Pool Cleaner Reviews

[tnalaskan]

We bought a Dolphin pool vacuum last year. We ABSOLUTELY love it. It maps the pool and picks up everything in it in less than 3 hours. It climbs the walls also. Yes, they are pricey ($600-$800) but all you have to do is put her in and plug in. One of the simplest we have seen. Very easy to empty and clean the bag out also.

[Usilpool]

I have a 15,500 gallon (fresh water) new gunite and plaster pool built this spring. The pool is a free form and is 4.5 ft deep at the drains and 4 ft deep overall.

The pool builder provided a Kreepy Krauly - Legend and installed it. I run it 3 hours a day and the bottom is always completely clean. It picks up leaves, grass clippings, bugs and any other debris that happens to make it to the bottom including sand.

It runs across the bottom and half way up the sides before it turns around and heads back across the pool. I clean the bag weekly or when it looks dirty. It has been maintenance free and has no issues with covering the entire bottom. It has a back up valve that activates periodically. Sometimes it climbs up on the steps and sometimes it gets stuck in which case the back up valve drags it to the center where it takes off again.

It is only two months old right now but if it lasts for a year or longer without issues I would say it works pretty well. Instruction manual provides complete break down of all parts so the unit can be user serviced as needed. The tail wags back and forth from the end of the tail and has a foam circle surround to prevent pool damage. This wears down as it rubs against the plaster and needs to be replaced probably every two months.

The bag easily removes for cleaning. I hose it off or sometimes turn it inside out to better clean all the fine debris it has picked up.

The unit is run from a booster pump which is needed for efficiency, locomotion, water pressure and suction which is caused by the upward water motion into the bag.

I don't have any experience with any other pool cleaner so can not compare it to others. I would definitely buy it again if it lasts over a year without issues.

[dansdad]

I have Barracuda MX8. Anits been repaired three times and just went out again. No more! Looking for another kind of suction