XtremepowerUS Premium Automatic Suction Vacuum-generic Climb Wall Pool Cleaner Sweeper In-Ground Suction Side + Hose Set

EXCELLENT!Normally I don't write many reviews...but I thought I should and was "duty bound" for this little Gem.I have recently upgraded to salt pool this summer and find it requires no effort except occasional acid for the pH... and the salt pool chlorine generator works GREAT. So I wanted to automate the cleaning / vac side of the pool chores but not spend the $600+ the pool store wanted. (by the way...get educated on pool chemistry, learn what works.... and stay the hell away from the $$$$$$$$$ pool store chemicals!!!!!!!!!!!)... So for less than $90, I bought this guy. Figured I couldn't lose and the reviews I saw were good.DELIVERY 5 STARS, 2 DAYS ON PRIME; PACKAGING: GREAT, well protected and everything was in good shape. I'm sorry bu the "trendy" Green Packging usually results in a broekn delivery and a dead product.....ASSEMBLY: Well, the manual was only "so-so OK", but being an engineer LOL it was easy (lets say my wife would have had a bit more trouble, sorry honey)....After the krawler portion was assembled fully...I first took the hoses and regulator/skimmer adapter parts to connect to the pool return skimmer on the pool deck and connected all the hose pieces and plugged it in to the skimmer suction hole. You need to remove the basket of course. I have two skimmers, used the one at the deep end. I connected the other end of the hose (about 33 feet total) to the completed kreepy vac assembly (easy) and dropped it in the shallow end. My pool is only about 6.5 foot deep at the deep end, so I put the two hose weights exactly where the manual said for my pool depth and it seems to be the right place so far. They provide three weights. They say for best operation the hose should come up at a 45 degree angle, so I just observed it and it was indeed right at 45. Nice..... Once the kreepy sunk to the bottom of the pool...I filled the hose from a bucket of water and it was all set. I fired up the pump.Lets just say the pool was in need of a decent vacuuming...it had some larger leaves, maybe the size of a lemon or more and relatively new to the pool (so not decayed)....and a zillion little specks of dirt and organic debris that had been there for over a week. We had big storms about 3-4 days ago. My pool is in S. MD Calvert County, I have a lot of tress within anywhere from 20 to 50 yards, in two directions. When the wind / rain picks up....a lot of leaves and small branches are afloat. And of course, no screened "bird-cage enclosure"...so it's prudent to go use the hand skimmer after a storm if you can.So, I fired it up at 11 AM, and by 2:20 PM the pool is 90% cleaned. Excellent. I am blown away. For <$90, this is a great tool.I then swept the pool to stir up what was left (in a few pockets) and I'm going to let it go for a while longer and check it.....but so far...EXCELLENTI'm thinking if I let it run longer it would have gotten everything but the rger newer leaves.PROS: It so far has not got caught on the pool drain suction and pool drain return at the deep end. I was worried about that, getting stuck there. I have the newer "Virginia Baker" drain covers. When it first started chugging around the pool, it left clean white stripes on the bottom ...picking up hundreds of little pieces of dirt and debris, so it was easy to see it was working. Easy to assemble and use. I'm thinking I'll not leave it in all the time, but drop it in evenings and let it run over night once a week or so....It's light....so it's easy to pick up and store in a pool deck box.CONS: very few....about the only thing I can say is so far it does not pick up larger leaves on the bottom that are newer and anything the size of a lemon or larger.....So, you'll want to use a leaf rake or other mean to get the big pieces out. If the leaf has decayed to where you can see the veins of the leaf...it will get that.I didn't backwash my filter before running ...but it was fairly clean to start and the gauge was at the "clean" position....I'll do that soon after the first cleaning is done. Note: As I said I have TWO skimmers, and I left the valve for the other skimmer at the shallow in 50% open. It may work just fine leaving second skimmer 100% open, and if so that is a big plus. Also it looks like the regulator on the hose assembly in the skimmer is allowing water from the skimmer to come in tot he filter too. I think that is good....don't know for sure.A few things to know: It seems to like going over the outer perimeter floor and walls a lot. It actually goes up the side walls about 3 feet which I think is good. Less need to brush walls I would think... It spends a lot of time at the pool perimeter edges at the bottom too....but eventually it gets to most everywhere. I have a large step up shallow area where 3-4 people can lay out or lounge by the steps at the shallow end...it's about 18 inches above the shallowest end of the pool...it won't go up there...but that is absolutely not as problem as it takes ten seconds to sweep debris from that area back in to the main area of the pool. . It does not seem to be affected by the return stream of water (2) coming from the shallow end of the pool.I lived in FL for a LONG time and had in my pool there the BEST system ever, called Turbo Clean. Look it up....but it comes with the pool when it's built. You can't add it and spare parts are often and pricey...but it works GREAT....With a screen enclosure, I never once vacuumed for 20 years.But for the price, this is as good an option as you could ever hope for....If you are on the fence about buying this, jump off and buy it. Can't wait to go swimming later today (It's +95F) :)

