Large Pools: Cord Length, Runtime, and Coverage Math
Sixty feet is the longest cord most residential robots carry, and a fifty foot lap pool can still strand one short. Here is the cord, runtime, and placement math that…
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Smart Pool Robots: Apps, Mapping, and What’s Worth It
Apps, mapping, schedules, and self-emptying docks now separate $400 robots from $1,400 ones. A former service tech sorts the features that earn their keep from the ones that impress for…
Robotic vs Pressure Pool Cleaners: Which Fits Your Setup
Whether a pressure cleaner or a robot belongs in your pool comes down to plumbing, trees, and your power bill. Walk through five common setups and leave with a verdict…
Freeform Pools: Getting Full Coverage in Curves
Will a robot actually reach every curve of a kidney or lagoon pool, or does it just bounce around the middle and call the cycle finished? The honest answer depends…
How Pool Robot Navigation and Mapping Really Work
No satellite signal survives the first foot of water, yet a $700 robot lays down neat rows. The trick is an old sailor's method, a gyroscope, and a healthy respect…
What Size Pool Robot Do You Need? A Sizing Walkthrough
A pool robot that's wrong for your water shows up fast: a dead zone in the far corner, or a fast little machine bouncing off walls in a plunge pool.…
Steps, Benches, and Ledges: The Zones Robots Miss
Robot cleaners promise full coverage, but steps, benches, and tanning ledges sit in a geometry and depth gap no climbing algorithm solves. Here is why, and the five minute habit…
Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi Pool Robots: Range and Reality
Bluetooth pairs fast and dies at the waterline. Wi-Fi reaches your couch and the cloud, but only on 2.4GHz. Here is how each radio really behaves at the pool, and…
Pool Robot Warranties: What They Cover and What Voids
A warranty card promises a lot in small print. Here's what a typical pool robot policy actually pays for, how proration quietly shrinks a payout, and the everyday habits that…
The Pool Robot App Features You’ll Use After Week One
Most buyers rank manual steering as their top wanted app feature, then never open it again after week one. Here are the screens that actually earn a place in your…
Pool Robots and Smart Homes: What Connects Today
Can you tell Alexa to clean the pool? Sort of, and the honest answer disappoints most people who ask it. Here is what actually connects today, and what still needs…
When to Buy a Pool Robot: Timing Deals Over the Year
Robot pricing rises and falls with the pool season itself. Here is the month-by-month calendar, with real discount ranges, so you buy in the window instead of at the peak.