Inground Pool Automatic Cleaners – Whats New

Inground pool automatic cleaners come in three basic types, those being suction side, pressure side and mechanical. The mechanical types are the latest to find their way into the market, because it is only in the last couple of decades that reliable technology was developed and made available.

Rotating Brushes

Prior to the advent of mechanical inground pool automatic cleaners, pool owners who had cement inground pools had to scrub the sides of their pool manually using a wide pool brush on a long pole. However; all that was done away with with the development of the modern mechanical pool cleaner that uses rotating brushes to do the job for them.

Pressure and Suction Side

Pressure and suction side inground automatic pool cleaners are still around though and probably will be for some time for one big reason. That is because they are much cheaper to purchase then mechanical inground automatic pool cleaners. In fact, a basic, minimum function suction side automatic pool cleaner can still be found for as little as $100 or less.

Three Things to Consider

The size, level of use, as well as the amount of debris that is expected to find its way into your pool from your landscaping are three big factors that figure into what size and type of pool cleaner you will need to adequately service your pool. Trying to make due with a smaller or cheaper pool cleaner then you actually need can lead to having to return to buy a second pool cleaner further down the line.

That Crystal Clear Look

One good piece of advice that you would be well advised to heed is to talk to an inground pool automatic cleaner expert before you make your final decision on just what type and model you are going to use. Remember that your pool contains a lot of water and every gallon of it has to be processed completely and efficiently in order for you pool to have that crystal clear look.

Inground Pools and Some of the Challenges of Having Them Excavated

With so many more options available for someone that is interested in having an inground pool installed in their backyard, more people are taking the plunge every day. In fact, inground pools are now constructed out of a variety of materials other than concrete, which makes them easier then ever to have installed.


However; just because you have selected one of the inground pools that is not constructed from concrete doesn't mean that it won't entail a good measure of labor to have installed. What it does mean though, is that you can in fact do it yourself if you can muster up a little help.


Excavation is the first step. There are plenty of heavy equipment operators that would be willing to do the work for you by the hour, so call around and ask their price. If you or someone that you know has the skills to operate a backhoe, one can be rented also but you or them really do have to know how to operate one.


Begin by leveling the general area where you are going to have the inground pool installed and then make sure it is compacted. Then using string, some stakes and simple geometry mark out the shape of the pool using marking lime. Do your best to make sure that the person doing the digging does as clean as job as possible but even then there will still be some hand shovel work when the job is done.


Larger rocks and boulders can be a big problem and if your area is prone to them you may want to consider an above ground pool. Small and medium sized boulders can be dug up and dragged out but giant ones have to be blasted, which can be quite expensive to have done. One way to test for them is to drive stakes into the ground or you can use a post hole digger to dig down and look for them.

Taking Care of Your Inground Pool While on Vacation

So you have an inground swimming pool in your backyard and all year you have been taking care of it and you have been using it and it's been nothing but all blast all season long. Some people buy inground pools so that they don't have to take a vacation and instead decide to turn their backyard into a vacation destination. But let's face it, everyone needs a vacation and when better than in the summer. Well the problem now becomes your pool. Your pool, much like your pets, need to be taken care of while you are gone. So here are some tips to ensure your pool remains in tact while you are on vacation.


The first thing you need to do is find a friend or relative that you can trust to enter your backyard while you are gone to perform simple tasks on your swimming pool including adding chemicals, emptying the skimmer basket(s) and vacuuming manually or putting the automatic pool cleaner in. It would be ideal to find someone who already has a pool and has taken care of it. This way it won't be a learning experience for them while you are gone.


Before you leave you want to vacuum your pool and add shock and any other necessary chemicals to it, this way the person coming over won't have to worry about this for a week. Now if you are leaving for 2 weeks or more this person should check this each week.


After that, as long as the weather is doing fine and your timer is working correctly all they have to do is empty the skimmer basket(s) and make sure the pool is clean.