Hi. Has anyone out there tried an Ariel robotic pool skimmer?
Newbie owner of older pool here. We’re experiencing our first few weeks of pool ownership here in southern Ontario and the many nearby trees are welcoming us with a torrent of pollen, seeds, stuff-that-comes-before seeds, stuff-that’s-jettisoned-after seeds, and the occasional unfortunate drowned bird. At first I approached skimming as a meditative practice. In the absence of heartbreaking dead birds, it was peaceful and the water was soothing. There was something so satisfying about seeing the water clear and clean at the end. But now there is no end. The ”stuff” falls as fast as I can skim even after abandoning Zen.
The skimmer weir is broken and I’m on the hunt to replace it, but it works well enough now to know a new one will not magically suck the water surface clean. Searches here on TFP led me to wonder about a skimming robot, in particular, the Ariel skimming robot. A lot of people seemed to be wanting and even ordering one over the past several months. Just wondering if the robots have landed yet and, if so, how are they working?
Newbie owner of older pool here. We’re experiencing our first few weeks of pool ownership here in southern Ontario and the many nearby trees are welcoming us with a torrent of pollen, seeds, stuff-that-comes-before seeds, stuff-that’s-jettisoned-after seeds, and the occasional unfortunate drowned bird. At first I approached skimming as a meditative practice. In the absence of heartbreaking dead birds, it was peaceful and the water was soothing. There was something so satisfying about seeing the water clear and clean at the end. But now there is no end. The ”stuff” falls as fast as I can skim even after abandoning Zen.
The skimmer weir is broken and I’m on the hunt to replace it, but it works well enough now to know a new one will not magically suck the water surface clean. Searches here on TFP led me to wonder about a skimming robot, in particular, the Ariel skimming robot. A lot of people seemed to be wanting and even ordering one over the past several months. Just wondering if the robots have landed yet and, if so, how are they working?