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) :)

UPDATE 2024: It lasted 7 years before it finally gave in. The plastic notches that retain the screwed-on plate have succumbed to UV and it sucks the plate onto the flapper preventing the flapper from moving. I can get it going with a jiggle of the flapper. But that's a hassle.So $14/year is alright by me.I'm ordering another now. And it's less expensive than 7 years ago!UPDATE 2021: I'm on my 5th season with this Vacuum in the evergreen state. It's still going strong. I've had to take it apart a couple of times for cleaning, lubing and tune-ups. Nothing major. Most of the tips from my original review have been streamlined.Tip Updates1 - I don't use the inline filter anymore. I use non-woven hair nets on the skimmer basket all the time. And that suffices for the vacuum to keep debris out of my pump/filter/heater.2 - I don't even try to get the vacuum to the shallow end. I use the pool brush on a long pole and push debris from the shallow end to the deep end. Let the vacuum do the work.3 - I rarely mess with the weights anymore. It gets "good enough" with three weights.4 - I haven't put the directional jet on in a few years. It lowered the flow requiring more RPMs (and more pressure) to drive the vacuum. And it didn't really improve circulation. I ended up putting a standard eyeball on.I'm a big fan of this vacuum. $18 a year is great. I really think mine has a lot more life in it too.Check out ProTuff nets. They are also amazing. Great for getting big debris, left behind toys, and quick winter cleanings (not polishing). Lifetime warranty. B07PKTH7Q8Also, check out the ProTuff pole. Sturdy and stiff. Heavier, but I prefer it to the lightweight aluminum poles. Lifetime warranty. B00KCXXVPQ--------------ORIGINAL REVIEWIt works well and for the price is a great find. I'm about a month into using it. Definitely see some of the tips from other reviewers. I have a 40'x20' vinyl pool with a shallow (3') and deep end (10'). The pool is a long hexagon shape with very rounded transitions. I had to buy the extension hoses to reach all the way across the pool. I have a ton of pine needles and cones from the giant trees in our yard. I have a couple of tricks to share.1. I got a "Hayward W560 PoolVac Navigator Standard Leaf Canister" and some "10-Pack of Pool Skimmer Socks - Perfect Savers for Filters, Baskets, and Skimmers." The ends of the canister fit the pool vacuum hoses if you reverse the basket. The pool sock in the basket catches 99% of the debris from the vacuum and keeps it out of my filter, pump and heater. I'll buy some couplers later to be able to change the flow direction back to normal.2. The vacuum tends toward the deep end because of the slope of my pool (regardless of how I do the weights). I tie some cord to the hose and then to an anchor (pool fence), locking the hose slack to the edge of the pool. I leave enough extra hose after the tie off to allow the vacuum to sweep the region I'm focusing on. I move the tie off cord to various positions around my pool and leave it for an hour or so. Moving the tie from one side of the pool to the other helps by inverting the clockwise direction of the sweeper.3. For the deep end, I vary the weights to cover different depths (working down from the surface). First one weight to get high on the deep end. Then two weights to get the contours. Finally, three weights to clean the bottom.4. Get a directional jet. I got "Infusion V-fitting for Inlet and Return Line, Venturi, White" because my pool did not have a directional return, just an open pipe with internal threading. The directional jet keeps the return from pushing the vacuum. It also helps sweep debris toward the deep end. It also helps with the heater efficiency.