Dolphin Echo Pool Cleaner VS Dolphin DX4+S Pool Cleaner
$699.99
 Highs |
|---|
| Affordable |
| 2-Year Limited Warranty |
| Easy Operation and Low Maintenance |
| Actively Scrubs |
| Lightweight |
 Lows |
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| Additional Filters Cost Extra |
| No Cord Swivel |
| Doesn't Clean all of Walls |
| No Weekly Timer |
| Coverage | 
Fair |
| Filtration | 
Good |
| Cleaning | 
Excellent |
| Intelligence |
Fair |
| Usability |
Excellent |
| Durability |
Fair |
| Maintenance |
Excellent |
| Value |
Good |
$799.99
| Highs |
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| Energy Efficient |
| Weekly Timer |
| Plug-and-Play |
| Spacious Filtration |
| No Cord Tangling |
| Lows |
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| Heavy |
| Bottom-Loading Filtration |
| Caddy Not Included |
| Remote Control is Finnicky |
| Long Cleaning Cycle |
| Coverage |
Excellent |
| Filtration |
Excellent |
| Cleaning |
Good |
| Intelligence |
Fair |
| Usability |
Good |
| Remote Control | 
Poor |
| Maintenance |
Good |
| Value |
Good |
Head To Head Review Analysis
The Dolphin Echo robotic pool cleaner is a solid machine. It won’t blow your socks off, but you’re not paying for that with this low price tag. It scrubs floors and walls with unwavering dexterity, even poking up to scrub the waterline from time to time. Plus, it’s about as easy to care for as any other robotic pool cleaner on the market. You’ll need to purchase the fine filter basket to really get the most out of the Echo, but it’s absolutely worth it and makes a world of difference. With the fine filter basket in place, the Echo will capture more fine and medium-sized debris than you’ll realize was in your pool. If you’re on a budget but still want your modestly sized pool to look sparkling clean, the Echo is a solid buy.
Truth be told, it’s hard to find a robotic pool cleaner with this many working features for this low of a price. It delivers a deep clean and moves powerfully underwater, and its filtration system is on par with some premium-class models. We wish it came with a caddy so its weight wouldn’t be such a burden, and it certainly won’t win any beauty contests with its drab color scheme and antler-like handles. However, it will save you hours of manual labor, and it’s a smart upgrade from traditional, power-hungry suction cleaners. So, if you value a lot of cleaning with minimal effort, you want the DX4 S in your pool.
Dolphin Echo Pool Cleaner
Dolphin DX4+S Pool Cleaner
Customer Reviews
Based on 14 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin Echo Pool Cleaner?*
Based on 10 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin DX4+S Pool Cleaner?*
Very efficient Product
This is one of the best cleaners we have tried. Doesn’t miss an inch and takes no time to get it clean! Highly recommen dolphin products. You will not regret it!! Money well spent!
Better than expectd
The Dolphin Echo does as manufacturer states and MORE. It is surprising how much sand it also collects from bottom of pool that most other unit do not pick up.
Love it
Best pool cleaner I have ever used.
It's a fantastic machine
It really does the job and has saved me tons of labor hours fishing leaves out of my lap pool. I just love my Dolphin, it’s great!
Echo Dolphin
I am very pleased with this machine and it has been an efficient product. My wife and I both have physical problems that limit how much time we can use to clean the pool and this machine makes up for it. Plus we can save the cost of pool services.
Great Invention
So far this has made pool maintenance and ownership a dream. Truly enjoy. Wish it would wash and put itself away. Just joking maybe in another version. Great invention I do not do reviews so I hope that adds validity.
Great Cleaner
Does very well cleaning my 15 x 30 pool bottom and climbs the walls like it wants to “get out of the pool”! The amount of tile cleaning depends on the time of use.
Love it!
This thing is my best friend and cleans my pool so good. The only down fall is that my power source recently turned off and won’t turn back on. I don’t have the time to scrub and brush the pool everyday. I called and they don’t repair I can only buy a new one which was really upsetting. It’s just over 2 years old and already broke down. I don’t have the extra cash to get another one for a while I figured this would last a long time for how much it costs.
Good machine
The product cleans the pool wry well but the cord always kinks and it kinks in several places. Make a machine with a kink free cord and it would be perfect.
Now I have one!
After hours of researching pool robots, I settled on this base model. Today it worked like a champ, breaching the waterline and scrubbing the tile, on my 31×15 x5ft deep gunnite pool. , but it seemed to work great today. I will update if it doesnt make it for the long haul My only regret is that it has only one program. Im not sure how long the run time is
My new toy
Opened the box. Read the skimpy instructions and threw it in the pool. The machine acted very confused, made many jerky back and forth moves without covering much territory. I got tired of watching it, I left and came back two hours later. The pool was spotless. Can’t ask for more than that. My pool is twenty by forty with rounded ends and steps and seats on the deep end. 29,000 gal. Barely missed a crevice. This machine replaced an Auqabot in the same price range and seems to work much better.
