What type of pool cleaner is right for me?
Suction Cleaners, Pressure Cleaners and Robotic Cleaners are the three most common types of pool cleaners in Australia. But which one is most effective?
Regardless of the type of swimming pool you have, they are a substantial investment and require a lot of TLC to keep them looking good. We want your swimming pool to be for life and not just for the hot seasons! So when it comes to choosing the right pool cleaner, you want to invest in a pool cleaner that does the job and lasts.
Automatic pool cleaners are by far the most effective choices of pool cleaners out there in the market. Busy pool owners know that they provide you with a clean pool for a minimal amount of work, meaning you will not have to put in the hours to do the manual work.
Let’s take a look at the options:
Suction Pool Cleaners
Suction Pool Cleaners are the most common automatic pool cleaners in Australia. They use the suction from your pump to clean up the debris.
They work exactly like a vacuum cleaner and therefore require a dedicated line for suction (vacuum port) to suck up the debris.
Suction Automatic Pool Cleaners are reliable and require the least output. They are very thorough at cleaning up little parts of debris that cause cloudy water and are less expensive than other automatic pool cleaners. They also clean the walls, which means you wont need to scrub them as often.
On the other hand, they do send debris straight to your pool’s filter and basket meaning you will need to spend more time cleaning and maintaining your pump. These cleaners work best for pools that mostly attract small debris such as leaves, flowers and dirt. We would not recommend this type of pool cleaner to anybody with a swimming pool that attracts lots of large floating debris such as larger leaves, as the pool’s filter basket gets clogged easily.
Robotic Pool Cleaners
The crème de la crème of automatic pool cleaners, robotic pool cleaners are the most reliable. Driven by an electric motor, they are powered through a low voltage transformer plugged into an outdoor ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI).
Robotic pool cleaners are the most expensive but the benefits of investing in one can increase the life of your pool’s filtration system. You will rely on fewer chemicals for your pool and they are incredibly easy to use.
Plug it in, place it in the pool and it will independently move along the walls and bottom of your pool cleaning up all of the dirt and debris as it goes along. Robotic cleaners are effective at cleaning large and small debris from your pool water and it circulates water around your pool.
Because they are self-contained (they have a built-in pump and filter system within the cleaner), you’ll need to ensure you allocate time for emptying and cleaning the pool cleaner periodically in order for it to continue working effectively. We would recommend cleaner for all types of swimming pools and levels of debris.
Pressure Pool Cleaners
One of the most advantageous aspects of investing in a pressure pool cleaner is the minimal work they require. They don’t move debris into a pump basket or filter and therefore, they won’t need to be cleaned as regularly as robotic or suction cleaners.
Pressure pool cleaners require their own booster pump. They work using the pressure of the swimming pool’s filtered water being pumped back into the pool.
The water pressure drives the cleaner around the pool and because it doesn’t suck leaves and debris into the pool filter/basket, it takes the load off the filtration system.
A disadvantage of this type of cleaner is it doesn’t clean your pool’s walls. It also isn’t very effective at removing fine particles from the pool water. We would recommend this type of cleaner for pools in leafy areas with
heavy debris.
For any more information on the range of pool cleaners we have available, visit our pool cleaners page or speak to one of our friendly team on (02) 9676-7996. We look forward to hearing from you.
