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Not every pool robot is built for the same mess. Oak leaves and acorns need a large basket or leaf bag, pollen and silt need fine filtration, and an algae-prone pool needs brushes that reach the walls and waterline. Pick the problem you actually have and you will see only the robotic pool cleaners whose filtration, brushes and coverage are built for it.
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What changes from one line to the next, so you can shortlist before comparing individual models.
| Series | Models | Price Range | Cleaning Coverage | Included Filtration | Timer | Warranty |
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| ProLine | Dolphin Premier, Dolphin Sigma, Dolphin Quantum | $1,649–$2,399 | Floor, Walls, Waterline | Standard Cartridge, NanoFilters, Oversized Leaf Bag, Multi-Media, XXL MaxBin Basket | Weekly Timer | 2–3 years |
| Max-Series | Dolphin Cayman, Dolphin Escape | $669–$1,079 | Floor, Walls | MaxBin Basket | Weekly Timer / No Built-In Timer | 2 years |
| Wave | Dolphin Wave 60, Dolphin Wave 80, Dolphin Wave 90i, Dolphin Wave 100 | $1,699–$4,699 | Floor, Walls, Waterline | Standard Cartridge | — | 2 years |
Robotic pool cleaners differ most in two places: the filter and the brushes. A robot with an oversized leaf bag or MaxBin basket can run a full cycle in a leafy pool without clogging, while one with a fine cartridge will fill up in minutes. A robot with NanoFilters or UltraFilters pulls out silt, pollen and dead algae that a standard filter lets through.
Coverage is the other half. Floor-only robots are fine for a pool with little vegetation nearby, but algae, scum and dirt collect on walls and at the waterline, and only a robot rated for walls and waterline will scrub them.
Large debris capacity: Multi-Media leaf bags, MaxBin and XXL MaxBin baskets, dual baskets.
Active brushes on the walls and waterline, fine filtration, and the Clear UV's built-in UV-C sanitation.
NanoFilters, UltraFilters or Multi-Media filtration that captures particles a standard cartridge misses.
Robots that climb to the waterline and scrub along it, so you stop brushing tile by hand.
Yes, if it ships with more than one filter type. The Dolphin Premier includes a leaf bag, NanoFilters and standard filters so you can swap media with the season; the Dolphin Quantum pairs NanoFilters with an XXL MaxBin basket, and the Clear S and UV combine a large basket with UltraFilters.
A robot with wall and waterline brushes scrubs algae off surfaces and filters the loosened particles, which shortens the clear-up after a bloom. It does not replace sanitizer and water balance, and a heavy green pool should be shocked and brushed before the robot runs.
The filter is too fine for the debris in the pool. Run a coarse filter or leaf bag first when the pool is full of leaves, then switch to the fine filter for the polishing cycle.
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