All You Want To Know About Pool Vacuums

With so many brands and types of automatic swimming pool vacuum available in the market today, choosing one that is exactly what you need could be a challenge. Then after a painstaking review of each vacuum’s feature and finally deciding on a model, you just have to bring it back because it was not properly working. This article hopes to shed some light on your swimming pool vacuum dilemmas, the features of each type and their corresponding advantages and disadvantages.

Automatic Pressure-Side Pool Vacuums
The automatic pressure-side vacuums works as the water is returned through a dedicated booster pump or even through the main circulation pump, which steers the cleaner within the pool and shoves the gathered materials from the pool into the sac that is attached onto the cleaner.  One advantage of having this type of vacuum is that the dirt are not sucked up into the pool filter or pump basket which is great when you do not have time to frequently clean your pool. If the pool is located under a group of nice shady trees which could produce a lot of debris, then the pressure-side pool vacuum will be the ideal type to have.

Advantages of having a dedicated pump -  The cleaner will be more efficient and will have a longer life because it will only run if the pool will be cleaned, unlike if it is attached to a main pump, then it might wear off prematurely  because if will also run whenever the main pump is on.

Advantages of having a non-dedicated pump – The main advantage is you will not incur additional installation expenses unlike if you have to install another line solely for the booster pump.  Generally, the stand alone pool vacuum will come less expensive as well.

Disadvantages of a pressure-side pool vacuum – the pressure-side pool vacuum is not able to filter minute particles through its own sac as well as clean the pool walls very well.   Another disadvantage is that they are not able to perform like a moving drain (details are explained in the next paragraph)

Automatic Suction-Side Pool Vacuums
This type of vacuum depends on the sucking motion of the cleaner to move and suck in the materials off the floor of the pool.  This gives out several benefits.  One is it can act like a moving main drain wherein the cleaner, when placed underwater, will suck in the debris into it and at the same time the water through the filtering device which will make water turnover time more quickly.

Some models of the suction side vacuum can scour the pool walls while moving around the pool.  This will cause you to save on additional expense on brushing the pool more often separately.  Given that the materials are sucked into the filter, it is able to get even the minutest dirt compared to the pressure side vacuum with its own sac.  Also, as it is not necessary to mount another water line or pump, a suction-side pool vacuum, it will generally cost less to set-up.  If there is very little possibility of getting bulky materials landing into your pool, then the suction-side cleaner could be the ideal type for you.

Disadvantages of having a suction-side cleaner – The major downside of having this type is it sucks in the foreign material right into the filtration system and pump basket.  If your pool is anywhere near trees, this could pose a major problem.  One thing you can do to remedy this is by installing a leaf trap which can catch the big materials so they do not proceed to the pump basket anymore.  Another matter that will influence the performance of your suction-side pool vacuum is the filter.  The filter should always be kept dirt free given that the cleaner depends on the suction from the main pump to make it function.

Robotic Automatic Pool Vacuums
The robotic pool vacuums runs through an electric motor installed within the item.  The cleaner is run by electric current coming from the tiny transformer connected to an outdoor GFCI outlet.  The electricity coming from the outlet is converted into lower voltage electricity from which the cleaner gets its power source through a long electrical cord.

It sucks in the materials directly to its own filter through the action of another pump also found within the item.  It is equipped with a computer chip that could analyze matters with the cleaner such as the shape of the pool.  Some models are equipped with remote control devices so the person can maneuver the robot about the pool to double check if any spot was overlooked by the cleaner.

Robotic pool vacuums are most ideal if your pool never comes up with big foreign objects or a large amount of sand or silt.  It actually is the singular type of pool vacuums that can scour the walls clean as well as the tile lines.  It can also help in circulating the water to the pool because of the strong pump built inside the unit that sucks in the dirt.  It is true that these types of vacuum are the most expensive in the market, but with the right type of pool it can give you great service and ultimately great savings.

Disadvantages of having a robotic pool vacuum – With its very costly price, you can just hope that the unit never malfunctions because if it does, you will have to mail it back to the manufacturer or an authorized service shop for fixing.  Additionally, majority of manufacturers of this type of pool vacuums advises users to take out the unit from the pool after each use.

So there you are, we have presented to you the various kinds of automatic pool vacuums,  the benefits and the downside of each type.  We hope we have made your task of choosing the exact vacuum that will keep your swimming pool pristinely clean a lot easier.

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