Quote Originally Posted by hzz View Post
I haven't vacuumed by hand with a hose in the skimmer for over 10 years, going back to my first robotic cleaner.

The closest I get to manual cleaning is to do some touch ups with my pool blaster.

Once you have a robot there is no going back...lol
Ain't that the truth! And if you have a PoolBuster (and I have one of the first), your backup is better than a vacuum.

I haven't used the suction-side vacuum in, what?, 5-6 years? Maybe 7?

A well-charged PoolBuster with the upgraded finer filter will, if you must, allow you to vacuum your pool in 1/2 to 1/3 the time of a hose vacuum. The only thing to watch with them is sometimes they have bad battery/motor packs that have to be replaced--usually under warranty.

But a PoolBuster is usually just for touch-ups. The robot does it all--you don't ever brush the pool, either.