Clear makes the most innovative pool robot we've tested in years — the Clear UV, the first residential cleaner with a built-in UV-C lamp. Here's our hands-on review of the lineup.
Hey, I'm Justin — The Pool Nerd. Me and my team tested the Clear UV alongside 40+ other robotic pool cleaners in our own test pool. We bring you unbiased, independent reviews — so you know exactly what to buy.
The Clear UV is the most innovative pool robot I've put in the water in a long time. It pairs quad-motor cleaning power and 1-micron UltraFilters with a genuinely new feature: a built-in UV-C lamp that disinfects the pool surface as it drives. Add a polished app that works underwater and a true weekly timer, and it earned our Pool Nerd Approved rating. The Clear UV is one of the few "new" robots that actually does something new. You can see the full range on the official Clear website.
Our hands-on reviews of the Clear lineup after real-world pool testing.
What sets the Clear lineup apart from the dozens of robots we've tested.
The Clear UV is the first residential robot with a germicidal UV-C lamp that disinfects the pool surface as it cleans — real, proven sanitation technology, not marketing fluff.
Filtration rated down to 1 micron pulls out the fine pollen, silt, and algae spores that make water look hazy. For perspective, a human hair is about 70 microns.
Two pump motors and two drive motors push over 8,500 GPH — among the strongest suction we've felt in a residential robot, filling the UltraBin on nearly every run.
A polished app with mode selection, a virtual drive-to-spot joystick, a live water temperature readout, and a true weekly timer for set-it-and-forget-it cleaning.
Clear builds the same powerful robot in two versions — with and without the UV-C lamp. Browse both on the official Clear site.
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Yes. In our testing, the Clear UV delivered exceptional cleaning power, 1-micron filtration, and a polished app — and it earned our Pool Nerd Approved rating. The built-in UV-C lamp is the kind of genuine innovation we rarely see in this category.
UV-C is germicidal ultraviolet light — the same technology used in commercial aquatic centers. As the Clear UV drives, the lamp disinfects the pool surface, disrupting the DNA of bacteria and algae. It's a helpful extra layer alongside your sanitizer — not a replacement for proper chlorine and chemistry.
They're the same robot — same quad motors, 1-micron UltraFilters, and app features. The Clear S simply leaves off the UV-C lamp and costs about $250 less. If you want the UV disinfection, get the Clear UV.
If you want the most innovative and powerful robot we've tested and value UV-C disinfection, yes. We're not ready to crown it our overall #1 yet — that comes down to long-term reliability, which only time can prove — but on performance and innovation, it's at the top of the conversation.
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