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Suction Cleaners

If you're going to have a swimming pool, you're going to have to deal with the maintenance that comes with it, such as vacuuming it to keep the water and the walls clean. There are several different kinds of vacuums: suction, pressure, robotic, and in-floor. Today, we're going to talk about suction cleaners.

Suction cleaners attach to the suction side of the swimming pool's circulation system. Whenever you have the filter pump going, suction is created on the underside of the cleaner, and it randomly moves around the pool, sucking up debris. The large pieces of gunk are caught in the strainer basket, and smaller stuff gets trapped by the filter.

Suction vacuums are fairly simple to operate, and they are the least expensive kind of swimming pool cleaner. One downside is that, because the vacuum cleaner runs randomly around the pool, some spots tend to be missed. Also, if your pool only has one skimmer, these kind of vacuums can be a pain. That's because the skimmer action has to be suspended when the cleaner is operating. You might want to invest in a more expensive pressure cleaner.

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