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At SPATEX last year, Fairlocks introduced the distinctive purple Leapfrog range of pool cleaning and
THE THREE CHOICES
maintenance items. Just like “The Big Yellow One” the accessories are hard to miss and these
maintenance items are strong and well designed
FOR POOL OWNERS
Pool owners have three choices when it
comes to the type of pool cleaners they
may wish to use. The size of the pool and
the cost are obvious key factors in making
a choice but the options are wide and
impressive
SUCTION CLEANERS – by far the basic
and cheapest of the options and suction
cleaners tend to suit small swimming
pool owners. The powerful suction
method makes them the choice for
smaller domestic pools which just use
the suction of the pool circulation to
clean rubbish from the pool floor and
collect it in a skimmer basket and filter.
If your pool has a particular problem
with leaves some come with a basket
which collects larger debris such as
twigs and leaves
cleaners. For larger pools the system is it is empty. Brilliant for showroom display and
doubled up and at 3 ft wide cleans at a highly perfect for advanced domestic manual pool ELECTRONIC CLEANERS – these
impressive one square yard per second. cleaning, the Leapfrog range from Fairlocks automatic cleaners are powered and
In 2009 Fairlocks introduced the Leapfrog makes light work of pool cleaning. driven independently from any pool
range of pool cleaning and maintenance items New to Certikin last year was the Dolphin accessory and are the preferred option
to complement their existing range. Just like Wave, a professional answer for commercial for larger commercial pools. The beauty
“The Big Yellow One” Leapfrog accessories are owners for cleaning Olympic and public sized of these more expensive cleaners is that
hard to miss, coming as they do in a truly swimming pools. The product has an “intelligent” they can be programmed to carry out
distinctive purple. But, it’s not just the colour navigation and active brushing system which different tasks and different sweeps of
that stands out. These maintenance items are allows coverage for every size and shape of pool. the pool. They can be manually
stronger and far better designed than The Dolphin has won acclaim over the last controlled and are powered from a
anything else available. Created by the same 12 months from many local authority pools control unit. A cable connects the control
team who were responsible for the well known who wanted to invest in a trouble free reliable box to the cleaner.
Baracuda pool cleaners these items are crafted and automatic pool cleaner and found the
for manual cleaning using automatic pool Dophin served their needs perfectly. CLEANERS WHICH WORK WITH THE AID OF
cleaner technology. Uniqueness runs across The Dolphin range which has up to 10 A BOOSTER PUMP – these are powered by a
the range and with it brings pool owners the products to choose from offers one of the booster pump which gives the cleaners the
world’s first auto-adjusting pool brush and the widest choices on the markets from small ability to move around the pool floor and
conceptual flexi-frame deep net/leaf rake. As pools systems through the being able to deal pick up dirt, grit and general debris – then
well as cleaning items there is also a clever with Olympic sized pools. Many come with depositing into a bag.
chlorine floater that will actually tell you when three year warranties.
Zodiac’s Indigo Cleaner has two cleaning cycles, a Dolphin plus battery is recommended for private The futuristic Aquarius from Certikin has an
rapid ‘Turbo’ (one and a half hours) and an pools of up to 12 metres. It uses cordless pool oscillating system and is suitable for al types of
intensive ‘Perfect’ (three hours) programme, easily cleaning technology and has standard robot pools. It has become well known for its easy
selected on a ‘plug-and-play’ basis with no systems with automatic self learning installation and operation and has a loyal following.
complicated programming. Its high filtration programmes to overcome obstacles or deal with
capacity (20 microns) enables it to suck up all difficult shapes
types of debris, including the finest particles.
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