Original - The Automatic Pool Surface Cleaner - Clarifier Pool Skimmer - Suction Skimmer for Pools

Super Produkt, Ich habe das Produkt etwas zweckentfremdet für meinen Whirlpool. Ich hatte immer das Problem, dass die Oberfläche dreckig war und ich den Deckel nicht drauflassen konnte, während die Pumpe lief. Die anderen Skimmer die ich hatte, wurden vom anlaufen der Pumpe immer unter Wasser gezogen oder es wurde Luft gezogen. Mit dem Bypass funktioniert das super💪🏻

This is a good product. We have a large in ground hot tub that doesn’t include a built in skimmer. This product is the only reasonable way we’ve found to skim the surface. We just connect it to the vacuum pipe and let it do its thing. Those who say it is loud or sucks air just aren’t using it right. As long as you balance the suction, it works perfectly.

The idea is good, bit it is made with cheap low quality parts. for starters, the hose gets brittle within a few months. I think it is made out of nylon which doesn't do good under a lot of direct sunlight (try leaving a grocery store plastic bag in the sun and see how long it takes for it to start de coloring) . The floats break off eventually. The company tries to nickle and dime you buying low quality replacement parts. I contacted customer service one time and was ignored, so I started 3d printing my own floats. A friend of mine gave some hose that works perfect with it, and with the parts I built I have kept it running for a while. I still use it because It does a pretty good job at keeping my pool's surface clean, but the only part I still use is the acrylic base. Everything else I've made my own, otherwise by now I would've spent three times its original cost in replacement parts.

Its a very simple and basic product but works so well. In combination with my barracuda vacuum my pool has never been cleaner. Other than heavy winds or right after mowing the yard I don't need to skim the pool by hand anymore! It is so nice to be able to just jump in for a few minutes after work rather than spend 10-15 min skimming first. Update 5yrs later June 2020 After 5 yrs I finally need to replace this item. The plastic T broke and the hose gave out, I’ve trimmed the hose multiple times over the last 5 yrs due to tears in the hose. I also had problems like others with the blue triangle things coming off, nothing a little superglue won’t solve. IMO nothing in fl sitting in water and direct sunlight for 12+hrs a day is going to last much more than a year without issues, it just is what it is. I still think this item is worth the money as it works pretty well for me but it is not going to last forever and will need some fixes to keep it going. I would like to see a replacement hose and the plastic T available for purchase separately. FYI my local pinch a penny sells this item for $70!

First - the good news. Once you get the adjustments right (trial and error, and probably different for every pool, cleaner, and pump combination), this item does a good job of keeping the little annoying plant and insect debris off of the surface of your pool. The key is to keep air out of the hose line and to properly position your ballasts. Adding the second one (included) really did the trick for me, and each morning I just go out and use my net/brush pole to submerge any portion of the hose that is floating to purge the air in the line before the pump kicks on. With a good pool cleaner and one of these, you can really keep tour pool clean with very modest effort, especially if your pool doesn’t have a ton of tree leaves/twigs falling into the pool or is enclosed with a screen. Just take the cleaner, this skimmer, and the hoses out and you will be swimming in clear, clean water. No surface flotsam and jetsam to push toward the slimmer or splash over the side. The downside(s) - this is seriously overpriced. I think $100 is a lot for a couple pieces of plastic and some flex tubing of marginal quality. I know the manufacturer and the sellers/retailers need to make money, but at this price point I’d like better quality tubing or better instructions or web support. In addition, I’m pretty sure the Florida sun and heat will shorten the life of this item. I may see if I can find the same diameter flex tubing/hose of better quality. Or I may just bite the bullet and buy a new one every 12-24 months. Obviously a $100 cleaner attachment is not going to break the bank if you can afford a $50k pool set up, I just don’t like paying $100 for $10 worth of plastic. But unless I go into the plastic extrusion/molding business, I’m at the mercy of the folks who make/sell this rascal.