Which Pool Robot

Guides

Choosing between a corded and a cordless robot, what a booster pump does, and how to tell whether a suction cleaner is getting the flow it needs.

Robots for inground pools

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A man on a pool deck watching a corded robot clean the pool floor

Cordless or corded pool robot

What a cordless robot's runtime and square-foot rating mean, what a corded robot's cable and power supply need, and where each fits, from the makers' own figures.

Replacing a suction or pressure cleaner

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A diaphragm suction cleaner and its hose on the floor of a pool

Checking the flow to a suction pool cleaner

The makers' own flow checks for the Zodiac MX6 and MX8, Baracuda G3 and G2, Hayward Navigator Pro and Hayward PoolCleaner, and what a reading outside the range points to.

A Polaris 3900 Sport pressure cleaner with its sweep hose and bag

The booster pump behind a Polaris pressure cleaner

Which Polaris pressure cleaners need a booster pump and which run without one, what the PB4-60 manual says about pressure, and how the cleaners are set by wheel speed.