Pool cleaning is the downside of owning a pool, maintaining a crystal clear and healthy pool takes a lot of time and work. Fortunately with today’s technology there are several automated systems.
Electric Robot
This type of automated cleaner is a battery powered robot that rove3s the bottom of the pool vacuuming debris and dirt. The electric robot is quit expensive and is more commonly used in larger commercial pools.
Water Pressure Systems
There are two types of water pressure systems:
The Booster-less System
This system uses the circulation pump as the booster, it does not require a separate booster to operate. The booster less system is connected to the return line after the pump but before the filter. The cleaner will receive the water before the heater does, which can cause low water pressure to the heater. The heater could overheat and burn out. This system requires an automatic valve and control system to prevent the heater from trying to operate. The disadvantage of this system is that the cleaner and heater cannot be operating at the same time.
Booster Pump System
This type of system operates by using a separate pump and motor. The pump attaches after, both, the pump and heater. A high pressure jet of water is sent through flexible hoses and the cleaner while it patrols the bottom of the pool, acting as a vacuum. There are tow types of vacuum heads; the vacuum head and the sweep head. The vacuum has it own bag to collect debris from underwater pool surfaces. The vacuum head style will force water through to stalk to power a turbine then vacuums up most of the larger debris, some water is sent out of a tail which will whip around the bottom of the pool and stir up smaller particles, that will be filtered out by the pool’s circulation system. The water pressure will also move the vacuum head on the wheels attached to the bottom. The vacuum head system has several moving parts, as with any mechanical equipment they must be maintained in order to properly function. This system also has problems with odd shaped pools, sometimes getting caught in corner or on ladders. Make sure to have adequate hose and a properly installed shut off valve. This valve will allow the vacuum head to back itself up. The sweep head type is simply a booster pump that floats on top of the water. It uses water pressure to move long arms to stir the debris from the bottom allowing the larger particles to be removed by the main drain, while finer dirt gets trapped in the filter.
Suction-side system
This automatic cleaner attaches to the pool’s slimmer, using a standard vacuum hose. The vacuum head runs along the bottom of the pool collection leaves and dirt sending it to the skimmer basket. Once the collection pot is full, it simply needs to be emptied. Unfortunately, when the strainer pot gets full the pump will loose suction and the skimmer becomes useless.
Self-Cleaning System
A self cleaning system requires jets set in the bottom of the pool. The jets will push all of the dirt and debris to the deepest part of the pool, where it will be sucked into the main drain. Conversely, it the pressure is not equal to all of the jets cleaning will be uneven.
When deciding on an automatic cleaning system, look at all available systems and ask questions. Get all of the information you can and follow the directions tat come with whatever system you choose for the most efficient operation.
Nicholas Ayres is from Neo Pools, a Perth based concrete swimming pool designer. Neo also provide swimming pool tips and advice.
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