Robot automatic pool cleaners at your UK Home or Garden pool
Two types of Robot Pool Cleaners
There are two fundamentally different types of robot pool cleaner. The
first type run off batteries and the second type are powerered by the
vacuum point that is always provided on in-ground pools.
Battery Operated Robots
The first type - and the type that Bluepools prefers - are the ones
that are battery powered and that are supplied on a wheeled storage cart
that holds the battery charging equipment.
Bluepools recommends and supplies the Zodiac Lazernaut robot that is
described in the following pdf files:-
zodiac-lazernaut-user-manual
zodiac-lazernaut-brochure
Vacuum Operated Robots
Vacuum operated robots work by being connected to the vacuum outlets
that are provided with most outdoor swimming pools.
The drawbacks to this type of equipment are:-
- The main pool filtration pump has to be run continuously during cleaning
- or another special pump just for cleaning has to be installed. A
special pump is better because the suction characteristics can be matched
more exactly to the robot specification - but it obviously complicates
the pool plumbing and inlet manifold arrangments.
- The pipework between the vacuum point and the manifold may need to
be upgraded to suit the suction requirments of the robot (pipes can
be squashed flat under the pressure from the suction when it is added
to earth pressure from backfilling over the pipework.).
- The robots are difficult to tune and keep in tune especially when
it comes to climbing the pool walls. The tuning is carried out by adjusting
jets on the robot and they need to be adjusted, and the robot put in
the water and tested - this can take hours.
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