Suction pool cleaners
Suction cleaners are one of the most popular kind of cleaners on the market. They are fixed to the pool’s skimmer and operate on the suction created by the pool’s pump, thus acting like an underwater vacuum cleaner. They are also attached to your pool’s filter system, as they need to deposit leaves and larger debris in the skimmer box, and the finer sediment is trapped in the pool’s filter system.
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Robotic pool cleaners
The new generation robotic pool cleaners are gaining popularity with time-poor homeowners who want to spend the day enjoying their pool instead of vacuuming! Robotic cleaners vacuum and trap pool debris in self-contained compartments or bags. This technique saves you from having to do excessive backwashing or rinsing the pool’s filter, which is the case with suction style cleaners.
Robotic cleaners are not connected to anything, and some have remote controls to control the cleaner’s movements or to program the cleaner for specific cleaning functions. You can automatically and systematically clean your swimming pool without relying on the operation of filtering equipment. The result is a dramatic reduction in energy costs when compared to all other types of automatic pool cleaners.
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Pressure pool cleaners
A pressure cleaner attaches to your pool’s pump system to clean to pool with a combination of suction and jet action. The water pressure from a dedicated pressure booster pump moves the cleaner around the pool, which gives the cleaner its name. It has its own attached mesh bag which it deposits dirt and debris into.
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In-floor pool cleaners
An in-floor cleaning system is designed prior to the swimming pool being constructed or manufactured, depending on the pool interior. In consists of a series of heads that pop up in the floor and steps of the pool. This is not dissimilar to pop up heads in your garden sprinkler system.
Their purpose is to drive the dirt and debris towards a drain point, usually located in the deep end of the pool. Once the dirt is removed from the drain point by the pump, it usually passes into the filtration system where it will get trapped.
In leafy pools, there is an additional primary straining point, which catches the heavy leaf matter before the filtration. Every system must be designed individually as every pool is usually a different shape and size. This system also aids in chemical distribution and heat circulation throughout the entire pool. Some systems rely solely on the filtration pump to drive them and others require a separate pump to operate the cleaning system.