Water Trends Inferno Pool Cleaner (2024)

FAQs

How long do robotic pool cleaners last? ›

From my years of service, I'd say that a well-maintained pool robot should last you anywhere from 5 to 7 years. If you're taking good care of your machine! Regularly removing the cleaner from the water, cleaning out the filter basket and storing in between workouts can greatly extend your pool robot cleaner's lifespan.

Cleaners aren't meant to stay in the pool 24/7. This is true for all cleaners. Pressure side cleaners run on a schedule every day so why take it out? Leaving the cleaner in the pool 24/7 increases its exposure to corrosive chemicals in the water, such as chlorine or shock.

A robotic pool cleaner is by far the most cost-effective, easiest and fastest way of cleaning all types of dirt and keeping your pool algae free. A robotic pool cleaner ticks all checkboxes for a total pool-cleaning experience. It collects everything from leaves in the pool to fine debris and pernicious algae.

Robotic pool cleaners designed for in-ground pools will clean the floor, cove and wall and will handle a variety of surfaces like concrete, vinyl, gunite, and fiberglass. Robotic pool cleaners for above ground pools will clean the vinyl floor and cove.

Save As Much As 82% On Your Electric Bills

The average wattage of these automatic pool cleaners is 180W. Your regular booster pump powered by hydraulic cleaners need more than 1,000W or 1kWH to run. That's a massive 82% less power consumption!

If it's winter, and you've left the pool cover on the whole time, you can run the cleaner once a month for good measure. If it's summer, and you're using the pool a few hours a day, but covering it the rest of the time, you should run the cleaner at least twice a week.

We often have people who try to vacuum green, black, or mustard algae out of their pool before actually killing it. It may remove some of the algae, but the remaining algae will rebloom. It is recommended to use a three-part algae treatment.

Increases Wear and Tear

You can swim while your bot cleans the pool, but it's better not to.

Navigation technology, suction power, energy efficiency, and weight are all important factors to keep in mind during your search. But before you dive in and make a purchase, it's crucial to conduct careful research and a thorough pool assessment to ensure you're selecting the right cleaner for your specific needs.

Shock Your Pool

Shocking is the process of adding chemicals to your pool to raise chlorine levels and kill bacteria and algae. We recommend using a calcium hypochlorite shock to treat your algae problems.

Do you need to vacuum pool if you have a robotic pool cleaner? ›

Robotic Pool Cleaners: All-in-one cleaning solution

The first benefit of a robotic pool cleaner is obviously, it cleans the pool for you. Unlike manually cleaning your pool where you have to brush your pool then vacuum out the dirt and debris, robotic pool cleaners do it all in one go!

Using the wrong automatic cleaner in your vinyl pool may result in surface scrapes, tears, or more severe damage. The following pressure side, suction side, and robotic pool cleaners are all suited for use in a vinyl-lined pool.

If you are buying an automated pool cleaner, you are expecting it to do all the pool cleaning for you. Without waterline cleaning, you will still have to pull out a pool brush and scrub away the dirtiest part of your pool, the waterline, which is called the scum line for a reason.

Avoid the elements. Find your robotic pool cleaner a cozy home, away from rain, frost, or snow (and even direct sunlight). Also avoid extreme temperatures.

The life expectancy of your pool equipment will depend on how well it is stored and maintained, but most equipment will need to be replaced every 5 to 10 years. Pool filters need the most frequent changing every 1-2 years, with mechanical equipment like cleaners, pumps and heaters tending to be replaced less often.

For the most part, a pool lift battery should last roughly 90 cycles under a full 350-pound load, before needing a recharge, and three-to-four years before needing to be replaced.

It' worked well, but like anything else, you have to do some maintenance on them. Just hit 5 years on my Polaris 280 and it looks good. Previous one made it at least 5 years. I have the Pentair Warrior SE, which is a rebranded S200 that started give me the same issue right outside of the 2 yr warranty period.