Quote Originally Posted by 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.
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