Robotic Cleaner Recommendation for New Pool Build

[JimK]

Thanks for the suggestion, Mark. Reviews on ThePoolCleaner are very good. My biggest concern with this is that I don’t think we’ll be running the pump long enough to get a thorough cleaning. According to the builder, we will be running the VS pump for about an hour and a half a day. The volume of the pool is approximate 16k gals.

We haven’t pulled the trigger on a cleaner just yet so I will keep this in mind. If we do go with this cleaner, we’ll need the suction side model also as we will not be putting in a dedicated pressure side connection. The price is much nicer than the robotics I've mentioned.

1.5 hr run time seems awfully short to keep the pool clean.

[FormerBromineUser]

I was thinking the same thing!

Mark's the pump run-time guy for sure so hopefully he will confirm.

[mas985]

There are people that run shorter than that so it isn't impossible. You can read the run time study in my signature and they found that there was no improvement in water quality beyond 2 hours of run time. Going beyond that is mostly about skimming and bottom cleaning with a cleaner that dictates run time and even that isn't necessary since that is mostly aesthetics.

[Toybuilder]

1.5 hr run time seems awfully short to keep the pool clean.

Sorry everyone. That was the suggestion for the run time of a robotic cleaner from the builder. In review of his quote, the run time for our pool will be approximately 3 hours. My bad. The brain is still on holiday mode apparently.

[JimK]

Sorry everyone. That was the suggestion for the run time of a robotic cleaner from the builder. In review of his quote, the run time for our pool will be approximately 3 hours. My bad. The brain is still on holiday mode apparently.

Ah......thanks for the clarification.

Sorry I don't have any feedback for you on robotic cleaners. I have no experience with those.

[Toybuilder]

We've started! Woohoo! Here's a link to the photo post.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...536#post129536

[JimK]

We've started! Woohoo! Here's a link to the photo post.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...536#post129536

Yea!

Did you decide on a cleaner?

I'm looking forward to see more pics as it progresses.

[Toybuilder]

Yea!

Did you decide on a cleaner?

I'm looking forward to see more pics as it progresses.

Unfortunately, no.

Now I've added the Tiger Shark RC9955GR into the mix. Who knew this would be so hard. These are not cheap and I don't want to get something that won't do the job. Everyone has some kind of complaint. But then, they all have great reviews. Ugh. I have about 3 months to decide, but I know it's going to come down to flipping a coin.

[Anonymous [GDPR] European in the UK]

May I suggest cleaning your pool manually, that way it's quicker and you won't miss bits and that saves on the cost of a robot and the extra electricity to run it. Pool Blaster Max with the extra fine bag in it will do the job in the quickest time by virtue of no hoses etc to get out/put away again.
Unfortunately people disagree about what really works in a pool but running the pump on low speed 24/7 means leaves that hit the surface are deposited in the skimmer before they get waterlogged and sink (that's why you need a robot) the downside of this technique is you have to empty your skimmer more frequently. I sold my robot 3 season ago as it wasn't needed, was too slow to clean the whole pool and missed bits.

If you can't resist the urge to spend on a robot buy one with remote steering then you can guide it to the spots it misses. Any one who actually believes these things learn your pool is deluded.