Dolphin Quantum Robotic Pool Cleaner Review

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To cut to the chase, The Dolphin Quantum Robotic Pool Cleaner is one of the smallest and most powerful robotic pool cleaners you can buy today!

This pool robot features a sleek design, great climbing capability, and extremely efficient water coverage.

In addition to its exceptional cleaning power, the dolphin quantum also comes with dual scrubbing brushes for scrubbing off stubborn dirt that even the best suction cleaner couldn't touch. 

At the end of the day, only one thing matters – does the dolphin quantum leave the swimming pool in immaculate condition? Let us dive a bit deeper to find out.

DOLPHIN QUANTUM ROBOTIC POOL CLEANER

The Dolphin Quantum by Maytronics is a highly advanced offering – the dolphin quantum premium robotic pool cleaner for in-ground swimming pools.

Swimming pool maintenance can be a cumbersome affair; despite having a pool cleaner, you still may have to get down and dirty once in a while. 

To cut it short, the Dolphin Quantum is a phenomenal robotic pool cleaner and despite a shocker of a price tag, it sort of makes sense as the operating costs are ludicrously low at just 5 cents an hour! That’s way better than your traditional pump and suction cleaners which aren’t just useless at climbing walls, but also require additional lines and what not...

DOLPHIN QUANTUM FEATURES:

PowerJet 3D Mobility:

The quality of cleaning of bot largely depends upon it’s ability to maneuver itself in tight spots, along walls and in other tricky areas of the pool. To help with mobility, the Quantum is equipped with PowerJet 3D technology. There are vortex jets located at the top and sides of the cleaner. Hence, even though the Quantum is not exactly super-light at 27 pounds, it can maneuver and hover with the precision of a combat helicopter. The jets provide the necessary thrust to propel the bot up on vertical surfaces and around other obstacles. This enables the Quantum to provide complete coverage, even in pools that are not exactly conventionally shaped.

While most robotic pool cleaners can only go forwards or backward, the PowerJet 3D mobility system ensures that this bot can go virtually in any direction. What a genius idea! The precise delivery of power makes the Quantum more accurate so that it can get rid of every bit of dirt and debris from all parts of the pool – including the walls and the tile line. On top of this, its energy efficiency is great!

Continuous Rubber Tracks:

We all know that despite having a really powerful and reliable engine, a car is only as good as its tires! That’s the real business end of a vehicle – it’s the only part of the machinery that actually comes in contact with the ground. The engine, transmission, and everything else are quite futile if the tires are not up to the mark. The exact same idea holds true for robotic pool cleaners as well – even with the best motor, the pool cleaning robot is only effective if it can maintain enough traction for the brushes to do their job!

Thankfully, the Quantum is equipped with tank-like continuous rubber tracks that provide sufficient traction even on slopes and walls. It’s quite obvious that pools have extremely slippery surfaces and hence, the heavy-duty rubber tracks come in quite handy to maintain the necessary amount of grip required to deliver a deep and thorough cleaning.

HyberBrush Dual Cleaning:

We have been reviewing robotic pool cleaners for quite some time now and after examining just about every model on the market that deserves attention, we’ve come to the conclusion that in the pool cleaning world – manufacturers are not shy about throwing in words and prefixes such as uber, hyper, super etc. Understandably, we take those descriptions with a big pinch of salt. Usually, they mean abso-freakin’-lutely nothing! So when we learned about the hyper-brushing capabilities of the Dolphin Quantum, we sort of rolled our eyes a little bit. But...and it’s a big but...this pool robot actually delivers what it says – imagine our surprise when we found out that the brushes actually roll twice as fast as those in most other cleaners!

No matter how stubborn the dirt in your pool is...the Dolphin Quantum will take care of it! We saw the brushes operating, we were reminded of a ferocious Tasmanian Devil or a honey badger. They really mean business and the no-nonsense attitude is really impressive.

SmartNav 2.0:

The Dolphin Quantum would not be such a joy to use if it weren’t for the state-of-the-art navigation system, which Dolphin has aptly called ‘SmartNav 2.0’. This smart system scans the entire pool and comes up with the most efficient path to ensure a comprehensive clean.

While most bots get stuck at even minor obstacles, the Quantum can recognize obstacles and knows how to work its way around them. An advanced navigation system, hyperactive brushes, auxiliary power jets, and a continuous set of rubber tracks make a very potent combination...but hey, there’s more!

Filtration System:

Firstly, the filters are top loading and this means that they’re easy to access, clean, and install again. Nobody wants to wrestle with a 27-pound piece of equipment to get the cartridges out. Secondly, with an area of 400 square inches, Dolphin claims that this is the largest filter to be ever used in a robotic pool cleaner, this means its potential cleaning capability is better than just about better than any pool cleaning robot out there!

The extra-large size means that the filter needs to be cleaned less often. Also, the four sides snap apart quickly and easily for convenient cleaning. Or if you prefer, the bottom can be removed to just let the debris fall out.

The interchangeable microns (variable micron filtration) are suitable for all kinds of dirt and debris – they trap everything from big leaves to fine dirt and even algae. The Dolphin Quantum has one job, to ensure that the pool is spotless and it leaves no stone unturned in executing it.

Program and Forget: 

The dolphin quantum robotic pool cleaner can be scheduled to clean your swimming pool every day, twice a week, or thrice every week. The frequency of it's cleaning cycle can be adjusted according to the usage and how dirty the pool gets (this depends on the environment and other factors). The average cleaning cycle is 2 hours but there are various settings that allow you to tweak the bot for optimum cleaning capability .

Final Score: 4.5 / 5

Despite a few customer complaints, we think that the Dolphin Quantum makes a ‘quantum’ leap in terms of performance and efficiency. We truly love this pool cleaning robot.

Dolphin/Maytronics have been in business for almost 4 decades now and they know a thing or two about robotic pool cleaners.

if you have the budget and space to spare, Dolphin Quantum is one of the best automatic pool cleaners on the market right now. You can find out more about this product by visiting its Amazon page, or read about other pool cleaners on our website here!

Although no pool cleaning product is ever perfect, I must say that this unit has impressed me quite a lot during my testing period and comes very close to being called "perfect" even though it lacks energy-efficient technology which could make it more expensive than some people are willing to pay for.

But if you don't mind the slightly steeper price, this is one great product to have in any pool owner's arsenal of tools.