Pooldevil Pro Automatic Pool Surface Dirt and Leaf Skimmer Cleaner 100039

Man I love this thing. Most of the negative/low star reviews are from individuals who aren’t the correct use case for this pool filter.My biggest gripe was dealing with changing out the sock and the method it was installed. Well I lost the little blue ring and in a pinch used the sock over as seen in the pic. Well sorry pool devil I almost came back and bought a 3rd one of these just for the ring but finding this sock hack made this product even better for me.More stuff gets through to the sock, and the sock no longer flaps around gets caught sideways. Its way quicker to change too.Some others mentioned poor suction, well there is no suction it needs good water flow out of the pool jet to do its thing.Another commenter mentioned how they have long leaves falling in their pool that won’t fit through the 3” hole. Yes basically just think about what you have in your pool and decide if your pool stuff will fit.There was another post about how the pooldevil will mess with your pool’s water circulation. And maybe in specific cases that could be. I’m actually using mine to help boost my pool’s circulation so I’m getting a pre-filter before the debris makes it to the skimmer.There was also a mention of this device changing the ph of the pool. I don’t see how that could be the case. Even with the bit of turbulence created I can’t imagine the air incorporated through agitation would be significant enough to change the ph in a significant way. And the way to decrease the turbulence is to change the angle the 90 deg adapter is at. I have just under the 3oclock position which brings the spout just under the water line.And even when longer sticks get stuck in the opening at least it all collected in the same area an I can grab it real quickly.I have a 20k gallon saltwater pool and this has helped me cut down the amount of filter back washing at least 30%.I’m currently dealing with an algae bloom from the pool sitting covered for 2 years because of a baby. It’s pretty amazing how helpful this thing is at grabbing really small particles.I’d write more but I need to get back to cleaning.For me this thing is a must have in my pool. And I’ll purchase a new one when this one needs replacing.

this is my 3rd PoolDevil. I give it 5 starts because it works great. Nothing is better at skimming the pool. It doesn't last forever. Chlorine eats at the plastic hose and it will break after 2-3 years. And the main float plastic also deteriorates. But I don't subtact a star because thats expected sitting in a chloring pool and 90 degree sun the whole year. I just wish there were afordable replacement hoses ($5 - $10). The filter socks are also waaay too expensive. So I just use long tube socks from any store. Great product.

From what’s in the box unless you are the 10% of pools that have very specific aimright ball eye pool return fittings that are externally threaded onto the return, this isn’t for you. And I think those returns from the looks of it must be 3 inch or 4 inch line fittings, which would be unusual today. Too bad they don’t make that clear anywhere.Company doesn’t respond to questions submitted our website. And there were no other fittings in the box other than two aim right fittings.I just don’t see any way this would work for 75% of the pools out there. Minimally no matter what you might as well make sure you know how to disassemble your return line jets for you push the buy button. Make sure you know how to pop the eyes out and remove the fittings.

I like this item. I have had no luck with the standard intex skimmer for years. I lile the concept of using the outflow to create a current to push rather than suck the debris in. I modified it slightly to work with my pool so I can quick change the self vacuum from the pool devil..It quickly started working.

Missing locking U clip, doesnt fit intex 9x18

Like many homes with pools, dust, bugs, pollen seeds and grass are a big problem. It’s a never ending battle. For years we would have to spend 15-20 minutes netting the crap off the top of our pool every time we want to swim, and while netting, watch more crap and bugs fall in. Went looking for a solution and found these. Bought two and Installed them in just a few minutes and the next day the pool surface was impeccably clean, and all the crud was in the socks. Wish I had found these years ago. Looking forward to greater enjoyment of the pool. They don’t take up much room and should be able to stay in the pool all the time. My one concern is we have a robotic pool cleaner and I’m not sure if it will grab a sock off the Pooldevil or not. I guess I’ll find out. In theory, since the Pooldevils are keeping the top of the pool dramatically cleaner continuously, I shouln’t have to run the robot nearly as often.Edit: After a week, I'm amazed how clean the pool is. No more netting the pool before swimming. Maybe clean the socks at most because these things have been busy all the time.Advice: If you have a pool cleaning robot, it might eat the socks off the PoolDevil. I thought it might but I let it run a couple times anyway to make sure. There's a spare sock in the box so no big deal, and more socks are cheap. If your robot is programmable you may want to consider setting it to "bottom only" mode vs. bottom and sides. Otherwise you might consider removing the socks before running the robot.