More on PoolBusters

[cajunfla]

FedEX delivered my PoolBuster MaxCG Saturday night about 7pm. Charged it up, and used it Sunday morning. WORKS GREAT !! Picked up all the grass clippings that blew in the pool while cutting.
Only one minute problem that is probably my fault. I turned the vacuum off while the unit was over the water. some of the grass clippings came out and fell back in the pool. Lesson learned, place over decking before shutting off the unit.
Jeff

[CarlD]

Only one minute problem that is probably my fault. I turned the vacuum off while the unit was over the water. some of the grass clippings came out and fell back in the pool. Lesson learned, place over decking before shutting off the unit.
Jeff

Um, check your directions--you don't run it out of the water. The way to do it (and I've been doing it for a couple of years now) is UNDERWATER turn the PB so the nozzle is up and the handgrip is down and THEN turn it off. Lift it out of the water that way and it will drain thru the bag and the back and not out the front. If it's attached to a pole you have to removed from the pole, underwater, and then tip the nozzle up. Be careful not to let that end of the pole hit the bottom of the pool, especially if you have a vinyl liner--it could cut it.

[Theusla]

CarlD is right turn it upside down andpull it out. The manual does say though that it is OK to turn it on and then stick it in the water and pull it out and turn it off.

It is not to be used for any extended time out of the water. Don't use it as a Dustbuster.

[cajunfla]

Yeah I know. It was out of the water for a whole 4 seconds before I turned it off. Not worth discussing / argueing about. Kinda difficult to keep the entire machine in the water while it is upside down and turn it off. My arms are just not that long without laying down on the deck. LOL

[Pam and Jim]

I have had a pool buster for 3 years-
I must have an old version

I was disappointed a few years ago when I could not get the fine silt bag-
Last year I started taking a skimmer sock and putting it outside the other filter. Since I have mostly dirt it works great- does'nt do well with leaves- unless I remove the sock because it drags down the power-
I decided to stay with this for now and not opt to pay the extra for the bag.

Pam

[Theusla]

Thanks for the idea Pam. I will give that a try.

[CarlD]

I have had a pool buster for 3 years-
I must have an old version

I was disappointed a few years ago when I could not get the fine silt bag-
Last year I started taking a skimmer sock and putting it outside the other filter. Since I have mostly dirt it works great- does'nt do well with leaves- unless I remove the sock because it drags down the power-
I decided to stay with this for now and not opt to pay the extra for the bag.

Pam

Try throwing several cotton balls in the bag. They catch the really small stuff.

[Spensar]

Dang, never heard of this thing until I stumbled onto this thread. Man would that exactly do the trick for me. In my hopper shaped rectangular 16'x32' pool the Kreepy coverage is very so-so and I have to vacum, often to waste, to get the really fine stuff out. We are in a very mature suburban area, with lots of trees, birds, etc. and get a lot of pollen and fine sediment.

I hate dealing with the hoses as well - storage, hooking it from the skimmer, etc. The PB looks like I could "share" cleanup a lot easier with the kids too!

Looks like I'll have to get one of the CGs for Santa to wrap up and leave under the tree this year.

This thread is from last June, so is everyone still satisfied this summer with their Poolbuster? How is it for leaf pickup? In the spring we have a lot after opening.

Edit. Another question. Is it heavy enough stay at the bottom of the deep end without pushing on the pole to keep it in contact, or does the suction achieve that?

[salinda]

The PoolBuster does well on leaves, but you have to empty the bag quite often if you have a lot of fine silt or sediment as I do. As soon as it doesn't get the leaves, you try emptying the bag. The bag might not be full to lose suction, but a lot of fine sediment is visible in mine. I use the fine silt bag.

You have to push on the pole a little bit at the deep end, but it is not too bad.

Incidentally, I did have a problem with mine and the warranty service was excellent. I couldn't find the original invoice, but they accepted a printout from Paypal showing when I paid for the PoolBuster. Unfortunately, my Polaris crapped out at exactly the same time at the height of the season, so I went and bought a manual vac and hose anyway....

[gerri]

I love my Pool Buster! I just got the silt bag this year. I had a problem with mine last season on startup, the PB just wouldn't turn on, although fully charged. The warranty service was great, no problems at all. I would recommend this cleaner to anyone - it allowed me to vac my pool by myself when i was 8 months pregnant!