Why Automatic Pool Cleaners Are Awesome

Its great to have your very own swimming pool right in your backyard. There is nothing like jumping into a clear cool pool on a hot summer day. You can enjoy swimming in your backyard with privacy and comfort. Maybe you want to exercise, swimming is a great way to exercise without the mess of sweating.

However pools do require maintenance and that means chores. No one wants to slave over the pool cleaning it and vacuuming it all day. It sucks but there is a solution that can help.

But what is an automatic pool cleaner? It’s a device that literally vacuums your pool for you. And now more than ever they have become more affordable. Before there were only a few to choose from which made them expensive, but now there are plenty you can use in your swimming pool.

Nowadays there are hundreds of different types of automatic pool cleaners that have flooded the marketplace. You can get yourself an automatic cleaner for about $50 or you could get a really nice one for about $1,000. But whats the difference.

A pressure-side automatic pool cleaner is the most popular. It uses the return line in your pool to push debris into a bag. That bag can then be emptied. It creates a vortex by pushing the water flow up and into a bag causing debris to be lifted off the floor and into the bag.

If you choose a suction side cleaner then you use the filter skimmer to suck the debris of the bottom of your pool. It works just like when you manually vacuum your pool except it moves around by itself. I do not recommend these since they are hard to setup and don’t have an easy to empty bag.

If you want a really good vacuum then go for the robotic style. It sucks debris off the bottom of your pool and into a bag without using your filter. Robotic cleaners run off electric so you don’t have to keep your pool running to vacuum your pool. It’s the way to go.