Top-Rated Pool Brushes for the Best Cleaning Performance

The simple everyday pool brush can be an overlooked part of pool maintenance in today’s world of gadgetry. Pool owners can be forgiven for thinking that they have an automatic pool cleaner and that they do not need to brush their pool by hand. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

A pool cleaner’s hoovering up dirt and the swoosh of its brushes on the vinyl liner, fiberglass shell, or concrete surface is ideal for removing the light everyday debris. But automatic pool cleaners can vacuum or scrub the nooks and crannies a pool brush is meant to handle.

However, a pool cleaner’s suction and brushes, especially a robotic pool cleaner brush, can only go so far in eliminating grime. The robotic cleaner’s rubbery brush material is similar to the spinning brushes in an automatic car wash. Those big roller brushes can get most of what you want off the surface, but not everything. To get the stuck-on dirt and grime, you’ll need a firmer pool brush or sponge to clear it up. The finishing touches of the clean-up are where that trusty nylon pool brush or stainless steel bristled pool scrubber comes in critically.

Best All-Round Brush

Pureline 18″ Pool Brush Aluminum Handle and Extra Bristles – Model PL0066

• Bristle Type – Steel
• Brush Width – 10 in.
• Pool Type –  All Pool Surfaces

The best pool brush Inyo currently offers is the Pureline PL0066, which offers the best combination of versatility, durability, and scrubbing power in our selection. The wide 18-inch brush head gives the user a wider scrub path to work with without being unwieldy to handle in curved walls or tight pool sunshelf sections. The curved brush head helps better clean the pool floor-to-wall trim on the pool bottom.

The PL0066’s extra bristles give the brushes a bit more rigidity, helping them loosen and scrub away stuck-on grime other pool brushes can shift. The extra bristles give it more brushing power while also keeping it gentle enough to be used on vinyl pools and strong enough for plaster or gunite pools.

Best Brush For a Green Pool

Pureline 10″ Pool Algae Brush with Aluminum Handle – PL0071

• Bristle Type – Steel
• Brush Width – 10 in.
• Pool Type –  Gunite – Concrete

When dealing with pool algae bloom, you have to put out the heavy hardware, and you can’t get a much heavier-duty pool brush than a steel-bristled, aluminum-handled pool brush. The steel bristles make short work for any algae clinging to your concrete walls; the aluminum handle ensures you can apply enough leverage to scrub your wall without fear of a handle snapping.

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Best Nylon Pool Brush

Pureline 18″ Deluxe Pool Brush with Aluminum Back – PL0064

• Bristle Type – Nylon
• Brush Width –  18”
• Pool Type – All Pool Surfaces

Nylon pool brushes make up most of the cleaning accessories and products in the aisle. The nylon pool brush versatility in being compatible with most, if not all, pool surfaces while also being rigid enough to tackle everyday dirt and scum build-up gives it an edge over steel or combination brushes.

The Deluxe 18-inch pool brush has an aluminum handle and backing that ensure a longer brush lifespan by removing the chance of snapped handles. The metal brush backing lets you put extra elbow grease into each scrub to make your pool as pristine as needed.

Best Budget Pool Brush

Pureline 18″ Deluxe Pool Brush with Easy Button – PL0077

• Bristle Type – Nylon
• Brush Width – 18 in.
• Pool Type – All Pool Surfaces

If you need a good pool brush on a budget, look no further than the PL0077 brush with ‘Easy Button.’ This nylon pool brush features a lightweight plastic construction, making it salt-friendly and versatile enough to be used on most pool surfaces. 

The pool brush easy button makes for quick and easy installation, removing the need to fiddle with the fiddly two spring-loaded nubs on most other pool poles and pool brush handles.

Best Specialty Brush

Ocean Blue Corner Brush for Pools, Plastic Handle – 110050

• Bristle Type – Nylon
• Brush Width – N/A
• Pool Type – All Pool Surface Types

If you have ever tried to scrub out a partially grimy corner in your pool, you’ll know that it can be frustrating. Pool brushes are great for 98 percent of your pool surface, but tight corners or nooks are not one of their strengths. That’s why you’d best be served by calling on a specialty pool brush for corners like the Ocean Blue 110050. The conical pool brush easily scrubs corners and odd places like skimmer throats and spa spillovers.