Choosing a Pool Cleaner

IF YOUR POOL DOES NOT HAVE A BOOSTER PUMP BUT DOES HAVE A DEDICATED PRESSURE LINE

The Polaris 360 Vac Sweep or the Letro Legend 2 Cleaner both make a good choice.

The benefit in this type of sweep is that it does not require a separate booster pump or timer. This saves electricity.

Pressure Side Models

If your pool does NOT have a booster pump, but DOES have a dedicated pool sweep line on the pressure side, you have some good options as well.

Letro Legend 2

Polaris 360

The only downside to this type of unit is that if the flow from your pump is decreased, the performance of this unit will also suffer.

Requirements:

Dedicated Suction Line

If a pool has a dedicated pool cleaner line, that line can be converted to either a pressure or suction line, depending on the type of cleaner you prefer. With a dedicated line, you always have the option to install a Polaris 280 or equivalent (requires installation of a time clock and booster pump as well).

Pressure Side without Booster - pool cleaner illustration

Click on diagram to enlarge if needed.

NOTE: A dedicated line is a pipe that runs from the equipment area to the pool to deliver pressure or suction to the cleaner. A dedicated line on the pressure side is one that operates under pressure. It delivers water pressure to the cleaner to operate it. A dedicated line on the suction side is one that operates under suction. It delivers suction to the cleaner to operate it.