More on PoolBusters

[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!

[Spensar]

Do you guys have the Poolbuster, Poolbuster Max or the CG model? From what I read the Max is the latest version of the retail model.

From the posts it looked like the CG model had the fine filter bag, but when I checked sources on line it doesn't look like it. All I see for both is the all-purpose bag with the option to buy the fine one.

[CarlD]

I have the original, and bought the fine bag--haven't used the original since. They oughta just bite the bullet and make the fine bag standard!

My P/B is in its 3rd season, and, despite the problem I had I still wouldn't be without it!

Now where is that vacuum and hose again????

[BlueBlobTX]

I have a version of the Max that is supposed to be somewhat modified for the donut pool. I honestly don't know what modifications, if any, were done. I asked before I bought and just got some general answers about the accessories and slight mods to the inner workings. Anyway, that aside, I LOVE this thing! No hoses, no water loss, no stress on the pump, and no adding water using a venturi (garden hose) vac... it charges in an hour or less and goes for at least an hour. The package I bought (from pooldrstore.com) came with the regular filter bag, the fine filter bag and 5 socks that fit in either bag. I used the socks initially to pick up algae residue and dirt/dust that I couldn't get out any other way. It sucked it all right up. I literally dumped out heavy clogs of this stuff from the bags. The suction was very good, despite the two-bags, which I'm sure made it less effective. I don't have a leaf problem yet, so haven't used the regular filter bag... I'm sure that would even increase the power more. And, the other good thing is that you can really get around with it and into tight spaces. You can take the head off and just use the small tube. That will fit in just about any crevice.

My experiences have been very positive. I'm not pushing any retailer over another, but the pooldr site I mentioned offers a 14 day trial period. If they stand by that, I think its definitely worth trying and seeing if you like it. If not, send it back.

Lori

[SUNNYDAYS]

I have been using the commercial grade PB for 2 months and have been very happy with the results. I do not find the need to push down on the unit once I put it to the bottom of the pool. I haven't seen the socks mentioned in this thread, but it is my understanding that the CG comes with the fine sediment bag. Once in a hile if I see some sediment getting through I use some cotton balls as recommended by someone on this site (Carld).

You can't go wrong with this unit.