POOL BLASTER Max Cordless Pool Vacuum for Deep Cleaning & Strong Suction, Handheld Rechargeable Swimming Pool Cleaner for Inground and Above Ground Pools, Hoseless Pool Vac by Water Tech

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.

This pool vacuum works great! It picks up leaves with ease. Easy to clean. Use vacuum for over an hour and still had charge in battery! Only have used twice but will update review after more usage.

Works great! Would have given it 5 stars except it died today. Used it 2 years here in Florida, which means every other day for at least 6 months of the year. It picked up algae, pine needles, oak leaves, bark, dirt, sand and everything my windy yard could dish out. Will no longer charge and I'm broken hearted.

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.