Does anyone have one of the automatic pool cleaners that attaches to the pool filter and goes around the bottom of the pool?

I have been looking at them, but they are so many and I am not sure which would be the best.

 

I'm sure you will get several responses, much like Ford Vs. Chevy Vs. Dodge.......

My favorite cleaner for years has been the Hayward Pool Vac Ultra.

It does everything I need in my in ground concrete pool, and the parts are readily available to fix or repair it myself.

Anyway, that's my two cents.

 

I've had Polaris for years and they've been great

 

I've been using a Polaris for our in-ground pool for 15 years. We haven't had to use a vac since owning it. It picks up everything that will fit in it. Our pool stays spotless. It picks up toys, sand, rocks, jewelry, tile, leaves, frogs etc etc. It also has it's own booster pump. It comes on every morning from 9 to 10:30.

 

I say Kreepy Krauly. Being that I have worked in the pool business and my brother owns a pool construction company out here, and thats what he recommends, then I say go for it. In his pool all he's ever had is a Kreepy Krauly and a checmical service to come by and add chlorine gas once in a while. Always perfect, always clean and blue and crystal clear.

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

The tree line is close all around the deck considering I live in the mountains and leaves and dirt always seem to find their way to the bottom of the pool.

I usually spend the better part of an hour tring to keep the pool clean and the auto sweeper would be a big help.

 

I have and love the Aquabot. It is all self contained system. You do not plug it into your vacuum system. It is its own vacuum system. It cuts down on backwashing by a lot. Just toss it in, plug it into an electrical outlet and it cleans the bottom and walls. It will even shut off after it's done.

 

I'd say that these things have been around so long that if you spend enough money, they are all flawless

 

You only backwash if you have a DE (diatamaceous earth) filter. I do not know how common those are in your area, but they are almost non-existant here. Most pool builders that I know of use only Cartridge type filters now.

 

I have a DE filter. It has 60 Sq feet of filtering area. I don't think the cartridges are capable of that much filtering area. I only backwash once a season. As for my Polaris my pool was plumbed for it when it was built. It attaches to an inside wall with it's own fitting. It requires no maintenance except for emptying the bag.

 

That's the best way to do it. Plumb the cleaner into the system with its own dedicated suction line. DE filters are very effective at keeping the weater clean. I am not sure why but they just dont use them around here. Most often, it's a cart filter with three of the 21 sq/ft cartridges in it. I dunno....

We have the highest number of pools per capita in the world. Palm Springs, CA. Now you know why. 135* in the summer is why...

 

We have a Polaris 380 (w/booter pump) and it works very well.

 

if you have a lot of trees around the pool I would recomend a "poolsweep"
floats on top and pushes all the trash to a trap then you remove the trap and empty it. a polaris with its little bag will clog up then do nothing for a pool that gets a lot of leaves in it. my pop has been selling poolsweeps for years and if the customer requests another brand he will put that brand in their pool for two weeks then the poolsweep. then let them decide for them selves. it seems that they always choose poolsweep