One of the season’s most annoying things are leaves. If your swimming pool is anywhere in the vicinity of a tree you are guaranteed to have leaves either at the bottom of the swimming pool or just floating along the surface. The leaves on the surface are pretty easy to get rid of although they are highly annoying. All you need is a standard leaf net skimmer net. But what about the leaves that end up on the bottom of the swimming pool? Pool owners will often try to vacuum them up using their vac system.
This may prove to be time consuming and not always 100% effective. But don’t despair, there are leaf catchers available that are placed into the swimming pool and they do all of the leaf catching for you. Some of these leaf catchers work perfectly with automatic vacuum cleaners and other work well with your filter system. We have a complied a list of some of the leaf catchers that can be found in stores and on the web. Let’s take a look and see what they have to offer.
The In-Line Leaf Catcher was designed to be used in conjunction with automatic swimming pool cleaners. These catchers have a bigger basket trap capacity than other leaf catchers. They stop leaves, dirt and other small pieces of debris before they can reach your filter. This unit has a see through canister that will let you know when it has to be cleaned. The In Line Pool Leaf Catcher is made from a high compact resin that ensures this leaf catcher a longer life. This leaf catcher will connect between the hoses of the pool cleaner. But hoses are sold separately. This In Line Pool Leaf Catcher is priced around $44.99.
The Rainbow Super Sweep Wheel Leaf Catcher is a jumbo-sized leaf catcher can help you cut back your time catching leaves. This leaf catcher is simple it works with the flow of the pool’s water. There are no cleaners or filter systems needed. This catcher uses a filter bag that can handle about 40 pounds of water pressure. There is a garden hose adapter included with a handle and filter bag. This leaf catcher will save you time and because there is no electricity to be used with it, it can save you money as well. The price of this leaf catcher is very affordable at $27.00.
Even you kids will want to help remove leaves from the swimming pool with the Jet Net A Radio Controlled leaf Catcher. As the radio controlled leaf skimmer boat travels around your swimming pool, you are having fun as well as picking up and removing leaves, dirt, debris and bugs from the swimming pool’s water surface. When the skimmer net is full, bring in the boat and remove the debris and the boat is ready to go out again. The skimmer net is easy to remove and reinstall for everyday cleaning. The Jet Net A Radio Controlled Leaf Catcher is battery operated with a rechargeable NI-MH battery (the battery and charger are included). You can effectively use the Jet net for 5 hours on one charge and it can be used up to 100 feet from the remote control. The price of this novelty leaf catcher is about $140.00.
The Zodiac leaf Catcher is perfect for catching those leaves that float aimlessly inside your swimming pool. This leaf catcher can be used in between your automatic pool cleaner hoses. This leaf canister has a large capacity for leaves, dirt and debris. This leaf catcher is different than the others because it has T Trap connection, unlike other leaf catchers, the hoses will stay connected as you remove the canister and clean out the leaves. The Zodiac Leaf Catcher is affordable, it is priced around $44.99. Keeping your swimming free of leaves almost seems like a fulltime job. So why not make your job a bit easier by investing in a leaf catcher. Why not start catching the leaves on top of the swimming pool before they sink to the bottom and cause less time for you to swim in the pool. These leaf catchers will save you time and money. They are affordable and they are worth every penny.
