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We run cleaners, skimmers and water monitors in our own backyard pool and share what makes pool care easier.

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Clear UV Pool Robot Review After 3 Months of Daily Cleaning 9.8/10Clear UV

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  1. Top pick Clear UV Clear The Clear UV replaced my Dolphin Premier. The cord keeps its suction steady, the pleated filters catch fine debris, and the UV-C lamp gives... Read the review 9.8/10
  2. Dolphin Premier Maytronics In more than four years, I only replaced the tracks, brushes, and filter media. The ProLine hardware, interchangeable leaf bag, and sideways... Read the review 9.6/10
  3. Ondilo ICO Ondilo The ICO is the easiest way I've found to watch my pool water. It sends hourly pH, ORP, and temperature readings to my phone and tells me how... Read the review 9.4/10
  4. Dolphin Cayman Maytronics The Cayman is easy to recommend because it automates the part cheaper robots leave manual. It starts on a schedule, climbs the walls, scrubs... Read the review 9.4/10
  5. Betta SE Betta The Betta SE is the only cordless pool device I trust. I never have to carry it to an outlet, and I can empty the top-loading basket in... Read the review 9/10
  6. Dolphin Escape Maytronics The Escape is an easy recommendation for an above-ground or small in-ground pool when the floor is the main job. It scrubs, carries a large... Read the review 9/10
  7. Dolphin Skimmi Maytronics The Skimmi has the sturdy Maytronics housing I expected, and its paddle pulls in low-riding debris. But I had to lift the whole wet skimmer... Read the review 7.8/10
  8. Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Maytronics The Nautilus CC Plus is a capable floor-and-wall robot, and the photographed unit brought visible algae and fine debris out of a green-pool... Read the review 7.6/10
  9. PoolRx+ PoolRx PoolRx+ is a reasonable algae-control supplement with a real mechanism behind it: copper is an established algaecide, and the unit adds it... Read the review 7.5/10

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