Would this vacuum work on a vinyl (Intex) pool? I saw one review that said yes. Please only respond IF YOU OWN A VINYL POOL.
1240076
That's exactly what I used it with.The rounded head worked well for the curved bottom.
1240077
I own a vinyl pool but have never used the vacuum. Sorry I couldn't help. My pool just never gets that dirty.
2009933
That's how I have mine set up and it works great. I am a big fan for this vacuum. My pool has never been cleaner.
385038
Straight to the intake on the pool wall, I bought "Wanda the whale" vaccum and it works well. Make sure you fill the hose with water then keep it under water as you connect it to pool wall and vaccum. Should work then.
251214
the vacuum that worked for me is the "little shark". You will also need the little white cone that came with cleaner. not sure what its original purpose was. Here's where the improve comes in... Cut the bottom out of a 32oz V8 bottle to fit over the inlet of the cleaner intake...then cut the top of the bottle to accept white cone. sound lame but works perfect. NOTE: Intex help desk is useless.
587344
I can think of no reason why it wouldn't work great on your pool. It does an amazing job on our 16'x48" Intex! I highly recommend it!
796516
I am not sure about vinyl pool liner. I think I have read on previous reviews that the sand shark works well on pebble tec. That's what I have. Sorry I do not know
1278607
Depends how dirty your pool is and which bags you use. just for leafs and using meshed filters it works hours but overall it works great, just make sure when it start climbing the walls slowly i'ts time to clean the filters and don't let it work with dirty filters. I love my vacuum
1248691
I don't have the Polaris vac, I have the Hayward. It didn't work well with the Hayward. It hardly grabbed the floating debris. But it probably has to do with the pump settings. We have an EcoStar inverter pump set at a medium speed to save energy and have it set for 8-hours a day because it's a salt water pool. I'm not sure if it would work on a regular pum set at a higher speed, it may go too fast to catch any debris also. I wouldn't recommend it, unless you want to try it and see if it works for you.
2006844
Yes, I have a vinyl lined pool and it works great. The granules melt very quickly and I never see any residue on the bottom of the pool. I prefer it to any other shock that I have tried and I have tried a lot of others.
1145540
The tool is not a vacuum itself. You attach the suction hose from the pool pump/filtering system to the top of the tool and that provides the suctioning power. I have found that this picks up everything that can fit through the hose and will get all loose dirt up. Just keep in mind that whatever is sucked up goes into the pool filtration system, so if the pool is really dirty you may have to clean the filtering system later.
966633
Is it new? Is the line length sufficient? Is the tail line attached? The system seems to work on a pump that causes vacuum. This pump also propels it forward. There's a feature that causes it adjust positioning occasionally, so that it will reach the entire pool. What's it not doing properly?
2231930
If you plan on running an pool vacuum from your filter you may want more power, that's the mistake I made. If you are not going to be doing that, then this pump should work. It's a good filter, but you're on the border line of whether it's to small. If you do get it you'll have to run it all the time compared to a more powerful filter. Sorry I couldn't help more. Hope all goes well
1821634
I believe it is intended for vinyl pools. That's what we have. It does a great job.
1678355
It does come with the hose, it is in sections that screw together making it easier to store. As to wether it would work with a non intex pool, there is an adaptor that screws on to the pumps return port for the hose to connect to. If you can find a way to connect the hose to your pools return line it should work, provided you meet the flow requirements.
1569496
If you use the smaller attachment you can simply hook up to intake with vacuum hose and suck out the algae. I have a sand filter pump, and it works great. Do not know about the standard filters that come with the above ground intex pools.
1062180
I wouldn't try using this pool vac in an above ground. It's extremely heavy and large and will probably tear your liner. I have a concrete inground and I've noticed some chipping in my concrete which could've come from the vacuum, but not sure. Get a vacuum specially designed for above ground swimming pools. Good Luck!
1717977
I have a 12'x30" above ground Intex pool. It works great, HOWEVER, you must order the adapter from the Circulator website if you have this type of pool. I STRONGLY recommend contacting Wes through the Circulator website BEFORE purchasing any adapters as there are a couple of different ones. Explain to him what your filter parts look like (white/beige, white/blue, etc) and he will get you the exact part you need. Otherwise, works great!