Dolphin Active 30 Pool Cleaner VS Dolphin Active 30i Pool Cleaner
$1,299.00
 Highs |
|---|
| Excellent Filtration |
| Deep Cleaning |
| Covers Floors, Walls, Waterline |
| 2-Year Warranty |
| Anti-Tangle Swivel |
 Lows |
|---|
| Bluetooth Connection Is Spotty |
| Lingers on Steps |
| Expensive |
| Coverage | 
Very Good |
| Filtration |
Very Good |
| Cleaning | 
Good |
| Intelligence | 
Fair |
| Usability |
Fair |
| Maintenance |
Good |
| Value |
Good |
$1,499.00
| Highs |
|---|
| 2-Year Full Warranty |
| Excellent Filtration System |
| Underwater Mobility |
| Comes with a Caddy |
| Multiple Cleaning Cycles |
| Lows |
|---|
| MyDolphin App Lacks |
| Frustrating Manual Navigation |
| Coverage |
Good |
| Filtration |
Excellent |
| Cleaning |
Good |
| Intelligence |
Fair |
| Usability |
Good |
| Bluetooth Usability | 
Poor |
| Maintenance |
Very Good |
| Value |
Good |
Head To Head Review Analysis
The pros of the Active 30 outweigh its negligible negatives. We love the ease of owning and operating this robotic pool cleaner. It’s a true plug-and-play design, doing all of the heavy lifting so you can spend more time enjoying pool ownership. It does an outstanding job of cleaning, and its filtration system can challenge any other on the market today. Dolphin even made the most tedious maintenance tasks simple with the filters and caddy.
The filtration system is in a class of its own, and regular maintenance is quick and painless. We were impressed with just how much it cleaned from the pool, and we appreciate how much time it frees up. While it works hard, you can enjoy your pool or take care of whatever other chores are undone. Plus, the Active 30i comes with a two-year full warranty, so in the unlikely event you encounter issues with it, it’s fully covered for 24 months. If you’re in the market for a smart robotic pool cleaner with a few bells and whistles that’ll make pool ownership more fun, the Dolphin Active 30i is a top contender.
Dolphin Active 30 Pool Cleaner
Dolphin Active 30i Pool Cleaner
Customer Reviews
Based on 9 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin Active 30 Pool Cleaner?*
Based on 8 Reviews
How would you rate Dolphin Active 30i Pool Cleaner?*
Awesome!
Awesome pool cleaner !!
Dolphin Active 30 Pool Cleaner
This cleaner is superb! I purchased it because I was having back surgery and it has paid off. Cleans very good. Highly recommend.
Love it!
Love Love It!!!
Awesome Cleaner
Had to get a new pool cleaner and after much research decided to go with the dolphin active30. What a great choice. I just drop it in the pool and it does all the work. Very happy with the way it cleans pool, and love the caddy to store it when not in use.
dolphin classic
easy to use and clean
was tired of pulling out the pool hose!!
When I bought the dolphin active 30, it was simple to use. Love it. It does the trick. I never thought cleaning the pool could be so easy and effortless. All I do is clean the filter with the hose after it works my pool for 2 hours. Saves me time and energy. Must warn people of animals. My Rottweiler thinks it’s something alive when it reaches the edges of the pool, so he must be kept clear of the cleaning process. I have a rodent in my pump house and it has decided that the active 30 is food of some kind, We are repairing the damage by ordering parts online, I am going to store the machine in a sealed wooden box after the repair. ( Remember to keep the brush up so it doesn’t bend out of shape.)
Steps
Doesn’t do steps as well as I thought it would. Attempts to but almost flips backwards then reverses.
Pretty good but could be better on steps
Similar to the other reviewer the Dolphin does a pretty good job but tends to either miss the steps or not do a great job on them. Would appreciate any suggestions to address this.
active 30. Cable tangles/twists during every cleaning cycle..(both rush and standard cycle)
If cable tangle/twisting problem did not exist, I would give 5 star rating. After each use, I have to stretch cord around yard to untangle cord. Also as cord begins to twist during cleaning cycle the cleaning radius shortens because unit does not have enough power to untwist cord. The cleaning area shortens, the longer the unit operates. Therefore the full pool area is never cleaned. I was told that my unit is designed to prevent a cable twisting problem. Awaiting a response from Dolphin.
Awesome clean time
I just opened my pool here in the northern Mid-west. We close pools during winter and the algae growth can sometimes get really bad. Sediments and leaves settle on the pool bottom. Well welcome the Dolphin ! I shocked my pool… then set the Dolphin in the water and never vacuumed my pool. RESULTS.. clean bottom and all debris , sediment and algae gone. Of course there was rising of the filters every few hours but this saved me several hours of initial clean time just to get the pool start-up. Now I can kick back and enjoy the pool. Or do other yard work that the Dolphin cant help me with. My wife says pool has never looked cleaner.
5 Stars
Love it ! Has made owning our pool so much easier and more time to enjoy it than clean it!
Impressed
I was attending a pool care class and the couple next to me laughed when the instructor asked if they cleaned their pool. They said we don’t. Our dolphin does all the work. And that’s how I ended up with a robotic pool vaccum. This thing is low maintenance and fast. First day I ran the dolphin for 3 cleaning cycles and it looked great. Now I’ll run it once a week before the weekend. Cleaning and care is quite easy so far. Filter pops out and drops dirt easily. Lot of earlier reviews complain about the cord- I can only think maytronics updated the design because I have no tangle. No issues with steps or floor drains but I do occasionally pull the pool brush out to get the corners. I’m curious on the fatigue wear of the power cable because of pulling at it to remove it from the water. But that’s what the video shows. Time will tell but this little thing is incredible.
Average
Pros-easy to clean, does respond to smart-phone command(would be much easier to allow all options on the power control) ,fast, climbs well, cons:the cord started to tangle from the beginning, despite all my efforts I was not able to remove filters(1,2,3 4-number one detaches on the top after being pushed in and that is where it ends) for cleaning, pick up is very poor against my previous Aquabot Turbo-picks small debris (unless floor is uneven -if so all the sand particles remain) but leaves for example -no,runs over them, lifts them up and leaves them behind it after that-they simply settle down again.
Love my Dolphin
I love our Dolphin Active 30i for pool cleaning and am often amazed at how much it picks up. I like the handy access to the filters which are easy to clean. The caddy that was included makes moving it from storage to pool a breeze. My only complaints are that it always seems to avoid the same spots no matter where it enters the pool and that it does not scrub the tile all the way around the pool at the water line. (Possible user error??) That being said, I am very happy to have our Dolphin and use it several times a week. It is much easier to use than the vacuum/hose system and overall does a great job; I highly recommend this Dolphin to others.
1 year first time owner
It’s a great product but recently died on me. I tested everything seems like the controller is putting out wrong voltage after 30 seconds. I am upset that it only lasted a year for what I spent on it. Active 30i
Needs a swivel
Does an excellent job with cleaning. Filters are easy to empty and clean. The cord-tangling issue, however, is a critical flaw in this “Premium” robot.
Manual cleaning is much easier
I bought this two years ago. The first year it did a good job. After that I have leaves that it goes over and doesn’t pick up. The cleaner is so random that it gets close to the debris on the bottom and suddenly changes directions. I’ve tried to use the manual drive from my phone but it’s not easily directed to where you want to move it. I could manually clean my pool in a half hour and looks perfect. I thought this would save time but after running it twice or even three times there are so many missed areas.