Stop Your Automatic Pool Cleaner from Making a Mess of Your Windows

Recently, I have had several requests to clean the windows of homes that have a swimming pool because the cleaner is spraying water all over and hitting the windows near the pool. This is of particular concern when the cleaner is in a salt water pool. The salt water being sprayed on the windows leaves a visible spray that dries white and is very unappealing. The salty spray is rather easily removed with normal cleaning methods, but after paying someone to clean your windows you want to make sure that the device cleaning the pool doesn't make a mess of the windows you just paid to have professionally cleaned.

There are a couple things you can do to keep the pool cleaner from spraying the windows. If you have ever watched this happen you will notice this wild spraying happens when the cleaner makes its way to the top of the water surface and returns to the bottom of the pool. The tail whips out of the water as the cleaner descends. Here are two relatively easy and effective things you can do to stop this from happening.

1. Add another sponge to the tail. It will most likely look like there isn't room, but you can generally squeeze another one on. This extra sponge adds just a little more weight, but more importantly, more friction. The tail will not come out of the water as easily.
2. Turn down the pressure of the water forced through the tail. Turning this pressure down will decrease the movement of the tail and therefore decrease the amount of "whipping" that occurs when the cleaner approaches the surface of the water. The pressure can be turned down by turning a screw. Check your manual for the exact location, but many times it is located near the tail.

We want to clean your windows and we want you to have the enjoyable view you get with clean windows for as long as possible. These tips should help to keep your windows looking great even longer.

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