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• Manual or Automatic?

When most people talk about pool vacuums, they’re really talking about different types of automatic vacuums, as it’s taken for granted that you can always vacuum your pool manually by hand. Pool vacuuming is an important part of pool maintenance and needs to be done regularly, so automatic pool vacuums can save pool owners a huge amount of time and effort.

• How Do Pool Vacuums Work?

Most automatic pool vacuums use suction to attach themselves to the bottom and sides of the pool, and are usually attached to hoses that suck water and debris through them to be filtered out by your equipment. They typically bump around in a fairly random fashion, sucking up dirt, leaves, bugs, and other debris.

• Features of Pool Vacuums

Automatic pool vacuums can either be pre-programmed to follow a certain route or simply left to clean in a random fashion. Both methods work as you typically drop them into the pool, forget about them, and let them clean, so it’s not important that they work efficiently.

Some models also can dispense other necessary pool chemicals while they clean, tackling two jobs at once.

• Limitations of Pool Vacuums

Due to their size and nature, pool vacuums can’t do everything on their own, especially when it comes to cleaning behind ladders and other hard to reach places. You’ll still have to clean some spots by hand, just not the bulk of the pool that the pool vacuum can get to on its own.

• Cost of Pool Vacuums

Automatic pool vacuums vary in price depending on your needs and any extra features but most range from $150 to up to $500 dollars. While it may seem an expensive luxury at first glance, they do pay for themselves in just a few seasons as far as all the hours of pool cleaning they save you from having to do.