We are in the process of getting a Leisure Pools Elegance 23' fiberglass pool installed, and I have been going back and forth on robotic cleaners. Haven't had to clean the pool manually yet, so I'm not even sure if a 7,000 gallon, 12' x 23' would be that time consuming to handle with a hand vac.
The pool itself has a seat ledge, a few steps, and a safety ledge going all the way around, so right away I have concerns about any cleaner that has wall-climbing abilities. If one works well, I can see the benefit of having those steps and walls cleaned regularly. However, I imagine a robotic cleaner only getting some of the stairs, and continuously falling off the wall when it hits that ledge and loses suction.
So then I thought I can manually brush the steps/safety ledge, bringing all junk to the bottom of the pool and run a really basic model that only does floors. There seem to be some inexpensive floor only models out there.
If I could brush, then drop a simple robot in to clean while I move on to test the water or something, I can see the value.
So, figured I'd throw my situation out there and see if there are any recommendations. Is a robot worth it, or should I just clean by hand since it's a smaller pool? Should I totally ignore any robots that climb stairs/walls since it might not work all that well with that safety ledge? Any recommendations on a basic model that only cleans floors?
Thanks!
The pool itself has a seat ledge, a few steps, and a safety ledge going all the way around, so right away I have concerns about any cleaner that has wall-climbing abilities. If one works well, I can see the benefit of having those steps and walls cleaned regularly. However, I imagine a robotic cleaner only getting some of the stairs, and continuously falling off the wall when it hits that ledge and loses suction.
So then I thought I can manually brush the steps/safety ledge, bringing all junk to the bottom of the pool and run a really basic model that only does floors. There seem to be some inexpensive floor only models out there.
If I could brush, then drop a simple robot in to clean while I move on to test the water or something, I can see the value.
So, figured I'd throw my situation out there and see if there are any recommendations. Is a robot worth it, or should I just clean by hand since it's a smaller pool? Should I totally ignore any robots that climb stairs/walls since it might not work all that well with that safety ledge? Any recommendations on a basic model that only cleans floors?
Thanks!
