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Pool Vacuums
It's important to keep your pool clean and that includes routinely vacuuming the bottom of the pool. There are many different types of pool cleaners, or pool vacuums. The simplest type consists of long pool, a simple brush which a vacuum hose attaches to. The vacuum hose then attaches to your skimmer with an adaptor and you simply move the pool vacuum over the bottom of the pool to clean it.
.This is one type of a manual pool vacuum.
Automatic pool cleaners will clean your aboveground or inground pool for you. They do cost more than the manual vacuums, but take almost all of the labor out of cleaning your pool. It only takes a few minutes to set up, and then the automatic pool cleaner randomly moves across your pool cleaning as it goes.

This is one type of an automatic pool cleaner.
There are also robotic pool cleaners. Robotic pool cleaners can be programmed to clean your pool. They can be programmed to run for a set period of time. Robotic pool cleaners will clean the pool for you. There is a range of prices for this type of pool cleaner. Some models even have remote controls for them.
This is one type of robotic pool cleaner.