Robot No Longer Gets Stuck on the Drain

[W.J.Christy]

To the TFP member who suggested irrigation tubing around the drain

I salute you.

Context, there was a post from several years back regarding a member's robot getting hung up on the drain cover of their pool. Thiey experimented with creating loops out of 1/2" irrigation tubing and filling it with something heavy to make it sink around the perimeter of the drain cover.

Well it works. I made two for my pool and my robot hasn't been stuck since. This was a cheap (20ish bucks) solution that can be left in the pool with little or no concerns. I didn't fill mine with pebbles, I had some leftover stainless cables from another project that i cut to length and stuffed into them. I also didn't drill holes in them either which didn't seem to matter.

Anyway I wanted to share my excitement and thanks for solving this irritating problem.

Link to the original thread.

How I stopped my dolphin robot from getting stuck on the main drain

This one was bothering me - I read a few posts and saw a few options but I wanted something that I felt I could leave in the pool that wasn't expensive like the drain bridges. So here's what I came up with. Take irrigation tubing - I bought a 50 ft rool for 8.50 and some couplers. Make some...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[ajw22]

 

[W.J.Christy]

Added photos! I will likely need to add one more ring with some additional weight as the robot will shift the ring around with its tread occasionally. Other than that, this works great.

 

[IUsedToSail]

Interesting fix. I might try this as my Triton PS frequently has relations with the drain.

 

[Lykly]

To the TFP member who suggested irrigation tubing around the drain

I salute you.

Context, there was a post from several years back regarding a member's robot getting hung up on the drain cover of their pool. Thiey experimented with creating loops out of 1/2" irrigation tubing and filling it with something heavy to make it sink around the perimeter of the drain cover.

Well it works. I made two for my pool and my robot hasn't been stuck since. This was a cheap (20ish bucks) solution that can be left in the pool with little or no concerns. I didn't fill mine with pebbles, I had some leftover stainless cables from another project that i cut to length and stuffed into them. I also didn't drill holes in them either which didn't seem to matter.

Anyway I wanted to share my excitement and thanks for solving this irritating problem.

Link to the original thread.

How I stopped my dolphin robot from getting stuck on the main drain

This one was bothering me - I read a few posts and saw a few options but I wanted something that I felt I could leave in the pool that wasn't expensive like the drain bridges. So here's what I came up with. Take irrigation tubing - I bought a 50 ft rool for 8.50 and some couplers. Make some...

www.troublefreepool.com

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My pool cleaner spends 85% of the time on the drains.

 

[W.J.Christy]

My pool cleaner spends 85% of the time on the drains.

Give this a go. Its cheap anday work for you.