SmartPool Pooleye Pool Alarm for Inground and Above Ground Pool$12455
Quick overview
- Subsurface detection Reads waves below the surface rather than movement on top of the water.
- Triggers at 15 pounds Sounds when an object as light as 15 pounds enters the water.
- Ignores the false alarms Wind, rain and floating toys move the surface without setting it off.
- Remote receiver included The alert reaches you inside the house, not only at the poolside unit.
- Inground or above ground The same unit is listed for both pool types.
- A layer, not a substitute An alarm supplements supervision and a barrier, it does not replace either.
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Product details
The SmartPool Pooleye PE23 is a pool safety alarm for inground and above ground pools. It watches the water for the signature of something entering it and sounds an alert, with a remote receiver so the warning carries indoors.
Subsurface, not surface
The unit works on subsurface wave detection. When something falls into the pool it pushes a wave below the surface, and that is what the alarm looks for. The reason this matters is everything it lets the unit ignore. Wind across the water, rain and floating toys all disturb the surface without producing the same subsurface signal, and an alarm that cannot tell the difference gets switched off within a week. It is rated to trigger on an object as light as 15 pounds.
Where it fits in
An alarm is a layer of protection, not the whole of it. Adult supervision and a physical barrier still do the primary work. What an alarm adds is coverage for the moments nobody planned for, which is exactly when pool accidents happen, and the remote receiver is what makes that useful, since an alert nobody hears is not an alert.
Install and test
Set it up as the instructions direct for your pool type, then test it deliberately and repeat that test through the season. A safety device is only worth what its last successful test says it is worth.
| Brand | SmartPool |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer part number | PE23 |
| UPC | 628208165231 |
| Type | Pool safety alarm |
| Detection method | Subsurface wave detection |
| Trigger threshold | Object as light as 15 pounds entering the water |
| Pool types | Inground and above ground |
| Included | Remote receiver |
| Alarm volume | 85 dB |
| Ships | Parcel |
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