Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the random steering of a suction head for cleaning swimming pools in which there is a suction hose connecting with the head in a direction normal to the surface on which the suction head moves. The apparatus operates by intermittently applying torque about the axis of the suction hose, e.g. where it enters the suction head. The torque is applied by means of a water motor driven by the water flowing from the suction head along the suction hose.