Cost to own
Cordless versus corded pool cleaners: ownership costs over one season
A cordless cleaner brings a battery to look after, and a corded one brings a cable and a power supply. This page prices the parts each record lists, counts failures, and adds the warranty each maker states.
This page checks
- Three years, pricedList price plus the parts each maker prices
- What you replaceEach part, how often, and a year of it
- Failures that need youOf those on each record
- Cordless or cordedHow each cleaner gets its power
- WarrantyLength, as the maker states it
Polaris
Where to buy
Full specifications17 figures on record · 11 differ
C2
Dolphin Premier
Alpha iQ+Some links earn Robovations a commission. Nothing on this page is ranked by it. Affiliate disclosure.
One season and beyond
What each cleaner costs to keep running
Up front the three run from $700 to $2,499. No three-year total is closed for all of them: at least one has no part with both a price and an interval.
C2Dolphin PremierAlpha iQ+Three years, priced
Robot plus 3 years of priced parts. One scale.
The robot at list price, then three years of the parts its maker sells, at maker prices and maker intervals. A plus sign marks parts with no price or interval, not counted.
- C2
- $700+$700 robot. Its one part has no maker price and interval yet, so it is not counted.Maker store prices
- Dolphin Premier
- $2,619+$2,499 robot, then $40 a year in parts. 3 not counted.Maker store prices
- Alpha iQ+
- $1,762+$1,650 robot, then $38 a year in parts. 1 not counted.Maker store prices
C2 Maker product page · Maker US warranty pageDolphin Premier Maytronics US product pageAlpha iQ+ Maker owner's manual, library copy · Retailer listing
Your home
How each one fits a home like yours
Set the conditions that describe your home. Each robot answers from its own Fit Check; nothing is scored until you choose.
Fit check
Describe your home
Pick what applies. Each robot answers from its own record.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
- C2 · Wybot product page, user manual and US warranty page
- Dolphin Premier · Maytronics US store product page (maytronics.com/en-us), read 2 Oct 2026
- Alpha iQ+ · Polaris owner's manual (copy on manualslib.com); Premier Pools retailer listing, read 2 Oct 2026; Polaris pages would not load
Power type and warranty are taken from each maker's own page. The Polaris warranty comes from a retailer listing because its own page would not load, and the cell says so.
Questions
What readers ask
Which of these has a battery to look after?
The Wybot C2 is cordless, with a 4,600 mAh lithium battery charged from a power adapter. The Dolphin Premier and the Polaris Alpha iQ+ are corded.
How long are the warranties?
Wybot lists 24 months for the C2 on its US warranty page. Maytronics states 3 years for the Premier. A retailer lists 2 years for the Polaris Alpha iQ+, and Polaris’s own page would not load.
Is the Polaris Alpha iQ+ corded?
Its owner’s manual refers to a control box and a cord and says not to use an extension cord. Cable length was not confirmed on a maker page that loaded.
Questions