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The full maintenance procedure for a robotic pool cleaner, from the five-minute routine after every cycle to published filter and brush replacement intervals and off-season storage.

Floor and wall robots should come out after every cycle; manufacturers put full-time submersion at one to three years of service instead of five to seven. Surface skimmers are the exception.

Two to three cycles a week suits most pools in peak season, with daily running reserved for heavy debris. Here is how to set the interval from your own conditions.

A five-season ownership model for three robotic pool cleaners, built only from catalog prices and assumptions stated as assumptions. Includes what the model deliberately leaves out, and when a robot is not worth buying.

Electric pool vacuums carry their own motor and filter; suction and pressure cleaners borrow both from your plumbing. A worked running-cost comparison with every assumption stated.

Six robotic pool cleaners chosen for specific jobs rather than ranked one to six, from a $169.97 above-ground machine to a self-emptying flagship. Every suction, runtime and filtration figure comes from the product page it belongs to.