Hayward Phantom

[sb2323]

We got a Phantom this season off eBay for less than $500 and have been very happy with it. It will get hung up if we don't keep the floats, etc. out of the pool when it's running, but other than that no problem.

[CallMeIshmael]

We got a Phantom this season off eBay for less than $500 and have been very happy with it. It will get hung up if we don't keep the floats, etc. out of the pool when it's running, but other than that no problem.

I'm another Phantom owner who's been really pleased. We had a Kreepy before, but heavy fall leaves inspired us to make the switch. The Phantom does an incredible job of cleaning both top & bottom. It took all of 20-30 minutes to set up the hoses, pressure & switches (very straightforward), and it was off & running. I admit, I tossed a bunch of leaves in to test it & the Phantom handled them with no problems within an hour, top & bottom.
Ditto on the pool toys- It was running around with my son's pool float the other day

[tclemmer]

I am just finishing up my second year with our phantom. I replaced a polaris which I sold on ebay for $100. The polaris was on it's last legs.

So far I have had to replace the sweep tail, and one of the side rollers broke the post it sits on. I was able to fix that with a stainless steel bolt. Since then I have replaced all the side rollers with softer rubber ones. The Leslie guy gave them to me for free, said the new ones come that way.

I am really impressed with its ability, but think the hose design is bad. All in all, I would buy it again.

Tom

[Sean-NJ]

Just purchased a phantom on ebay, $477.00 - $200 rebate final cost $277. Can't wait to get it in the pool in the spring. Hayward just upped the rebate from $100 to $200. Free shipping as well.