Robotics- Safety and Operational

[cleancloths]

While CarlD is probably correct from a 100% safety viewpoint, I think you are probably 99.999% safe being in the water with one of these cleaners. They are low voltage and are plugged into GFI protected circuits. Your risk of a shock is minute. I think you run a greater risk of a shock from your pool light.

As for the cable strangling you, again these things move very slowly and that is highly unlikely. I think you run a greater chance of getting a toe caught in the unit if you don't watch where it is while you are in the pool.

Bottom line, I would never allow a child in the pool with one of these running, but it is probably fairly safe for an adult swimmer that exhibits just a modicum of common sense and care.

Please don't interpret the above to mean I suggest that you do what is contrary to what the user guide of your equipment states - this is just my opinion based on the way I operate my pool and I take no responsibility legally or otherwise with what you decide to do. (damn I hate lawyers)!!!

[CarlD]

I strongly recommend you do NOT swim when the robot is working! I never do it, I never allow anyone to do it in MY pool!

Pools are dangerous--we forget that as we talk about cleaning and building and chemistry--Ben's point is: By FAR the most dangerous chemical in our pool is the WATER! One slip--the robot catches your toe, while you are underwater, you come up, and your head is inside a loop of the cable, etc....Unlikely? Sure! So is being struck by lightning. Impossible? No WAY! Too many people drown in backyard pools every year and people are killed by lightning every year too.

I cannot recommend a needlessly risky behavior that is easily avoided.