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5 easy ways to keep your pool clean all summer

(BPT) - Hear the lively sounds of splashing water and good times? Summer is right around the corner, making it time to dive into prepping your pool - and keeping it fresh and swim-worthy, all season long.

Maintaining your pool can be a hassle, so here are helpful tips from the experts at Aiper, pioneers of innovative cordless pool cleaning technology, to help save time, money and energy to get your pool summer-ready.

1. Banish debris

To help your pool stay crystal clear, take steps to ensure less debris finds its way in. Trim nearby trees, bushes and other foliage to reduce the number of twigs, leaves and petals that can make a mess in your pool. Keep handy trash containers and recycling bins with secure lids near your patio or pool deck so kids and guests will be more likely to toss their stuff in the right place.

2. Be storm ready

When heavy rain or high winds are in the forecast, sweep your pool deck and secure loose items, patio furniture and anything else that could take an unscheduled dip in your pool. Consider a temporary cover to help protect your pool until the storm passes.

3. Dive into top-notch pool-cleaning tech

Battling pool debris is no party, especially when you're gearing up for a new season. Aiper's Scuba X1 is equipped with 4+1 cleaning modes (floor, wall, waterline, a combo of all three and an exclusive app-based cycle mode), making it a reliable cleaning buddy for pools up to 2,150 square feet. This pool cleaning robot boasts unstoppable suction power - 6600 GPH suction and dual jets - to effortlessly clean fine sand, pebbles and algae. Its powerful suction outperforms single-jet competitors, making pool cleaning a breeze.

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What's more, with Aiper's OmniSense™ technology, the Scuba X1 uses underwater sensors to predict obstacles, prevent collisions and safeguard your pool. To ensure no debris is left behind, the X1 includes upgraded WaveLine™ technology for advanced, continuous horizontal waterline cleaning.

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For larger pools and irregular pool shapes, opt for the Scuba X1 Pro Max, an all-in-one cleaning powerhouse with multiple cleaning modes to expertly clean your pool's surface, walls, floor and waterline, delivering professional-grade results with ease. Tackling pools up to 3,230 square feet on a single charge, the Scuba X1 Pro Max effectively removes leaves, dirt and even ultra-fine particles from every corner of your pool. Harnessing 40 sensors and Aiper's OmniSense+™ 2.0 and FlexiPath™ 2.0 adaptive path planning technology, this cleaner precisely maps complex pool features, selecting the optimal cleaning path for a comprehensive clean.

4. Start cleanliness on the surface

Tired of skimming the surface to remove leaves, bugs, twigs and other small debris? It's essential to ensure your pool not only looks inviting, but also prevent debris from sinking to the bottom and making your entire pool less clean.

To breeze through this task, check out Aiper's Surfer S2, the ultimate hassle-free DebrisGuard™ robotic pool skimmer, which comes with a leak-proof baffle to ensure that once captured, no debris can escape. This powerful skimmer also features a filter to help remove algae, fine hair and other tiny debris.

Even better, it's cordless, with a battery life of over 35 hours that's powered by an advanced charging system and solar panel technology, even if it's cloudy. When the battery is low, the Surfer S2 automatically activates Aiper's patented SolarSeeker™ technology to help supply energy to the depleted battery. After 15 minutes of solar charging, the surface robot returns to cleaning mode.

Need help keeping your pool at the right chlorine levels? The Surfer S2 also features an adjustable chlorine dispenser for water sterilization, ensuring your pool stays in tip-top condition.

5. Optimize your pool-cleaning efforts

To keep your whole system working smarter, not harder, check out the HydroComm Series pool care product line. These products establish a seamless connection between your underwater pool robots and the Aiper App, while delivering real-time, accurate water quality data. The system includes three different products, each designed to meet your specific needs:

  • HydroComm for water quality monitoring
  • HydroComm Pure provides underwater communication
  • HydroComm Pro offers both underwater communication and water quality monitoring

Quality monitoring keeps track of your pool's pH, ORP, EC, TDS and temperature, simplifying water quality management and offering care solutions to keep your pool safe, healthy and beautiful all season long. Underwater communication tracks battery life, cleaning status and more, with the ability to switch cleaning modes underwater for uninterrupted cleaning, plus smart waterline parking for surface retrieval.

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Make this summer your best-ever pool season, hassle free! Spend less time cleaning and a lot more time enjoying your pool with these products, available on Aiper.com and Amazon.

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