NICENICY Pool Skimmer Arm, Skimmer Guard, Pool Skimmer, Hands Free Pool Skimmer to Collect Debris, Fits Most Skimmer Systems on In-ground Pools Outfall Within 6.7’ to 4’, Blue

I bought this after reading about it in a pool group page. It definiteky directs debris to the skimmer box but it’s annoying because my chlorine floats also get stuck by it. Very useful tool if you get a lot of surface debris in your pool like leaves and bugs. If you don’t get a lot of large debris then it’s not needed. Good product overall and easy to install.

(1) I couldn’t secure the deflector in the skimmer with the provided mounting bracket. The PVC bracket and nuts are supposed to be manually expanded to wedge the deflector inside the skimmer. This is done by loosening/tightening adjustable nuts. I attempted to lengthen but the height of the skimmer opening was too high. I augmented the post with a longer PVC coupler of my own. The deflector stayed in place for awhile maybe an hour but then floated away.(2) Also, when I secured the diverter (with the augmented PVC coupler) the diverter was not rigid enough against the force of the water to divert the flow of debris toward skimmer intake. The force of the water bent the diverter and the debris floated around it.Note, even if I was able to secure the diverter it wouldn’t be fit the function the maker proclaims.

It’s amazing how much this thing helped skim my pool. I noticed a lot of the debris would just float past the skimmer. Now most of it catches and goes right in.

Could not get this to work as we hoped. Kind of disappointed

The diverter works well when positioned in the middle of the opening. A lot of floating debris went around the tip of the diverter when mounted at the edge of the skimmer opening. More went into the skimmer when the mount was moved to the center of the skimmer opening and angled into the water flow.

Works as shown.

This is a great concept. I loved the idea of something catching the little gnats that like to swarm my pool water over the summer. It takes forever to scoop them all out to swim. We do have a cage over the pool, but these gnats are so small they get through the screens. I tried everything to get this skimmer to work. First it didn’t fit in my pool’s skimmer. No matter how much I tightened or loosened the ends to tighten in the skimmer opening. Secondly, there was no way for this skimmer to stay above the water enough to actually catch anything. Lastly, the current just went around this device, along with the all the gnats I’m trying to collect. I was out there a good half hour tinkering with this to work. It didn’t. Within hours this product would sink further below the surface of the water. I even tried flipping it upside down to help keep it above the water. Nothing helped. I’m back to skimming the gnats with the net. So frustrating!

The media could not be loaded. With several trees & large shrubs adjacent to our pool, I've been wishing for something like this for years! I debated between this and another product that has a net built in (I opted for this for less maintenance!). It immediately started collecting the tiny floating debris. A few min later, that debris is still spinning in the skimmer, but I expect it to clump & sink, so that in 24 hours, the whole pool looks more clear with little effort on my part (as other reviewers have noted). If Im wrong, I'll update, but I was immediately impressed and wanted to write this right away.I did have to reverse one (white) end cap to get a taller height than as shipped. Just spin it off, remove the clear cap, flip it to the other end (one end is threaded, one is not), replace the clear cap, and it was perfect. You could switch both ends as well, if needed. This installs like a tension rod, by spinning it in-place until it's snug. I love that I can remove the paddle without removing the mounting bracket. I'll probably have to remove the bracket when vacuuming however, but its simple. Thumbs up!