at the bottom of the pool, most of which I have not even seen. I was beyond pleased. One of the other concerns prior to its initial cycle was whether or not the stock filters would be capable of gathering the fine dust particles that exist out here in the desert. From my experience, the stock filters do a phenomenal job, and I have yet to find a reason to get the fine filters. That's just my experience. Removing and cleaning the filters is a breeze. You pop them out, detach the filter panels, spray them down in an area where you don't mind some water and dirt getting, and you're done. If you are elderly or otherwise physically incapacitated, this unit may be a little difficult to wrangle from the water or carry around. If you are otherwise physically capable and not elderly, you should have no problem carting this around by hand. It really doesn't weigh much, and frankly, I don't see the purpose in having it on a caddy. I kept the plastic bag it was wrapped in from the original packaging to put it back inside of after use, and that seems to work really well. Like any other appliance you would like to have last for a while, you should take care of it, and leave it in a place where it is unlikely to be harmed by the elements. That means not leaving it in direct sunlight, or in areas where nature will be able to take advantage of it. If you have a shed or a garage, that will work just fine. Lastly, I have a free-form pool with some interesting twists and turns in the design with several variable depths and steps. This unit did happen to struggle at random locations, but it was nothing serious to note, and it was able to correct itself without stalling at any one location. This will get nicks and scrapes as it attempts to navigate your pool, so I wouldn't get too hung up on it looking perfect. It's not a Maserati that you're driving to a dinner party, it's a robot designed to suck debris off the bottom of your pool. Set your expectations accordingly. Overall, extremely pleased. In my opinion, the unit has already paid for itself in its first run. I am excited to bust this out in the future and watch it do all the hard work while I sit back in the shade and sip on a beer.

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.

Very good does what it says

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.

El Dolphin navega solo por la alberca y en dos horas la deja limpia. El resultado es fantástico, sin complicaciones y sin desperdiciar agua.

Eccezionale, fa il suo lavoro in maniera impeccabile. Ho una piscina 8x4 ma questo è adatto per quella di 12 metri.. In 40 minuti la piscina era pulitissima. Lavora su fondo, pareti e filo d'acqua.

Works great!