Automatic Pool Cleaner for Above-ground pool

[PoolDoc]

Did a bit of checking; here's a place to start:

Polaris Vac-Sweep 65 Pressure Side Pool Cleaner for Above Ground Pools

And, the manual:
Zodiac 65/165 Turbo Super Turtle Owner's Manual

Remember, read the manual before you buy. And read the Amazon reviews.

[Watermom]

That Polaris 65 is one of the vacs that I use on my AG pool. It does a good job picking up big stuff --- twigs, leaves, etc., but not so good at dirt and dust. I mainly use that one in the spring when I first open and there is a lot of debris dropping from all the trees and then again in the fall when the leaves start falling. (I have trees around my pool.) Putting cotton balls in the bag does help it catch some of the smaller stuff but even with cotton, it doesn't do such a great job with picking up dirt. The swoosh of the tail as it moves around the pool gets a lot of the dirt stirred up into suspension.

For the rest of the summer, if I use something other than just doing it manually, I use a Wanda the Whale. Wanda is a suction-side cleaner. She walks around the bottom of the pool and does a pretty good job picking up dirt. But, she does sometimes have trouble staying on her "feet." I am noticing that issue more this year than in previous years for some reason.

Honestly, I can do a much better job just vacuuming the pool manually and I can do it faster, too. I actually don't mind vacuuming. It is too difficult to do from outside the pool, though. I just get in and mindlessly walk slowly around as I vacuum.

Hope this helps you some.

[spunsilver]

Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it! I took your advice and bought the Polaris 65. I had read the reviews on it previously and it was one of the cleaners that I thought sounded good but since I'm a fairly new pool owner I wanted to check here. My pool is very close to the woods so we do get a lot of tree matter in the pool at times and especially closer to the end of the season. I'll try the cotton balls for the sand and see how my luck goes with that. How many cotton balls do you put in the bag?

[Watermom]

I don't know. Just a handful. After you try it out a few times, let us know how you like it.

[spunsilver]

Thanks and will do!

[spunsilver]

I've used it 3 times now and I do like it. It picks up a lot and the pool seems really clean when I'm done. It covers the entire pool and very rarely gets stuck at the steps and it's amazing how it works it's way out of a jam when the hoses get coiled up. I'm not sure that it's getting the really superfine stuff because after some time passes there are spots where dirt seems to have resettled on the pool floor. But all in all I'm pleased with it.

[PoolDoc]

Thanks for the follow-up info!