Maytronics is a manufacturer of high-end robotic pool cleaners, continually improving its technology to make each cleaner more efficient, powerful, and accurate than the previous one. This is evident in models like the Dolphin Sigma and the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus.
The Dolphin Sigma, compatible with smartphones, features remote navigation utilizing a gyroscope and an upgraded processor. The power cable is designed to be tangle-free and the unit is equipped with multiple DC motors for added durability. Additional features include two removable filters and four brushes to ensure a clean pool all season.
The Nautilus CC Plus is a quick and efficient cleaner, perfect for those who don’t require advanced features. Its top-loading filters and short cleaning cycle make it a great option for swimming pools up to 50 feet in length. Its CleverClean technology ensures it navigates obstacles with ease.
Routing and Maneuvering
Dolphin Sigma
Maytronics’ newest navigational offering is SmartNav 3.0, which when paired with a gyroscope, ensures the Sigma robot avoids unnecessary movements or sharp turns. Additionally, through the MyDolphin app, available on both iPhone and Android, you can control the robot’s navigation regardless of pool shape.
The Dolphin Sigma’s 60-foot cable rotates in a full circle, eliminating the risk of tangling or frayed wires. With its extensive length, the robotic pool cleaner can clean the floor, walls, and waterline of a 50-foot pool.
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus
The Nautilus CC Plus’s CleverClean technology lives up to its name, providing a thorough scan of your pool to plan an efficient route, avoiding ladders, drains, and other obstacles.
To prevent the cord from becoming tangled, Maytronics designed the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus with a swiveling cable that moves as the robot turns.
The robotic cleaner’s cable measuring 60 feet in length allows it to easily vacuum a pool up to 50 feet in size. Its cleaning capabilities are not limited to just floors, as it can also clean vertical and curved walls.
Conclusion
In summary, all robotic pool cleaners possess advanced navigation technology. The Dolphin Sigma stands out with its added gyroscopic feature, enabling it to maneuver in tight spaces. Both models feature a long, swiveling cord and the Sigma additionally can clean the waterline.
Cleaning Cycles and Scrubbing Action
Dolphin Sigma
The Dolphin Sigma pool cleaner utilizes three 24-volt commercial-grade motors to power its functions. One motor powers the spinning tracks, while the others drive the double brushes, which effectively remove algae and debris.
The power supply’s soft-touch buttons offer the choice of scheduling the Sigma to run automatically daily, bi-weekly, or tri-weekly or you can use the remote to initiate a cleaning cycle while relaxing in a lounge chair. A cleaning cycle takes just 2.5 hours to complete.
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus
The Nautilus CC Plus is capable of cleaning any shape of a swimming pool, whether it be rectangular or oval. Its heavy-duty tracks are equipped with a powerful grip, allowing it to move efficiently. Additionally, the robotic cleaner features two deep-scrub brushes that ensure a thorough cleaning.
The CC Plus comes with a power supply unit that enables you to schedule cleaning cycles. This allows the robot to operate even when you’re away. The frequency of cleaning can be adjusted based on the condition of your pool, with options of once, twice, or thrice per week. Each cleaning cycle is completed in just 2 hours, making it easy to get your pool ready for parties.
Conclusion
The Dolphin Sigma boasts three motors for optimal performance during scrubbing and movement, and its four brushes provide efficient cleaning. Both models feature a timer-enabled power supply and can clean a pool in under 3 hours.
Filtration and Maintenance
Dolphin Sigma
To maximize its filtration efficiency, Maytronics incorporated two large filters into the Dolphin Sigma design. These top-loading filters can easily be disconnected for quick rinsing. The robot also features a full-filter indicator to let you know when it’s time for cleaning.
The Sigma, weighing 24.6 pounds dry, falls in the mid-weight category among robotic pool cleaners. Its lifting handle is designed with a concave palm grip, making it easy to remove from the water.
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus
The Nautilus CC Plus has filters located on the top, making them easy to access. Together, the filters capture even the smallest debris. Simply rinse the filters to keep them working effectively.
This robotic pool cleaner from Maytronics has a lightweight construction, weighing only 19 pounds in the air.
To prevent the robot from becoming waterlogged during retrieval from the swimming pool, the quick-release feature expels water swiftly. Additionally, the robotic pool cleaner features a textured handle for a secure grip.
Conclusion
Maintaining the filters on either robot is a breeze, especially with Sigma’s filter alert feature. Both models come equipped with two filters, located in a top compartment. The Dolphin Sigma may weigh 6 pounds more than the Nautilus CC Plus, but it features a recessed handle for improved grip.
Sigma vs Nautilus: Two Dynamic Robotic Pool Cleaners
The Sigma and Nautilus CC Plus boast durable construction with tracks instead of wheels and a rotating, low-friction power cable. Both models also feature a convenient dual filter system located in a top-opening door for easy maintenance.
Both robots allow you to schedule a cleaning by setting a timer.
The Sigma and Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus both excel at mapping out unique cleaning routes, with the Sigma utilizing SmartNav 3.0 and gyroscopic technology, and the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus utilizing CleverClean. Additionally, Sigma has Bluetooth capabilities and focuses on cleaning the waterline.
You’ll be pleased with how easy it is to lift the lightweight Nautilus CC Plus, thanks to the quick water release feature. Despite only having two brushes compared to Sigma’s four, the wide brushes effectively remove stubborn dirt.
Both the Dolphin Sigma and the other robotic pool cleaners are valuable investments, even though Sigma may have more features.
Dolphin Sigma
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus