Max Li

This is my 2nd rechargeable pool vacuum, this Pool Blaster is far superior to the previous rechargeable competitors vacuum. The company honored the warranty even though I was slightly past the 1yr warranty timeframe, and it was a very easy process. After contacting the warranty dept. they provided simple instructions and documents reqd. I shipped it and it was returned less than 10days. 👍👍 The vacuum sucks even sucks up fine sand like particles!

Our home is in the Phoenix, AZ area and we experience Haboobs (dust storms). Our new pool was completed on July 1, 2023. The pool has an in floor popup cleaning system. While this sytem works well, it is incapable of removing the fine particles mainly because the finer particles get stuck in the low areas between the pebbles of the Pebble Tec flooring. The only way to remove the dust is to sweep the pool multiple times while the pool is running until you've stirred enough stuff up that it eventually gets sucked into the pool's filter system. On that note, I purchased this vacuum to see if I can reduce the amount of time needed to remove the dust from the pool after a Haboob. I also purchased, on the reviews of other's, the ultra fine filter liners. Firstly, the vacuum is simple to use. Honestly for me, the most difficult thing to on this product is plugging in the charger. It is oddly shaped and is a bit awkaward to get positively engagaed. The amount of suction created by the vacuum is enough to where the vaccum will stay engaged on the vertical walls. My pool/spa combo is ~15K gallons, and the battery lasted easily for its debut run while I didn't notice any reduction in power for the roughly 15 minutes it ran. First impressions. I was shocked by the amount of debris that was captured in the filter bag. I didn't even try to clean the fine filter liner bag. Five came in the package so I just pitched this one. The vacuum's filters did a good job at trapping at what I would condsider >90% of the silt. As some reviews commented you can see the ultra fine silt being blown back into the water, but the amount removed versus the amount bypassed is heavily weighed on the removed side making the total efficiency worth it. Longevity is an unknown at this point in time. I did have an issue with a rectangular piece of plastic that resides in the "foot" of the vacuum popping out and being captured in the filter bag. I am not sure what its purpose is, but probably not going to do anything in the grand scheme of things. I see the "foot" as being a consumable, but there is no part# listed in the manual, which, could make this a pita at a later date. Also, the main filter needs to be cleaned after use. In my case the fine filter bag liner took the abuse. The main filter was easily cleaned with the spray feature in the kitchen sink. In the end, this vacuum will easily reduce the time needed to remove the junk blown into the pool post a Haboob. My first impressions are positive and at this point in time I would recommend this widget.

I’ve owned the Pool Blaster Max since 2022, and it’s been a great tool for keeping my pool clean. I mainly use it for spot cleaning, and it picks up everything from leaves to fine sand with no problem. The 10.5” scrub brush head covers a nice wide area, and the large filter bag means I can collect plenty of debris before needing to empty it. The motor did die within the first year, but customer service was excellent—they quickly sent me a replacement motor, and swapping it out was fast and straightforward. Since then, it’s been running strong without issues. Being cordless and rechargeable makes it so much more convenient than dragging out a full pool vacuum system. It’s easy to handle, charges without hassle, and works exactly as I need it to for quick cleanups. If you want a reliable, easy-to-use pool cleaner with solid support behind it, this is a great choice.

This is a great little pool vacuum that connects to a long pole. It’s great for quick cleanups. For, big pool cleanups, I recommend using a wired pool cleaning robot. The Pool Blaster does a wonderful job vacuuming small spots in the pool. Depending on the debris size that you are vacuuming from the pool floor, you may you have to frequently clean the filter in the Pool Blaster. You may want to purchase extra filters to swop out when using the Pool Blaster. Overall, this is a great pool cleaner. It’s not a replacement for a pool robot, but if you need to do a quick spot cleaning and you don’t want to bring out the pool robot, then this is the tool to have.

Having read other reviews I thought I'd try this on our 15 foot by 20 foot in ground pool. The first thing I noticed after unpacking it was the small size of the collection bag, and the fairly narrow diameter of the nozzle - which suggested it wouldn't do well on any reasonably sized leaves. Even so I decided to use it after a dust storm to see how well it coped. The results were disappointing. First, the collection chamber is tiny - even if it had worked well, I would have had to empty the bag every few minutes. Second, it got stuck on quite small leaves, which blocked the intake and wedged open the small plastic return valve in the vacuum tube - meaning that when I took the vacuum out of the water and switched it off, a large amount of dirt and water came back out of the tube onto the pool surround. In operation, the unit is buoyant, which means you have to keep a downward pressure on the pole to keep it in touch with the bottom and sides of the pool. It was only truly effective for a few minutes, after which as the filter bag became clogged by dust particles, it started to leave large streaks across the pool bottom. As others noted, it has a weird connector for recharging which was difficult to use - but other than that first charge, it won't be an issue, because I'm unlikely to use it again. Given that I've already used it once, and the filter bag is full of gunk, I guess I can't return it. But if I could, I would. I would not advise anyone to buy this unit. Save your money and go with a bigger, more capable unit. This might be OK for a small above ground pool, or a spa. For an in ground pool of any size, it's really not workable.

