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Water balance protects your cleaner
Balanced pool water protects more than swimmer comfort. It also helps limit unnecessary wear on seals, brushes and other cleaner components.
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Water balance protects your cleaner
Balanced pool water protects more than swimmer comfort. It also helps limit unnecessary wear on seals, brushes and other cleaner components.
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Robotic or suction cleaner?
A robotic cleaner works independently of the pool filtration system and can offer programmed floor, wall and waterline cleaning depending on the model. A suction cleaner relies on the pool pump and has a different service profile.
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The Liberty 400 in context
The Liberty 400 is a cordless Dolphin option for pools up to 10 metres. Maytronics lists floor, wall, waterline and sun-ledge coverage, Click-Up retrieval and Bluetooth app control.
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Why the Skimmi 300 is different
Skimmi 300 works on floating surface debris. It adds edge cleaning, a larger filter tray and call-to-edge retrieval over Skimmi 200.
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Planning around a Wave cleaner
A commercial cleaner needs to fit the pool and the operating schedule. Dimensions, depths, surface, cleaning windows and debris all affect model choice.
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Keep your robot performing well
Routine care starts with emptying and rinsing filters, checking brushes and cables, and storing the cleaner according to its manual. Small changes in movement or cleaning quality can point to wear.
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Water balance protects your cleaner
Balanced pool water protects more than swimmer comfort. It also helps limit unnecessary wear on seals, brushes and other cleaner components.
Check your pool water regularly and follow the guidance for your pool and equipment. If a robot shows corrosion, unusual wear or performance changes, our repair team can help assess the cause.
Keep a water-testing routine through the cooler months too. Water that looks clear still needs checking; follow the recommendations for your pool and the cleaner’s manual.
If performance changes, make a note of recent water treatment, the cleaner’s behaviour and any visible wear. That gives the workshop a more useful starting point.
Robotic or suction cleaner?
A robotic cleaner works independently of the pool filtration system and can offer programmed floor, wall and waterline cleaning depending on the model. A suction cleaner relies on the pool pump and has a different service profile.
The right choice depends on your pool size, surface, debris and how much handling you want to do. Compare the practical fit with our team before choosing.
Think about the everyday routine as well as the purchase price: how you lift and store the cleaner, empty its filters, and manage a cable or charging schedule.
Bring your pool dimensions, surface type and a description of the debris you get. Those details make the comparison much more useful than choosing on a feature list alone.
The Liberty 400 in context
The Liberty 400 is a cordless Dolphin option for pools up to 10 metres. Maytronics lists floor, wall, waterline and sun-ledge coverage, Click-Up retrieval and Bluetooth app control.
Its place in the range becomes clearer beside Liberty 200 and 600. Our comparison page lets you weigh filtration, control, runtime and pool reach together.
Compare the handling as well as the cleaning: where you will charge and store it, how you will retrieve it, and which pool areas need attention.
For the current model specifications, use our Liberty range comparison. It puts the different models beside each other so you can see the trade-offs.
Why the Skimmi 300 is different
Skimmi 300 works on floating surface debris. It adds edge cleaning, a larger filter tray and call-to-edge retrieval over Skimmi 200.
A surface skimmer complements a robot that cleans the floor and walls. If your pool collects leaves and insects at the surface, ask us whether that combination would help.
Surface debris and debris on the pool floor are different jobs. Start by noticing where leaves, insects and other debris collect in your pool.
Compare the Skimmi models together, then talk with our team about how a skimmer would fit beside your current cleaner.
Planning around a Wave cleaner
A commercial cleaner needs to fit the pool and the operating schedule. Dimensions, depths, surface, cleaning windows and debris all affect model choice.
Wave 100 is one of several options on our commercial page. We can compare it with other Wave models and discuss service support or leasing for your facility.
Include access, storage, handling and filter maintenance in the discussion. The people who operate the machine should be part of the selection process.
Our commercial range comparison and repairs pages cover machine selection and local support. For a facility proposal, send the pool details and your cleaning window.
Keep your robot performing well
Routine care starts with emptying and rinsing filters, checking brushes and cables, and storing the cleaner according to its manual. Small changes in movement or cleaning quality can point to wear.
If you are unsure whether a part or a repair is needed, send us the model and symptoms. Our workshop can assess the issue and explain the next step.
Follow your model’s instructions for filter care, handling and storage. Check accessible components for visible damage before the next clean.
Keep the model, serial number and a short description of the fault ready when you contact us. If it is an electrical fault or a damaged cable, stop using the cleaner and ask the workshop for advice.
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