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5 Main Types of Pool Cleaners on YouTube
There are Five main types of cleaners according to Wickipedia, classified by the drive mechanism used:
1. Return-side driven — this is where the water outflow being returned to the pool is used for locomotion and debris suction, via the venturi effect.
2. Pressure driven — this is where the water outflow is pressurized using a secondary “booster” pump. This high pressure water is used for locomotion and debris suction, via the venturi effect.
3. Suction-side driven — water being pumped out of the pool via its skimmer or drains is used for locomotion and debris suction.
4. Suction-side floating skimmer — water being pumped out of the pool via its fixed skimmer or drain is pulled through a floating skimmer this method makes use of the surface tensionof the pool to pull floating contaminants to its self.
5. Electronic or robotic — an external electrical power cord is used to drive motors used for locomotion and suction.
Electronic or Robotic
The electronic automated pool cleaner consists on a very simple concept. It has a drive motor a pump and a processor. The pump is drawing the water from the bottom of the robot where the intake valves are located, through the filter and out to the top outlet of the cleaner.
During that process debris and dust that are on the pool surfaces, being vacuumed into the filter section, and particles that are large enough stay inside the robots filter unit until cycle is done and disposal is being removed. The drive motor is made to give the pool robot a directional movement but it does not determine the route.
The drive motor is driving the drive belts and the drive belts are driving the wheels or wheel tubes depending on the model. The processor is made to determine the cycle time of the motors to a specific direction.
The more advanced models have more advanced processors which remember the pool’s size and shape and determines the most efficient route to clean the entire pool.
