Forum: Pool Cleaning: Manual or Automatic

We have a new pool with a exposed aggregate finish. We have used the Navigator three times. The first time was at pool school - it worked fine and...

Does anyone have any experience using an automatic above ground pool cleaner with the Intex Easy Set Pools? I have the 18' x 48" with the inflatable...

This is for a small above ground (Summer Escapes donut) pool. Reading on the forum, I see recommendations for the triangular vacuum heads, e.g. ...

:( Hello, I'm soo excited and soo dissapointed..........just received my brand new Polaris 65. We installed it to the adapter which connects to...

Does this brush actually work the way they claim? . . . It has me curious at least. If you're unfamiliar with this contraption, here's a link:...

Obviously I'm new here, but Im fairly new to pools also. I'm interested in what pool cleaners work best for an above ground pool. I'd like to hear...

I have a Polaris 360 where the single wheel side moves but the dual wheel side does not move. Both wheels on the 2 wheel side do not move. However...

I completely rebuilt my Polaris 360 a couple of months ago. It never worked better in years. Then it just stopped moving/rolling. I replaced the...

Polaris 360 wheels not moving however the tail whips. I can move one wheel no problem and all other 2 wheels move I can move one wheel no problem...

I just put my new Dolphin Dynamic in my 28K IG and so far (2 hours) I am impressed, My question relates to the Maytronics manual statement that the...

I just installed a Hayward Ultra Vacuum. Seems to be working great. Is anyone useing the Hayward Skimmer Vacuum Plate? I called the pool store...

Anyone have experience with 380 ? Any advantage over 280? Thanks

Hello all, Woke up this am after torrential rains (so cal) and a tiki torch had fallen into the pool and now we have an oil slick on top. Luckily...

Does a booster pump provide better suctioning power than using the filter system alone for cleaning? Can you hook a regular/manual vacuum to a...

When I turn on the booster pump for my Polaris swimming pool vacuum, the pump just buzzes instead of running the motor. I might have a loose...

I do beleive I have found out how to post. How to vacuum has bug me for at least a month. I have a lady bug vacuum. I put the hose into the skimmer....

Just my luck my Robo Kleen stopped working & 30 days to the day my warranty is up, company said I could mail it in at my cost and there would be a...

I saw this brush and would appreciate knowing if anyone has tried it. The idea seems good, the "fin" going through the water forces the brush down....

I've recently looked into the Wanda Whale/Dave/Aquabug cleaner from Hayward and have heard good reviews as an AG pool cleaner, but I cannot find...

hi everyone! just bought my first home and it has an inground pool with a filter and pump that will need to be replaced by next season...im trying...

I am using the Dirt Demon that came with my pool. It is a 28 foot round AG pool. It doesn't clean the whole pool even with extra hose and gets...

Well the wife and I just had a new pool put in at the end of last year. This year we open it and its dirty, no shocker there, but the king ray that...

Here's a few things I've learned from owning an 18'X48" Intex easy set pool. (the one with the big blow up ring on top). Cleaning can be really...

Has anyone ever tried rigging up a slime bag in a large capacity leaf collection container while vacuuming? Im talking about the fine stuff you can...

by the pool guy before I knew any better ( turns out I have cartridge filters, not DE filters ). Pool guy was not a regular but only hired to clean...

I recently bought a Nu-Temp NU-600, and I'm not impressed (although their customer service is very good). Got the buy 1 get 1 free deal; the first...

Try as I might, I cannot find a hose that will not collapse at the skimmer port when vacuuming. I tried using a vacuum plate, thinking this might...