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

Very convenient, with limitations. Also, get a better filter bag. I really like this pool vac. It is powerful and so much more convenient than hauling out the giant hose to connect to the pool filter. But, this vac does have it’s limitations. First, the filter capacity is fairly small. Don’t expect to vacuum up lots of leaves without emptying the filter frequently. I’d estimate that after about 20 leaves the suction drops enough that I have to empty the filter. So, for lots of leaves i still use a leaf rake. So many of the reviews mentioned corrosion in the battery compartment as a reason this vac stopped working that I took the advice of another reviewer and sprayed the contacts with CorrosionX Corrosion Technologies 90104 Heavy Duty 12 oz. aerosol. This required opening the motor housing, which was fairly simple, but I imagine voids the warranty. However, do NOT spray the corrosion preventer inside the motor as that reviewer suggested. I unfortunately did this and my motor stopped working after about 5 minutes. I cleaned out the motor with contact cleaner and it started up right away. One other thing I did to improve the life of the vac was to run a bead of gasket sealant around the gasket before replacing the motor housing cover (just like you might do in certain spots on your automotive valve cover gasket). So far, no problems. The battery life is pretty good and allows me to vacuum up the small debris in my 24′ above ground pool three or four times between recharging. The recharging cord never feels like it “snaps” in when connecting it, but just don’t force it and watch the little light on the charger to see if it starts blinking red. Then you’ll know that it is charging. Lastly, the filter bag that comes with the vac (the “Extreme Multi-Layer Filter Bag”) is almost useless except for large debris. If you want to vacuum up the small/fine particles, you’ll need to buy a better one. I bought the “Sand & Silt Filter Bag” which was a big improvement, but to really get the finest debris out of my pool, I add a “Micro Filter Bag” as a liner inside the Sand & Silt filter bag. This combination works great!

Useless for Sand or Silt. I’ve had my vacuum for two seasons now. While it works well to pick up debris, it doesn’t have the capacity for sucking up sand or silt. In my case, I have a fair amount of Saharan sand, from the previous and current storms that have blown across the Atlantic, that I just can’t get out using this thing. Oh, it will suck it up just fine. But it blows it out of the water exhaust, because it’s so fine that the sock can’t contain it. I have to end up using my pool’s crummy hose set-up to do this. Which was the whole purpose of buying this vacuum.It’s good for actual debris, though. Just like the video for it shows. It’s a positive buy if debris is the worst of your problems.

Decent Widget. 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 thing really works. I just had my pool deck redone. Old pavers taken out, sand shoveled up and carted away. A new bed of sand put down and new pavers installed, with much masonry sawing in near proximity to the water. They did a great job keeping as much silt and sand out of the pool as they could, but when they were done there was a bunch of it at each end of the pool. I read the reviews for the Pool Blaster and decided to give it a try. I used it this morning. It worked really well! The collection basket isn’t very large, but it was completely adequate. It is made of a porous material that has a fine filter woven in. So, unlike the pool vac that was used by my pool guy, the stuff that goes in stays in rather than all just floating out through the collection net, which really seems made of the same stuff that is in a skimmer basket. On the first pass it was completely filled with sand and silt. On the second pass it not only picked up the remaining sand but also a rock that was about 3/4” across and about 3/8” tall, so it really has quite decent suction. It’s perfect for what I wanted. Anything that seems stuck to the bottom can be brushed to the pile and easily picked up by the Blaster. The entire effort took about 15 minutes. In my pool everything collects at either end, so it’s not like I’m vacuuming the entire thing. If that were the case I might have given one of the robot vacs a try. But for what I’m using it for, I’m really happy with it.

Works Great, Charger is a PITA. This does hold a good charge and it really does help to keep our pool cleaner. I use it 2-3 times each week and have been using it steadily since purchased late 2023. I have a 16×32 pool and usually use it twice before recharging. It does have good suction. The only thing that escapes is some very fine mud, but I do believe it captures more than it loses. I just replaced the original filter bag that came with it. The ones I found on Amazon do not fit as advertised, so I had to go to the manufacturer’s website for an OEM replacement. After rinsing it out so many times, the filter media eventually breaks down and starts to get thin spots in it. My only knock on this is the charger plug. You have to wiggle it several times to find the sweet spot so the light changes from green to red and recharges. Based on other reviews, I hope this is improved for future models if not already. Great vacuum though overall. It works and makes pool maintenance quick and easy.

Good Little Pool Vac. It does a decent job cleaning. The filter is small and is a cloth like thick material that gets soaked with dirt. I have a 15,000 gallon pool and was able to clean my entire pool on one charge. I did have to stop and rinse the filter several times with a high pressure spray hose nozzle. Helpful hint: Be sure to open the filter in a place that you don’t mind having lots of dirty muddy water (like not on the cool deck like I did the first time lol). I have only used this once so far but, for the money, it does a good job. My pool was super dirty from an Arizona monsoon dust storm. It got 90% of the dirt without stirring it up too much. You do need a pole, like the pole you use with the leaf net or brush. Most pool owners already have one. If you want to clean up your pool after a storm and don’t want to pay a professional to do it, this is nice to have. It wasn’t too much effort and beats paying someone to do it for you. (I had paid my pool guy $85 to vacuum my pool and this little vac did a much better job than his did. That says a lot – great little vac!

Convenient and works very good. I’ve been using this weekly with good results. It’s lightweight and convenient as there are no hoses or cords. It recently stopped charging and I found one of the charging contacts on the vacuum had some surface rust on it along with the opposite contact on the charger itself. I cleaned both with WD40 rust remover and it is charging again. My pool is salt water and such maintenance is reasonable and easy.

Impressive. I’ve used this for an entire season with impressive results. Very powerful and easy to use. Great performance and reliability for the price. Struggles with big leaves and larger pebbles but sucks everything else up! Saves my sand filter, much less backwashing needed. I found that you have to periodically lightly sand the connections on the plug to the recharger, otherwise it will just show the green light when you plug it in and not switch to charging. For the money, this has been a great purchase. I’ll update after next season use.