Tips on Selling Pressure Side Cleaner to Your Service Customers

Pressure side cleaners can be a great choice for some regions of the country. If your area gets lots of leaf debris in the pools this is a great option. Some builders by default will install Pressure side cleaners in all of their new builds, which is a good thing. Note that most pressure side cleaners will need a dedicated  ¾ hp booster pump and a dedicated return line and timer to operate.




Some of the great selling points for a pressure side cleaner are that it will pick up large leaf debris in a pool and leave it spotless each week. Since you run it only for 2 hours a day it should last a decade or longer – so a great investment for the price-conscious consumer. They are also very easy to remove from the pool with the quick disconnect for those times you have a pool party.

There are some “Return Side Cleaners” out there that do not require a separate booster pump like the Polaris 360 and these work off of your existing return line. The return side cleaners work off of one of your existing return jets. For a return side cleaner to work effectively, you will need a full-size filter, at least a ¾ hp pump, and 1 1/2” threaded return lines. If your pool meets these requirements a cleaner like the Polaris 360 would be right for you.

I suggest installing these cleaners in pools that get a large amount of debris on the pool floor from surrounding trees. They are designed with very large openings on the bottom and have a large debris bag on top to trap large pool debris. Both the pressure side and return side cleaners are capable of picking up very large debris. They work better than Suction Side Cleaners that tend to get clogged up when they run over a pile of leaves on the pool bottom.

These cleaners work off of the return pressure that is funneled thru small tubes on the cleaner bottoms and create a jet action that propels the cleaner and shoots debris up into the bag on top thru Venturi on the bottom opening of the cleaner. These are basically strong jets of water in the throat of the cleaner. It is a very effective design and will leave a pool that gets a lot of debris spotless every week. 

My top choice for a pressure-side cleaner would be the Polaris 280. It is a design that dates back over 35 years and is a simple driveshaft gear that propels the cleaner. It is my go-to pressure side cleaner and my default cleaner for almost every pool on my route. You can also look at the Pentair Legend, it is very similar to the Polaris 280 and equally effective. It is easy to repair and will keep working in a pol for decades if maintained properly. 

For a return side cleaner, I would go with the Polaris 360 or their new dark color scheme TR36. These are the same cleaners just in different color schemes. The Polaris 360 has a blue body and white hoses, while the TR36 has a dark blue body and black hoses. Both will work without a booster pump and connect directly to your pool's existing return lines. 

If you want to compare pressure side cleaners, one that is very comparable to Polaris 280 is the Polaris 380. It is similar in every way except that it is more compact in size and uses a belt drive instead of a drive shaft. If you are looking for a BMW or Mercedes of these types of cleaners you can also look at the Polaris 3900 Sport. This one uses a chain drive and of all the cleaners move the quickest on the pool bottom. It is an excellent cleaner but with a large price tag. 

The premiere pressure side cleaner is the Polaris Quattro Sport or P40 for Leslie’s branded version. This is a pressure cleaner with the features of a robotic pool cleaner. It will climb the walls and has a scrubbing brush much like a robotic pool cleaner and has an internal debris chamber. In all intents, it is a hybrid cleaner and a great mix between a robotic and pressure-side cleaner. 


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