An automatic pool cleaner can be a big investment and
there are so many different models and types out there which can make the choice
downright confusing. Should you choose a Robotic Pool Cleaner, a Pressure Side
Cleaner or a Suction side Cleaner? And which is the best in each category?
While the Zodiac Ranger isn’t the top Suction Side Cleaner it is the by far the best value-priced cleaner on the market in my opinion.
Currently listed for $140 online it is a real bargain
for what you get. It comes with 32 feet of real pool hoses, the same quality
hoses found on the more expensive G2 cleaner. It also comes with the standard
Zodiac Flow Keeper Valve for the skimmer and that valve alone is over $50.00 by
itself. The cleaner head is also very high quality and has some good weight to
it so the cleaner will not float or just drift in the pool. The fact that you
can also replace the parts on the Ranger makes it a great buy. Unlike the $99
cleaners found online which have no spare parts for sale, making them a throwaway cleaner.
Suction Side Cleaners are usually the most affordable
and I think the Zodiac Ranger is by far the best budget cleaner out there. Here
are some of the features:
Effectively cleans above-ground swimming
pools (not recommended for Intex/soft-sided pools), including dished-out
bottoms up to 72 inches.
One moving part technology eliminates
annoying hammer or flapper noise; works quickly, effectively, and quietly.
Unique Deflector Wheel helps prevent it
from getting caught on steps, ladders, and corners!
Comes pre-assembled for easy installation
and includes 32 feet of feed hose.
AG Disc allows the Ranger to glide
effortlessly along the bottom of your pool, up to the sides and around steps,
cleaning your whole pool.
Flowkeeper Valve and Insta-Skim Compact
self-adjusting flow control valve automatically regulates water flow, ensuring
peak performance.
Simple operation and easy maintenance
Just the Flow Keeper Regulator Valve by itself is some
$50 if you were to just purchase that by itself. You also get ten “real” one meter
hoses or over 32 feet of hose. What I mean by real is that these are genuine Zodiac
cleaner hoses, the same hoses they use for their very popular G2 cleaner and
the hoses that they used to use for all of their suction cleaners before their
new locking type hoses. These hoses are extremely durable and long lasting.
Cleaners in the $100-$150 range tend to come with cheap hoses that only last
about 2 years. You should get several years out of the Ranger hoses.
The cleaner itself does a great job with debris in the
pool. It is a bouncing type cleaner so it will also climb and clean the walls
of your pool. In most cases, it won’t get caught or hung up in the step area of
your pool, but there are the few odd shaped pools where the cleaner may have a
problem. I would say for the price point you are getting a completely solid
cleaner. The head of this cleaner is the same one that is being used by the
Zodiac Australian version of the G2 cleaner and that one retails for $399 over
in Australia.
I know the box and the listing online say that the
Ranger is for an Above Ground Pool but this cleaner will work perfectly fine in
a standard plaster in-ground pool as well. It will also work in an in-ground
vinyl, fiberglass and tile pool. Zodiac just markets this cleaner at this price
point for the Above Ground Pool Market. But it will again work perfectly fine
in your inground pool.
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