Pool Cleaners & Pool Vacuums

For a flat-bottom above ground pool, a cordless robotic cleaner is the easiest choice. It needs no hose or pump connection. Our cordless robotic pool cleaner is recommended for round pools up to 4.88m across and rectangular or oval pools up to 5.49m long (up to 18 square metres of floor). It is not compatible with steel wall pools. For spot cleaning, steps and corners, the Aquajack 217 cordless vacuum works in water from 0.45 to 1.4 metres deep.

A handheld rechargeable vacuum such as the Aquajack 217 suits spas, plunge pools and small pools. It has no cord or hose, runs for up to 60 minutes per charge, and comes with two vacuum heads and a telescopic pole. For a small flat-bottom above ground pool, the cordless robotic cleaner covers up to 18 square metres on its own.

A robotic pool cleaner has its own motor, battery and debris basket, so it works without your pool pump or filter. A suction pool cleaner connects to your skimmer with a hose and uses the pool pump's suction to move and pick up debris, which ends up in your pump basket and filter (or in an inline leaf canister). Suction cleaners suit inground pools with a good-sized pump; our cordless robot suits flat-bottom above ground pools.

Check the cleaner's listing. Our diaphragm suction pool sweep recommends at least a 3/4hp (550W) pump with a flow rate of 6,000 litres per hour or more. The HydroActive turbine suction cleaner needs at least a 1.5hp (1100W) pump. If your pump is smaller, a robotic or handheld cordless cleaner is a better fit.

For a pool full of leaves, a leaf eater is quick and cheap. It runs off your garden hose, needs no pump or filter, and lifts leaves and debris off the floor into its bag. If you run a suction cleaner, add an inline leaf canister between the cleaner and your skimmer so leaves are caught before they block your pump basket and filter. A leaf net cover stops most leaves getting in at all.

No. The leaf eater is powered by water from your garden hose, so it does not need your pool pump or filter. It is 38cm wide. It needs a standard pool pole, which is not included; choose a pole long enough to reach the deepest part of your pool. Spare extra large mesh bags are available in a pack of three.

Not the one we sell. The listing for our cordless robotic cleaner says it is not compatible with steel wall pools and recommends it for flat-bottom above ground pools.

Our cordless robotic cleaner runs for up to 30 minutes and takes 2.5 to 4.5 hours to charge. It starts automatically when it is submerged and stops when it is lifted out. The Aquajack 217 handheld vacuum runs for up to 60 minutes and charges in 2 to 3 hours.

Some do. The HydroActive turbine suction cleaner has enough suction to climb pool walls. The diaphragm suction sweep cleans the floor in a random pattern and only a little way up the sides, depending on how curved the join between floor and wall is. Our cordless robot is made for flat floors. Use a pool brush or the Aquajack on walls, steps and waterlines.

Empty your pump basket and any leaf canister often, because a suction cleaner sends everything it picks up there. Check the hoses for cracks and keep the cleaner out of direct sun when it is not in the pool. On diaphragm cleaners, the diaphragm is the main wearing part: if the cleaner slows down or stops moving, a replacement diaphragm (W69698) suits Zodiac Baracuda G3, G4, Genie, Zoom and many after-market cleaners.