What your robot's filter is doing
This site looks at one part of a robotic pool cleaner: the filter that holds the debris. It covers what the filter does, how makers say to empty and rinse it, and how often.
All the filter notes
- What a Robot Pool Cleaner's Filter DoesWhere the dirt goes once a robotic pool cleaner picks it up, and why its filter is separate from the pool's own filter system.
- How to Empty a Robot Pool Cleaner's FilterThe order of steps two Dolphin manuals give for opening a robot's filter basket and removing the debris, and why to follow your own manual.
- Rinsing and Cleaning a Robot Pool Cleaner's FilterWhat two Dolphin manuals say about rinsing a robot's filter basket with a hose, and why the filter shouldn't be left to dry out first.
- How Often a Robot Pool Cleaner's Filter Needs CleaningWhat two Dolphin manuals recommend for how often to clean a robot's filter basket, and what a clogged unit can do, with a pointer to your own manual.
- Micron Ratings Explained, and What the Number MeansWhat a micron is, how it compares with a human hair, and what two sources say about the particle sizes pool filters do and don't catch.