After using my Wanda the Whale for several seasons, I bought a new automatic pool vac. I read a lot of reviews about several types of cleaners and finally settled on The Pool Cleaner by Poolnvergnuegen. (I got the two wheel model for my 27ft AG.) So far, I like it a lot. It wasn't cheap (around $400) but hopefully it will last me for a long time. (It is a suction side cleaner.) I have only had it for a couple of weeks. So far, so good. It seems to do well with picking up dirt from the bottom and leaves.

I also have a Polaris 65, a pressure side cleaner, and have used it for quite a few years. It is good for when there is a lot of big debris in the pool like when the trees are dropping stuff in the pool in the spring or when the leaves begin to drop in late summer/ fall. But, it doesn't do well with dirt. So, I pretty much use it when opening up the pool and then in the fall but not too much between those times.

Wanda did a pretty good job (and was certainly cheaper than this new one) but I had a friend who just set up a used pool that was given to him and I donated Wanda to him. (Wanda was good at getting dirt. The only probably I ever had with her was keeping her on her feet sometimes.) I would certainly not hesitate to recommend Wanda the Whale to people, though. It is a pretty good little unit.

I'm curious if anybody else uses The Pool Cleaner?

(Quite honestly, no pool cleaner does as good a job as I can do myself with my manual vac head. I still use it frequently, too.)