Do more research before you buy.
It does work, BUT the cord gets tangled very easily so I constantly have to take it out of the pool, stretch it out and lay it in the sun for a day to straighten. Apparently this is a known problem. Also, the filter basket did not hold up well, I had to replace it after a year (no warranty on this) and it costs $100!
Poor filter basket --- expensive to replace
It is interesting that most all the Echo is covered by warranty except the filter basket. I’ve had my Echo for nearly 2 years and now am on my third filter basket……which costs about $70 each time I replace it. My chemical level is never extreme, and I don’t leave the unit in the pool, and still the wire mesh disintegrates. Poorly designed for a product this expensive. Wire cord continually tangles. Beware!
Useless!
I bought one of these from a pool company that is now out of business. It has a cord that immediately winds into a ball. The tracks fall off after about 15 minutes of work. It only picks up a small bit of soil & has to be emptied often. Only someone who knows absolutely nothing about pools would market such a piece of junk!
Fabulous Find At Last
Absolutely fabulous so far. Exceeded my hopes. Finally a cleaner that doesn't get stuck and climbs the steps. It's a little heavy when I take it out but still pretty easy. It does a fabulous job. I highly recommend it. Very, very happy.
Very good product & service
I bought a house with an inground pool in 2016 and I had never delt with a pool before. 2 weeks after I bought a DX4 to clean it up, which it did just fine, the thing got stuck in the shallow end ladder. Something was not right with the tracks after that so I called customer service and made arrangements to send it back. They fixed it and sent it back to me about a week later, all free of charge. The thing has been perfect ever since. Decals have come off in spots and I may need to replace a couple parts but haven’t yet. It still works just fine. If I ever need to, I’ll get another.
Saved our summer!
We have struggled for years with our clunky suction cleaner. This Dolphin is amazing. Super simple to set up and go. My husband loves the filter! He says it has saved him from hours of manual labor. We love our dolphin. Kids are excited for the summer.
Life Saver, this thing is AWESOME!
Drop it in and push a button. My pool has never looked better and keeping my pool clean is so easy now. All of the years I have been so frustrated trying to keep it clean or spend the extra time doing so, has not made me enjoy owning my pool again. I should have gotten one of these years ago! A must own to keep your pool super clean.
Works OK - But Could Do Better
Bought this Pool Cleaner and it arrived less than a week ago. Our in ground pool has been in serious need of a complete cleaning after three weeks of high winds and rainstorms bringing lots of small debris, pollen and dust into our pool. So far I have run this robot 6 times and it's picked up most of the large debris and about half of the fine dust and pollen in our pool. Will likely need at least another 6-8 cleaning cycles to get most of the fine debris removed. Biggest downside of this robot is the small capacity for debris. It usually will run only 20 to 30 minutes before the "full filter" light comes on. Also does a poor job cleaning steps in our pool; so I use our portable pool vac for that job.
Good not great
Works well. Not as well as older model, I had before. The older model had a cloth vacuum bag and did not need to be emptied as often. Also, this one makes marks on the bottom of pool.
OK performance
So far, it has performed OK. Not too sure about its Intelliscan technology - cleaning pattern seems as haphazard as previous robot cleaners. Takes the full 2.5 hrs. to completely clean the bottom of my 16x40 pool. I am somewhat disappointed with its wall climbing capabilities. A few times it climbs the wall to the tile border. But most times, it only travels about half way up the wall. On the positive side, it is easy to use, easy to clean and caddy keeps everything tidy.
My honest experience
Purchased August of last year. It functioned well initially. Stored per instructions, but motor didn’t work this spring. Under warranty and motor was replaced and is functioning again. New surfaced pool with correct pool chemistry. Have appreciated Maytronics honoring of warranty and hope not to run into further mechanical issues considering the price.
will not walk the walks and clean walls as advertised
We have used the Dolphin 4 for several years and it quit working. Replaced it with the DX4s as we thought it was the appropriate replacement after the 4 has been discontinued. Got it in and immediately put it our indoor pool.In the couple of hours it ran it only climbed the wall 15 times. Since we have 120 linear feet to clean at that rate we would have to do it 10 times straight to clean the entire wall. The Dophin 4 would climb and then walk across the surface for several feet before submerging. Tried to return or exchange the next day but the company said it was out of box and refused return. Stuck with it
The power supply doesnt last
The cleaner works great when it runs. However I have had issues with the power supply