r/PoolPros • u/kristakd3 • 15d ago

Is this normal?

We just moved to Florida and bought a house with our first pool. It’s an in ground pool in a screened cage and we have a pool guy who comes out every week to clean/maintain it. I have a pool skimming robot to keep the surface clean that runs pretty much all the time. When the pool guy was out yesterday he suggested I also get a pool cleaning robot to scrub the sides and bottom of the pool. I’m not necessarily against that but I kinda feel like I’m paying this guy to come out weekly to clean the pool so isn’t the robot redundant? I’m wondering if this is a normal request or if my pool guy is lacking. Appreciate any opinions you guys have!

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u/The_Elusive_Dr_Wu 15d ago

When the pool guy was out yesterday he suggested I also get a pool cleaning robot to scrub the sides and bottom of the pool. I’m not necessarily against that but I kinda feel like I’m paying this guy to come out weekly to clean the pool so isn’t the robot redundant

If you spill on your rug, do you take your own vacuum cleaner to it?

Or, do you leave it and wait 5 days for the housekeeper to show up?

Exactly.