After hours and hours of pool vacuuming the old way, and $100's of supplies and chemicals, and endless fighting to remove the existing minute amounts of algae & dirt that never disappear from the bottom completely, I was finally rewarded with an intelligent purpose, when I bought this kit.#1) Everything needed is included for a change. #2) My pump is 3.4 hp, sand, and is directly connected to pump, giving the Octopus enough pressure to oscillate and roam.Once I remembered to backflush every 2-4 hours, all the contaminants were removed. In two (2) days, the entire bottom, even the curved round bottoms, were completely cleaned.Highly recommended.PS I personally often send stuff back if the advertised standards are not met, but I am definitely keeping this unit, and when over time it fails I will purchase anew.

Ok - I typically never write reviews but I felt that this one was warranted. If you're reading this, you may be looking at the low price coupled with some of the negative reviews, and thinking about passing on this item. Read this first - my experiences with this guy might be helpful.First - my pool is an old 20x40 vinyl lined, sand bottom pool. It's literally got nothing but sharp corners and angles that eat pool vacuums for breakfast, or any other time it's hungry. It's surrounded by trees, big trees. This pool is where vacuums go to die.That said - this is a 4 star review solely because there is nothing helpful included with the vac to explain WHY it might not be working. So here we go:1) Hose, weight, return management:Line one - don't use all the included hose sections if you have old ones! The "heavy duty" hose is cool in theory, but its weight and relative inflexibility caused movement issues for me. My pool is 9' deep, and I found that using only two sections of the aqua hose was sufficient - but use them! This machine is designed to work with that weight, but the sections that always sit at the surface should be replaced with something lighter and more flexible.This vacuum works by "hopping" with the motion and weight of the flapper inside, and without a separate power source, it can have trouble consistently fighting the hose, especially on walls.Weights- I found the third yellow weight to be unneeded, and it's been on my table out here for months. I put the first weight right on the end of the vac, and the second one mid way through the second section of hose. That's it, just check on it because it will slide down due to vibration.Returns- for the love of God, don't point your returns up at the surface while using this! The current will catch the hose like a sail and you'll never get good coverage. Just point them down a little.2) Things get stuck in it!So this guy has already munched away hundreds of leaves. Does it occasionally get caught? Yep, but the easy fix for me (aided by the fact that I have wall suction right next to returns) is to pull it off suction, put it in front of the return until you see it jump off the floor, and put it right back on suction. So far, has gone right back to putting instantly.3) It sucks! It just sits there or doesn't climb the walls!Well guess what - I would bet you my pool that it's your filter/pump, and not this vacuum. My pool laughs at vacuums with its angles, bumpy surfaces, and other assorted pitfalls - kind of how you caught at the cat trying to catch a laser pointer dot. This vac laughs at the pool trying to stop it.BUT WHY? You need great flow and heavy suction. I think that might even be a movie title. I have one skimmer operating, the other half is the vacuum on wall. That's it, the second skimmer stays off. I DO NOT use that regulator pipe they gave me. I'm not even sure where it is.But here is the rub - even with a 1hp pump, if my FILTER is not clean, the vacuum will not, I repeat, WILL NOT WORK. As another reviewer said, "it just sits there in the deep end and sucks."No. You suck at maintaining your pool! This vacuum even tells you, if you listen. On a recently backwashed or clean filter, the vac goes "rata-tat-tat-tat" in very fast succession - multiple times per second. The vacuum cruises fast and powers through everything. As the filter fills up, and water flow slows down, the frequency decreases and the vacuum starts to suck, figuratively. But not anymore literally.I need to backwash my filter EVERY WEEK to maintain efficiency. I was doing it less frequently until this vacuum showed me the light.CHECK YOUR FILTER! It's 90% more likely that is causing any issue than the vacuum itself - barring broken parts or defect, obviously.So look - I almost bought a vacuum twice as expensive than the paltry $90 I paid for this one, which has already paid for itself in time saved, how awesome the pool looks, and lower maintenance elsewhere. I'm glad a review swayed me to give it a shot, because it's been fantastic.Remember, be smarter than the machine you're using and find the root of the problem! Great product.