Need Suggestions for Inground Auto Cleaner

[aylad]

I've always used a Polaris 380, which I'm very happy with, but it does require a booster pump.

Janet

[famousdavis]

I bought a Barracuda G3 -- a popular suction cleaner. I don't recommend it, though. Mine gets stuck too frequently on my softly rounded steps. I've used it about 3 times, choosing to just brush my pool down to the main drain once a week. Surprisingly, my pool is very clear in spite of the lack of using a cleaner. If I had the $$$, I'd probably choose a robot that was smart enough to know when it was stuck.

[Willjay]

I had a Hayward phantom from when the pool was built. It's just a skimmer, which is nice after I mow the grass, but it does nothing for the silt and sand and debris once settled on the bottom. I now have a Polaris 280 now and I love it. I no longer have the problems with sediments on the bottom. It does a great job sucking them into it's net as well as everything else on the bottom. Leaves, small pool toys, goggles, everything that isn't on my top two steps is caught.