It measures force to determine 3-dimensional position, such as deep, shallow, horizontal or vertical, and adapts the pool cleaner for maximum cleaning action.

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The 38-year-old pool cleaner lost a sing-off against Rachel Hylton with a performance of the Simon and Garfunkel hit Bridge Over Troubled Water.

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Polaris cleaners are the number one recognized brand of pool cleaners in the swimming pool industry and have enjoyed more than 40 years as the top selling pressure pool cleaner.

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You find a lot of the same stuff around the house: swimming pool chemicals, glass cleaner, deodorant.

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Aquabot was easy to take in and out of the pool, and the dog, which is prone to barking at the human cleaner, treated the mechanical version with blessed indifference.

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