Dolphin Liberty 200 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner | Above-Ground | Maytronics 99998100-US

Update: Upgraded to 4 stars for small pools. I've been using pressure side cleaners for years and recently decided to switch to a modern, automated cleaner. For anyone reading this who is still running a Polaris-style, pressure-side cleaner: Stop reading this...

I was excited to review this Dolphin Liberty 200 Cordless Robotic Vacuum Cleaner. It has some excellent features and performed well for me during testing. I tested it in a 20-foot round, 54-inch-deep saltwater pool with vinyl liner. The one innovation this pool-vac has is inductive charging, which is charging via a magnetic connector. This makes it easier to connect to the charger and eliminates the possibility of water entering a traditional charging connection, making it a vital feature for saltwater pools.Here are some of the features I like most:• The debris basket is large and easy to access and remove for cleaning.• The robot had no trouble climbing the walls.• The run time on a full charge is in keeping with other brands.• Powerful suction cleans very well.• Parks at the poolside when it's finished.• Wheels have rubber tracks for better traction and control.• It looks cool.• Matronics has an excellent warranty and customer service.Here are a few things I don't like:o It only has two motors. Other similar robotic pool vacuums in the same price range have three or four motors.o It lacks nano-filtration and will not keep very fine dust and other super-small particles in the basket.o Very long charging time. Nearly six hours.The advantage offered by this unit is that it is cordless. But by eliminating the cord, you are getting less power, shorter run times, no weekly schedule, and no water line cleaning. But if you're like me, you don't mind putting the robot in the pool when you want it cleaned and removing it when it's done. I don't like having a pool cleaner in the pool all week and having a long, cumbersome umbilical cord to struggle with, especially when removing it to swim. I suppose that if I had a huge inground pool, a corded model might be the way to go. However, for most of us, a cordless pool vacuum is an ideal solution to keeping your pool vacuumed and the walls brushed. This unit will do both of those chores for you. Trust me, it's easier than hooking up the old-standard suction hose to the vacuum head at the end of a long telescoping pole and manually cleaning your pool every week. In my case, I was doing that every other day because I have a lot of messy trees.Conclusion: While this robotic pool cleaner did not exceed my expectations, it met them, making it eligible to receive a four-star review. Recently, there has been a lot of competition in the cordless robotic pool vacuum segment. I have tested some from the Chinese markets in the same price range that are superior to this one. But they lack the excellent customer support and warranty of this Matronics Dolphin Liberty 200. I stand firm on my four-star review of this product.

My pool has a lot of algae and soot laying around the bottom and sides from not being cleaned and ordered the Dolphin Liberty 200 Cordless Robotic Pool Vacuum Cleaner to help get my pool back in order.The magnetic connect inductive charging unit is very unique and impressive. You never have to worry about water getting in the charging port that I have on my other robotic pool cleaner.I compared this to the Dolphin Liberty 300 version and have to say, there is very little difference to justify the price point of the 300 version and very pleased with the 200 version.What I especially like about the Dolphin Liberty 200 is that it is so simple to use. Not too technical at all - just charge and put in the pool. The other quality - which is probably one of the most important for a pool cleaner is the cleaning basket is able to contain the very fine algae and soot that I desperately need it to clean.I have another robotic pool cleaner that is twice as expensive and does not clean as thoroughly as the Dolphin Liberty 200. I wish it had a longer charge but once I get my pool back to where it should be, the 1 and a half hour battery life should be all I need before using again.

This is my first pool robot and I was skeptical at first, but it has proven to be an awesome device! It uses induction charging (no open ports) and can go on its cleaning mission, cord & tube-free! We have a large vinyl above-ground pool. Lifting it in and out of the pool is probably the hardest part. This vacuum robot crawls methodically, back and forth in the pool sucking up all the debris. It even stick to walls. The corners in our pool all have curves, so this transition is very easy for the bot. I do notice that due to some wrinkles in our liner on the bottom of the pool, the robot goes slower, but luckily didn't get stuck. Once it's all done, you can slide open the compartment and dump out all the dirt and debris. The is no charging base for this model, but you can charge it up with the cord, once it's indoors. Also, you don't get much control over programming the cleaning guidelines, as some other models offer. We got this at the end of the season, so I'm eager to use it again next summer to see how many times it can go between charges. -All that said, I can say this is definitely a a game changer!

I have an old dolphin robot model s300i and it works great (I just replaced the cord) and was hoping they would come out with a cordless model since I paid almost $300 for the cord!!So I'm super happy with this one plus it cleans solo good look at the photos I attached and I thought my pool is clean.It cleaned the wallsad and worked almost two hours with full charge which is similar to the corded model so I'm super happy with it and highly recommend it.