I just received the pool blaster this morning, so this exuberant review is admittedly based on only one use. That said – my first experience was great. This is my third pool over the last 50 years. I have used the Polaris pool sweeps for years. In the my current pool – the Polaris has unsolvable “blind spots”. It also takes a long time to do the C+ job it does. The leaf master is the best cheap solution but needs a garden hose to power it and is unwieldy to use. The pool blaster is very easy to use and solves for two problems: 1 – The reliance of other products on a tethered power source and 2- the way most products leave areas that are still not clean. For my high end Polaris – it plugs into a jet valve on the wall. It often gets tangled and never gets everything. I either have to leave it in the pool (which is unsightly) or lug into a storage bin in my garage when not in use. I looked at robots that rely on an electric current and a long cord. These have the same issue with storage and however safe they purport to be – I do not l think electricity and water are a good combination. I have also used a vacuum hose that attaches to one of the skimmers – this does a great job cleaning but again has a long hose and is difficult to move around the pool. The Pool Blaster is the size of an oversized Dustbuster that fits onto the end of a standard pool pole. It has a lithium battery that charges in a few hours. You have to do the work of moving it to where the debris is, but I did my 40’ pool in about 20 minutes. I have had pools that have lots of trees around them and this could not handle the load. However – in combination with a Polaris or other imperfect system – this product would be a great adjunct to get the pool to A+ appearance.

I have owned this model of the Pool Blaster Max for well over a year now. During the summer and fall of last year, it saw a great deal of action and performed better than expected. Here is a review of its performance and then I'll follow up with the REST of the story. This unit has a unique on/off switch. It is a water tight seal that is a dial. As you screw the dial in, a switch is struck and the unit powers on. This plug is also the charging port so out of water, you unscrew the plug completely which reveals the charging port. The unit provides more than enough suction to pull in and filter the floor of our pool. The pool is 45' long and 22' wide with a bench, shamu shelf and stairs. All of these corners are swept clean with no problem. The charge runs for about 45 minutes of run time and requires 4 hours to charge. We are able to fully clean all corners and floors on one charge. Now the rest of the story. This year the unit was not holding a charge. I called the mfg to ask if the unit is serviceable and they said it was. I stated that I believed that the batter had died and was asking for the specs so I could order one. The customer service individual asked for the purchase date and I confirmed via my Amazon purchase that it had been more than a year. I had no problem with it being out of warranty and simply wanted to purchase the right replacement battery. Without any prompting, the customer service rep stated that he has issued an RMA for me to return the unit for free service and shipping to my home. I sent the unit via usps for 12 dollars and in less than two weeks it was returned to my home via UPS in fully repaired state. I am not sure if the batter would have cost me more or less than 12 dollars but the experience with this company "Water Tech", has certainly given me far more than what a 12 dollar battery would have been worth. I even went to Costco and purchased this year's model as a backup. I can't say enough good things about the product and the customer service behind this device. You will be very pleased with how well it performs as well as the value you will get.

Look, for heavy duty stuff, your regular pool equipment is what you should be using. Overall I am satisfied with the pool blaster. I can spot clean with it and it handles smaller debris and leaves fine. At times that's all I really need to do so its a nice tool to have. But I did have some minor issues that aren't normally a part of my pool maintenance routine. Here's the issues below and if you happen to encounter the same problems in your pool as I did, the pool blaster won't be of significant help. Otherwise, I'm happy. Its sufficiently powered, but doesn't have great suction power. It has a flap at the inside of the tube that can can get clogged up with gunk and debris. In cloudy water this is a problem because you don't know if you're getting anything off the bottom or not. But for me, that is a minor concern. I had hoped to use this to clean debris from a resurfacing of my deck and clear out some dead algae on the bottom. It worked to pick up the debris although tube would clog up fairly often as the combination of dead algae and debris could be kind of thick. The main problem I had was that it while it sucks the algae into the cloth canister, some must go through because you can see it spew out the gills. This clouds the water fairly quickly which makes the clogging problem frustrating. It said it would work with dirt and sand but I believe you will still get a gunky mixture that will clog and dirty water coming out of the gills clouding the surrounding water. The claim about dirt removal is why I bought it. Other than this specific usage issue I am happy with it.

We have a 15x30 foot Oval above ground pool with a depth of 3.9 feet. We installed it approx 2 years ago. I didn’t like using the supplied standard vacuum that attaches to the skimmer and uses our sand filter to clean the sucked up debris.So I bought a cheaper rechargeable vacuum (Intex) it was only about $125.00 , I found this vacuum convenient, however it didn’t really do a good job. I was frustrated with the amount of debris it would kick up in the water and not “suck up”. I didn’t want the cost of a pool robot vacuum and I really dont mind vacuuming the pool myself. I stumbled upon this vacuum. I have only used it once, but I am very impressed with the suction and the size of the vacuum head itself. I just finished cleaning the pool and removed a lot of debris that my old Vacuum would not have picked up. I dont need to use it multiple times to realize it is a great product at a fair price. I believe you get what you pay for and this is a great product priced reasonably well.

Fonctionne tres bien

Gets patches of dust and dirt out of pool without stirring it up . Lightweight and easy to manoeuvre.

Tolles Gerät für unseren Pool, funktioniert super, saugt gut. Filter lässt sich leicht reinigen. Auch unser Gartennachbar hat diesen Akkusauger auch schon gekauft und findet ihn super. Kann ich empfehlen!

Easy to use, works very well