does it collect the algae and bacteria it says it lifts up with the brushes?
1306775
It does filter algae. I still brush sides. I use mine 3 or 4 tkmes a week. Bacteria should be taken care of by your sanitizer(I use chlorine).
1306776
Most of it. Less in the walls but enough. You will have to use a brush for some spots
1306777
More or less. I've noticed it collects some in the filters, but I think what it mostly does is blow it off the floor and walls out into circulation where it's filtered by your primary pump/filter.
1306778
It is very impressive in how it works. It does collect very small particles.
1888646
It does a very good job of vacuuming up everything from dead leaves to fine dirt. I don't have algae so can't speak directly to that but it works well.
1207883
I haven't had any issue with algae buildup. I do clean the fountain about once a week though.
1502526
No I do not think so, I think the brushes are supposed to go on and off. This is how the machine was designed and has to do with the way it cleans and extracts the water.
1896078
Yes it will, but it may not discharge them through the discharge hose and you might have to clean the filter. Most of the small leaves and algae go right through the machine and out the discharge hose, which saves a lot of time.
1442963
Ihaven't had to remove pebbles or stones. It does well on bugs, but not algae and i have the "fine" filter bag that is supposed to remove algae.
1799945
No. You need to buy that separately. This filets the water and runs it through the UV light to reduce algae.
1557963
Well can,t really tell you for sure about the algae never had it but I can tell you one thing it will pick up sand and everything else pretty stong suction so far it does a great job and I have a 30 above ground round pool
230463
I do. Shock kills bacteria and other contaminants but is only minimally effective on algae. I learned an expensive lesson trying to use shock to kill the algae.
1557964
I haven't had success with this aquabot picking up algae at all. Have run it twice with no luck. You're better off getting the pool rover jr.
1888644
I did not think it would but my pump died in the middle of cold season so by the time I got it up and running again, some algae accumulated in my pool. I treated the pool with some algaecide then afterwards I ran my Dolphin. I was going to help it out with some brushing but noticed that my Dolphin did the job just fine. Must clean the filters after each run because as you know dead algae does a great job of clogging up filters and decreases the cleaning efficiency of any cleaning system. Love my Dolphin.
1429904
It does but I don't recommend this item. The suction is not as strong as it should be and leaves items very wet.
697598
It might vacuum and remove the sand too. I have small stones and they rise up(not get sucked out) sometimes when I vacuum.
3862
It's only for removing debris. Chemicals are needed to prevent bacteria and algae from growing.
1788729
To be honest I don't know. But if I recall correctly when I have moved debris from the bottom, it does not. It has several brushes that keep it elevated off the pool floor. It does a good job. I've been pleased with it.
1764972
Yes, it goes directly to your filtering system. It doesn't pick up big stuff like leaves though. We clean our filters only every few weeks.
1658161
It does, but I rather use the munchkin brand brush for my bottle washing. Dr. Brown's bristles to me are soft and doesn't seem to clean that well.