Anyone heard of ipp america or pool maid pool cleaners?

[dansdad]

swimdaddy...I have the right parts a little confusion manufacturer got back to me pronto (which is great) and poolman said he preferred this model compared to the other. I have tomorrow off so in the morning in she will go. Get back right away

[swimdaddy]

Great! I was wondering which of the models would be better. Looks like there are only 2 or 3 models to choose from. There is a good installation video on youtube if you need another reference. It sounds like the reason the poolmaids are so cheap right now is they are upgrading the pressure regulator and maybe a few other parts, so trying to get rid of stock.

[dansdad]

swimdaddy, I hook up to a dedicated side port. I didn't come with an adapter. I have to wait to order one. If you are hooking up to skimmer it has the parts just make sure it has enough hose. Another delay. Sorry for the delay. I'm just glad its a little cool here as I don't have to use it as yet.

[swimdaddy]

That's Ok, I am not as desperate as it sounds. Just been looking to get something like this myself. Although I have a soft sided pool, i would actually like to be able to hook up to a dedicated vacuum port, and I have several extra ones unused. I could use ball valves to switch between the skimmer and the vacuum, and that way I could have some control over the amount of suction going through the vacuum. Its been really HOT here, I have to run my solar heater at night to cool the pool down to 90 in the morning, and a lot of dust getting into the pool with nearby construction. Don't mind manually vacuuming, but its no fun for the kids when you have to tell them "wait till dad gets done....almost done....almost....".

[dansdad]

ok swimdaddy I got I got the side port adapter and hooked it up, and it runs well and I thought I had enough hose since the port is in the middle of the pool but I have to order two more hoses so I went to amazon to order and they said ipp will fill the order and ship it out and I would get it 1-2 weeks. Moral of the story is pool cleaner works good but it takes a long time to get parts so order whatever you think you need NOW. You may wish to go to swimming pool learning.com I got lots of answers from David. He is knowledgable about the BBB program and is a pool man himself. Good fortune to you my friend. He may even tell you of another cleaner for your situation.

[swimdaddy]

What kind of side port and adaptor did you get, or is there a side port one can use without an adaptor? I'll check out the website, thanks.

[dansdad]

don't forget go to swimming pool learning.com and there is a place for discussion and like others you can talk to David I'm afraid IPP doesn't have anything up about side ports, or anything else. HOWEVER I have emailed them and they got back quickly. BUT tell them exactly what you have and what you need to connect to. I told them I had a basic side port connector as I guess they are all the same if they connect to a gate on the pool. Go to Davids website and see what he has. He will show the gate I am talking about. and see what he recommends. What would you normally connect to on the side?