Great Pool Vacuum

The Hydro tool 8165 pool vacuum is a great product. High quality construction makes me satisfied that it will last a long time. I espicially like the side brushs. When you roll the vacuum across the pool surface the side brushs kick up the dust/dirt in the hard to reach areas. Heavy weighted keeps it on the ground. Installing the spring accordingly makes for a stable mount on your pool pole. After using this product for three weeks it makes me realize how keeping a pool clean can be easy.More detail ...

Unreliable quality

I bought the Pool Buster Max now called the Pool Blaster Max. It comes with a one year warranty which is really great if you live down south. But the season is not much more than 3 months in New York. I used it for one summer and it was terrific. The next June it didn't work. So I had 3 months for about $225.00. The warranty ran out before the time I wanted to use it the second summer. I returned it to Water Tech and was told it needed a new motor at $150 and some other part that I tuned out after hearing the $150. I told the person that the cost was not reasonable. Then she offered me a completely new unit for $155 plus shipping (about $11.00). That was under some kind of replacement plan sort of a good will gesture because it came with a new one year warranty. I asked her rhetorically why I would want to invest another $166.00 in addition to the $11.00 that I spent to return the defective item for a product that had absolutely no reliability or durability.

I would not advise anyone to buy this product unless they were prepared to buy a replacement every year. There are better and more reliable methods to clean up a swimming pool. I just use my 10 year old very reliable Polaris. It never has failed me. And it requires virtually nothing more than emptying the bag of debris. I have the Polaris model that has its own water pump. That pump has never failed. I replaced the styrofoam float once and the scrubby on the tail once. Total costs of replacement parts in 10 years for my Polaris - $10.00 or so.More detail ...

Excellent Pool Cleaner

Don't be fooled by a bad review. I've had this system for 13 years and am just now ordering a replacement. This is an excellent pool cleaner. The only part of my pool it doesn't clean are the steps. I NEVER have to sweep my pool with a brush just the steps because the Kreepy reaches everything else. If you have a clean filter the suction is very powerful and it sucks up leaves debris even microscopic stuff you can't see because it also vacuums and filters the water. The only time it has no suction is when the pool filters are dirty. Over the years I have had to replace the parts and hoses piecemeal but now the whole thing is tired and I'm ordering a new one. 13 years of NOT cleaning my pool by hand is proof enough this is a great system.More detail ...

Better than Hayward for sure

I tried two different Hayward pool cleaners. Both were a big failure. This Polaris 280 works great. Once you get it adjusted to your pool and get the pressures set it runs around just like it is supposed to (what a concept) Setup was very easy getting it running in the pool is easy and unloading the leaf bag is easy. I'll report back after I see if it lasts for a few seasons. It is simple in design so I don't expect problems.More detail ...

Performs as advertised!

I bought this because I was tired of my Polaris 280 having to run for 4 hours or more to clean up the mess after a storm. We have a large Chinese Elm in our yard and didn't want to lose it when we built the pool.



The Swimline Leaf Bagger allows me to pick up a mess of leaves in less than 30 minutes. I easily hooked the hose from my Polaris to the Bagger inlet by disconnecting it just before the backup valve then hooking it to the Bagger. The Bagger connects to a standard telescopic pool utility pole.



It makes picking up a mess of leaves on the bottom easier than skimming the surface and uses the same pole. Highly recommended if you have a leaf problem with your pool.More detail ...

Great product

This is a great vacuum head. I had previously used a brush only head and found that it put more into suspension than it removed. This head is extremely well designed and has just the right amount of flexibility. It removes the vast majority of bottom dirt and precipitate rather than just kicking back up into the water. We have lots of tree pollen and so this was very important. It works great.More detail ...

this is not a toy

Works ok.A little pricey for what you get but it does the job. Use a fresh cartridge to get maximum flow and be sure to let all the air out of the hose before plugging in. The filter (bottom valve to remove airpockets from hose top to remove air in the filter chamber). The part that fits into the strainer gets stopped up with Six leaves and the little vacuum bag needs to be emptied. I have to move more SLOWY than I would like to get it all. It is worth the time to collect all the leaves before starting. If you can see the stuff on the bottom there is more of it then there should be! I had to change filters after the first go it was worse then I imagened. the flow through the old dirty filter was almost stopped.

Dont leave the hose in the pool it will take you under! Definitely a hazard for little ones.



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Excellent cleaner

I have a small pool and did not want to install a seperate pump for the cleaner.

This vacuum is all it is advertised to be and more. The hook up is easy. 10 minutes out of the box should be enough.

I highly recommend this cleaner.More detail ...