The Right Swimming Pool Cleaner

By Judy Mott

Shopping for swimming pool cleaners can be overwhelming if you have no idea where to start. If price is your major deciding factor, you will still have a wide range of choices, as the prices for pool cleaners stretch from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. There are still some other ways for you to think about your choices, though.

Water purity seems to be the vital front-burner issue with most pools. Pool owners need to be sure to keep pH and chlorine at the right levels. Ordinarily, a water testing kit and a chemical treatment are the way to keep the water cleaned and treated every day.

Other important maintenance tasks involve checking filter pressure, pumps and hoses, and the strainer basket. Additionally, the pool owner should use either brushes or an automatic pool cleaner to keep the pool liner and walls clean.

These important tasks might be a bit much for the pool owner to perform on a regular basis. The recreation market has addressed this issue with a host of swimming pool cleaners to make it a bit easier to work into a busy schedule.

If the regular maintenance tasks take too much of your time, it is time to start your search for someone (or something) to assist you. Neglecting your pool is a sure-fire way to create health and swimming problems down the line.

Before you start narrowing your choices for swimming pool cleaners, it is important to note the kind of debris that can fall into your pool. As an example, a pool in a wooded area will tend to accumulate leaves, acorns and twigs.

Deciding on an automatic or manual cleaner will be determined by how much work you wish to do and your budget. Automatic swimming pool cleaners cost more; manual cleaners allow for a more thorough cleaning.

The market is flooded with pressure side and suction side automatic swimming pool cleaners. There are also robotic cleaners (over $1,000), which can map out a cleaning grid and remember it. Whether you have the cash to go for the top-notch robotic machine or need to choose a economical model, remember that a clean pool is your ultimate goal. - 30521

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