Inventors use sun to capture pool debris at surface
Inventors use sun to capture pool debris at surface
Jan. 10, 2008 12:00 AM
Solar Breeze is the world's only solar-powered pool skimmer - it also adds chlorine or other chemicals to your pool while it cleans.
When Ruzsa and his partner, Terry Maaske began to consider pool cleaners, what struck them was the fact that most pool cleaners only work after debris falls to the bottom of the pool, requiring a motor and a pump.
"We thought, 'Why not capture it at the surface?' ". In development for about three years, Solar Breeze was launched last spring and has already garnered a strong response and consumer demand. The small machine floats on the surface of a pool, using a solar-powered battery to collect any debris floating on the water's surface.
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Jan. 10, 2008 12:00 AM
Solar Breeze is the world's only solar-powered pool skimmer - it also adds chlorine or other chemicals to your pool while it cleans.
When Ruzsa and his partner, Terry Maaske began to consider pool cleaners, what struck them was the fact that most pool cleaners only work after debris falls to the bottom of the pool, requiring a motor and a pump.
"We thought, 'Why not capture it at the surface?' ". In development for about three years, Solar Breeze was launched last spring and has already garnered a strong response and consumer demand. The small machine floats on the surface of a pool, using a solar-powered battery to collect any debris floating on the water's surface.
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