4 Things You Didn't Know About Robotic Pool Vacuums
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2023
- From www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... this video talks about 4 things that you might not know about swimming pool robotic vacuum cleaners. Robotic vacuums cleaners are very popular with swimming pool owners but not everyone knows how to get the most life from these vacuums, nor the correct way in which to use on. For example, a robotic vacuum is designed for maintenance cleaning and not to spring clean the leaves out of your pool! Also you should remove your robotic pool vacuum from the pool once it has completed the cleaning cycle to avoid having the plastic and metals in the vacuum to be exposed to chlorinated water for any longer than it needs to be. Lifting a robotic vacuum from the water to clean the filter grids can be a struggle for some people and the trick here is to simply lift the unit a little out of the water and hold it resting on the edge of the pool. Allow some time for the water inside the unit to drain out before you try to lift the vacuum all the way out of the water.
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I've had my Dolphin in the pool for 6yrs now every day during the summer when we aren't in it. The Dolphin is 6 (six) years old now and doing just fine. The only time it gets air is when I take it out to clean it
So what's the point of having a programmable function if you're not supposed to leave it in the pool?
I also leave mine in 24/7. Too much effort to take it out every time.
M400 about 13 years old, spends every day of pool season in the pool.
20yr concrete pool owner here, the Kreepy Krauly VTX and older SC series vacuums are STILL the best pool cleaners. The gimmicky robotics trend cleaners just don't cut it long term for cost of maintenance and durability.
Leave them in!
My dolphin m400 has been in more or less 24/7/365 for 5 years.
Many good points, as always Steve. I have often pondered the degradation argument about leaving the robotic vacuum in the water 24/7. It is very common, at least in my area, for people to leave them year round. I realize there will be some free chlorine loss but I find that not worth worrying about. Admittedly, we are people that leave our robotic vacuum in year round and let it run daily on schedule.
I bought a Polaris 9550 and it may be robotic but its as dumb as a post. Never gets stuck on the drain though. I did have it break down which after 6 weeks resulted in the manufacturer replacing all the components and then sending me a completely new one. I'm still living in fear of the dreaded and mystical ER10 code. Good news is I now have an entire spare machines worth of parts that could be sold for more than what I paid for it, plus an almost new one. I'm considering seeing if I can get the suction port plumbed up again, or now thanks to your post about them, investigating a 100% manual cordless hoseless cleaner. It's not like my Polaris would ever clean my pool first time anyway - it always seems to take 2 or 3 passes plus some manual steering to get everything. It does however have a 20-micro filter basket which is really good at getting fine particulates off the bottom of the pool - they arrive every time with have a desert wind storm which is pretty often.
No kidding. This is all common sense
Good info to have. Thank you
great advice. i use a robot throughout the pool season in KS and there are a lot of learning curves. i've owned my pool for 9 years and am in the process of ordering my 3rd pool robot. without a doubt they are useful critters. for the price, i'm fine with a new robot every 4.5 years. they save me so much time cleaning the pool. thanks. i look forward to more pool robot videos.
We have a salt water pool and I also drown the device with a water hose once I remove it to get as much salt water out of it as possible. They are an awesome tool for pool care.
Thanks man . I was thinking of purchasing one over my Polaris 280 but I’ll just stick with that ! The Polaris works great in my pool and no I’m and out and last forever!
I have valves on intake from bottom drain and from side skimmer. I had the capture on bottom drain a few times so I partially close the bottom drain valve to reduce intake from that source and more to the skimmer. Need to watch water level and status of skimmer basket to insure you do not starve the pump. But with a six hour clean, that is usually not an issue.
The biggest tip I could give (and I learned this the hard way) is that the power supplies are typically "water resistant" not "water proof." I had mine attached to the caddy that came with my cleaner and it was exposed to rain etc. After 2.5 years the power module was fried from water getting inside. I still keep the new power supply attached to the caddy but now I have a small barbecue type cover that protects it from the elements.
Are these things safe to use in above ground vinyl pools?
Should I store my robot charged or uncharged for winter
Is a wall climbing robot, such as Dolphin Premier, safe for climbing wall in a vinyl pool?
I have a Ofuzzi Cyber Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner the off/on switch is stuck in off position, how can I fix it?