- Aug 3, 2015
- 175
- Pool Size
- 34000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Hi all,
I currently have a Polaris TR35P pressure cleaner (came with the pool when it was built a couple of years ago). It's never done a great job of cleaning the pool. I'm at a point where I'm running it 10 hours a day and there's still a good amount of dirt accumulating on the bottom of the pool. I've contacted Zodiac several times and they keep sending replacement parts, but ultimately nothing has helped. I'm not sure if our pool size is too large for it, but one of the problems is definitely that it does a very poor job of cleaning our steps and can't reach our sun shelf. I've checked it out and it's definitely pulling the water into it, so I also know that it's not a problem with its pump.
For a while I was thinking I should look into getting a better pressure cleaner, but from what I'm seeing online it seems like a robot is the better way to go, as I really like the idea of it not just randomly running around the pool and frequently getting stuck (as our current cleaner tends to do). I also like that it will scrub while cleaning, and that it will also clean the tiles. I have a few questions...
- I've done some searching online and it looks like Dolphin, Aquabot and Polaris have good reputations. Does anyone have a recommendation on a particular robot?
- Based on my schedule, I'd rather leave the unit in the pool all the time and just take it out to clean the filter, etc. Is that a bad idea?
- Do robots have the ability to clean a 6" sun shelf? Or do they need to be fully submersed in water?
Thanks in advance for any help!
I currently have a Polaris TR35P pressure cleaner (came with the pool when it was built a couple of years ago). It's never done a great job of cleaning the pool. I'm at a point where I'm running it 10 hours a day and there's still a good amount of dirt accumulating on the bottom of the pool. I've contacted Zodiac several times and they keep sending replacement parts, but ultimately nothing has helped. I'm not sure if our pool size is too large for it, but one of the problems is definitely that it does a very poor job of cleaning our steps and can't reach our sun shelf. I've checked it out and it's definitely pulling the water into it, so I also know that it's not a problem with its pump.
For a while I was thinking I should look into getting a better pressure cleaner, but from what I'm seeing online it seems like a robot is the better way to go, as I really like the idea of it not just randomly running around the pool and frequently getting stuck (as our current cleaner tends to do). I also like that it will scrub while cleaning, and that it will also clean the tiles. I have a few questions...
- I've done some searching online and it looks like Dolphin, Aquabot and Polaris have good reputations. Does anyone have a recommendation on a particular robot?
- Based on my schedule, I'd rather leave the unit in the pool all the time and just take it out to clean the filter, etc. Is that a bad idea?
- Do robots have the ability to clean a 6" sun shelf? Or do they need to be fully submersed in water?
Thanks in advance for any help!